alfredog
10-03-2005, 03:31 PM
Now that I know the address of the former Edelweiss, I can confidently say I went by there once in my life, before I discovered this "world." Must have been '97 or '98. I was 24 or 25 and wandering midtown taking photos. I strayed to the far west side and started walking down 11th Ave. I can remember slowing up as I passed Edelweiss. Big sign or banner over the entrance (?) There was a statuesque girl standing in the street alongside the club with her coat open. This must have been 44th Street. A much shorter guy was standing by her, looking up at her like she was his personal goddess. There were big guys out front--bouncers, I guess. A gorgeous latina, tall, slim, shapely, hanging around out front in a tight black dress. Lights and music bumping inside. When I looked closely at the girl, I noticed her strong facial features. Beautiful but intense, like a comic book heroine or something. When she smiled at me as I walked past, the guys kind of nudged each other and grinned. I felt like a nerd. I wasn't dressed for a club, and I didn't have much cash on me, but I was burning to go in there at that moment. At the time, Giuliani was either shutting down or had already shut down a lot of the hotter strip clubs, like the Harmony Theater, but this place looked more interesting, for reasons I wouldn't identify until two or three years later.
I'm the same guy whose friend dragged me to Show World and got a hot private show from a girl who I had no idea was a Tgirl. Yeah, the '90s were a clueless time for me. It's like I got into the best New York had to offer just as our mayor and future president was demolishing it all.
I'm the same guy whose friend dragged me to Show World and got a hot private show from a girl who I had no idea was a Tgirl. Yeah, the '90s were a clueless time for me. It's like I got into the best New York had to offer just as our mayor and future president was demolishing it all.