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Why Swingers Won’t Be Joining The Mile-High Club in Denver
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Why Swingers Won’t Be Joining The Mile-High Club in Denver Do folks just not like sex in Denver? After going through phases as a self-described “women’s bar for everyone” (one which featured vegan and vegetarian food options), several other restaurant concepts (including the perhaps-aptly named “Swallows”), and even, decades ago, a church, a swingers’ club located at 3090 Downing Street has closed its doors for good. The space’s most recent incarnation, an off-premises play swing club called 3090 Eden, opened its doors on Mardi Gras this year – March 4, for those keeping score. Now, I have a soft spot in my heart for any club that opens on Mardi Gras, even if it’s not in New Orleans. Alas, the good times will not roll any longer: The club closed earlier this month, according to Denver Westword, which has covered the location’s various incarnations for several years. Club impresario James Riggs attributes a lack of community support to the club’s closing. But don’t blame Denver swingers for seeming apathy: 3090 Eden was an off-site club, meaning that swingers could drink and socialize, but when they were ready to pair off (or whatever verb is appropriate to the number of people involved) and play, they had to go elsewhere. This situation is fairly common in the swing club community. Quite often – although not always – you can have swinging, or you can have a license to sell liquor. Clubs that have both are rare birds, which is why many are BYOB. In this case, 3090 had the liquor license… which meant that swingers had to find other venues in which to play. This type of arrangement removes the spur-of-the-moment sex of swing parties – and this is doubly a consideration in areas that depend on customers using their cars to get to ‘em. Hopping into bed with someone when condoms are involved is one thing: Getting into a car when one’s partner has had a few drinks at a club is entirely another. And when one leaves an off-premises club, one effectively surrenders the protection club owners and workers in an on-site club give. It doesn’t seem as though the Mile High City has been especially hospitable to swing clubs. According to Denver Westword, which covered the various incarnations of 3090 Eden in a series of articles, Sugar House, The Scarlet Ranch, two other swing clubs, closed after enduring a series of raids and building-code issues. Side note: Denver Westword’s coverage of 3090 Eden is worth pulling up if only to see the picture of Sugar House owner Scottie Ewing, in which he looks like Ming the Merciless wearing an Adidas track jacket. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic |
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I tend to think the clubs are obsolete too, I used to know of some in NYC and Jersey about 10 years ago. All of them have shutdown since. To my knowledge there is only one REAL club left in NYC and it has a hefty membership fee. Most club owners don't want to be liable for lawsuits from customers coming in saying-- "Hey, I came to your venue and left with an STD." All right, that's two votes for someone with a lot more time than I have to investigate the rate of swing club openings and closings. Depending on how you define "real" club (on-premesis play?), I think there are a few more than one... but admittedly this isn't my strong area -- for whatever reason, I haven't played much in NYC-base clubs, and am oddly unmoved to do so. As for the part about leaving with an STD... tracking an STD to a specific event is tricky, but your point stands. Anyone can sue anyone for anything: Making that suit stick is another question. Blah blah blah, condoms, blah blah blah. We've all sung that song... Thanks for your comment -- keep on reading! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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We still have a couple in Austin. At least one has hooked up with the kink community and hosts their bimonthly parties. and has its own occasional kink nights. I have never been to one myself, but confess to a curiosity about it. I am the only Me you get.
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We still have a couple in Austin. At least one has hooked up with the kink community and hosts their bimonthly parties. and has its own occasional kink nights. I have never been to one myself, but confess to a curiosity about it. Thanks for checking in! Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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We sitll have a couple of clubs here in Indy but they're dying due to lack of memberships/visitors. The club we go to is actually located in Muncie and it has been able to avoid the typical pitfalls. It's actually growing! I big part of that growth is due to the new owner. She is an amazing woman and really knows what she wants to do with the club. She caters to virtually all and that alone as increased her available customer base  -tm
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We sitll have a couple of clubs here in Indy but they're dying due to lack of memberships/visitors. The club we go to is actually located in Muncie and it has been able to avoid the typical pitfalls. It's actually growing! I big part of that growth is due to the new owner. She is an amazing woman and really knows what she wants to do with the club. She caters to virtually all and that alone as increased her available customer base -tmSeveral people on this thread have mentioned a dearth of clubs... and as SnuggleBuni41 suggested, above, it might be that the internet is making clubs obsolete. Hope not: A club can offer experiences a hotel party can't. One only has to look at the elegance of Colette in New Orleans for an example of this. Like any other retail business threatened by the internet, clubs will have to consider how to make their on-site environment attractive enough to pull people in. Stop in, read, and offer comments at my "swinging as seen in the media" blog, "Confessions of a Lifestyle Man" humorlife, which is also the home of the monthly virtual symposium. New post: The Virtual Symposium Returns Lets Pick A Topic
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