I Was the Highest-Paid Dancer at America's No. 1 Strip Club | I Was There

2024 ж. 11 Сәу.
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In the 1990s, The Gold Club in Atlanta was the place to be. A mix of Vegas meets Studio 54, The Gold Club provided its guests with bottle service and a plethora of beautiful, fully nude women to look at. In this episode of I Was There, Jacklyn “Diva” Cook recounts her wild and crazy time working at The Gold Club during its heyday in the 90s, making upwards of $5k an hour, until it all came to a screeching halt when the club was raided by the FBI.
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  • This would make a bad ass movie

    @smokeysolis120@smokeysolis120Ай бұрын
    • Netflix and Hulu just entered the chat😂😂

      @mariogilbert4260@mariogilbert4260Ай бұрын
    • It sure would make an ass movie.

      @rigelb9025@rigelb9025Ай бұрын
    • Would be! Much better than another remake

      @domoniquesmith88@domoniquesmith88Ай бұрын
    • There already is. Called showgirls

      @chrisderidder4087@chrisderidder4087Ай бұрын
    • Is this who The Hustlers movie was about?

      @wwomannc4834@wwomannc4834Ай бұрын
  • Shout out to Steve for being a proper leader and saving his employees from hardship. Not many people would do that!! Mark of a man with integrity even though his business was a bit shady.

    @st8867@st8867Ай бұрын
    • I thought the same thing.

      @thepragmatist@thepragmatistАй бұрын
    • Steve is the GOAT

      @jessebrown1400@jessebrown1400Ай бұрын
    • @@jessebrown1400 The Scape Goat.

      @rigelb9025@rigelb9025Ай бұрын
    • Steve Kaplan was a real one.

      @robdiesel1579@robdiesel1579Ай бұрын
    • ​@@rigelb9025😂

      @TheLarryAndy@TheLarryAndyАй бұрын
  • Steve was a real one and a smart one..paid their fees, no one ratted or tried to hurt him to save their own tails, closed it up and walked off in to the sunset. He still had mega millions. Hey...give it up for Jackie, she stood 10 toes down for Steve and crew.

    @nagone11@nagone11Ай бұрын
    • Yea that is actually wild, he took it all and paid everything

      @PanchTv@PanchTv28 күн бұрын
    • Thats true he knew what he was doing! Straight Boss

      @JM-vg6hu@JM-vg6hu20 күн бұрын
    • Just strange they had charges on 17 women looking over 100 years, but Steve pleads and gets 13 months? How does this make sense? Did he give the cure up for cancer?

      @Christian-xc5pv@Christian-xc5pv17 күн бұрын
    • @@Christian-xc5pv They wanted the girls to give him up, to plea for less years as they gave up info on him...Steve was a smart guy.

      @nagone11@nagone1117 күн бұрын
    • @@Christian-xc5pv None of them gave up any information on Steve and he ended up closing anyway so they got what they wanted..

      @nagone11@nagone1117 күн бұрын
  • This needs to be a MOVIE!!! The Gold Club is iconic

    @noir_sirena@noir_sirenaАй бұрын
    • Iconic representation of what happens when fathers don't positively contribute to their daughters' lives.

      @ivareskesner2019@ivareskesner2019Ай бұрын
    • Yes let’s fetishize broken women 🙄

      @WasabiTurtle@WasabiTurtleАй бұрын
    • That would be a awesome movie ❤❤

      @little.zayzay@little.zayzayАй бұрын
    • ​@@ivareskesner2019I see smart women earning money from desperate men whose mothers AND fathers didn't raise them right...

      @houseplant1016@houseplant1016Ай бұрын
    • The Movie Must be done !

      @Dafireking2425@Dafireking2425Ай бұрын
  • Netflix needs to make a doc on this

    @surenderyadav7738@surenderyadav7738Ай бұрын
    • Ugh screw Netflix where's a youtuber who does it right?!

      @savage.4.24@savage.4.24Ай бұрын
    • not really

      @iki12737@iki1273727 күн бұрын
    • D E G E N E R A T E D O C U M E N T A R Y

      @jjr1728@jjr172821 күн бұрын
  • 200+ girls on the floor? That's insane. 🤯

    @lowkeysoundsystem6174@lowkeysoundsystem6174Ай бұрын
    • That’s bigger then my high school class😂

      @VincentCosta@VincentCostaАй бұрын
    • @@VincentCosta Could you imagine the drama? 🤔😬

      @lowkeysoundsystem6174@lowkeysoundsystem6174Ай бұрын
    • @@lowkeysoundsystem6174 the Estrogen Wars must have been lethal.

      @VincentCosta@VincentCostaАй бұрын
    • Sapphire in Vegas is like that on a Friday night and honestly it’s a little overwhelming lol. Too much

      @digit975@digit975Ай бұрын
    • Rhino in Vegas will have over 400. You should see the locker room. They would run out of lockers and there would be a mountain of stripper bags right where we would check in

      @marisajohnson1170@marisajohnson1170Ай бұрын
  • Good on her, she looks back at her experiences as a time well enjoyed. Love to see it! Steve is an absolute G, seriously.

    @lilsand.@lilsand.Ай бұрын
    • You said it best. I can't name any person (man or women) then or since that played it as straight as Steve, absolute G couldn't be anymore right on.

      @AK-fo8pm@AK-fo8pmАй бұрын
    • @@AK-fo8pm Steve is still rich, lol she lost her kids college funds. Great guy!

      @Christian-xc5pv@Christian-xc5pv17 күн бұрын
    • @@Christian-xc5pv Well, if he did end up helping her out in some way, I'm not sure either of them would go around announcing that, would they? The help doesn't even have to be directly financial. And she could have come out way ahead now, but the initial memory of the pain caused during the loss wouldn't be forgotten, would it? We just don't know.

      @charlie7mason@charlie7mason3 күн бұрын
  • Steve did what no celebrities that frequented his club would never do. Nice work, pal. Hard thing to do.

    @mdoyleproductions9358@mdoyleproductions9358Ай бұрын
  • Steve's THE MAN! Much respect, he really loved and cared about his crew.

    @fayeh4412@fayeh4412Ай бұрын
    • He admitted to racketeering, he was working with the mob, he works at Penn station now...idk ive met cooler men lol

      @JackieDaytona1776@JackieDaytona1776Ай бұрын
    • He did it so they wouldnt rat him out

      @JesusChristHeals17@JesusChristHeals17Ай бұрын
    • @jackiedaytona1776 Steve is a self made millionaire who has no ties with the Mob and he sold all of his stores at penn station!! He is one of the kindest most generous people you would ever have the pleasure of meeting!! And the other comment, we were a family and that is why he covered all our lawyers fees.

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
    • Steve had businesses in Penn for decades. In fact his father had them back when they were with Bobby.

      @axelarroyo3286@axelarroyo328629 күн бұрын
  • working as 'personal' security there from 1997-1999 i can tell you it was a wild place!

    @zoomba31@zoomba31Ай бұрын
    • Taking cuts from the girls tips to walk them to their car

      @jadsmvs8651@jadsmvs865127 күн бұрын
    • wow! you must have some stories, im jealous

      @suhanaahmed4960@suhanaahmed496023 күн бұрын
    • We need stories pls

      @omidMPG@omidMPG19 күн бұрын
    • and im steve!

      @Christian-xc5pv@Christian-xc5pv17 күн бұрын
    • @@Christian-xc5pv that’s fine, i know the truth and was there. i have no reason to lie. it’s not like i told my name and stories

      @zoomba31@zoomba3117 күн бұрын
  • Steves a 🐐 No business owner in America today would even consider taking on the court costs for all his employees.

    @HostileGingerATL@HostileGingerATLАй бұрын
    • And that's all the 'legitimate' businessmen too. All hat and no cattle.

      @charlie7mason@charlie7mason3 күн бұрын
  • She seems so down to earth and normal for a dancer who partied. Good for her. the experience was worth it.

    @LivinginGPP@LivinginGPPАй бұрын
    • Thank you my life was truly blessed and amazing back then!!! ❤

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
    • We are not watching the same thing …. You obviously have an extra chromosome

      @robertstaunton1204@robertstaunton1204Ай бұрын
    • Back in those days most dancers were down to earth. It was a job that gave experiences. Not like today where girls just want online attention while treating it like a lifestyle. Lifestyle happens outside of work. Work experiences vs private experiences.

      @abcdefghijklmno66109@abcdefghijklmno6610929 күн бұрын
    • She's out of her prime

      @deadpool-wp1eq@deadpool-wp1eq29 күн бұрын
    • That's cuz she's a Midwest gal at heart my city #414 miltown Milwaukee

      @NicOoG-im2yg@NicOoG-im2yg28 күн бұрын
  • Shout out to Steve for being a real one

    @Heyasianmami@HeyasianmamiАй бұрын
    • Hell yeahhh

      @Coco-chrispy@Coco-chrispyАй бұрын
    • A true stand up guy!

      @nagone11@nagone1129 күн бұрын
    • A real criminal? Like the rest of them? Yeah... woot. woot.

      @youtubegarbage7876@youtubegarbage787629 күн бұрын
  • The fact that we get free videos from VICE on KZhead is priceless ... Keeping education and knowledge alive. 👍👍👍

    @gustywind-de7xb@gustywind-de7xbАй бұрын
    • how are they stil making videos though I thought they shut everything down

      @maximiIiaan@maximiIiaanАй бұрын
    • They went bankrupt

      @Lemmholddat@Lemmholddat17 күн бұрын
  • What literally blew up the strip club industry in Atlanta was Motley Crue. When they mentioned tattletales, everyone had to go there. And the Gold Club is only one mile from tattletales. The gold club was a very high-end strip club. I knew several lawyers and real estate developers that I worked with that used to go there all the time.

    @theylied1776@theylied1776Ай бұрын
    • I used to live w/a girl from Tattletales. - What a great time to live! We would go to the Gold Club when Tyson was fighting on PPV.

      @jamesmancusi6747@jamesmancusi6747Ай бұрын
    • high end strip club 😂 are the drugs better ????

      @Hansen710@Hansen710Ай бұрын
    • @@Hansen710 I don't know, I never went there.

      @theylied1776@theylied1776Ай бұрын
    • Wasn't it also Howard Stern talking about Scores stripvlub in NYC? on the air?

      @inexperiencedladywithagun7851@inexperiencedladywithagun7851Ай бұрын
    • @@inexperiencedladywithagun7851 Howard Stern wasn't on the Radio in Atlanta back then. In the South, we saw him as a New York DJ. He really didn't have any impact here.

      @theylied1776@theylied1776Ай бұрын
  • I like how she reflects on her experience with no regrets. Probably in part that is due to Steve, I can’t say I’ve known many bosses like that!

    @siofrarafferty3821@siofrarafferty3821Ай бұрын
  • The 80's and the 90's was an amazing time to be alive.

    @sh0t0kan@sh0t0kan29 күн бұрын
    • And 00s sometimes I wish I were in those times

      @ANRI313@ANRI31321 күн бұрын
    • We gained so much at the expense of losing so much....

      @joanyraquel@joanyraquel14 күн бұрын
  • Wow, hearing this makes it seem so glamorous, so exciting and fun, and the fact that she was stated as the number one girl by the club owner, made 6 figures a year, upwards of 400k a year is a very high paying job. I don't care what anyone says, that's a damn good income where you can build any type of life you want especially in the 90s that kind of money was unheard of. Lucky lucky girl. She worked hard for it and it's commendable. Good for her.

    @DoorsToHideBehind156@DoorsToHideBehind156Ай бұрын
    • She was probably involved with money laundering as they all were . Why would they be arrested for just dancing and earning money .

      @olyjfitness@olyjfitnessАй бұрын
    • ​@@olyjfitness because they want to know if she paid her taxes properly on it etc. Uncle Sam wants his piece, and if they think you are hiding a penny that you didn't tell them about they will come after you on some bogus charges.

      @mochadoes@mochadoes29 күн бұрын
    • Acting out bjs with a bottle for $$$. It's not on everyone's bucket list.

      @flowerjpotter1629@flowerjpotter162929 күн бұрын
    • @@flowerjpotter1629right?! not everyone has morals lol people will sell their souls for a lot less

      @maryperry6573@maryperry657328 күн бұрын
    • It’s not like this anymore! Now you have to be a prostitute to make money in the industry , clubs are adding hot tubs, or limos that take you off the property to prostitute . The whole industry took a nose dive in 2020. Since Covid it’s never recovered. Clubs have stepped away from theatrical performing, and implemented prostitution. Drug use is rampant more than ever.. and this is coming from a feature, a 15 year veteran of clubs , I’ve been everywhere. California to Florida. They are all trash nowadays 💯 Unless you wanna sell Ass 💁🏼‍♀️ I would advise against that😂

      @BreezybriefswithBrooke@BreezybriefswithBrooke28 күн бұрын
  • It is amazing (and she mentions it near the end) how she somehow transitioned out of that life apparently sane and whole.

    @thzzzt@thzzztАй бұрын
    • I wonder what else she transitioned out of.

      @rigelb9025@rigelb9025Ай бұрын
    • These comments are super judgemental and stereotypical

      @JMSxoxo@JMSxoxoАй бұрын
    • @@JMSxoxo So is yours.

      @rigelb9025@rigelb9025Ай бұрын
    • @@rigelb9025 have you ever heard of the quote “treat the janitor with the same respect as you would a ceo” or are you just one of those chronically online people who like to leave hate comments for no reason other than to feel better about yourself lol

      @JMSxoxo@JMSxoxoАй бұрын
    • @@JMSxoxo First of all, I fail to see the 'hate' in my reply. I was seriously pondering that question, 'cause you never know these days. And yes, I highly value respect, and I know it's often hard to get here on YT, which is largely due to the impersonal 'chat' format. There's a lot of snarky remarks that get thrown around, and sometimes I participate in it, but it is seldom my intention to insult or offend anyone, unless there's a really valid reason for doing so.

      @rigelb9025@rigelb9025Ай бұрын
  • I was a bartender there from ‘98-2001….to work there was indescribable…the $$ for 4 days a week @ 120k+ a year … I need a Time Machine and do that again ASAP.

    @ThomasCamann@ThomasCamannАй бұрын
    • Hey honey how are you doing?

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook63729 күн бұрын
    • @@jackiecook637 hey there... feeling awfully nostalgic for the way things were!! Atlanta has changed, but still the same in some ways.. but NEVER like it was. I love that you're in Reno. Used to live in Tahoe myself in early 90's... Thank you for bringing back such good memories and keeping the mystique of The Gold Club alive - so to speak. Such an iconic place with ICONIC people - like you.

      @ThomasCamann@ThomasCamann28 күн бұрын
    • Most definitely gotta school these haters!! Glad you are doing well love you always!

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook6374 күн бұрын
  • I find it very typical of society to always spew negativity and hate towards people that they don’t actually know anything about! I am comfortable in my skin and I take pride in that fact I didn’t transform myself with Botox, fillers, bbl’s, plastic surgery and tons of makeup that changes what you actually look like! I find it quite funny reading all of the comments. People are so quick to judge and body shame!! I think it’s jealousy because it’s something that you couldn’t do, beauty is only skin deep!! I have moved in circles that most people wish they could. I am sending love and light to all of the negativity on this thread because you definitely need it!!! Blessings everyone get out there and live your best life and don’t let the haters ruin your day keep shining!!! I appreciate all the positive comments!!! You get it!!

    @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
    • Jackie please know that jealousy and insecurity run rampant in KZhead comment sections. It’s a breeding ground for hate and vitriol. Most people only dream of the type of life you lived girl!

      @Habsforthewin@HabsforthewinАй бұрын
    • Youre beautiful girl

      @JMSxoxo@JMSxoxoАй бұрын
    • Thank you, I laugh at the keyboard bullies!!

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
    • You are amazing

      @MrClaracamila@MrClaracamilaАй бұрын
    • I'm so happy you made it out of this with a clean record and can say you've had a life well lived ♥️

      @Jenny_420@Jenny_420Ай бұрын
  • Using disco music in the background to describe a club from the mid 90's is really throwing me off.

    @hydraflora1342@hydraflora1342Ай бұрын
    • Yes, a great hint this video, and increasingly Vice as a whole, is dumb

      @playlistpro@playlistproАй бұрын
    • Exactly, I'm getting all mixed up

      @zephyrleapold6796@zephyrleapold6796Ай бұрын
    • 90s experienced a big 70s revival, maybe that’s why? She referred to the club being like studio 54

      @TheMagnificentNGin@TheMagnificentNGinАй бұрын
    • @@playlistpro idk she said it was a mix of vegas and studio 54, maybe thats why they chose to use disco in the background, because thats what they were playing? I'm not sure tbh.

      @lilsand.@lilsand.Ай бұрын
    • @@TheMagnificentNGin Fair enough, let's remove music from the equation. There's nothing about this video or the gold club that is remarkable. Everything the main woman is saying applies to giant strip clubs across the country at this time be it Miami, New York, Vegas, or L.A. There are certainly more interesting and/or controversial stories involved with strip clubs than those being spouted by this over the hill woman.

      @playlistpro@playlistproАй бұрын
  • I wish I was of legal age in the 90s probably my favourite era. Just love it. A great time before all the crazy technology and social media.

    @tf8187@tf8187Ай бұрын
    • The nineties was my favorite time too. I was a stripper during that time in the Niagara Region of Canada. I made decent money before the lap dancing laws became legal and it changed for the worse for me. It brought prostitution into the clubs and I wasn't down with that.

      @saynotohookups@saynotohookups28 күн бұрын
    • @@saynotohookupsEveryone who was grown ir teens in the 90s seemed to have so much fun im a teen now and it’s extremely boring 😂

      @ANRI313@ANRI31321 күн бұрын
  • She is 44 years old and aged beautifully

    @leo959@leo959Ай бұрын
    • I’m actually 55 but thank you for the compliment ❤

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
    • @@jackiecook637 dod you talk to the king? I’m from Sweden 🇸🇪 🤗

      @SnakeGriffins@SnakeGriffinsАй бұрын
    • Obviously not as that would have made her a teen in the 90s

      @nataliaalfonso2662@nataliaalfonso2662Ай бұрын
    • Still looks like she's in her 40's! Looks great for partying hard for a bit!

      @EDCReviewz@EDCReviewz28 күн бұрын
    • @@jackiecook637🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼

      @666oddess@666oddess18 күн бұрын
  • The Gold Club was the very best gentleman’s club period. Clean, private, and they had the very best looking ladies in the AtL by far!! Steve is real one for handling it the way he did and kept his employees records clean! I salute you Steve! You are the man

    @Sully4Real@Sully4Real25 күн бұрын
  • I partied at the Gold Club when I worked at the Olympics in 1996. The place was real decent as far as I could see. But you never know what could happen behind the scenes. All I can say is that the place seemed very upscale to me

    @jeffmedina43@jeffmedina43Ай бұрын
  • What a really pleasant person I enjoyed her story telling style and calm voice.

    @gingerriviera3654@gingerriviera3654Ай бұрын
  • This is bringing me such nostalgia for my many good times in the industry. I wish the industry was still held in these standards today. It’s a shame.

    @theblondeone7771@theblondeone7771Ай бұрын
    • Facts!!!

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
    • I always feel like I was born 10 years too late for all the fun stuff. 😂

      @erikaarnold4780@erikaarnold4780Ай бұрын
    • It's still can happen. People just don't want to pay. Blame internet porn

      @chasingsunsets87@chasingsunsets87Ай бұрын
    • Those days in the ATL were nuts ! I was a dancer at the Coronet Club back then and spent many a Sunday night at the Gold Club , my roomate was a promoter for the Gold Club as well

      @gregcrowder6494@gregcrowder64948 күн бұрын
  • Wow she is still so stunning, smart and well spoken. Great attitude given the crap she went through. Hope it all panbned out for her.

    @lucystar9001@lucystar9001Ай бұрын
    • Thank you ❤

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
  • I was there often in 2000 and 2001, those nights really were special…. honeslty Atlanta nightlife period was the best in the county until about 2006….

    @TKE4Life@TKE4LifeАй бұрын
    • Buckhead area used to be wild....tons of clubs in a two block area, rappers and athletes flexing their 200k rides, famous people everywhere. It was surreal.

      @syntheticchinchilla9971@syntheticchinchilla9971Ай бұрын
    • @@syntheticchinchilla9971 I worked at Jack Rabbit for years, I tell stories all the time and no one believes me….

      @TKE4Life@TKE4LifeАй бұрын
    • Atlanta was tops for sure. Miami took over starting in 2007

      @Habsforthewin@HabsforthewinАй бұрын
    • Until the greedy land developers wanted the property in Buckhead! That’s when the shootings started and it’s kinda funny how they are all still unsolved to this day 🤔 Balfour Beatty, look them up and you will understand! How is the owner of a real estate empire the same guy who started F48?? Get it yet??

      @Iykyk177@Iykyk177Ай бұрын
  • The parties must've been wild in there!!

    @Atem_S.@Atem_S.Ай бұрын
  • "OMG THE CLUB IS GETTING ROBBED"😂

    @selenagrinage5631@selenagrinage5631Ай бұрын
    • 😂😂😂😂

      @Coco-chrispy@Coco-chrispyАй бұрын
    • In actuality it was. The Feds can take whatever they want if you are deemed a problem.

      @jbug308@jbug30828 күн бұрын
  • Love this video. She is an amazing speaker too

    @madelynrowe@madelynroweАй бұрын
    • Thank you

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
    • @@jackiecook637Wish you the best !

      @cynthiaisako@cynthiaisakoАй бұрын
    • I’m doing well these days I am a happy grandmother and I would do it all over again because it made me humble and I am grateful to have had that experience!!

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
    • @@jackiecook637 I'm glad you ended up having a family

      @de341f6@de341f627 күн бұрын
    • Wait r u the reeal one?​@@jackiecook637

      @Dcalderon1901@Dcalderon190117 күн бұрын
  • This was an awesome watch. Loved learning about Diva and The Gold Club!!!!

    @delaney2112@delaney2112Ай бұрын
  • "Dated" Dennis Rodman lol...bless her heart as they say down south

    @c.r.5106@c.r.5106Ай бұрын
    • Imagine thinking this girl is a naive, dumb girl lol. You are the one who needs blessings.

      @mikeFolco@mikeFolcoАй бұрын
    • @bennyshakur97@bennyshakur97Ай бұрын
    • "Got plowed by Rodman" had to be edited into "dated".

      @Bdragon50@Bdragon50Ай бұрын
    • 😂 she was his escort. 😂 they are “dates.” 😂

      @user-tm5em4vu7u@user-tm5em4vu7uАй бұрын
    • "He" dated Rodman 🤗

      @seep7397@seep7397Ай бұрын
  • Thank you Vice, have enjoyed you're channel since way back when in 2015 to today. Never thought there was a decline, sorry people don't like to look at reality.

    @nekocindy551@nekocindy551Ай бұрын
    • Agreed

      @cynthiaisako@cynthiaisakoАй бұрын
  • The 90s were iconic

    @Claudia-ci4ci@Claudia-ci4ciАй бұрын
  • I remember having my most fun during that decade. Half the 80's as well. I'm a child of the 70's and 80's. I can certainly tell you, the 90's were just like this video everywhere. You could get away with tons more than you ever think about today. I was a lead singer in different metal bands around the North Texas/ Dallas area. My first band I played bass in I was 15. 1985. We were balls to the wall then and every band since then, when every practice turned into a party with lots of beer, chicks, and great music, whatever else, lots of drama. Lots of us didn't survive cleaning up, becoming parents and maturing. Seemed like after Sept. 11th 2001. Party was over. Officially.

    @MrAirblown2009@MrAirblown200912 күн бұрын
  • What a legend Steve is. Thanks bro. Men like that are diamonds.

    @izzymmm@izzymmmАй бұрын
  • Loved the Gold Club! Went a few times whenever I went down to Alabama or Georgia. My father took me there after I graduated from basic training, as he had gone there when he was in Atlanta on business. Went one time with my buddy and they gave us FREE dances! Of course we ended up buying more! Just a great and fun place with beautiful women and classy.

    @bcool9104@bcool9104Ай бұрын
  • I’m ready for a Netflix series.

    @EpicHotCheese@EpicHotCheeseАй бұрын
  • Loved this. Thank you!

    @MOODMENDR@MOODMENDR27 күн бұрын
  • absolutely solid of kaplan-ain’t many folks that would stand strong and cover the tab for 17 people against the feds. and then, to make sure nobody was convicted in the plea other than him. damn. also have to say that she dropped a jewel at the end, two actually, when she speaks on how she adjusted to such a drastic change of circumstances (change the way you live) and how she viewed her past (lucky to have lived it and grateful for the experience). i moved to atlanta in ‘96, turned 21 in ‘97 (pretty sure it went highlander, cheetah, tattletails, backstreet)-and by virtue of my job-was a gold club regular in the VIP semi-private mezzanine seats across from all the gold rooms. i went every night for about a year (except sundays when everyone went to the pony cuz all the other bars were closed). i was on someone else’s tab and the youngster of the group so i just drank free drinks and hit on the cocktail waitress (hey chasity) whom i later got a bartending job for, and had a good time.

    @ScottKlair@ScottKlair29 күн бұрын
  • “186k- that was a lot of money for me.” 5:34 Me: 😳 this had to be explained?

    @aud9851@aud9851Ай бұрын
    • And that was in 1997! Imagine how much that is today. It would never happen these days but imagine…

      @theblondeone7771@theblondeone7771Ай бұрын
    • That’s $359,740 in 2024 and she roughly made that in her third year there. The $373,000 she said she made her third year is ~$698k today. Pure INSANITY.

      @theblondeone7771@theblondeone7771Ай бұрын
    • I know I was floored when I heard that. I can't believe she lost all of her money?! I need to know more! ​@@theblondeone7771

      @DoorsToHideBehind156@DoorsToHideBehind156Ай бұрын
    • That’s a drop in a bucket to the only fan artist. 😂

      @YkWirelessIPhoneRepair1@YkWirelessIPhoneRepair129 күн бұрын
    • ​@theblondeone7771 there must be dancers making that kind of money today. Even then she was one of the few that did. Same holds true today.

      @wildewildestrawberries@wildewildestrawberries28 күн бұрын
  • I miss the 90's...

    @catgarza4947@catgarza4947Ай бұрын
    • So do I...

      @desireedecerio7790@desireedecerio7790Ай бұрын
    • Nostalgia ❤

      @angelarios2931@angelarios2931Ай бұрын
    • Everyday 😅

      @josephmalecki@josephmaleckiАй бұрын
    • I don't.

      @lovelyscorp79@lovelyscorp79Ай бұрын
    • @@lovelyscorp79 u like things better today? Were more secure after 911, that's 4 sure

      @josephmalecki@josephmaleckiАй бұрын
  • This was a great story! VICE KEEP THIS GOING AND LETS GET YOU BACK TO WHERE YOU WERE!!!

    @detail1090@detail109018 күн бұрын
  • D'aww. It's heartwarming to know that they looked out for each other.

    @LorienzoDeGarcia@LorienzoDeGarciaАй бұрын
  • I admit I enjoyed your dance moments back in the day

    @Tystik@TystikАй бұрын
  • I'm jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I worked at Studio54 " Century Lounge" in LAX. I miss my club.

    @aeginamonroe@aeginamonroeАй бұрын
  • Absolutely 100% true. Definitely was the best club in Atlanta. Spent many of weekends enjoying all the beautiful ladies and not once had a bad time there. A first class club for sure!

    @sheltdog8463@sheltdog8463Ай бұрын
  • I went there a few times....it was top notch...and those days of the way strip clubs use to be are looong gone.

    @damnedlock2956@damnedlock2956Ай бұрын
  • Somebody make a documentary or a show out of this omg

    @silentmozart@silentmozartАй бұрын
    • Working on it! 😊

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
    • 💪

      @onespeed414@onespeed41429 күн бұрын
    • @@jackiecook637 seriously? omg fill me in

      @silentmozart@silentmozart16 күн бұрын
  • that was a great docu, thanks

    @plaguedbysociety@plaguedbysociety29 күн бұрын
  • THIS NEEDS TO BE A MOVIE

    @valeriegroccia4968@valeriegroccia496828 күн бұрын
  • What a story! Amazing 💃 ❤

    @Robbieschlage@RobbieschlageАй бұрын
  • Wow, hearing this makes it seem so glamorous, so exciting and fun, and the fact that she was stated as the number one girl by the club owner, made 6 figures a year, upwards of 400k a year is a very high paying job. I don't care what anyone says, that's a damn good income where you can build any type of life you want especially in the 90s that kind of money was unheard of. Lucky lucky girl. She worked hard for it and it's commendable. Good for her. Wow, this is an insane story, the fact Steve paid for all 17 of their lawyer fees, that man had a lot of money and used it to protect his people. Even if they had money of their own he paid for them because they worked for him. He paid 5 million, did 13 months in prison so that they could walk is truly commendable. Why did she lose her 1.2 million net worth? Is that what they took because of her charges? I don't get why she couldn't keep her own money. I want a 2 hour documentary on this whole thing. I'm so interested.

    @DoorsToHideBehind156@DoorsToHideBehind156Ай бұрын
  • She is a great interviewee. Editor's dream

    @Prikryl70@Prikryl70Ай бұрын
  • this was so cool, she's a great story-teller!

    @nunisnowden4875@nunisnowden487527 күн бұрын
  • growing up in ATL, especially during this era, is like always being the best dressed person in the airport. you don’t lose the touch you get in ATL & you never lost the touch that this time & the strip industry imprinted on you. my mom refuses to allow me on only fans, she insist i do playboy. i work a corporate job. but that’s just the impact and influence. so many of my friends moms childhood and beyond were these women & i wouldn’t change it for the world ❣️

    @Cashonly__@Cashonly__29 күн бұрын
  • What a great attitude 👏

    @MarR310@MarR310Ай бұрын
  • I remember those days in ATL. I was a DJ there in the heyday. It was always crazy! I have too many stories that I don’t even tell anymore because they just sound soooo unbelievable.🎉

    @stereothrilla8374@stereothrilla837428 күн бұрын
    • whats the craziest thing u saw

      @JohnEspinosaa@JohnEspinosaa27 күн бұрын
    • What was the wildest thing you remember seeing or being apart of?

      @kyndracrump@kyndracrump18 күн бұрын
  • She was a great story teller, impressive place/ career for a dancer. Big props to Steve looking out for them, that’s how it should be.

    @Pickldwatamelun@Pickldwatamelun27 күн бұрын
  • Don’t forget all the cocaine!

    @MegaPedro1975@MegaPedro1975Ай бұрын
    • Hell ya !!

      @stabaholic187@stabaholic187Ай бұрын
    • The yey-yo was flowin'..

      @nagone11@nagone1129 күн бұрын
    • Definitely cocaine involved

      @faiyaazgani1605@faiyaazgani160529 күн бұрын
    • The ecstasy at Gold Club was free. Just ask a girl and within a couple of minutes she’d feed you one.

      @713Clayboy@713Clayboy29 күн бұрын
    • I didn’t like cocaine

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook6374 күн бұрын
  • When she said the industry was so popular at the time like second to coca cola, I get what she means. I remember as a kid in the 90s , it was on TV like almost every day. Get home from school, turn on the TV and it's on Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones, a lot of the talk shows except for Oprah featured strippers. And they'd be in sparkly bikinis and perform. We were little kids watching it on regular network tv channels and our parents would've never guessed that nbc or any big network was showing that. You can find so many of those clips from those shows here on KZhead.

    @marissac713@marissac713Ай бұрын
    • Second to Coca Cola as far as a large industry that's employing many and generating tons of money, in Atlanta. Coca Cola headquarters are in Atlanta.

      @kpstl26@kpstl26Ай бұрын
    • Back when entertainment was big! Everything is so oversaturated and nothing is special anymore

      @JMSxoxo@JMSxoxoАй бұрын
  • RIP to CRETE. The love of my life.The best valet there ever was. #GoldClub Forever

    @user-fw8dh9xr4u@user-fw8dh9xr4uАй бұрын
    • RIP hurts so much

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook637Ай бұрын
  • I love that last quote. That's the truth. I see the difference and it makes me sad. People use to have wild times. Real parties. But camera phones killed it all.

    @wesleyoke8448@wesleyoke844811 күн бұрын
  • I danced for years, and I SWEAR we dancers have the best stories in the world.

    @chuckbonanni9457@chuckbonanni945720 күн бұрын
    • Ok

      @tommythetrain4288@tommythetrain428817 күн бұрын
  • Steve was a true Badass. No matter what illegal activity he was doing... it doesnt even come close to what illegal stuff the government does, politicians, ect.

    @shaneintegra@shaneintegraАй бұрын
  • sounds to me like the state wanted the gold club and did everything they could to tear it down.

    @ckgun1@ckgun1Ай бұрын
    • Yup. Too much money in a private business they couldnt control

      @JMSxoxo@JMSxoxoАй бұрын
    • ​@@JMSxoxooh no poor oppressed businesses

      @billhicks8@billhicks8Ай бұрын
    • Exactly!

      @mariec3527@mariec352728 күн бұрын
    • Some of it has to be true though. Because there wouldn't be a reason for them to indict them on all of that, to the point where he had to plead guilty

      @kyndracrump@kyndracrump18 күн бұрын
  • i live in atl; this city was built on the back of dancers, and still is. after this; one of the largest conventions of the city told the mayor if he ridded the cities of the clubs, like NYC did via guilliani (how hilarious now) they would leave the city - the clubs stayed. the gold club is STILL an icon here. sex work is real work

    @geezygee@geezygee28 күн бұрын
  • Great story I had no idea about this place, let alone the women who worked there!! Would have LOVED to check that place out

    @cruxdeluxx@cruxdeluxxАй бұрын
  • Steve a real one now that’s a real boss💯

    @baymaster20@baymaster20Ай бұрын
    • He did it so they dont rat him out

      @JesusChristHeals17@JesusChristHeals17Ай бұрын
    • Wrong

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook6374 күн бұрын
  • So inspiring !!

    @janemartins4543@janemartins4543Ай бұрын
  • That owner was a person of integrity. I respect that.

    @lmgutier@lmgutier10 күн бұрын
  • This was so fun to watch🙂 We need more than The Players Club Strip Tease Show Girls Hustlers & P-Valley🙏 I’m 24 yrs into the stripping industry. This is a huge community. Film makers need to give us more

    @POLYLIVING@POLYLIVING28 күн бұрын
  • Shout out homie Steve. A man of the people.

    @samskiieez@samskiieezАй бұрын
  • Actually a good vid from VICE, also imagine the guy leading all that 😅

    @oliverkovarik5791@oliverkovarik5791Ай бұрын
  • The good old days...I miss them! And remember there was only Champaign in the Champaign room or in this case the gold room.

    @kosh2001@kosh2001Ай бұрын
  • Loved the Gold Club in ATL and Scores in NY back in the day.

    @jaimeortega4940@jaimeortega4940Ай бұрын
  • With that many indictments, I would like to hear the behind the scenes story of what was happening at the Gold Club. Especially with that much prison time, there had to have been something actually going on. Sure I can see the government trumping up charges to clear space for infrastructure, but there’s gotta be more to it.

    @philsonslament9955@philsonslament995527 күн бұрын
  • I feel like I can listen to her tell stories for hours

    @EmiLovesHamiAnBambii@EmiLovesHamiAnBambiiАй бұрын
  • John Stockton rolling up to the Gold Club in a tucked in shirt and new balances 😂

    @Westchesterlad@WestchesterladАй бұрын
  • Amazing story absolutely amazing ❤❤❤❤ love this diva

    @annabels8754@annabels875429 күн бұрын
  • Privacy is what made things special.

    @cartomancycarmen@cartomancycarmenАй бұрын
  • When they lined all of the girls up and marched them through the club every night was awesome.

    @tiov3001@tiov3001Ай бұрын
  • We need a full documentary on this!!

    @lilian807@lilian80729 күн бұрын
  • Steve is an Legend, shout out to him

    @770Barney@770Barney28 күн бұрын
  • I find it funny that she never mentioned the Gambino connection. I went there back in the day and honestly it was a bit disapointing. If you were not ready to drop 5K then then you got 2nd class treament and I was not at that point then.

    @scottydont9540@scottydont9540Ай бұрын
  • They left out a lot. I heard the credit card statements showed an office supply business. They were accused of overcharging credit cards, it was a lot more than what she is saying

    @SBC581@SBC58128 күн бұрын
    • All proven in court the owner paid all the money back and fired the waitresses that did it!

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook63726 күн бұрын
    • @@jackiecook637 it was going to be something, the club was attracting too much attention. That was when Atlanta was trying to rebrand itself. They shortened the bar hours, got rid of the big summer parties, they modified the state flag to keep events, Gold Club was too popular. The population skyrocketed. If the club would have been more low key, they would still be around. The other clubs are still there and doing well. Atlanta strip clubs that encourage people to bring a date are the most popular.

      @SBC581@SBC58125 күн бұрын
  • theres a great podcast about this as well..steve is the best

    @GeeMoney843@GeeMoney84325 күн бұрын
  • one of ure best video

    @geoffreyvanhollebeke271@geoffreyvanhollebeke271Ай бұрын
  • Where is the Gold Club movie! Especially it being in Atlanta, and the building is still standing so the location would be easy!!

    @manipura4049@manipura4049Ай бұрын
  • As soon as you mention dating Dennis Rodman I burst out laughing. Like damn who hasn’t he dated, and was he dating multiple woman at a time? I have so many questions.

    @AlejandroDuh@AlejandroDuh28 күн бұрын
  • Wow - the owner of this club was an absolute class act! You don't have many people in life who does this at ANY level!!!

    @LWRC@LWRC28 күн бұрын
  • I remember when that joint got raided, ATL was wild back then

    @djblackruss@djblackruss28 күн бұрын
  • Lady, everyone dated Dennis Rodman in the 90s. My Korean nail lady & my 70 yr old next door neighbor with all the cats dated him.

    @annaelisavettavonnedozza9607@annaelisavettavonnedozza960729 күн бұрын
    • And your point!!

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook63729 күн бұрын
    • Not you from the jelousy can be smelled through your comment,

      @jestra6946@jestra694627 күн бұрын
    • I wonder what that would've been like to date Dennis.

      @kyndracrump@kyndracrump18 күн бұрын
    • Wonderful he is kind, sweet, considerate and very caring!

      @jackiecook637@jackiecook6374 күн бұрын
  • A then-famous actor friend was in town for the weekend in the late 90s and that's where he wanted to go. What happened in VIP was completely insane.

    @BrendanKDavis@BrendanKDavisАй бұрын
    • What happened in the VIP?

      @kyndracrump@kyndracrump18 күн бұрын
    • Ok

      @tommythetrain4288@tommythetrain428817 күн бұрын
  • I’ve watched this twice now!

    @charecesims2@charecesims228 күн бұрын
  • Need a modern day Gold Club nowadays. Those were the days! Now you gotta swipe and hope for a match to get some quality 🍑

    @RobertArlensky@RobertArlensky15 күн бұрын
  • A bit surprised to see Keanu Reeves name pop up lol

    @CP4Z167@CP4Z167Ай бұрын
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