The first time I ever came to LA, I spent most of my time and money at Jumbo's Clown Room during the dayshift which started at 4 PM. It was the slowest shift of the day with the least amount of people, which meant there was never a problem getting a drink. There were usually only about 7 patrons there, max, and most of them were Hollywood type dudes in their 60s that had tan skin and leisure shirts and drove old sports cars with whitewall tires. It was way more chill than the evenings with people packed shoulder-to-shoulder. (Unfortunately, they got rid of the dayshift in 2019.) It didn't take long for me to realize that this small, weird, clown-covered pole-dancing club with only one pole and one stage is good enough of a reason for me to pack up my stuff and move to Hollywood.
Well, I settled in LA and I'm fucked now 'cause I'm stuck in the city and all the strip clubs are closed due to the COVID-19-related quarantine, in addition to the fact the goddamn government doesn't think they're essential businesses. In my newfound spare time, though, I hit up all the strippers I would see on the reg to make sure they're doing OK. I'll subscribe to all their OnlyFans and Venmo them $20 here and there every now and then, just to make sure they have enough to eat for a lil bit. A few of the girls miss Jumbo's even more than I do. Naomi misses Jumbo's so much that she started her own digital bikini bar called NaomiDrome, a live pole-dancing show shot entirely from her apartment and streamed onto the internet, viewable from your home computer or cell phone through a paywall.
NaomiDrome has almost everything Jumbo's had but from the comfort of your own home. This time, though, you have to bring your own drinks, tip via Ca$hApp or the in-browser tip option, and Naomi and her guests engage in banter and Q&A when they're not taking their clothes off and spinning around a pole.
Early webcasts of the show had problems in regards to muting audio due to copyright issues with the songs they dance to, but Naomi came up with the genius solution of taking submissions of original music made by users' bands and music projects and using that as the soundtrack to the dance routines. She chooses some crazy shit you'd never hear at a normal titty bar, too, like piano sonatas and ambient electronica and contemporary pop-punk. After the show, users get to vote on their favorite song and the artist receives the coveted Official Naomidrome Stripclub Certified Banger Award Winner in additon to all the users receiving an email with the entire playlist of the songs used on the show, including links to their streaming music pages, social media accounts, and money apps so they can get tipped. It truly is the Strip Club of the People. I highly recommend everyone spend their money there. It's for a good cause. The top tipper of every show gets mailed a Perfect Woman poster, courtesy of Saigon Drugs.
Here's the soundtrack from last Friday's show (I'm partial to the Chicago pop-punk act After the Fight):
The Official Naomidrome Stripclub Certified Banger Award Winner:
***odomojuli- Black Rain***
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_wazboi__ _- Co-Dean
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AFTER THE FIGHT- Doesn't Matter Anyway
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Colleen Green- Maybe I'll Get Hit By a Car Tonight
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Forgotten Modern- The Way You Look
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MaymungSweatshirt Ft. Mishii
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Q. Uomo-suvir
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Lazerdisk ft. Manus- Sip No Wine
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XEROX- Data Corrupter
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Shaki Tavi- Dunno
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Opium Records- Fleeing The Swamp
WARGASM-LAPDANCE
Because you made it all the way to the bottom of the blog, used the code NAOMIDROME on the Saigon Drugs webstore for 10% off your entire order (this code is good from 5/16/2020 to 5/23/2020).
Petrine
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