Erudite authors such as James Joyce reputedly wrote erotic stories for wealthy members of the upper class to finance his forays into serious literature, while arguably it was none other than publisher Hugh Hefner that first popularized the contemporary conception of the adult nightclub with his Playboy Clubs in the early 1960s. The notion of 'Gentlemen's Clubs' in reality is as old as ancient history, pre-dating Rome and referenced as harems in classical literature such as Tales from the Arabian Nights. īorn of humble beginnings when it boldly decided to break ground in the conservative farmlands of Mid-Michigan, over the past four decades it has managed to play by the rules while also testing them and today 40-years later it still holds its head tall and proud within its massive and architecturally tasteful 8,000 square foot facility right next to Communications Family Credit Union on Bay Road. Upon hearing the news that our region’s premier (and only) Gentleman’s Club known as the Saginaw Déjà vu was gearing up for its 40th Anniversary Celebration in early April, it seems appropriate to investigate a little deeper into this entity that in many ways has evolved into a cultural phenomenon. "Hypocrisy - prejudice with a halo.” -Ambrose Bierce I charge fifty dollars and it’s called immoral." - Xaviera Hollander (The Happy Hooker) "My method is basically the same as Masters & Johnson, only they charge thousands of dollars and it's called therapy. “It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” - Noël Coward, Blithe Spirit
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