Notorious Strip Club No. 5: Fuhgettaboutit
The Bada Bing!, the strip club in ?The Sopranos,? was a fictional place, but it was filmed in a real New Jersey strip club called the Satin Dolls.
A trip to the Satin Dolls in Lodi, N.J., is the highlight of guided tours of ?Sopranos? filming locations. The club is not shy about milking the connection.
Their Web site sells Bada Bing! memorabilia and promises that ?our ladies will have you so excited you?ll be singing soprano.? It invites guests to ?whack a few balls on the pool table? and ?join our mob.?
Notorious Strip Club No. 4: Strippergate And The Real-Life Mob
In real-life organized-crime news, 92-year-old Frank Colacurcio Sr., the owner of Rick?s, Sugar?s, and Honey?s strip clubs in Washington State, was indicted in June 2009. He was accused of profiting from prostitution, laundering the profits, and engaging in racketeering. Indicted along with him were his son and four associates.
Notorious Strip Club No. 3: Brother Killing Brother
The life of San Francisco?s Mitchell brothers resembles a Greek tragedy.
The brothers were perhaps most famous for making the porn film ?Behind the Green Door,? but they were responsible for many other adult-entertainment industry innovations as well. They are credited with inventing the lap dance at their cinema/strip club, the O?Farrell Theatre.
Notorious Strip Club No. 2: A Sex Club That Improves The Neighborhood
Also in San Francisco, the Pink Diamonds strip club was shut down in October 2009 and its owners fined nearly $700,000.
The club was the site of a full spectrum of crimes ? prostitution, drug dealing, and permit violations. In the club?s last six months, police had been called hundreds of times.
Notorious Strip Club No. 1: Sex And The Famous Athlete
The Gold Club in Atlanta was another club that attracted the attention of the law.
Its owner, Steve Kaplan, was accused of having ties to the Gambino family. The club was said to pay its dancers $1,000 to have sex with famous athletes.
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