House Call: Last Week's Grand Slam Visits, Part 1: The Lido Theater, Dallas TX

Doc here with the first of a two-part House Call Report regarding last week's visits to The Lido Theater in Dallas, Texas and the 4 main adult theaters in Tampa, FL. I have been planning this trip for awhile now, and was able to orchestrate mixing business with pleasure in arranging the timing of hitting two major adult theater cities (and 5 theaters) in 4 days.   The first part of the trip was focused on The Lido Theater in Dallas.


The Lido Adult Theater
7035 John Carpenter Freeway, Dallas, TX

The Lido Adult Theater is located very conveniently by Love Field Airport, and right off of the 35 expressway.  Parking is plentiful, with both front, side, and rear parking lots that are well lit yet discreet.  Admission is $11, however while you can enter and leave the theaters as much as you want, you cannot leave the building proper.  If you do, it's another $11.  This keeps guys from hanging around in front of the building or sitting in their cars in front of the theater.  I like this policy (paid for by "Citizens for Lizardo").



The Lido Ad Truck
(or is it a Transformer?)

I purposely set this trip up for a Wednesday and Thursday survey of The Lido. Why, you may ask.  Research by our team of adult theaters researchers (OK, me) showed that the best night for single guys at The Lido was Thursday night.  Why Thursday?  Thursday is the first of the 3 "Couples Nights" at The Lido, but the only one where couples and single guys can co-mingle on the 2nd floor.  Why is this important?

The Lido is a two floor facility.  The bottom floor is the smaller theater (which shows gay films until Couples Nights, when it has str8 fare).  The other section of the bottom floor is a very large adult book and video store, as well as the cashier station.

The top floor is what makes The Lido unique.  You must walk up a flight of stairs to get buzzed into the top floor.  On this floor, are two lobbies (one in front, one in the rear) which have couches and flat screen TVs showing regular TV (not porn).  Starting in the front lobby, are the first of 16 separate private rooms of different sizes and configurations.  With their lockable doors, these rooms provide private play space for couples, singles, couples & singles, and couples & couples.

The main theater is at the very rear of the building, and is big.  It is 65-70 feet across, and 50-60 feet deep.  Total seats are about 70.  There is a lot of open floor space in front and in the rear of the auditorium for standing and groping (more on that later).

Wednesday, November 10th.  I got into Dallas, got my rental car (a DMC-12 with great acceleration) and grabbed a bite to eat before hitting The Lido.  Expectations were not high...It was a Wednesday, and Wednesday have yielded next to nothing in past visits.

After paying the young man at the counter, I was buzzed in upstairs.  I was immediately greeting by the sound of someone being fucked hard...(Was it a video, or was there intelligent life behind the moans and ass slapping?).  The noise was coming from behind door # 9, and it was real.  The door was locked (of course)...God forbid The Good Doctor would have any luck right out of the gate.

I picked a spot near one of the other rooms to scope out what may enter or exit the room.  Within two minutes, the door unlocked and an attractive young black couples exited, looking a bit worse for wear. 

I then ventured to the main theater...

The typical mid-week sausage fest was encamped in there.  That was until the door opened, and two sets of feet were heard walking in.  The youngish woman looked like Charlene Tilton (imagine that, in Dallas).  Blonde long hair, big round breasts, and a very fair complexion.  Her guy was a large Hispanic dude...Picture Robert Downey Jr's heavy Hispanic cousin.

They started by standing in the back, and eventually found a couple of seats to their liking on the right side of the theater.  After a few minutes, they got up, and moved to the back again.  This repeated itself two more times over the next 15 minutes.  The last trip to the standing area was different.

  I looked back at them just as they motioned to a guy to come closer... Within a matter of milliseconds, an old school group grope was under way.  Guys were feeling her large (and now uncovered) full breasts and her rock hard nipples.  It was hard to tell if she was getting the same treatment on and in her pussy (from my angle).  I think she was also jerking off a few of the guys, but it was crowded like a NYC subway train, so it was impossible to tell.

Sure enough, after about 5 minutes of this, somebody got too rough (even after a warning), and the show was over.  Happens most times in this situation.  Charlene and her guy left, and that was that.

An hour after Charlene left (about 1:45AM), a young attractive black couple entered the theater.  After a few minutes of touchy feely amongst themselves, they had a seat on the right hand side of the theater.  After warming up, she began giving her guy a nice slow BJ, which prompted the boys to move in again.  They didn't mind, as several guys proceeded to grope her as she was bent over.  Again, no pussy play, but plenty of boob and ass groping.

This is a different story than Charlene's, but has the same ending: Somebody got too rough, and they were history.  When  will the younger guys get a clue?

And that wrapped up Wednesday night.  I jumped in the DMC-12 and headed back to the hotel.

Thursday November 12th. This was supposed to be THE day for single guys. Best of both worlds, yadda, yadda, yadda.  It started promising enough.  Two couples were standing outside as I entered the theater.  A thin blonde spinner, with long hair and small perky breasts under her little black dress.  The other woman was a solidly built brunette, sexy in her own way.

What we didn't know until later, was that this was only one set of couples out of two intent on playing that night.  And, their wish list was very specific...And it wasn't an Italian Doctor.  They were looking for a Zebra Party, and found it plentiful in one of the large private rooms.  From my observation point, the blonde took at least 8 of the black guys (maybe more).  This went on for at least 2 hours, maybe more.  The sounds of her pussy and ass getting pounded would have been pretty cool if I had been there to witness it in person.  Otherwise, it was just white (girl's) noise.


Dressed for The Lido?

  Couple #2 came in about 9PM... She was dressed in more clothes than I think I have ever seen on one person.  Jacket, over jackets, over sweater, over dress... Mix in a baseball cap, and she was officially undercover.  Picture a "Sand Person" from Star Wars... That is how covered up she was.  She on occasion almost let loose, jerking off a guy or two while standing in the back of the theater for a minute, then leaving with her guy.  She may have even fucked a guy in the theater.  But, what they did do is take a couple of guys into Room # 3 and fuck them silly.  But, again, the door was locked, and it was sound only (no video).

What made the even fun for me were the conversations with the regulars there...The Core Group.  We swapped stories about our adventures in adult theaters and swing clubs.  My favorite story was the Bridgette Neilsen/Mark Gastineau tale... One fellow (I didn't get his name, unfortunately), probably has as much experience in this thing of ours' as I do.  Hopefully, we filled in the blanks in each other adult theater experiences.  However, he did spin the thin blonde around a few times earlier that night.

Also had a chance to meet regular Journal reader, "L".  A great guy, and a fellow former New Yorker.  It was great meeting you, sir!

I wish I had more of a ribald tale to tell you about Thursday night, but I do not.  Two more couples ventured upstairs at the Lido, and lasted less than 10 minutes each.  The only person who got a lot of action was a CD in the theater. That was the type of night it was.

The Lido Adult Theater
Pros:
Super clean, from the bathrooms to the theater. 
Smoke free environment
Great parking
Lots of couples for Couples Nights (Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Private Rooms
Open 24/7
$11 Admission

Cons:
Limited couples play in the theater.
Crowding by the patrons around couples
Private room play excludes many from watching/participating
Leave the front door, you will have to pay admission again (pro and con)

Verdict:
Highly Recommended on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
(Your mileage may vary)