Doc here with a terrific Field Report from my good friends C&R on the state of the Ohio adult theater scene.
This statement from them was a result of a dialog within the Summit Street News Yahoo Group. In my opinion, there is no one better qualified to comment on the Ohio scene than C&R.
I think their comments are right on point, and we all need to take their words in and digest them.
Take it away, C&R!
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We thought we would throw our 2 cents into the
recent postings. We have visited all of the Ohio venues that have been
mentioned - Foster in Youngstown, Westwood in Toledo, Case St. (Akron) etc. We have also been to a
number of adult theaters in other states: 15th Ave. in Chicago, CT's in Gary, IN.,
Morgantown, Key West, Las Vegas, etc. We try to visit the theaters without any
preconceived notions and try to take in the reviews of the different places with
a grain of salt.
We know that each of us has a different
experience or take on what happened or didn't happen at a theater. We also
consider the time and dates, weather conditions, to try to consider the types of
patrons that we want to engage in the theaters. It's a lot like swing clubs, who, when,
and what you may or may not see.
We have had good and bad experiences at
all of the venues (swing clubs included). Summit has been great the majority of
the time, Fosters is a lot of fun, Westwood is good. We appreciate the old
venues, the layout of the theaters, places to sneak off to to have sex, - the
darkness, the seediness, the cleanliness, guilty feelings, public sex, the movie
itself. But usually it is the patrons themselves
that make or break an experience at a theater. It only takes one person to
disrupt a good time through their bad manners or hygiene.
One thing that all of us may forget is
the legalities that the theater/club owners endure to create a play-land for all
of us. We also
keep in mind that no one wants to end up at a dangerous location and certainly
appreciate the comments and warnings for those venues.
While the Summit is undergoing
renovations and challenges, we want to thank them and all of the other owners of
the other theaters for taking the risks and for their investment to create an
atmosphere that is conducive to this "thing of ours."
Each of us should patronize all of the theaters and
encourage their existence rather that denounce them before you have personally
visited the theater.
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Doc here again. Bravo!