Doc here with a run down of the Austin, TX scene by senior reporter, The Editor.
Take it away, sir.
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Doc,
I can't report on action in Austin, TX, but I can give a brief run down of a few places.
The first thing I noticed is that there are NO adult theaters. Apparently they are illegal here where the bible belt must be pulled pretty tight. There are several ABS, a few of which I've visited.
Working up I35 from the S, all 3 of these place are on the E access road (North bound) and within 2 miles. First there is New Paris Video which is in a small house. This is immediately north of Holt which is a very obvious sign for a Caterpillar dealer on the crest of a ridge. This place is easy to miss and going "around the block" is several miles. They have arcade booths and a few vid rental booths. The place is small and when I returned in the evening, there were no cars.
About 1.5 miles north is a un-named Adult Video, also just after the crest of a hill and easy to overshoot. This place has larger booths as found in many ABS. It is reasonably clean and Sun eve had 12 cars in the lot. A few couples shopping but none in the booths. Local custom is that the clerk in all ABS getting on the PA and loudly rag at people to be in a booth and dropping coins. Maybe they have profit sharing? One young couple came in, saw that this wasn't a shiny clean store and instantly bailed. This place has some promise. Also, none of the places with a crowd seemed to care how many folks were in a booth.
The biggest, cleanest place is the Megastore which is geared to selling videos, toys, lube etc. The arcade requires $10 deposit and if the room isn't clean when you leave... Big signs with rules, 1 person to a room. While a couple might get a room, this is not a place to be room hopping.
Maybe 10 miles away is All Things Adult which is a nice modern store with a large set of "theaters" on both sides, maybe 20 or so total. Clean, modern, big video selection, plus toys, etc. This is located E of town on Hwy 290 which is a construction mess. Go E on 290 to Johnny ? and make a U turn. They are the first place on the right after the gas station. Next to Babes strip club. Sun eve a fair number of guys cruising. Each booth has 2 benches that would each seat 3 in close proximity or you could lay back on one with your feet on the floor. This is my personal choice for best clean place to play.
There is another un-named place on Thompson Lane, N of the airport off. It is a filthy dump. Lots of dirty guys there on a Sun afternoon. Cushions have padding gone or covered in duct tape and likely body fluids. Not recommended.
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Doc here again... Thanks again to the Editor for his overview of the pretty weak Austin, TX scene. It's good to have this knowledge...
Thanks,
Doc