By ERIC TUCKER, AP
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Here's a job opportunity you won't need to buy a new wardrobe for.
Hoping to take advantage of Rhode Island's floundering economy, owners of the Foxy Lady strip club in Providence plan to hold a job fair on Saturday.
They say they're looking to fill around 30 positions, from strippers and waitresses to disc jockeys and bartenders, at that club and two others in Massachusetts.
"I need more managers, I need more competent staff, and I need more attractive waitresses to go along with the ones I have right now," said co-owner Tom Tsoumas.
The naked truth is that Rhode Island's economy is among the worst in the nation, with an unemployment rate of 10.3 percent in January.
The Providence club isn't immune from the recession but is still drawing customers willing to drink and pay for lap dances, said manager Bob Travisono.
"It's taken a hit," he said. "It's not as bad as restaurants and stuff like that. In times like this, they seem to drink their sorrows away."
Tsoumas said he hopes some who might shun strip clubs when the economy is good might consider shedding their clothes now - or at least working as a floor host or bartender.
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Mar 21st 2009 @ 11:07PM michael
This state is at a all time low, high taxes,insurance,and property taxes.It's a shame people have to resort to something like this to survive.If the the state got rid of the illegals that would take care of two hundred forty eight million dollars of the state's money problems, and thats a proven fact.
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Mar 22nd 2009 @ 9:05PM tracy
i agree with you there sick and tiered of paying for the free loading aliens in this state must be nice to get everu thing for free!!!!
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 11:25AM Glenn
The illegals are crushing our economy..yes there have been some "bad" Wallstreet decisions,but the illegals are costing the American taxpayer 600 Billion dollars a year!!!!!
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 1:57PM Jason
very true and it would also free up lots of jobs that are done under the table only because they work cheap. I lived in RI my whole life and just moved to VT. RI is a dump, they overtax and do nothing with the money. The roads are horrible and when they try to repair the roads they do a horrible job usually making it worse. Just a bunch of greedy corrupt officials doing a poor job running a state.
Mar 24th 2009 @ 10:09PM me
Strip clubs are like any other business. It is entertainment and people have a misconception ofit.I was a dancer for8 years and lemme say i dont regret it or am not ashamed . So i suggest you back off on stereotyping. You are prob one of them guys that go to strip clubs and watch a free show.
Mar 22nd 2009 @ 8:09PM ericsmusclecars
Wow.....some people will do anything to eat...
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Mar 22nd 2009 @ 8:42PM steve
ericsmusclecars: you are almost right, some people will do anything to feed their CHILDREN. wouldn't you ? maybe you should change your 'handle' from ericsmusclecars to "ericsmuscleHEAD." idiot.
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Mar 24th 2009 @ 10:04PM JR
Desparate times make people do desparate things....
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Mar 22nd 2009 @ 8:56PM james
I bought a bird feeder. I hung
it on my back porch and filled
it with seed. What a beauty of
a bird feeder it is, as I filled it
lovingly with seed. Within a
week we had hundreds of birds
taking advantage of the
continuous flow of free and
easily accessible food.
But then the birds started
building nests in the boards
of the patio, above the table,
and next to the barbecue.
Then came the poop... It was
everywhere: on the patio tile,
the chairs, the table ....
everywhere!
Then some of the birds
turned mean. They would
dive bomb me and try to
peck me even though I had
fed them out of my own
pocket.
And others birds were
boisterous and loud. They
sat on the feeder and
squawked and screamed at
all hours of the day and night
and demanded that I fill it
when it got low on food.
After a while, I couldn't even
sit on my own back porch
anymore. So I took down the
bird feeder and in three days
the birds were gone. I cleaned
up their mess and took down
the many nests they had built
all over the patio.
Soon, the back yard was like
it used to be...... quiet, serene
and no one demanding their
rights to a free meal.
Now let's see.
Our government gives out
free food, subsidized housing,
free medical care, and free
education and allows anyone
born here to be an automatic
citizen.
Then the illegals came by the
tens of thousands. Suddenly
our taxes went up to pay for
free services; small apartments
are housing 5 families; you
have to wait 6 hours to be seen
by an emergency room doctor;
your child's 2nd grade class is
behind other schools because
over half the class doesn't speak
English.
Corn Flakes now come in a
bilingual box; I have to
'press one' to hear my bank
talk to me in English, and
people waving flags other
than 'Old Glory' are
squawking and screaming
in the streets, demanding
more rights and free liberties.
Just my opinion, but maybe
it's time for the government
to take down the bird feeder.
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Mar 23rd 2009 @ 9:56AM Kim
RIGHT ON!!! Well said....thanks for the smile!
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 7:10AM Terry
Very well said!!!
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 8:38AM Dena
I totally agree!! Couldn't of been said any better.
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 9:03AM sarah edwards
WELL SAID!!!!! YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!!!!
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 9:19AM lee
Birdfeeder ... Love It
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 9:28AM emily
i truly loved your short story. it was brillant. hope more people see how something so simple grows into such a huge mess.
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 10:31AM George Washington
Thank you, James.
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 10:41AM Duane
BRAVO!!!!
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 10:57AM red white & YOU
Great people talk about IDEAS
Average people talk about THINGS.
SMALL people talk about OTHER PEOPLE.
If YOU love America then YOU should LOVE ALL AMERICANS!
If you DON'T then YOU can always leave, and when YOU do, don't let the cabin door hit you in the AZZ on the WAY OUT
Mar 23rd 2009 @ 11:05AM tim bowles
beautiful, eloquent, right on target. wish it was a 30 second commercial on tv.