BIG WINNERS AT THE 2009 EXOTIC DANCER GENTLEMEN’S
CLUB EXPO
The Men’s Club in Charlotte, Déjà Vu and Rachelle
Laree (pictured) win big at Exotic Dancer ’s EXPO 2009:
“Building a Winning Team in Your Club.”
For the 12th straight year, ED (Exotic Dancer)
Publications’ Annual Adult Nightclub & Exotic Dancer Awards Show
presented awards to the top adult nightclubs, industry
executives and feature entertainers at the industry’s only
national awards show. Held during the 17th Annual Gentlemen’s
Club Owners EXPO on Tuesday, August 25th at the brand new
“Joint” showroom inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the show
was dubbed the “Rock N Jock Awards Show” and featured a live
rock band and several special guest presenters. Adult film
super starlet Jessica Drake hosted the show along with renowned
club emcee Markie Mark.
The evening’s biggest winners included Rachelle
Laree, who was crowned ED’s Overall Entertainer of the Year; The
Men’s Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, which took home the
prestigious Overall Gentlemen’s Club of the Year Award; and Déjà
Vu, which won the Club Chain of the Year Award. (A complete
list of winners is provided at the end of this release.)
“The brand new ‘Joint’ showroom was a big hit
with our Awards Show guests, and the more casual ‘rock n roll’
format continues to be the preferred format,” says ED’s
Associate Publisher Dave Manack. “We were very pleased to once
again present the multi-billion-dollar adult nightclub
industry’s only national awards show, and we congratulate all of
the deserving award winners and nominees.”
For the first time ever, ED Publications
presented the House Mom of the Year Award for the industry’s top
club “house mom..” Coupled with the return of the General
Manager of the Year Award, these awards coincided with the
EXPO’s sports-related theme, “Building a Winning Team in Your
Club.” Shari Nevis of Rachel’s in West Palm Beach, FL, won the
House Mom of the Year Award, while Ken Sistrunk of Rick’s
Cabaret in New York City won the General Manager of the Year
Award.
At EXPO 2009, several panel sessions, workshops
and seminars also revolved around the “Building a Winning Team”
concept, as five workshops specifically addressed five
individual areas of club staff: House Moms, Floormen/Doormen,
Bartenders/Waitresses, DJs and Entertainers. To further drive
home the theme of “teamwork,” Dallas Cowboy legend Ed “Too Tall”
Jones provided the convention’s Keynote Address. The 300-booth
EXPO Tradeshow also showcased hundreds of products and services
available to club owners, operators and other industry
professionals that will enable them to stay ahead of their
competition.
Winners from the 12th Annual Adult Nightclub &
Exotic Dancer Awards Show:
Entertainer of the Year
Rachelle Laree
Adult Movie Feature of the Year
Teagan Presley
Newcomer Feature of the Year
Ashlynn Brooke
Club Favorite Feature of the Year
Jesse Jane
Club of the Year/Northeast
Cheerleaders, Philadelphia, PA
Club of the Year/Southeast
Tootsie’s, Miami, FL
Club of the Year/Mideast
Penthouse Club, E. St. Louis, IL
Club of the Year/Central
Hustler Club, Shreveport, LA
Club of the Year/Northwest
The Crazy Horse, San Francisco, CA
Club of the Year/Southwest
Fantasy Castle, Long Beach, CA
“Feature” Club of the Year
Red Parrot, El Paso, TX
Overall Gentlemen’s Club of the Year
The Men’s Club, Charlotte, NC
Club Chain of the Year
Deja Vu Showgirls
General Manager of the Year
Ken Sistrunk, Rick’s Cabaret, New York, NY
House Mom of the Year
Shari Nevis, Rachel’s, West Palm Beach, FL
Hall of Fame (posthumous)
Greta Shamy (of Delilah’s in Philadelphia)
Hall of Fame
Albert Bortz (of Blush in Pittsburgh)
