THE 2008 AWARD WINNERS:
OVERALL CLUB OF THE YEAR
Delilah’s, Philadelphia, PA
Gold CLub, San Francisco, CA
Hustler Club, New York, NY
Penthouse Club, Houston, TX
Schieks Palace Royale, Minneapolis, MN
Scores O’Hare, Chicago, IL
Tootsie’s Cabaret, N. Miami, FL
Winner: The Lodge, Dallas, TX
CLUB CHAIN OF THE YEAR
Christie’s Cabaret
Fantasy Showclubs
Galardi South Enterprises
MAL Entertainment
Penthouse Clubs
Pure Gold
Rick’s Cabaret
Scores
SouthWest Clubs
Spearmint Rhino
The Gold Club
VCG / PT’s Showclubs
Winner: Deja Vu Showgirls
“FEATURE” CLUB OF THE YEAR
Columbus Gold, Columbus, OH
Jill’s Lounge, Wheeling, WV
On the Boarder, Milwaukee, WI
Pink Pony, Atlanta, GA
Racers, Sparta, KY
The Pony, Memphis, TN
T’s Lounge, West Palm Beach, FL
Winner: Al’s Diamond Cabaret, Reading, PA
CLUB OF THE YEAR/NORTHEAST
Archibald’s, Washington, D.C.
Centerfolds, Boston, MA
Daydreams, Philadelphia, PA
Fantasies, Baltimore, MD
Gold CLub, Philadelphia, PA
Mark’s Showplace, Bedford, NH
Rick’s Cabaret, New York, NY
Winner: Penthouse Club, New York, NY
CLUB OF THE YEAR/SOUTHEAST
Cheetah’s, Atlanta, GA
Christie’s Cabaret, Greensboro, NC
Rachel’s, West Palm Beach, FL
Scarlett’s, Hallendale, FL
Solid Gold, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Southern Belle, Charleston, SC
Trophy Club, Florence, SC
Winner: The Men’s Club, Raleigh, NC
CLUB OF THE YEAR/MIDEAST
Diamonds Men’s Club, Cleveland, OH
Kahoots, Columbus, OH
Penthouse Club, E. St. Louis, IL
Players, Detroit, MI
PT’s Showclub, Indianapolis, IN
Silk Exotic, Milwaukee, WI
VIP Gentlemen’s Club, Chicago, IL
Winner: Hustler Club, Washington Park, IL
CLUB OF THE YEAR/CENTRAL
Bazooka’s, Kansas City, MO
Diamond Cabaret, Denver, CO
Penthouse Club, New Orleans, LA
Pure Ultra Lounge, Kansas City, MO
The Clubhouse, Dallas, TX
The Men’s Club, Houston, TX
Treasures, Houston, TX
Winner: Barely Legal, New Orleans, LA
CLUB OF THE YEAR/NORTHWEST
Acropolis, Portland, OR
Broadway Showgirls, San Francisco, CA
Deja Vu Showgirls, Seattle, WA
Dolphin, Portland, OR
Great Alaskan Bush Company II, Anchorage, AK
Hustler Club, San Francisco, CA
Stars Cabaret, Beaverton, OR
Winner: Crazy Horse, San Francisco, CA
CLUB OF THE YEAR/SOUTHWEST
Christie’s Cabaret, Tempe, AZ
Deja Vu Showgirls, City of Industry, CA
Fantasy Castle, Long Beach, CA
Hi-Liter, Phoenix, AZ
Imperial Showgirls, Anaheim, CA
Penthouse CLub, Las Vegas, NV
Spearmint Rhino, Las Vegas, NV
Winner: Skin Cabaret, Scottsdale, AZ
OVERALL GM OF THE YEAR
(FROM CLUB CHAIN OF THE YEAR)
Winners: Shawn Doyle Hustler Club
San Francisco, CA
Sherry Cooper, Deja Vu
City of Industry, CA
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR
NORTHEAST
John Ferraro, Foxy Lady
Brockton, MA
Ken Sistrunk, Rick’s Cabaret
New York, NY
Tom White, Hustler Club
New York, NY
Winner: Alp Aktan, Delilah’s
Philadelphia, PA
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR
SOUTHEAST
Duke Dearing, The Men’s CLub
Raleigh, NC
Mike Gasparec, Tootsie’s Cabaret
Miami, FL
DeWayne Levesque, Paper Moon
Richmond, VA
Winner: Rod Kimbrough, Cheetah
West Palm Beach, FL
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR
MIDEAST
Buck Hershey, Columbus Gold
Columbus, OH
Gary Scellin, Penthouse Club
E. St. Louis, IL
Nance Vasko, Toy Chest
Detroit, MI
Winner: Ken DeGori, Scores Chicago O’Hare
Chicago, IL
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR
CENTRAL
Michael “Wolf” Abrams, Barely Legal
New Orleans, LA
Dallas Hale, The Clubhouse
Dallas, TX
Bill Love, Diamond Cabaret
Denver, CO
Winner: Lloyd Ace, The Men’s Club
Houston, TX
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR
SOUTHWEST
Bill Denniston, Scores
Las Vegas, NV
Hope Godoy, Imperial Showgirls
Anaheim, CA
Warren Colazzo, Skin Cabaret
Scottsdale, AZ
Winner: Sherry Cooper, Deja Vu Showgirls
City of Industry, CA
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR
NORTHWEST
Claude Dacorsi, Safari Showclub
Portland, OR
Shawn Doyle, Hustler Club
San Francisco, CA
Dawn Harris, Great Alaskan Bush Company II
Anchorage, AK
Winner: Myron Walters, Crazy Horse
San Francisco, CA
OVERALL ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Jada DeVille
Keira Riley
Schevelle
Winner: Carmen Hart
NEWCOMER ENTERTAINER
Gia Nova
Pason
Rachel Ryder
Robyn Foxx
Sequoia Roberts
Winner: Shay Lynn
CLUB OWNERS FAVORITE
Brandi Morgan
Lucy L’Vette
Rachelle Laree
Rain
Zoe Britton
Winner: Daisy Duxe
ADULT MOVIE FEATURE
Courtney Cummz
Gina Lynn
Jessica Drake
Katie Morgan
Stormy Daniels
Winner: Jenna Haze
INDUSTRY INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Bob Chiappardi, Concrete Marketing
“StripJoints” CD compilations
“COOL” NEW PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
AccuBar
(barcode-scanning PDA)
Chilldisc
(stainless steel “cooling” coaster)
Creative Environments
(“liquid” floor tiles and bar tops)
GCI / Cortex
(HDC-500 digital jukebox for DJs)
Robe Lighting
(Anolis line of L.E.D. light fixtures)
TnA Media
(promotional DVDs for dancers/clubs)
Throttle Tops
(customized bottle tops)
Winner: Holo Walls
(illuminated floors, walls)
EXOTIC DANCER HALL OF FAME
Don DalPonte, Weasel’s, Wisconsin
Jim St. John, President, Deja Vu