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<p>Is this an attempt to see through my thin veiled attempt at salvaging Ens McCain’s honor? Or a true academic interest in the history of strippers?</p>
<p>From pure academic research, strippers in the '60s were more like the burlesque bump and grind routines we relate to the old carnivals and the 30s burlesque shows. (And a USNA rite of passage was a trip to East Baltimore Street to see Blaze Starr) I think Rowan and Martin’s Laugh In was probably the primary cause for a modernization in the '70s. Younger more attractive dancers dancing to modern songs. Pole dancing did not become popular until probably the '90s. There were dancers at Trader Jons but there were no poles. And most of them were from the country of South Alabama and the polite ones carried switchblades. The more experienced {seasoned} carried handguns. And for a 22 yr old, they were all well seasoned.</p>
<p>Trader Jons was THE aviator hangout in P’cola from the 60’s through the '90s. Jon passed away and I think the bar has been moved intact to one of the museums down there. Some helo pilot bought it and tried to make a go of it but the political correctness of the 21st century killed it. Also Jon was definitely the driving force. A real character. </p>
<p>I never spent a lot of time at Trader Jons. A friend of mine out of '68 rented an old decrepit hole in the wall out at the beach and stopped by the package store every Friday afternoon and loaded up his car with beer and started Dirty Joes. We made history by stupidly riding out Hurricane Camille there. Anyway that was my hangout. A lot more girls there.</p>