Tuesday was stripper night
1987
“In my early twenties, (late 80s) the whole
premise was going to The Jester and then round to The Nightingale . You
got your cash from the Barclay cash machine outside The Jester. People
would say ‘Are you going round the corner?’ (to The Gale). Then there
was a lot of face-to-face socialising on the commercial gay scene.
There wasn’t Gaydar then. Sunday night was rammed full, a very busy
night, and Tuesday was stripper night and was jam-packed. I can’t
remember the last time I was even peripherally aware of a stripper on
the scene but then it used to be bread and butter weekly entertainment
and draw the crowds from far and wide.”
Contributed by: Steve Bedser, 41