Not for the Easily Offended Today

I'll probably get busted for this, but it's too good to pass up. So Michael's driving around Austin the other day and passes a "ladies' club." You know, the equivalent of the "gentleman's club." This is the first time he's seen one and is surprised that they really exist. He tells me about it later and says something to this effect, "You know, normally I'm appalled by gentleman's clubs and always feel bad for the women who have to work there (yeah, yeah, this part was probably thrown in there for my feminist sensibilities)." He continues: "But when I passed this club, the first thing I thought was, 'Huh, I wonder if they'd hire me.'"

I swear to you I'm not making this up. A discussion then ensued about what the hiring requirements could possibly be....you know physique, looks, skills, etc. Michael's like, "Skills? What kind of skills?" And I say, "Well, you can't just stand there. You'll probably need to come up with some sort of a dance routine." I could tell he was really thinking this over.

So here's the question for y'all: Is this really a normal guy thing to want to be a male dancer? Michael was convinced that all guys would love to prance around with women hooting and hollering and sticking money in their pants. I think it's more of a sales personality thing, together with the fact that he's got good abs and has never had to feel the pain and embarrassment of belly jiggles like the rest of humanity.

This whole subject made me think of the SNL Chippendales dancer skit with Chris Farley and Patrick Swayze. Michael is much more Patrick than Chris, but Chris sure tries hard and there might be an appreciative audience for him out there. I mean, listen to the judges on this one. It is just a tough decision. Ok, so remember you were warned! I take no responsibility for all the pelvic thrusts.

In the end, it's good to know that if commercial development doesn't work out for us, there's a backup plan.