shiva2999
July 12th, 2007, 2:51:28 PM
I've been a baaaad baaaad boy!
http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/cops_others/fbi_brothel/4.html
FAMILY AFFAIR: THE STORY OF THE CANAL STREET BROTHEL
The "Knocking Shop"
Running an escort service had its drawbacks. Managing a bunch of call girls and keeping up with their appointments didn't leave Jeanette (Maier) much time for school. It also wasn't safe. "The girls were always getting ripped off," she says, "and the cops always wanted freebies."
In 1996, Jeanette's mom lived in a shotgun duplex on North Alexander Street, less than a block from Canal Street. In her late 50s, Tommie Taylor enjoyed drinking wine and smoking a little weed. She also had a girlfriend who supported her.
Jeanette gave up the escort service business and moved into the other half of Tommie's house. She had a dedicated group of customers and knew she could make a nice living as a freelance prostitute. To drum up a little new business she ran an ad in a local newspaper and offered what she described as "hot body rubs."
Soon, Jeanette's one-woman brothel was so successful that she needed to hire more girls. To get them, she plugged into a loose association of madams who had formed a nationwide circuit of brothels. The circuit let girls work temporary jobs in whatever city they wanted and gave clients what they really craved--variety.
Jeanette and the girls worked a lot of parties and special events. Fishing tournaments were always big.
"I got so tired of taking my clothes off and putting them back on at this one fishing rodeo," Jeanette says, "that I just made up this little sign and hung it around my neck that said NEXT."
...and...
Jeanette says her girls typically took home $5,000 to $10,000 in cash each week. And the work wasn't that tough. Each girl could see 10 to 15 clients per day. "You've got to remember," she says, "we didn't spend an hour with each of them. Two minutes here, three minutes there, maybe a total of three hours work a day."
Today, looking back, Jeanette is not the least bit ashamed of the business she built. "There is a need for prostitutes," she says. "We balance everything out. We let a guy live out his fantasies."
Some of the fantasies at the Canal Street Brothel got a little rough. For those who liked that kind of stuff, there were whips, chains and a lot of leather. Jeanette says that most of the clients who wanted to be dominated were Republicans. She cracks a smile, then adds, "They wanted to be spanked and tortured and wear stockings--Republicans have impeccable taste in silk stockings--and these are the people who run our country."
...more...
http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/cops_others/fbi_brothel/4.html
FAMILY AFFAIR: THE STORY OF THE CANAL STREET BROTHEL
The "Knocking Shop"
Running an escort service had its drawbacks. Managing a bunch of call girls and keeping up with their appointments didn't leave Jeanette (Maier) much time for school. It also wasn't safe. "The girls were always getting ripped off," she says, "and the cops always wanted freebies."
In 1996, Jeanette's mom lived in a shotgun duplex on North Alexander Street, less than a block from Canal Street. In her late 50s, Tommie Taylor enjoyed drinking wine and smoking a little weed. She also had a girlfriend who supported her.
Jeanette gave up the escort service business and moved into the other half of Tommie's house. She had a dedicated group of customers and knew she could make a nice living as a freelance prostitute. To drum up a little new business she ran an ad in a local newspaper and offered what she described as "hot body rubs."
Soon, Jeanette's one-woman brothel was so successful that she needed to hire more girls. To get them, she plugged into a loose association of madams who had formed a nationwide circuit of brothels. The circuit let girls work temporary jobs in whatever city they wanted and gave clients what they really craved--variety.
Jeanette and the girls worked a lot of parties and special events. Fishing tournaments were always big.
"I got so tired of taking my clothes off and putting them back on at this one fishing rodeo," Jeanette says, "that I just made up this little sign and hung it around my neck that said NEXT."
...and...
Jeanette says her girls typically took home $5,000 to $10,000 in cash each week. And the work wasn't that tough. Each girl could see 10 to 15 clients per day. "You've got to remember," she says, "we didn't spend an hour with each of them. Two minutes here, three minutes there, maybe a total of three hours work a day."
Today, looking back, Jeanette is not the least bit ashamed of the business she built. "There is a need for prostitutes," she says. "We balance everything out. We let a guy live out his fantasies."
Some of the fantasies at the Canal Street Brothel got a little rough. For those who liked that kind of stuff, there were whips, chains and a lot of leather. Jeanette says that most of the clients who wanted to be dominated were Republicans. She cracks a smile, then adds, "They wanted to be spanked and tortured and wear stockings--Republicans have impeccable taste in silk stockings--and these are the people who run our country."
...more...