Scarlett Kapella: Generally speaking, my favourite type of customer is someone who comes into the club with a positive attitude and lots of cash.
“You can bring your parents into Jumbo’s and I will flirt with both of them, respectfully” – Scarlett Kapella The stripper subculture continues to bleed into mainstream life, offering more performance and commercial opportunities. Years ago, my agency dropped me when they found out I worked as a dancer, but it’s now a profitable form of exposure. I can’t speak on the behalf of all LA strippers, but I feel the most celebrated and respected by society than ever before. There are so many different scenes, from burlesque to kink, sex-worker activism to online stripper broadcasts. Scarlett Kapella: Because of my photography, I’ve gone beyond my Jumbo’s bubble into other pockets of the multifaceted LA stripper subculture. What’s the striptease subculture like in LA? You can bring your parents into Jumbo’s and I will flirt with both of them, respectfully. Any given night there’s a wide range of customers from boomer pervs, to high-dollar flexers, and bachelorette woo-girls with penis crowns.īoth the club and the audience are accepting of unconventional stripper behaviour, like when I dressed as a slutty Huell Howser for Halloween I was still approached for lap dances and management didn’t say, ‘Get the fuck out.’ While the dancers are less offbeat these days, expect to see bitches standing on the ceiling and tattooed girl-next-door types that are sure to leave a hoofprint on your brain.Īfter 51 years in business, Jumbo’s has earned its place as a Hollywood institution with a mixed clientele. I’ve watched Jumbo’s evolve in the last 12 years. Or there was a Hollywood Boulevard version of Marilyn Monroe whose banger move was to put her hand down her panties and pretend to pass out after smelling her own fingers. At the time, Jumbo’s hosted eccentric dancers like Velvet who would hit the stripper pole with a chain from Home Depot to Slipknot deep cuts. I had my 21st birthday party at Jumbo’s and basically never left, it felt like Cheers meets Twin Peaks. Instead of a skeezy DJ announcing lap-dance discounts, we use a well-stocked jukebox to pump out stuff like The Cramps, Danzig, & Black Sabbath. Compared to most adult entertainment venues, it has a lighthearted energy, serving up no-fuss cocktails in moody red lighting. Scarlett Kapella: Jumbo’s thrives off its heavenly combo of kitsch and cool. What’s special about Jumbo’s Clown Room? Could you tell us about the culture, atmosphere, clientele, and the women etc? Offering limited edition prints, home goods such as rollings trays and coke mirrors, and, most of all, a glimpse into my life as a stripper. Scarlett Kapella: Often described as a stripper photo vault, BITCH! You Strippin’ was once a personal hobby but has now morphed into a pervert’s wet dream. Could you tell us a bit more about the world of ?
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