I heard this story on the local news the other day and thought it was a riot.
There was a fellow who owned and operated several topless clubs on the Illinois side of the Mississippi. About 4 years ago, he got in trouble with the feds for racketeering and was eventually convicted in a high profile trial. In the course of the investigation and court proceeding, the feds seized the topless clubs and shut them down. Wouldn't want the Federal Gov't. running something illicit like a t*tty bar (unless, of course, it's next door to the Oval Office).
I digress. The feds held on to these places for quite a while, until someone had the brilliant idea of donating one of them to the local community to use as a children's center, complete with library and places to play. So this former strip joint was opened as a kid's center, complete with the stages, mirrored walls, decorative posts and all of the trimmings you would normally associate with a place of its kind. The center is doing very well.
Here's the hilarious part. The strip joint has been closed for more than 4 years now. But the woman in charge of the center says there's still a fellow who comes by every few weeks or so, looks around, sees all the kids playing and says, "Oops, I must have the wrong address." |
