Harem Theatre in NYC?

Sorry, i don’t have the answer – but a question!

Do you know when the Harem was demolished?

Thanks!

The Harem was four shopfronts along from the current entrance to BB Kings (which is where the back entrance to the Hotel Carter stood).
The Harem is now where the entrance doors to the Loews Ewalk currently stand.
If you want to know about 42nd st during the era of the Harem (70’s, 80’s) is told in full sleazy detail in the book Sleazoid express by Bill Landis and Michelle Clifford.
The Harem was created from retail space, it was not a theatre beforehand.

Greenpoint… I posed this very question on the Loew’s 42nd Street E-Walk page but didn’t get a response. I’m glad you asked it again here. If you go to the E-walk page, and scroll to a comment from Septmeber 10th, there is a photo of the storefronts (including the ex-Harem) just before they were demolished to make way for the new multiplex.

That’s an excellent idea. I couldn’t figure out how to post my question – only how to respond to someone else.

Hi Everyone – I have another question, although I know this isn’t the right spot for it – has to do with another defunct Times Square theatre – OK to post here? Or should i take it elsewhere? Thanks, Kelly

A place called The Melody, which later changed to The Harmony. Wonder if anyone knows when it opened (as the Melody), when it changed to The Harmony, and when it closed for good. Thanks!, Kelly

There was an all nude burlesque house called The Harmony, but it was in lower manhattan, near church street, it closed in 1999 amd is now a nightclub

I remember the old Melody and Bob Anthony and Pie and dancers like Fannie Annie,Suzaye London, Tiffany Clark . and Dominique got her cash from Bob Anthony, remember Roger the big D*ck and a bouncer named MARK AND George Gibson)who was stabbed at another joint )?

Ah, memories of a NYC that is no more! The Melody Burlesk, which opened in 1979/1980, was the birthplace of what is now known as lap dancing. Back then, it was called Mardi Gras or smoochie-camoochie. Jim and Artie Mitchell got the idea of lap dancing after visiting the Melody and being floored at the wild action was going on. Porn legends such as Seka, Bambi Woods, Candida Royalle, Desiree Couseteau all headlined there as feature dancers. Bob Anthony and his wife, Dominique ran the place. It moved from West 48th to 17th St. then to 22nd St. and finally settled at Church Street, under its new name the Harmony Theatre. Dominique haad to shut the place down sometime in the late 1990s thanks to Mayor Rudy’s anti-smut campaign. Some of the dancers that worked the place ranged from Susan Nero (porn actress) to Maria Krupa (daughter of the late, great jazz legend). When it was the Melody, there was a guy named Frenchy who was its greatest patron and was there every single day. And I’ll never forget once when there was a sign above the men’s bathroom sink threatening bodily harm to whoever was swiping the hand soap! In all of its incarnations, the place remained friendly — with a club house feel. Everyone behaved themselves. It was fun, nutty, with a range of women for all tastes— from young and beautiful to fat and old. I went there as a teenager and stopped going in my early 30s, when its doors shut for good. Ah, I miss the old NYC!

Is this really Fannie Annie. As a young man I went there with Big Roger and Steve . This is TONY . I remember them all, George the Bouncer who got stabbed. Bob Anthony and Pie were gentlemen . Domonique ruined it .

Annie: I hope u r doing well and opened that little dress shop that u always wanted. U R A GOOD PERSON .

I am doing well, thank you!
Yep, it’s me , heartshaped butt and cut the hair!:)
After fighting my demons , I married and have a small car
dealership now.My daughter is in her second year of college,
math major and my youngest is in high school playing football.
I think you have a couple of the names mixed up though, George was the older soundman that sat in the booth to the left of the stage
Jerry was the bouncer that was in the box at the top of the stairs
and was in control of the money.
Yes, Dominique changed the entire atmosphere of the joint and most of the girls felt she was only with Booby for the dollars and cents.

OMG!!
I just thought of something that will make you all laugh.
There was this scruffy looking gentleman that used to come in and sit every lunch hour.He didn’t have much money but was so fun. Take a guess, I dare ya! It was Howard Stern, he was working at a radio station around the corner in his early days and has talked about the theater on his show every now and again! Tony it was folks like you that made that place a one of a kind. I even remember where I was standing the day we got raided, funny Bobby made all our charges just go away! Much Love Fannie Annie

Bernards was the hangout. There was Susan Nero, Tiffany Clark, Fred Lincoln, Margo and her “pilot” customer /friend Lloyd who instead of giving her dollars was giving her twenties and then just gave her 500 a day until his parents realized he wa raiding his trust fund !
“Lunch” was served daily and only Melody goers will understand that .
They had 2 girl shows . You might be sitting next to a Doctor or a homeless man usng panhandled money or the Assistant Chief, NYPD in charge of Patrol Borough Manhattan South but it didn’t matter.

Re the Melody Theatre I wonder if anyone remembers the shrine to Chantal “ the french doll” who overdosed in the the President Hotel. I remember a very moving tribute to her from Bob Antony.

It was big mark that was at the door that night thanks Tony6894, holy crap! to make a correction it was 89, i just cant forget riding home on NJ transit with soggie undies the girls were so very hot!

Oh Hi Fanny Annie!!

Does anyone remember a chinese girl named Anya from the Melody in Times Square, would have been 78 or so? Someone posted above that it opened in 79 or 80 but I thought it was open a few years earlier. Can anyone confirm?

Chrs : What was your name over there and what video ?

Chry is Annette Heinz ? Holy sh*t I know u , how r u ? U will remember Big Mark was also a bouncer as was George who got stabbed and Old man Pie was a regular .

I remember Holly. Her daughter was abducted. Do you hear from anyone? I hope Chrysanthe responds. I have many photos of me and my wardrobe.

profile updated . Annette please feel free to email me .

Domique was hated by all. Bob was married, but not to her…do da! If you guys picked up on he reptilian personna, imagine what a nasty soul she was/is. Brandy Lawrence…Zeda…Manny Rosen…

Thats right about Holly Ann but I didnt connect the dots . Never found but Rand the sc*mbag was charged .

I actually despised Dominique from day one .

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The original owners of the Melody were three guys who were Steve, Seymour and Freddie Cincotti who was a NY assistant DA. There was a big scandal when the Melody was busted and freddie was arrested, tried and jailed. His son is the singer, Peter Cincotti. Al Kronish was the accountant who might have owned a piece of the Harmony along with Bob Anthony & Jerry. It was a great place with alot of real characters. Professor and Izzy who worked the box office. The guy with the camara was Nat who also did the audio on Sat/Sun nights. I did see one of the girls last year working for a major Int'l airline at a NYC airport. She remembered who I was and gave me a big hug and kiss. My good buddy Dennis R.I.P.) who was always up there. Louie the porter and his son Andy. Seymour my other buddy who could ever forget him. R.I.P. Seymour. Lloyd, the phony Eastern pilot who ended up working the door of the Mardi Gras around the corner. The girls: Fannie Aiie, Anette Heinz, Rose, Kiki, Jaguar, Shawn, Victoria, Jeannie, Cary, Bianka B., Taurus Rising, Meecha, Donna S'more, Lisette Gwynn (she was arrested for murdering a customer),Desiree DuSoir, Vanessa, Terri Swan, Michelle,Margot, Joy Silkie, Lady Jane. The list goes on and on. It really was a clubhouse and all the regulars knew each other. We would close the place down on friday and Saturday nights. I was up there the day of the raid and was able to escape out the side door. I remember seeing big Mark and the girls taken out in handcuffs. Those were truly the old days. Anette, if you’re reading this post, Dennis passed away in 2006 from a massive heart attack in a massage parlor in NJ. I had talked with him on the phone the night before. He was my best friend and not a day goes by that i don’t miss him. Do you still talk with Harold? I used to see him around but no more. I hope that he didn’t pass away. To all my Melody/Harmony friends, those were the days. I wish we could roll back time!
Alex

The original

Hey HarmonyMan! You have put a smile on my face

Can anyone provide a simple list of THE opening/closing dates (at least years) for each of the Melody/Harmony locations. I have some great coming of age memories of the Harmony from around 1979/1980, and later on 22nd street and Church street. There was also a similar place called Club 22- anyone remember that?

I remember Nikki Knight well. A more decent lady you will not find. In 1980 I was in Canada with a fellow Melody fan and we were walking down rue Ste. Catherine in Montreal and went into a strip club called Filles d'Eve because Nikki was the feature dancer that week. After her set she came over and sat with us and told us that in a couple of days she was going to feature at a club in Toronto. Coincidence, we were going to Toronto too. We met up there and went out for a drink. At the end of our trip we walked to our gate at Toronto airport and who was waiting for the same flight as we were…thats right, Nikki Knight. We all started laughing! Even freakier her seat was right next to our seats. It was a great flight indeed! The 3 of us shared a cab into Manhattan where we dropped her off at her building before heading downtown to our neighborhood. These days Nikki is married with kids, unfortunately not to me. Melharfol, it is quite possible that we know eachother from 48th street. We used to close the place down on Friday and Saturday nights! Nat was the photographer and George was the audio guy at night. There were so many colorful characters, both girls and customers as well as employees at 48th St. Sadly some of them are no longer with us but until the last one of us kicks the proverbial bucket the wonderful memories of the Melody/Harmony will live on!

Joey Karson used to “date” customers from the Melody. She would get a room at the Markwell on 49th St. Many of the girls turned tricks with the customers. The most notorious were Shawn, Cary, Bianka B, Alexandra, Victoria and Roxy. Treasure Chest also worked at a whorehouse on 34th St and 3rd Ave. There were some very nice sweet girls at Mel/Har, among them Nikki Knight, Annette Heinz, Sue Nero and Francesca. Francesca didn’t work often but when she did the guys went nuts. She was gorgeous! It was cool that the Melody used to book porn stars from time to time. They would put them up at the Consulate Hotel which was right next door to the Markwell. One Saturday night Nellie Gold was featuring and wanted someone to make sure she got back to her hotel room safely. My friend volunteered for the job. We didn’t see him for a couple of days after that! I should start a page on Facebook dedicated to the Melody/Harmony where guys and girls can post their memories. It was awful when the Harmony was forced to leave Times Square to make way for the Holiday Inn. That place was a true NYC landmark!

Calico one of the most popular woman toward the end od the Melody run. She wasn’t the greatest dancer, but she knew how to move to the music. She also knew how to get tips. Lapdances back in the seventies were a dollar a minute. Calico use to have cutomers that would give her sixty dollars for an hour of her time. She would sit on their lap facing them and just talk for an hour. One time I came to the Melody to see Calico. I saw her sitting on this guys lap. When she saw me she held up three fingers. That let me know besides the lap she was sitting on she had two more customers waiting. I found Chantal and had a good time with her. Just another day in the life of the Melody. It was the place to be.

Bacala time had to be seen to be believed. I think it started before lapdancing. Women would come onstage, move to one of the four corners of the stage remove all their clothes. The men would begin lines next to the girl they wanted sometimes the lines would grow to ten deep. Each guy would go down on the woman. Lick and lap for a dollar a minute usually until he ran out of dollars or he grew tired of licking. The next guy would wipe the woman off with a baby wipe and then begin the whole process over. Just another day in the life of the Melody. It was the place to be.

After a guy would finish with his bacala session he’d go to the men’s room to clean up. Most guys had these little bottles of mouth wash. “King Fish” one of the oldtimers would tell the guys how each woman smelled and tasted. He told us once that one woman smelled like a dead bear. We all knew to stay away from her. I was more into the lapdance than bacala. However, once on my twenty-ninth birthday I decided to participate. I was the first one that day in Francine’s line. So I didn’t need a baby wipe. I was down there doing my thing when Seymour yells over the mike and says “Happy Birthday.” I was so embarassed at the time. Looking back now it was just another day in the life of the Melody. The Melody was the place to be. By the way Francine smelled and tasted real good!

I remember bacala well! My first was with French Vanessa who later ended up marrying my buddy Dennis so she could get a green card. I still keep in touch with her all these years later. I know some of the guys you mentioned. Was Bob (the photographer) tall, skinny with black hair who loved pro wrestling? The Ray I knew was in love with Crystal Blue and Eddie (butt lover) was always getting kicked out for jerking off in the front row. He was also a pervert. Once I was walking with him on 3rd Ave and all of a sudden a lady with her 2 young daughters started screaming at us. I was like WTF and looked at Eddie and he had his junk in his hand waving it around. I think I know who Doug was too. Tall guy, balding. I was always up there with my friends Tommy & Seymour. Izzy (the night box office guy) used to call us the burger boys because at the time we were both managers for McDonald’s. I saw Tommy last April when I visited NYC for 3 weeks. We both miss the good old days. I’m pretty sure that all of the old timers have passed away. There used to be this really old guy named Pie who lived in the Edison Hotel and claimed to be a former mlb umpire. Also Freddie Nixon, The Professor, Max (old dude with a flashight who always sat in the same seat), Charles (another old guy in his late 80’s I think) who was in love with Sitiva. So many memories, all good.

For me it all began back in the seventies. I had just finish watching a porno movie called “Peach Fuzz” starring Jean Dalton. I’m walking up Broadway crossing 48th Street when I look to my left and see the Melody for the first. The marquee says “Live Jean Dalton star of Peach Fuzz onstage.” I’m thinking “Wow I get to see her in person.” As soon as I open the door I get this fishy aroma up my nose. I walk up the stairs pay three dollars admission, walk inside and my life was never the same again. “PURE PANDEMONIUM! I’d never since anything like it before. I’ve never seen anything like it since. About two hundred guys in the audience going crazy. About ten girls on stage. Some were dancing. Some were in the middle of bacala sessions. Loud music, horns honking, sirens going off, and women screaming. It was like how I figured Sodam and Gomorah would have been. It was my intoduction to the Melody. I was awestruck. I took a seat in the back row and just sat there in disbelief at what I was watching. I actually closed and open my eyes a few times. It seemed like some type of erotic nightmare that I didn’t want to wake up from. It was my first day of many, days, months, and years at the Melody. I’ll never forget it. The Melody became my place to be. Oh yeah I did see Jean Dalton in person too!

Eddie, Eddie, Eddie! Everyone loved Eddie. Especially all the girls. We called Eddie the butt lover, but he was so much more than that. He was a pervert, but back in the seventies at the Melody we all had some type of fetish. Eddie loved the butt. He cherished women’s behinds. I’d never seen anything like it. The women loved Eddie for loving their behinds. I’ll give you the perfect example. One time I’m sitting next to Eddie at the Melody. Eddie calls Calico over for what I think is a lapdance. Well Eddie turns Calico around so that her butt is in his face. He gives her butt this long massage. You can tell Calico is liking this. He gives her ten dollars for ten minutes of her time. He starts rubbing harder. Each cheek in a circular motion. It almosst looks like he’s making a pizza pie. Calico starts leaning forward making moaning sounds. I’m just watching in amazement. I can tell the two of them have done this before. Eddie spreads Calico cheeks wide and this his head directly in there. He’s so far in it seems like all I see is his ears. Calico says “Oh Eddie don’t stop.” She reaaly looks serious. Like she’s reaching some kind of climax. Eddie continues his massage of each cheek even though I can’t see his face. Calico continues to moan and groan. She begins to shake, and shake still calling out Eddie’s name. If she’s faking it she’s better than Meg Ryan was in “When Harry met Sally.” Finally she let’s out these heavy sighs that have some of the other woman turning around looking at her. She lets out a final sigh and Eddie face finally emerges again. He kisses each cheek. Then he pats each cheek. Calico thanks Eddie. Eddie thanks Calico and its over. After Calico leaves I ask Eddie what did it taste like. He says “At first you taste the lotions and perfumes, but once you go deep enough it taste like crap.” That was Eddie. You just had to love him. He was a marvel of the Melody. The Melody was the place to be.

Suzaye London was a Melody favorite. She was hot to trot. She was a decent dancer. She had the ability to squirt milk from her breast even though she wasn’t pregnant. One time her buddy Danielle was on stage doing her twenty minute dance routine. Danielle was hot too! Well Suzaye was suppose to follow Danielle on, but about ten minutes into Danielle’s show here comes Suzaye on stage. Danielle seems to enjoy Suzaye being there. Suzaye starts taking off her clothes. Once undressed shes starts squirting the guys in the front row saying they aren’t tipping enough. Well the guys start giving more tips. Suzaye and Danielle start dancing hotter. They start touching and kissing each other. The audience goes wild. More tips onstage. They dance for about a half hour together. When they finish dancing the stage is filled with one and five dollar bills. Suzaye goes backstage and gets a big trash bag. They fill the bag with their tips and walk off. Just another day in the life of the Melody. It was the place to be.

Lapdances and bacala were just a few of the things I loved Melody and Harmony ladies for. Tongue kissing was another. The Melody/Harmony had some of the best tongue kisser ever. Francine was a great tongue kisser. Chantal was another. So was Rose Marie. However the best tongue kissing experience I ever had was from a Melody lady, but we were at the follies when it happen. We had a whole session in the Follies burlesque closet. I’m not going to reveal her name. I just respect that private moment with her too much for that. It was a raunchy, sloppy, nasty, but senuous tongue kiss. Its thirty years later and I can still remember the wonderful scent of the woman. I can still remember the taste of her tongue in my mouth. All I can say to her is thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! That day the Follies was the place to be,and she was the lady to be with. Thanks again.

When the Melody was reincarnated as the Harmony Bob and Jerry were the owners. I’m sure that there were silent partners as well. I remember Susaye London well. She really enjoyed her time at the Mel/Har. Danielle was something else, totally hot! I have seen recent pics of her and even though she is in her 50’s she is still just as hot as she was 25-30 years ago. She is another rare story of a Melody girl who went on to lead a successful life with a great legit job. The wall dances were the best. One time one of the girls whose name I don’t remember, but she was Roxy’s cousin was giving me a wall dance and she unzipped my pants and pulled out my junk and discreetly slid it inside for a few seconds. Then she told me that if I wanted more we could go to the Markwell. All I remember about the rest of that night was that I didn’t end up at the Markwell with her. Yup the Melody was the place to be. I wish it was still around!

I remember that week in September of 1979 well. I had my pic taken with Leslie Bovee as well. I don’t remember the particular show that you described but I can just imagine how hot it was at the Melody that day. J.J. was a great guy. We used to close the theatre down on Fri & Sat nights. I wonder what happened to him? Do you remember Elke Winter? She was nice. One of the best looking girls at the Melody was Linta Young, a Portugese girl from Newark. The problem with her was that she was a bitch. She was married at the time to an asian guy, who we all thought was a lucky sob. One day a few of us went up to one of the incall apartments on 48th St just west of 8th Ave and who was up there waiting to be serviced….Linta’s husband. When we asked him why the hell he had to go up to a place like that he told us that she doesn’t give him any at home! Poor guy. Like you say, the Melody was the place to be!

Nat was a math professor at Brooklyn College. I remember Bob well. He was a good friend of my buddy Dennis, who also took lots of photos of the girls as well as the wrestlers at the hotel ( was it a Ramada or a Days Inn) on 8th Ave & 48th St. The only Georges that I remember from the theatre were George the bouncer, George the audio man and a Japanese customer named George who was at the theatre every weekend. Dennis had thousands of photos of the Melody/Harmony girls in his house. When he passed away his cousin Jane who was his only survivor rented a driveway dumpster and threw everything out. After I got married my wife threw out all my pics from the theatre. I still haven’t forgiven her for that. I remember one week when Crystal Blue had worked the burlesk shows during the week. As she was leaving the Melody on a Sunday night she was dragging her suitcase through the lobby and she put it down to give Izzy a peck on the cheek and her luggage tag was staring me in the face with her name and address. I never told a sole about it until just now. She and Jerry had a semi serious thing going on so I knew she was off limits.

There was this one headliner at the Melody who could play a plastic instrument with her private part. Does anyone remember her name? She would also smoke cigarettes and blow out smoke the same way. Then there was Veri Knotty. She could actually tie her private parts into a knot. They were just two of the acts that made the Melody so unique. The Melody was the place to be.

All those happy lapdance customers at the Melody that would leave all those condoms in the toilet were afraid to flush it according to Ray. Ray was part of the lounge five. He was the oldtimer of the group. He would tell stories about the “old days.” When certain streets had fifty hookers within a one block area. Ray and alot of the other Melody oldtimers would talk about a place called the Empire Room that was located in Newark, New Jersey back in the sixties. His favorite lady was Crystal Blue. Ray had hundreds of photos with her. Dispite Jerry T and his involvement with Crystal Ray was intimate with her for many years. The funny thing about it Ray and Jerry T were good friends. Ray had a stroke a few years ago. He recovered partially. Whenever I run into him and mention the Melody he can’t stop smiling. Ray was a fixture of the Melody. He was one of the reasons the Melody was the place to be.

I’ve written about many things in this column. One thing I haven’t talked about too much are the GUYS. So to those who have passed on, and to those who rock on. To Seymour, Freddy, Eddie, Subway John, Ray, Bob, Nat, George, Big J.J, Howard, Greg, Alex and any of you guys that I may have come in contact with that I failed to mention it really was a stone cold blast. All you guys along with the Melody ladies help to make the Melody the place to be for me.

This is great stuff guys. We ought to have a reunion with the ladies,lol. I started going there with fake ID at 16 , used to cut school then only on weekends when I was in college and working . George the Black Bouncer died when he was stabbed at another club he worked at . There was Roger Big Dck, Steve , and Tommy . I knew Star and her cousin very well . I loved Fannie Annie and Suzaye London . I always thought Pie was rich,lol and I thought Bobby owned it from Day one . Did Dominique have her Church Street place up until 9-11 or was it gone before that. I remember when she first came in smelling of cheap perfume . I always knew Lloyd was BS , that he did one round trip a day to Boston and back and then spent his cash on Margo but the boy must have been spending his trust fund and is probably homeless now . Margo wasnt bad looking but her pssy smelled like rotten eggs .

Tiffany Clark and Fred ? . They treated us like family . I never cared for the Follies but liked Show World .

I remember Eddie. Short guy and he used to wear this cap like the STOOGES wore.

Does anyone remember a headliner named Toni Rose. She was heavy into S&M. However, when she was on the Melody stage she was a pleasure for the eyes to behold. She put most of the Melody regulars to shame. She wasn’t into giving lapdances or indulging in bacala sessions, but once you saw her dance you didn’t care. Every move was mesmerizing. The way she use to glide across the stage was hypnotizing. She was like a “swan among a pond of toads.” She wouldn’t take photos either. She just did her show and left me in a daze. She made the Melody a place to be, and her act, the performace to see. More about Toni later.

Bob let some regulars in for free once in a while . I used to save my dollars and come with $80-100 on a Saturday night.

Tiffany Clark was a sweetheart. There was a bunch of guys who used to close the place down on weekends that really dug her. I remember the faces but the only name I remember is Roger. A tall thin blond guy. I think Roger liked Vanessa too. Good guys that group was. I used to see Tiffany & Fred on 86th street all the time. Usually in Grand Union late in the evening where I would occasionally stop after work and pick up a few groceries before heading home. Does anyone know what she’s up to these days?

TONI ROSE

She spins in rythmic Harmony.
A gift on stage at the Melody.
She glides into a senuous pose.
Everybody wants, but no one holds Miss Toni Rose.

The mesmerizing Miss Toni Rose.
A swan among a pond of toads.
A dancing phenom in stripper clothes.
Everyone loves, but nobody knows Miss Toni Rose.

Just one reason, in one day at the Melody,
that Miss Toni Rose made it the place to be.

I’m in . There are places in NJ, theatres and peep shows that draw alot of queers but certain times couples come in and the woman do us str8 guys for free ofcourse but I dont go that often . Wish I could bring an ex Melody girl in with me,lol. Any volunteers ?

Type in Lapdance and go to wikipedia. They mention the Melody also. I was there for that first Lapdance ever back in the seventies. I wrote about that in an earlier article.

Type in Lapdance and go to wikipedia. They mention the Melody also. I was there for that first Lapdance ever back in the seventies. I wrote about that in an earlier article.

Type in Lapdance and go to wikipedia. They mention the Melody also. I was there for that first Lapdance ever back in the seventies. I wrote about that in an earlier article.

Casting for my Melody/Harmony Mega movie. Bob Anthony would be played by Richard Gere. Jerry T would be played by John Turturro. Al Kronish would be played by Pierce Brosnan. Dominique would be played by Annette Heinz. Since she knew her so well she could bring out the character. If she was unavailable to play the part we’d put a blonde wig on Marcia Gay Harden(Mystic River-The Mist). Megan Fox would play Crystal Blue or Tiffany Clark. Scarlett Johannsen would play Rose Marie or Joey Karson. Kim Kardasian would play Susan Nero. Jennifer Lopez would play Margie Villa. As a matter of fact Megan, Scarlett, Kim and Jennifer could play who ever they wanted as long as they played with me first. Hey this is my Melody/Harmony Fantasy Mega movie remember! So I’m going totally off the hook with it OK! Time for a reality check.

I said the Melody was mentioned. Read my post,lol. If I hit it nig I will pay for that movie .

Vanessa was a tall slim French girl w/blonde hair. Her best friends were Teri Swan, Sydney Mclaine, Nikki Knight and Danielle. She married my friend Dennis so she could get a green card. She used to come up from Bernards late in the evening just to see Roger! Teri & Sydney have passed away, both from cancer. Vanessa still keeps in touch with Danielle & Nikki Knight. I wish there was a way we could reach out to former Melody/Harmony girls and guys and have a reunion some place. Any ideas?

I will start : Fannie Annie, Bobbi Roxxane, Tiffany Clark, Susan Nero, Holly, Long Jeanne Silver, Dominique, Susaye London, Star, Margo, Joey Karson, Annette Heinz, Flame , Calico, Crystal Blue, Vanessa, Kandi , Gypsy Rose, Danielle, Jackie , Jill Munroe , etc

Kandi was a African American lady whose lipstick and body smelled so good . It still bothers me that this tall lady with short blonde hairs name esapes me .

Glad to hear Margo did so well for herself. I always liked her. I especially liked her friend June. They say Silka made it big on wall street. For every one that made it there’s a sad story about one who didn’t. Remember Chantal? Such a pretty thing from Jersey. She overdosed and died in a hotel. Her folks had to come from Wallington NJ to claim her body. The Melody was the place to be for alot of us. However for alot of the women it wasn’t

I will name all the Melody ladies that I can recall, but not right now. Probably tomorrow. Right now I have information that I think all you Melody fans might appreciate. THE MELODY OPENED IN 1973! If anyone is looking for a really good book about the Melody and other burlesque halls read Josh Alan Friedman’s “Tales of Times Square.” On page twenty in the last paragraph Al Kronish says “ When this location came along in 1973, it just happened to be on 48th street. The real estate was good, so we took it.” This book gives you loads of information about the Melody and other places. I didn’t know this but before the Melody Bob Anthony was manager of the Follies. They even had a three piece orchestra. If you can’t find it in a bookstore look online. I’ve had my copy for over thirty years. Josh even autographed it for me. He wrote “ to one of the Harmony’s most distinguished gentlemen.” There’s alot of good stuff in this book. Once you read it you’ll really understand if you already didn’t know that the Melody/Harmony was the place to be.

I had Tales of Times Square but after the wife & I split up it disappeared. Looks like I need to buy another copy. About 5 years ago on a trip to NYC I went to the Colony record store and bought Mike Cassone’s cd that had Bob Anthony singing Angela on it. The manager said that it was the last one they had so of course after I got back home it was a defective cd so I was screwed.
1973! The Melody had a good run before it was busted and was reincarnated as the Harmony. Just think that if B.A. was thinking with his big head instead of the little head just maybe he never would’ve made Dominique a partner in the theatre. Jerry would have kept it as is until they had to move. Jerry was into real estate and owned some apartment buildings in upper Manhattan. What they should have done was move to a more industrial area then maybe they could have gone under the radar. When Guiliani became mayor and decided that we all should all be subservient to his morals and started his crusade against adult entertainment it surprised me that he wasn’t shot by an angry Harmony customer! NYC just isn’t the same as it was in the good old days. I remember Bob always saying that Lindsay was the greatest mayor because he left places like the Melody alone.

I also remember Lucky Lady, Her Place, Sophisticated Lady and the Passion International Room and of course the Luxor Baths where $10.40 would get you anything! That was one wild and crazy place. The lounge was downstairs and after you paid the manager would give you a ticket and you’d give it to the girl. Then she’d take you up in the elevator to the 6th floor where the rooms were. One weekends there were always dozens of guys there all waiting to get laid. I digress now to Lucky Lady, they had the best looking girls there. I remember one named Kelly who was a slim brunette. Had lots of fun with her.

Some more names that I remember: Destiny Duvall, Brandy Lawrence, Crystal Cox, Lauren, Natasha, Inga, Rose. There were 2 Natashas. One was a light skined black girl and the other was a petite blond.
Rose moved in with me in ‘85 and we were together for 5 months. I really liked her and was trying to get her out of the business but she was only 19 and thought she could make $1000 by working as an escort or in an apartment. I used to go to a place on 34th & 3rd Ave. They had business cards that said Robert Stein, entertainment consultant. I went up there one afternoon with Eddie and Rose opened the door and I was shocked to see her there. I just turned away and we went back to the Harmony, which was the place to be.
Please excuse me for rambling on here. I had to take a pain pill (morphine) in the middle of the night and I feel so high right now!

Later guys!

THE MELODY OPENED IN 1973. Calico, Crystal Blue, Susaye London, Danielle, Magic, Bianca, Beverly, Silka, Flame, Sparkle, Star, Asis, Joey Karson, Chantal, Rose Marie, Lisa Wilson, Lena Tyler, Tiffany Clark, Tina Marie, Anna Turner, Misty, Francine, Anya, Holly, Margo, June, Fannie Annie, Claudia, Roxanne, Electra Blue, Monique, Kitty Hawk and Patty Cake were the regular ladies that I can remember. For every regular name I listed there are at least five or more that I’ve forgotten. Two headliners that I failed to mention yesterday were Sharon Mitchell and Aunt Peg. Sharon Mitchell became a doctor amd she works in California with aids patients. She has also worked with alot of ex-porn stars that came down with aids years later.

Went with hundreds of ladies and probably spent at least a hundred thousand dollars over a ten year period back then. However, if I could do it all again I would. Why? Because for me, “THE MELODY WAS THE PLACE TO BE.” Any experience that came because of that such as the massage palors and all those ladies only enhanced my Melody/Harmony/Follies experience.

The blonde with the short hair I meant was Anya . Thanks. Jaquar postedon here . Anyone email her ? The house I went to with Tall Roger was Renee’s aka the Episode , the price used to be 10 bucks , she moved uptown, downtown etc through the years and ofcourse the prices rocketed . I have not been there for years but she still has the same phone number and was recently arrested and is still in jail . She had a minor with fake ID working there. Renee aka Noreen will reopen ofcourse but the Melody will not . RIP to Bob Anthony , all the ladies who have died and all the customers. A couple of u also knew Star whom I spent some time with as a young man . She was a short Pureto Rican girl from NJ , nothing fancy . Same Star ?

My Melody All Star Team of Regulars (no Porn Stars) :

Anya , Fannie Annie, Holly, Shannon Ireland,Susaye London,Jaquar, Candy Stanton, Jill Barry.

Does anyone remember Tamika or Asia?

The art of the lapdance and wall dance when done right is a thing of beauty. It’s like a work of art. However, when done wrong it could lead to a double hernia operation. Sometimes the wrong lady would sit on me and start moving too wild, too crazy, too rough and heavy. Hurting my balls. I’d give her a few dollars and say “thank you see you later.” However, when I’d get that right Melody or Harmony lady, that right connection of movement and timing it was almost like dancing in ryhtmn. Everything was in unison. Her rocking her rolling, her movements were so fluid. I could just sit back relax and put my arms around her to feel her breast as her big rear end just kept thrusting into my pelvis, into my groin. She’s moving faster and faster to the music. She’s starting to rock and roll. I’m starting to shake and quake, shake and bake until I just shiver and quiver into that climatic happy ending. When it was right there was nothing quite like it. Well maybe a good BJ or lay tops it, but you Melody alumni know what I mean. That’s why the Melody/Harmony was the place for me to be.

Magic was very pretty. Halle Berry kind of pretty. For me Magic was like the Mona Lisa of lapdancing. She was the first lady at the Melody to give me that happy ending. I had constantly been hitting the massage palor circuit to find fulfillment when one day Magic comes over and sits on my lap. I give her five dollars for five minutes, and she starts working. She had this slow methodic movement to the music until she could feel my rise. Then her movements became alot faster quickly. I wasn’t even wearing a condom. So when my happy ending came she could feel my wetness. She turned around looked at me smiled and said “I thought you said you never came.” I smiled and said “You were the first.” She just smiled again got up and said “See you next time.” I saw her again and again. I had many happy endings with Magic. She made the Melody/Harmony the place to be for me. Magic thank you so much!

I hope Star turned her life around too, although most of the time she was high.
Who was the homeless girl living in Central Park? Could it have been Shawn? Dennis told me before he passed away that he saw Shawn somewhere in Manhattan and that she looked homeless. He gave he a few bucks because he felt sorry for her. Once I caught her smoking pot in the back and she followed me to the office begging me not to tell Bob, Jerry or Dominique. I had no intention of ratting her out. She offered to perform a Billy Joel on me and of course as a hot blooded young guy in my 20’s there was no way I could say no to a Billy Joel! It turned out to be the best Billy Joel I ever had! When we walked out of the office Rose who was living with me at the time saw us leaving the office and she knew that I had just experienced a Billy Joel and stormed to the back. She was upset with me. But I have always been a big Frank Sinatra fan and wished that I could’ve experienced that with Shawn. Yup, the Melody was the place to be.

Does anyone remember Rosie from the Follies.

For me the Melody was the place to be most of the time. Once and awhile the Melody would get too crazy and zany. I’d need a break from the madness. I’d head down the street to the Follies. The Follies didn’t have lapdancing or bacala or tongue kissing. What it did have were some good performers. I loved watching Annette Heinz. It was always a pleasure to watch Nikki Knight. However, the one I could always depend on to help me unwind from the frenetic pace of the Melody was Rosie. Especially when she danced to “I go crazy.” “ When I look in your eyes I go crazy.” She had such beautiful movements with the music. Rosie was to the Follies what Toni Rose was to the Melody. Her performance would take my breath away. When I sat and watched her dance I’d go crazy. Sometimes I’d tip her five dollars to that one song. Rosie thank you!

Does anyone remember Lisa Wilson?

What did Lisa Wilson look like ?

I am bad with dates and such. Did Holly quit working after her daughter went missing ? I never knew till recently that Holly Ann was her kid . I do recall the week Dominique first came in. She tried to get two or three dollars a minute, there were accusations that she was picking pockets (there were several who did ) .

That’s awful to hear about Shawn. But honestly I half expected it. She was a big druggie. I remember her falling asleep during lap dances. IIRC, Shawn came from a well to do jewish family and that her dad was a doctor. Purely conjecture here but possibly her family found out about her porno career and disowned her. I guess she could never get herself clean. I wonder if she knows anything about Sharon Mitchell and the program she runs in L.A.? Tony I’m surprized that you only recently found out Holly and her daughter. That was all over the theatre at the time. I think she stopped working for a time but came back after the publicity died down. It wouldn’t have looked good if the press found out where she worked. I don’t remember Lisa Wilson at all. The only Lisa I remember was Lisa Be. MelHarFol, you have to tell us more about Lisa Wilson. Magic I do remember well. She said that she was from Baltimore but was part Hawaiian. She was hot as hell with one fine ass. I remember seeing her get dropped off out side the theatre by a car full of guys. I always thought that one of them was her boyfriend/pimp.

I just remembered Star’s cousins name and she has not been mentioned on here till now :

DUSTY

Just saw a movie that made me think about my Melody/Harmony days. “ She’s out of my League.” The chick(Alice Eve)is so hot. There’s a scene in the middle of the movie that will have any Melody alumni laughing. Its like old times all over again. Check it out or wait for the DVD.

Beverly and Bianca were two sisters from Brazil. They were both at least six feet tall and built like Amazonian brickhouses. Misty was their best friend. One time I was about to enter the theater when a crowd was blocking one of the entrance ways. As I eased my way through I noticed a young yup/prep looking individual coming out from underneath Misty’s dress. He wipes his mouth as if he just finish drinking a bottle of apple juice. Except I suspect what he finish drinking had a more tangy taste to it. He tries to kiss Misty, but she just smiles, straigtens up her underwear, takes the guys money and backs away as she puts the money in her purse. Beverly and Bianca are laughing. I’m just standing there in amazement as to what I just witnessed. Just another day in the life of the Melody. Urine breath customers and all. For me the place to be was the Melody/Harmony.

THE MELODY OPENED IN 1973.

Sometimes the Melody would be so crowded that I’d be sitting down getting a lapdance, and ladies would be passing me by to give the next guy a lapdance. Sometimes I couldn’t even see the ladies face. I’d have to identify them from their rear ends. I’d be sitting with a Melody lady who really wasn’t that good at lapdancing. I gave her a few bucks just to pass time until a better lapdancer came along. Well the better lapdancer would be passing in front of us. I couldn’t see her face, but I recognized her back side and yelled for her to stop. The not so good lapdancer understood the situation and she would leave. Sometimes with the coaxing of a few more bucks. I’d get the better lapdancer and get my happy ending. Just another day in the life of the Melody. For me the place to be was the Melody/Harmony.

Melhar : Tell me how u soent day and bight there when u where in your 30"s . U must a millionaire .

I can safely say this: If I had never knew the pleasures of the Melody, I would no doubt be a millionaire today!
I remember picking Joey Karson at Lucky Lady. LL used to have some fine ladies working there. I remember one Asian girl from up there. She didn’t seem to work very often, but when she was I always used to take her. A couple of other Melody girls I remember are Diana Onassis and an older spanish woman named Melai Melai.

Faces were such interesting things to observe at the Melody. Especially the face of a Melody customer when he was reaching his happy ending. Sometimes I’d be standing in the back of the Melody watching certain Melody ladies work their lapdance magic on customers. I’d see the guy start shaking. I’d ease down that way soo I could get a look at his face. It was some of the funniest stuff I’ve ever seen. The distorted look was hilarious. Sometimes I just couldn’t stop laughing. I’d have to leave and go to the lounge area to recover and regroup. Eddie had hip me to this awhile before. It wasn’t until I was in the mirrored room at the Lucky Lady massage palor that I realize how strange a face can be. Big Mary my number one BJ lady of all time was working her lips on my dip stick. She was getting me off for the first time. The room had a mirror on the ceiling. I’m lying on my back. Big Mary is draining me dry. I’m shooting my whole load. I’m straining to look at myself in the ceiling mirror. I looked like one of those monsters in the Michael Jackson video “Thriller.” I looked horrible. My eyes were bulging out, my mouth was twisted. I never looked so bad, and felt so good all at the same time. After that experience I never bothered to look at anyone at the Melody anymore. I learned my lesson well. As funny as those guys looked I felt I should give each guy his moment of privacy with the lapdance lady of his choice. So to all you guys I may have looked upon, SORRY! That was your Melody moment. Sorry for my invsion of your privacy. It was funny, but it wasn’t my money, and I should have kept my distance. Your place to be was the Melody/Harmony. My place to be was out of your way!

Funny how u dont answer the question, U either were not a full time louge guy because they were all in their 60’s or 70’s at that time or u r that age . I never cared for the lounge lizards to be honest. Harmony man u sound cool. I was a kid and when a newbie came in no matter his age and asked questions , I would help hin out. The lounge lizards were an arrogant group and were probably on welfare, SSI , SS, SSD, OR some were inherited rich .

Weren’t u the guy who went to eat some pussy and came up with a cock in your mouth from a Pre OP TS and just kept sucking .

No sway, into the fray, I’m about the lay, the ladies, those beautiful Melody/Harmony/Follies ladies. So many ladies. So many names I can’t remember anymore. So many great performances on stage. So many lapdances. So many wall dances. So many happy endings. To all you ladies I can’t remember I salute each and every one of you. I thank you all for some really good times. You help to make for me the place to be the Melody/Harmony/Follies.

Does anyone remember a big blonde named Bridgett. She was at the Harmony on 22nd and 17th. However, I never saw her at Church Street.

Francine eas my first tongue kiss at the Melody. Rose Marie was my first kiss at the Melody. She had just finish performing. She was walking around the stage collecting her tips off the stage floor. I was sitting toward the back right area right next to the stage. As she came over my way I get out of my seat and hand her a five dollar bill. She bends down grabs my face and lays this big wet one on my lips. I could smell her musk and perfume. A wonderful scent. I could taste her lipstick, but I was just awestruck by the moment. She said thanks and walked off the stage. I learned from that experience that it was always good to sit in that end seat toward the back of the stage. I was the last one the lady saw as she was leaving. Do her right she’d do you right. Rose Marie, for me, was the lady at the Melody/Harmony. At least for that moment.

Rose was my first tongue kiss at the Harmony. Also was my first BJ up there too. One afternoon I was in the lobby/lounge playing the baseball video game and Rose came out after she finished her show to hang with me and Seymour. All of a sudden she reaches around my waist and unbuckles my belt and pulled it off. She starts to head back into the theatre and she coyly tells me that if I want my belt back I need to come and get it. She walked to the back to the first room to the left of the stage. I followed her and asked for my belt back. I ended up with 5 minutes of Rose dropping to her knees and pulling my jeans down just like in the movies. Two days later she moved in with me and stayed for about 6 months. For me back in ‘85 the Harmony was the best place to be.

Does anyone remember a big blonde named Bridgett fron the Harmony on 22nd and 17th street. I don’t remember her being on Church street. Well anyway she was a blonde brickhouse. Big legs, big thighs, and a big laugh. She wore her hair in this round over the top braided circular look. It seemed liked she was just off the boat from Sweden or Norway or some European country. Well I give her ten dollars. She straddles me like shes about to ride a bull. Instant erection. I mean super hard. Her hard body is right up against ny hard part. She begins grinding hard and fast to the music. I didn’t last five minutes. Her hard rubbing got me off quickly, hard and intense. I was totally drained. I left the Harmony to find a store to replenish myself. These were the years before we heard of Viagra. I found a deli a few blocks away. I ate a small jar of peanut butter, banana pudding, and I took a couple of vitamin E that I always carried with me. I drank them down with a pint of orange juice and found me a bench to sit and rest up on. I couldn’t get Bridgett out of my mind. After about an hour of resting I went back to the Harmony. Bridgett saw me as I came in. She says something like “Back for more.” I nod as if to say yes. Quicker than I could give her my ten we were back at it again. Same result all over again. It seem even faster the second time. Very quick, very hard, very intense. However, this time I finished with a huge headache. This time when I left I just headed for the bus. I slept all the way home. I was lucky the last stop on the bus was my stop or I would have overslept for sure. That was the first and only time I ever saw Bridgett. Thank you Bridgett where ever you are. For me that day the place to be was the Harmony.

Hellfire and the Vault I discovered in the 90’s and most thougt it was S * M or gay but u had couples and single woman playing with us guys in the open areas and the booths (no video just booths ) . Both places moved several times .

Melhar : I have to aplogize to u. As I said I didnt care for the arrogant attitude of the lounge old guys besides Pie . I never sat out there and palyed the machines etc and I still wonder if u were there so often how did u ever work but u r not who I thought u were by yojr description so I was wrong . Whats your first name guy ?

Went with Kelly, Karen, Julie Red, Big Red, Big Mary, Carlotta, Isabella, Joey Karson, Lisa Wilson, Susan, Patty Big Boobs, Nicole, Charo, Sandra, Yvoone, Becky,and Fuzzy. Caught the clap from Fuzzy. I went with a hundred woman or more back in the late sevemties and early eighties. I use to keep a list with all their names. It was burned up in a fire along with my Melody photo albums, and by Broadway playbill/ticket albums. Between massage palors, go-go bars and street corners I’ve gone with more women, and most of their names I can’t remember. Kelly that I went with was white and she had a nice lean body. She reminded me alot of Jaclyn Smith from “Charlie’s Angels.” My first name is Vincent, but that won’t do you any good. My friends, and most of the lounge five called me by my last name,or they called me “king massage” because I hung out so much at the palors. Annette Heinz I knew her well. She was a beautiful person. If God created anything more beautiful he’s keepig mor beautiful he’s keeping it for himself.

Did anyone hear anything about a burlesque coming to New York next week?

Saw a movie called “Chole” the other day had some good nude scenes with Julianne Moore and Amanda Seyfried. Amanda’s the same one that had the hot kissing scene with Megan Fox in Jennifer’s Body. As hot as all that was none of it can touch Leslie Bovee and Phaedra Grant when they did their thing at the Melody. “Ain’t nothing like the real thing baby even if it was long ago.

There is a page on Facebook dedicated to the Melody. It’s called Melody/Harmony Theatre NYC fan page. Put the word out to all the guys/girls who were regulars up there.
Tony, I agree with you saying Dominique was a pig. IIRC she was the first strip club owner to charge the girls to work and then other strip clubs started doing it. Dominique had an apartment very close to the Melody on 49th streetbetween 6th & 7th Ave. Bob would go to her place in the afternoons. I don’t know what he saw in her. She was a wildebeast. Bob must have been out of his frikken mind to have made her a partner. I know for a fact that Jerry hated her. One of these days I’ll post how Rose fucked me over.

There is a website called “Website under construction” that’s trying to change the orgins of the lapdance from the Melody to the Harmony. They are trying to say that Dominique stared it after seeing it on Broadway in “Cats.”. Sorry “WUC” I saw “Cats” the first month it came out. Lapdancing had already been thriving at the Melody under Bob Anthony. If your going to start a website at least get your facts straight. Hey guys check out this website for yourselves to see what other things they’re trying to take credit for in the name of the Melody and Harmony. The Melody/Harmony/Follies rules.

there has to be a name “ wbesite under construction ” just means its not completed.Please copy and paste the link. I hope they have a contact email for Dominique. I would tell her a thing or two .

Tony, You have the right page. I am a fan too but my pic isn’t posted. Maybe Dominique is behind that under construction website. There are ways to find out who the webmaster/mistess is. Put the link up here so I can check it out. Whoever is behind this site is showing no respect for Bob Anthony IMHO.

SO Harmony where u the person who posted right after me >|?

Has anyone ever seen a movie called “Burlesk Queen?” I’m a movie buff and this movie sounds like something special. Did anyone find out about that burlesgue show this week? If so, where is it at?

Many times before I’d come gto the Melody I’d make a quick stop at Lucky Lady. That was a mistake most of the time. There was Yvonne. She had this incredible tongue, and an uncommon knowing of the nerve endings of the penis. The first time I ever went with her she starts this rapid flicking motion with her tongue on my dip stick I start shaking like crazy. Its a real funny vibrating shake that I never experience before. Before I can get to the big O she stops and ask me how big a tip she’s going to get. I tell her five dollars. She starts up again with this snake-like tongue flicking. I’m about to explode again and she stops. Again she ask me how big a tip she’ll get. This time I just say whatever amount she wants. She starts back up again, but this time she’s even faster with her tongue. I start shooting like somebody turned on the hot water. I’m spent. After I left I tried to make it to the Melody, but I had these weird shakes all the way home. Sorry Melody/Harmony/Follies you were always the place to be. Except after Yvoone, she always left me wasted.

Sounds like another Topless Bar .

Still ticked off that another website would try to give Dominique credit for lapdancing when it was Bob Anthony and the Melody that started it. Well it was actually Margie Villa that sat on the first lap. It was under Bob Anthony’s management. If anything the producers of “Cats” came down the street from the Winter Garden theater saw what was happening on the Melody stage and decided to throw it into their show. It was at the Melody first. Melody/Harmony/Follies rules forever!

Maybe Dominique is behind that other website. If you can post the url we can check to see who the registered owner is. Could also be someone too young to know about Bob Anthony and the Melody’s history who didn’t fact check.

EXACTLY, I will know who owns it, under construction is not the site name

I checked the web domain and it is registered in Madiera which is in Portugal. The website claims that the owner of the Harmony was a woman who previously owner of the Paris Theatre ( Formerly The Follies). It says she danced like a cat. Now Dominique was anything but a cat and the girls hated her. I wonder who put this bullshit on the internet? There is a topless pic of a girl on the site who I do not recognize as well as a pic of a turnstyle. IIRC there was no turnstyle at the Melody/Harmony between 1978 & 1985. The website itself sells Christmas wreaths and has a number to place an order which is 1-800-555-1212 and that is a number for directory assistance for toll free listings. Perhaps this is someone’s idea of an April Fool’s Joke.
What do you guys think?

Its all phoney emails and numbers , I copied and pasted the email so I could send it from an anonymous email I have. I just saw the email address, its ourcompany.com, the phone numbers are all 555-1212 , something is crazy here, maybe they are trying to sell the name and website and Dominique hired a bouncer who tried to fuck the girls ? Who George Gibson, he was hired by Bobby . The girls huddled and made business decisions , this sounds crazy.

George was cool, as I said he got stabbed at a night club he was bouncing at . Dominique should be around 400 lbs by now . George fucked Sue Nero btw

MELHAR : Do we have the site u were talking about and Harmony man did u run a domain history to se who owned it prior to these people ?

A friend of mine sses Susan Nero every now and then riding a bike around First Ave & E. 21st Street. He’s talked with her and see has a straight job and put her past behind her. Next time I’m in NYC I’ll ask him more about it.

I hope he is not stalking Sue . LOL. She’s a big girl anyway .

Had quite a time on Saturday night. I found “The Ultimate Burlesque Showdown.” It took quite a bit of searching, but I found it while I was on the computer in the Port Authority Bus Terminal before I went to see “Clash of the Titans.” Enjoyed it. The Schlep sisters and hirsty Productions presented “The Burning BUSH vs The Second Coming.” It was the best burlesque show I’d ever seen. Its actually the only burlesque show of that maginitude that I’ve ever seen. Admission was twenty bucks. The host Lady Rizzo was an excellent host and an excellent singer. Tigger the comic was very funny. The ladies were so-so to excellent. The Schelp sisters looked like Joey Karson with a Shirley Temple hairdo. They were adequate. However, Saphire Jones very, very, good. A good body, agood dancer, and she put on a good show. The same goes for Nasty Canasta, and Dirty Martini. I didn"t stay for the entire show. I was getting tired. On Saturday I’m use to going to bed around eight. It was after ten when I left the Le Poisson Rouge on 158 Bleeker street in the Village. The ladies only strip down to their pasties and panties. To tell you the truth I didn’t even care. I was having such a good time. The place was in sort of a basement. It was packed. Standing room only. I guess about a hundred people. I thought there would be alot of guys my age. Boy was I fooled. I doubt there was anybody there over thirty. Alot of hot, hot, hot, women. Dressed to kill, and smelling so good. Alot of lesbian couples. Alot making out while the show was going on. Alot of straight couples. Some threesomes. Thet were making out also. There was a stage for the performers. However the floor was laid out like a restaurant. Alot of food being served. I sat in the back at the bar. When I first arrived it was empty, but by eight showtime the place was jam packed and jumping. A very rowdy audience. Like they’ve done this many trimes before. I just totally enjoyed myself.

I left there shaking my head about the whole experience. It was like getting laid without getting laid. I was satisfied, and I was drained and tired, and I didn’t even shoot my load. I don’t think this takes place every week, but I’ll be finding out about the next time. Their website is lepoissionrouge.com. I felt like hollering out “GET A ROOM.” This place was like a combination of the Melody, Plato’s Retreat, and Rishue’s of London’s restaurant all combined. It was a blast! I’m surprised I never heard of this place. So many ladies. So much making out. It was utterly crazy! It was like when all these people left there they’d were going to hang out somewhere else. Unless things may have gotten alot hotter after I left. Because I only stayed until around ten. I can only imagine what it would be like around midnight. Maybe it turned into something like “Caligula.” I wouldn’t be surprised. It was wild enough while I was there. OUT OF THIS WORLD! I loved it!

I think alot of those hot chicks at Le Poisson Rouge came from New Jersey. I over heard one woman talking on her cell phone say that she had just come from Hoboken. When I was on the Path train it made a stop in Hoboken on my return trip. Alot of hot chicks were getting up the other train going into New York. Some probably on their way to Le Poisson Rouge

I think we are all in agreement when I say the Melody/Harmony/Follies had alot of hot ladies that made us a bunch of hot and horny and crazy guys. Here’s to all those ladies. Here’s to the Melody/Harmony/Follies. For me the place to be was the Melody/Harmony/Follies.

I would like to see what DOMINIQUE LOOKS LIKE TODAY. IS HER NAME MADELINE ?

We should call her for an appointment to see the Property . She is too cheap to get a Real Estate .

I left Dominique a message “thanking ” her for ruining the Melody. In order for her to survive with that property remaining vacant for so long she must have some serious bucks put away because SS aint allowing her to survive in NYC especially the way she eats ,lol. Did she own that property on 23rd street too and is it true that Bobby left her big bucks as did several regulars like Pie ?

Can find it, one match refers to apartment rentals, can u post a link ?Ty

I just found out that the place where I went last Saturday night was a gay and lesbian club. So you guys might want to think twice about it. As for me there is no shame in my game. I was all abouthe show. I didn’t mingle. I watched the show and left. I totally enjoyed myself, and I got to watch alot of hot chicks making out with each other. It must have been about five guys in this place. The women out numbered the men twenty to one. If they put on another burlesque show I’m goin back again.

I never was so happy that I stumbled on the Le Poisson Rouge. It has opened up this whole world of burlesque to me. ANGIE PONTANI is the reigning queen of burlesque. I looked at a few of her videos on youtube. I can’t wait to see her live. Go to her website. Its like opening up Pandora’s box. Good luck guys. She’s just the tip of the iceberg. There’s oceans of information out there on her and the hottest ladies in burlesque. Melody/Harmony/Follies I’ll always love you, but its back to the future with this new forum.

Try utopiaguide.com

headed to the Staten Island peep place looking for ladies and couples where the lady plays

Haven’t been to a peep show in twenty-five years. My favorite was the Black Jack on 42nd street. I can still remember Linda a twenty year old hot spainish senorita giving me a happy ending through this hole in the glass. I remember one lady giving a guy a hand job with one hand and eating a sandwich with the other. It was a real raunchy place. The Black Jack like all other sex places in the area are long gone.

Where and what is Bell House.

King Massage : U r talking about paid girls in the peeps , I am talking about women who go because they want to and for free .

No such thing as a free woman. One way or another we end up paying for it. I too broke up last year after 20 years. I will be paying once a month until my kids turn 21.

I was not suggesting that u guys had no life or couldnt get “regular” women . These free woman are not for long term or dating but for the moment . They come with their husbands as customers like I do and play like at a swingers club, etc . I wont be taking them out or having kids with them , I have my own kids as well . I too loved the Melody and am a Melody purist , not the Follies not the Harmony under Dominique just the Melody under Bob Anthony . I may see u at the village place .

melharfol, Glad to hear that Ray is doing well. Has he seen Crystal Blue recently? I don’t know when I’ll be back to NYC for a visit. Got some health issues going on now and until I can get them resolved I have to stay close to home. Hopefully sometime this summer I can come in for a few days.

Back again from my quest for burlesque. The 8th annual New York Burlesque Festival Sept 30th-Oct 3rd 2010. More details coming soon.

Back again from my quest for burlesque. Go to http:www.njcom/entertainment/movies/index.ssf/2010/04/behind_the_burly_q_movie_re… You’ll see this photo of Tempest Storm in all her glory. I’m planning to go see that movie this weekend along eith the remake of “Nightmare on Elm street.” I’m a big Freddy Kruger fan too! Back to the quest!

Can you post a link for the Harmony News? Thanks.

I have no clue what he means by this last msg do u Harmony man ? And these shows he is going to , any lap dances ? Can u touch ?

Back from my quest for burlesque. Last Saturday I saw the film “Behind the Burly Q” and I loved it. Its the story of burlesque in America. It is more like a documentary than a movie. Most of it is in black and white. It has some of burlesque greatest stars. It was a pleasure for me just to sit and listen to these women tell their stories. I came along a little too late to see them in their prime. It was fun to watch alot of them perform in their hey day. There was Lili St Cyr, Margie Hart, Dixie Evans, Kitty West, Sherry Britton, Rita Grable, Alexandra the Great 48, and many more. Tempest Storm was probably my favorite to listen to. She was so beautiful on stage with her flaming red hair and costumes. Blaze Starr also gave alot of information about the burlesque era. They even had Alan Alda, and Lou Costello of Abbot and Costello. I can’t wait until I get the DVD so I can watch it again. A real bummer was when I went to the Museum of Sex afterwards. I thought I was going to finally get to see the Harmony exhibition that I had missed years ago. However, I had been misinformed by the website. Sorry guys! I hope none of you went down there. Well it didn’t dampen my spirits too much. Because I had just seen “Behind the Burly Q”, and that made my weekend. I’m still on a high from that. Well that’s all for now. Back to my quest for more burlesque. Later guys!

Took break from quest for burlesque for lap dances and touches at West Side Gentlemen’s Club with a young thing named Cameroon. Was ready when her lap hit my crotch. It only costed me twenty bucks because I shot my load and hit the road. Now its back to the quest for burlesque this weekend at the Highline Ballroom. Back to the quest for more burlesque. Cameroon was outstanding. She smelled really good too!

Back from my quest for more burlesque. Had a great time at the Highline Ballroom on Sunday May 9th at the Mother’s Day salute to the Mother’s of burlesque. The event honored the legendary women of burlesque from the fifties. Best burlesque show I’ve ever seen. Even better than the one I saw about a month ago. This time I was able to stay and watch most of the show. The doors didn’t open until 12:30pm. I was there at 11:00am. I was able to sneak upstairs and hung out outside the doors with the consession people. I saw all the performers as they came in and did their rehersal numbers. Before the show started they showed film clips of burlesque dancers from the fifties. Dancers like Helen Rene, Vanya,and Rita Ravell. I was sitting right next to the stage. When the show started the co-host “The World Famous Bob” came on for about five minutes of comedy. Bob is short for Bobbie. She’s a woman that stacked. Then the first act Perle Noire comes out and does this Josewphine Baker tribute number that was outstanding. Perle dips and she flips into a somersault and into a split. She was incredible. Next was Ms Tickle. She does this Sally Rand tribute fan dance number with these huge fan like feathers that the audience loved. Jo boobs the co-host comes out next and does a tribute to Sherry Britton she also was very good. Then there was a ten mintue intermisson. After the intermission Angie Pontani comes out and brings down the house. The woman was fantastic. In all my years of watching dancers dance and perform I’d nevr seen anyone quite like her. She was a ball of fire-energy. She was like a muscular verision of Crystal Blue only finer, faster, and more athlectic. She had this incredible ass. When she turns around and starts shaking it the audience went wild. I went wild. She finishes her act by dropping to her knees putting this bongo in between her legs and playing with the beat of the music. There was great music throughout. A combination of rythmn and blues and jazz. Did I mention Angie Pontani great ass? An ass to die for. I remember the Melody had a lady nameds Tamika that could move her ass like Angie’s when she was giving a lapdance. Angie had more movement and a bigger ass. Back to the burlesque show. After Angie the show slowed so the lengendary dancers could go on. Toni Elling and Dee milo were about seventy or eighty years old. They did their thing ,but all I can say is Ewwwwwww! After the legends finished Lukki, Ruby Valentine, and The World Famous Bob performed. After watching Angie Pontani performance everthing else seemed so-so. The Highline Ballroom was about making money. They served dinners while the show was going on. Fifteen bucks, but I didn’t eat. Each table had a ten dollat minnimum per person which I paid, but I only drank ginger ale sodas. I was all about watching the show. All things considered I had a very good time. I can’t wait for the next show. Have to try to figure out how I can get a lapdance or wall dance from Angie Pontani. I’d probably have to hit the mega for that one, or come up with the right price. Oh yeah there was no touches or lapdances. Just great performances. Well back to my quest for more burlesque. Later guys!

Excellent detail, I like that. U shoudl write a blog on it .

Back from my quest for more burlesque. Most of these ladies from the Mother’s Day show have a homepage on Facebook. You can check them out, and find out more about them. Back to my quest for more burlesque. Later guys!

Back from my quest for more burlesque. Facebook is so cool. I have so many friends and relatives there. I’ve also become friends with some of my burlesque ladies. Angie Pontani is so hot! Jo “boobs” Weldon is so fresh! I can’t get enough of either one. Perle Noire is so nice to me! They are all out in Vegas at a burlesque extravaganza! I can’t wait for them to come back and do another show. I’m hooked on these women. I’m hooked on burlesque! Back to my quest for more burlesque.

Yeah, be careful with Fb.

I know of a couple of old Melody girls who have Fb pages. They still look good.

Danielle & Vanessa.

Back from my quest for more burlesque. Sorry that I’m not around as much as before guys. I’ve become a Facebook junkie. I have two homepages. One for my relatives and one for the ladies of burlesque. I’ve become totally obsessed with Angie Pontani. I think she’s so hot. Especially when she’s performing. There’s also a black performer named Perle Noire. She has this hot video you can watch on her homepage. There is a Big Burlesque Festival coming to New York at the end of September. I just can’t wait! Well back to my questr for more burlesque. Later guys!

Back from my quest for more burlesque. Perle Noire is another one you might want to check out. She has this body to die for,and she can dance her butt off! She’s going to be at the empire room on July 4th at about eight. Haven’t decided yet if I’m going. Back to my quest for more burlesque!

Back from my quest for more burlesque. If you guys go to Perle Noire Facebook Homepage and become her friend you get to see some of her videos of her performing. I think she is awesome. Back in the day she would have gave a dynamite lap dance. Check her out! Back to my quest for more burlesque!

Back from my quest for more burlesque! In today’s Wall Street Journal Monday August 2, 2010 Page 22 there’s an article called “Risque Business!” It talks about burlesque and how its moving uptown to some really nice locations. Check out the article even if you have to go to the library to get that particular issue of the Journal! “ For women the quality of the performance is what makes burlesque different from stripping.” For information on upcoming shows check out slipperoom.com, and oakroomny.com, and coneyisland.com. Be flexible on start times and double check “information” with venues when possible. Things change. Good luck guys!

Back from my quest for more burlesque! The Slipper room has been a hub for burlesque since 1999. The Orchard space closed in June for renovations and the exhiled performers are now popping up at venues around town. There’s a monthly show at The Players on Grammercy Park and regular shows at the Parkside Lounge and Le Poisson Rouge. Rouge was a little bit too wild for my taste. It seem to have a gay and lesbian atmosphere! Well back to my quest for more burlesque!

Have a great time!

What’s next on the agenda?

I’ve just now finished reading this thread. And it brought back memories of the Harmony clubs on Church and 22nd streets.(Mostly Church street).

But I don’t remember most of the names mentioned here because I was “late to the party”. I used to hang out in Times Square in the mid to late 80s at places like LES Gals, 7-11, and Peepland, as well as a lot of other nude, topless and underground clubs throughout Manhattan, but first found the Harmony around ‘89 or '90.

I certainly missed out on a lot. Even when I use to frequent the Harmony, because I really didn’t know what was available. (I did however managed to get full mileage at underground places like Club 90).

I stopped going to the Harmony club the last year of it’s existence because they jacked up the prices and the quality and number of girls fell. But my favorite ladies at the Harmony were Tiffany(Selina), Este, Angel, Strawberry, Contessa(Zairie), Sativa(Savida), May, Dolores, Desiree, Roxanne. (Those are only the names I can remember at the moment). Susan Nero did have a crush on me according to a dancer named May, but unfortunately I was more into the slender ladies and I didn’t know anything about who she was until I researched her on the internet many years later.(I’m crazy about her now). :–)

Funny thing though. She came into the bank vestibule where I use to do security on the midnight shift over on 1st avenue and 23rd on two separate occasions. The first time I thought she looked familiar, but couldn’t place her face until after she left. The second time I couldn’t work up the courage to say something. :–(

It does seem like there is a consensus about Dominique. I just figured she needed to be strict for survival reasons. Though I can’t comment on whether or not she was “greedy”.

I only actually remember seeing her once. At Church street I used to visit a slim girl from Puerto Rico that worked there named Tiffany, who was fired for fighting with another girl, but then re-hired again under the name Selina, because a different girl started using that name.

One night, after a hot and heavy session with Tiffany/Selina she went to the back to change at closing time, and Dominique came out and told me that she didn’t allow the girls to date the customers and that if Tiffany/Selina was to keep her job Dominique said that she’d better not catch us leaving together, and that we’d best meet up down the block where we wouldn’t been seen. I said “yes ma'am”, and left.

Has anyone confirmed that she is still around?

I remember that in an interview with Dominique I read she mentioned she was selling videos of the girls, but I could never find out how to order them.

I really missed those ladies. A few years later I did see Tiffany/Selina in Hunts Point. She was obviously working the street. :–( I gave her my number, but never heard from her or saw her again.

Back from my quest for more burlesque. The sad thing about all the Melody/Harmony/Follies ladies is that “Mother Time” changed them all. Just like we’ve grown old, they’ve grown old. I stil keep in touch with one in upstate New York. She looks nothing like she did back in the seventies. However, like all of you guys I will always have my memories! Back to my quest for more burlesque.

Back from my quest for more burlesque! TimesSquareGuy I really do wish you well? You are from a whole different generation. Best of luck out there. All the ladies from my era are in their late fifties now. In their day they were all something else. When they were Melody/Harmony/Follies ladies thirty years ago there were none better. You came along just a tad too late. I wish you could have experienced just one Saturday afternoon at the Melody when it was going full blast! There was nothing like it. Sixty ladies on and off that stage. Over two hundred guys. Standing room only. Lap dancing everywhere. Bacala everywhere. Masturbation everywhere. Loud music blasting. It really was mind blowing. I haven’t seen anyplace around here that even comes close to it since then. I loved every minute, every moment with the guys, and the ladies. The Melody/Harmony/Follies was indeed the place to be! Good Luck TimesSquareGuy!! Now back to my quest for more burlesque! Later!

Back from my quest for more burlesque! Harmony man that’s very “WISHFUL THINKING! However, its the thought that counts! ” Back to my quest for more burlesque!

If you go to pipl.com and type Madeline Droege, Orient, NY in the search box you should get a lead on her address/phone info. Then you could ask her your self!

Back to my quest for more Burlesque!! Angie Pontani is so HOT yet so wholesome! You guys should check her out on her Facebook page! Check out some of her friends too! She has alot of HOT friends!! Back to my quest for more burlesque!!

Back from my quest for more burlesque! Sorry guys I wasn’t able to get tickets to any of the events on the New York Burlesque Festival. Everything ws sold out. Alot of die hard burleque people out there. I did see a preview to a new film called “Burlesque” that stars Cher and Christina Aquilera. It looks really HOT!! I don’t know exactly when its coming out, but I’ll let you know! Back to my quest for more burlesque!

I guess it brought back memories of the Melody. Glad that you had a great time. I’d like to check the place out on my next trip to NYC.

Back from my quest for more burlesque! If you guys haven’t already checked it out, check out “Burlesque” with Cher and Christina Aguilera! I enjoyed it! Especially Christina’s voice! It was awesome! Alot of hot bodies to look at too! There is a place called Rhinestone Follies Burlesque at 218 Bowery! They are suppose to have two shows there in December! On the 3rd and 17th! I have to get more information on this! When I do I’ll relay it to the rest of you! Most of the women I go to see are over in Europe now! Go figure! Well back to my quest for more burlesque!!

Back from my quest for more burlesque! I missed the show at the Rhinestone Follies Burlesque on December 3rd! Did anyone make it? I’ll have to try to catch the one on the 17th of this month! Well back to my quest for more burlesque!

Back from my quest for more Burlesque! Calamity Chang will perform at Macao Trading Co.’s “Last Night of Burlesque in 2010.” Enjoy a decadent Macanese feast(as well as a signature cocktail and a champagne toast for the countdown) while performer Clamity Chang and her sultry guest performers showcase their stuff throughout the entire night(311 Church St.,$100,212-431-8642,). I seriously doubt I’ll be there. It’s a little two expensive for my taste. However, I thought I’d relay the information to any of you high rollers out there. Hey to all my Melody/Harmony/Follies friends or foes, guys and gals I’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The best of luck, love, success and happiness in 2011! Who knows maybe we’ll run into each other next year. Take care and stay safe! Back to my quest for more burlesque!

Hey, I hope someone in here can help me out, I’ve been all over the net tryin' to get info on the old Harmony Theatre on 48th and B'way. My search has finally led me here. You all seem to be fellow patrons of the world famous or infamous Harmony/Melody Theatre, So maybe you
can help me out. About 25 years ago I was country hick fresh off the farm and a week out of high school and just starting my basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. On our first week-end pass, my new army buddies and I found ourselves at the Harmony Theatre and after hearing so much about it, keeping in mind we were all pretty wasted from consuming various substances some not so legal. What I vaguely remember is this very statuesque and gorgeous black dancer standing in front of me with a body that had to be blessed by god. Oh yes, did I forget to mention that I was virgin before this moment and the only other naked female that I had ever seen was between the pages of Hustler magazine, this dancer put them all to shame. And the thought that she was ‘Butt-Nekked’ and giving the best ‘Table Dance’ I ever had..This dancer was truly skilled at her job or maybe it was just combination substances in my system and my inexperience.I judge every other ‘Table Dance’ since then they just don’t compare. Sadly, I was only able to get to the club on two more occasions before our Company Commander banned military peronel from that club due to some
pick-pocket incidents involving some of the girls at the club. Fast- Forward 25 years later, I’m cleaning out the attic, I come across a box full of old Stroke-mags, while brousing through one, I ran across an old article with a photo that editor was doing on old the burlesque clubs in New York. The photo is of a very statuesque and beautiful black woman standing beside the ‘Harmony Theatre’ sign and I believe it’s same dancer that gave me my 1st ‘Table Dance’. It’s
ashame that I can’t remember the name of the woman that De-flowered
me 25 years ago. Since you patronized the club far more frequent then I did back then, Maybe you know of the dancer in question. I know there were only a few black dancers in the club at the time, so it can’t be too hard to narrow it down. And if you know where I can find photos and DVDs of the girls from the Harmony/Melody Theatre let me know.

You know the only candy staton I can find on the net is the 70s dance and disco diva…cant possibly be the same person…that bitch is in her s 60s…

Reading your comments about the good olds days of burlesque in NYC in the 70s and 80s at Harmony/Melody theatre..Reminded me of the many nights pleasure that I’ve spent in cathouses and stripjoints around the world while in the military..Places like The Philippines, Bangkok, Holland, Germany, France, Beligum, Prague, Switzerland and Italy.In all my travels, I’ve found that one thing remains the same.
Stripjoints and cathouses worldwide all smell the same, the girls all act the same, the only differencee is the language. But as long you got a pocket full of american dollars you don’t even have to speak just point to what you want. Now that I have retired from the military and reide southern region of the United States where laws regulatimg strip clubs are more relaxed. I have great memories from 2000 to 2009 of places like The Gold Club, Platinum Rose, Cabaret, The Plnk Pony and Magic City.
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Did candy do any porno work or nude modeling that you know of. Maybe she took some photos or video at the club I’d like to see if she is the same dancer that polished my knob back in the day. I credit her with turning me into the ‘Deviant’ I am today, Bless her heart. I’m going back Phillippines my next vacation…One of the few places left where they don’t despise americans.

1stSarge, You can send me the pic at and I’ll let you know if it’s Candy Staton. I think she did some porn work. Magazines for sure.

Harmonyman thanx for the comformation on the Candy ID. If you run across any of her old photos email me. I haven’t had any luck on the net. I know allow of the old performers back then were shooting up drugs and sharing needles so maybe she is no longer amongst the living…if that’s the case what a waste. Because she was GREAT..

If she did video back in early 80’s it’s probably on the old beta max tapes. You guys should have a 30 year reunion for all the old dancers that worked harmony/melody club to see if they still got..But then again who the hell would want it…they got pushing 60 by now…lol

after 25 or 30 years in the business, no retirement plan, no health benefits..they just hope they snag some rich guy. That shyt only happens in the movies. Around here the old washed-up strippers hang out at the nursing homes around 1st of the month and turn tricks.

You can blame all those tragedies on the corrupt politicians back then, they didn’t care about any of those women or what would happen to them when the harmony was closed down. They knew that area was prime real estate for developers so they shut down the so-called undesirable businesses in the area which put a financial squeeze on the proberty owners and made them sell or the city just took it by declaring it a public nuisance or under some imminent domain clause. The crooked politicians and their devoper cronies made billions on that deal.

I have nothing against progress, but I think having an area designated for adult entertainment (Blue Light District) is vital for the community, Disneyland is not everybody’s idea of a good time. The state of Nevada legalized the sex trade 30 years ago and its regulated by the gov’t who get a cut like street pimps and everything runs smooth. There is no citizen outrage because taxes generated from legal gambling and prostitution keeps alot of state workers employed. The rest of the country should follow Nevada’s example.

Juan, do you know anybody that might have photos or video of the harmony girls during the late 80’s or early 90’s. I’m especially interested in a Black dancer named Candy Staton. She was really hot back in the day. If she is still around, she’s probably a grandmother by now. I heard Dominique used to sells videos of the girls from the harmony/melody theatre back then.

Why would anything the dancers at the harmony do make you puke. Most were moonlighting as part-hookers and pornstars. The bacala sessions with 100 different drunk strangers would have been enough to make me toss my lunch and not come back. I Know it was all about the money back then but I hear alot of bums, drunks, addicts and drug dealers used it as a hangout. I bet alot of the dancers and some of the customers probably had STD’s that they passed around during those bacala sessions. Thank god, I always practiced safe activity when I was there. The Army’s directive to soldiers on leave back then was, Don’t bring anything back to the base that Penicilin couldn’t cure.

Well if she is not dead, she’s probably packed on 75 pounds, had 9 or 10 rugrats by 9 or 10 different tricks from the club, and that once cute little butt of hers is now is as wide as the state of Texas. It’s been my experience that these chicks lived life not it the fast lane but in the oncoming lane, and they do not age gracefully. I have seen some real scare- crow ex-dancers. I guess, a lot of their customers can have the last laugh. I have over heard dancers talk about how they hated lapdancing for the older and overweight guys.

Tony, sorry if I hit a sore spot.. That was not my intention. I did know this Jenice person as well as you did apparently. But then again I didn’t go to the Harmony to bond with those women on an emotional level. And you say Sharon and Jenice still look like a couple of 10s or MILFs at near sixty years old send me a few photos. I was only there a few times and I never talked about their personal issues and sorry to say I could have cared less at that time. I was a horny young soldier on a weekend pass with no desire to know a stripper on any deeper level than a WHAM-BAM-THANK-YOU-MAAM. But if these dancers were such an important part of your lives back than that you had to spend much of your free time as regular customers and thousands of dollars over the years. Think about the time wasted on a fantasy woman when you could have had quality relationships with ‘REAL’ women. The only good advice my old man gave me before he departed from this world was ‘Never Look For Love in a Whore House’. Words to live by.

1stSarge: No offense taken and I agree with almost everything that you posted. Your father gave you good advice. That’s why I stopped frequenting the Harmony and any other place like that since early 1996. I had to get on with my life and stop wasting time and money on a fantasy. But I must say, I enjoyed myself during the 4 years that I spent going to that place.

Hey Melharfol, Why don’t you take a break from your Quest for more Burlesque. I think you might need a Intervention or a Six-month Rehab to curb your obsession to Burlesque houses. Porn is like a drug and should only be done in moderation. Never mainlined like you doing..LOL

I’m going to Alaska next month with some friends for a private moose hunt. I’ll make a point of checking it out on my way back. I think the guys and I might be up for some XXX-Rated fun after 3 days of tracking down, killing, butchering, cooking and devouring defenseless critters. Damn, It feels good to be at the top of the food chain. You Gotta Love This Country…LOL

That is soooo funny. The post shoulda read “wildebeast” instead of wildbeastm..as in fat madeline. LMAO

Thanks harmonyman. Been talking to Annie Sprinkle off and on all day. I’ll see if she can give us a post. She has a site, http://anniesprinkle.org Tell her I sent ya. We do need to make a fbook page….think I shall. :D

Hi Annie, I agree she was one beautiful dancer back in the day. I was fortunate to see her a few times in all her glory while I was stationed at Fort Dix. Do you know remember any of movies she made back then, I have searched the porn archives and can’t find anything under her name (Candi Staton). Do you know if she is even still around. It is my understanding, that alot of the dancers at club were heavy drug users and went down hill after the harmony was shut down.

Back from my quest for more burlesque! Before I get back to my quest I’d like to pay tribute to you Ms ANNETTE HEINZ! It’s been over thirty years since I’ve seen you,but it only seems like yesterday. I’d like to THANK YOU for some really nice memories! One of my favorite moments, as a matter of fact MY MOST FAVORITE MOMENT back in the Melody/Harmony/Follies days is because of you. It’s really special and private to me so I not going to get into it. I just wanted to say THANK YOU! Thank you for being so long, tall, sexy and senuous! Thank you for your dancing! Thank you for being you! How I wish I could turn back the hands of time and see you on the stage again! You ARE a beautiful person! Thanks once again for the MEMORIES! The best of love, success and happiness to you ALWAYS and FOREVER! Miss you wish I could kiss you,but since I can’t this will have to do! Now back to my quest for more burlesque!

Back from my quest for more burlesque! 1st Sarge or who ever you are that was over thirty years ago! I fave grown kids that I have since then! I never really got a chance to thank Annette Heinz for that moment! So I did! I was around thiry back then! I’m sixty now! That was my HOBBY at that time! Since I don’t know you and never will have a NICE life! Annette Heinz THANK YOU again! Back to my quest for more burlesque! Hope some of you guys made that show last week!

I can understand melharfol’s kind words about Annette Heinz. She was always nice to everyone and was always smiling! Just a decent person is how I would describe Annette.

Back from my quest to find more burlesque. Hey guys from back in the days of the Melody,Harmony and Follies I’ve got some news. Remember Eddie? Everybody remembers Eddie. Well I heard from a fairly reliable source that Eddie’s retired and moved to Florida. If I get more information I’ll let you guys know. I first met Eddie at the Roxy that use to be on 42nd Street back in the seventies years before I even heard of the Melody. The Roxy in it’s hey day was known for its World Premiere’s of movies such as “The House of Wax” with Vincent Price in the fifities. By the time I met Eddie it was a strip joint. When I was talking about Annette Heinz last week I realized that WOW its been thirty years ago that I use to watch her at the Follies! On that same block was Howard Johnson’s at the corner of 45th. Around the corner was this Gayety where I think Bette Midler got her start singing on stage. Up from the Follies was this arcade and the original Pac-Man machine that I got hooked on in 1980. Across on Broadway was the Palace Theater where I once saw Diana Ross perform. Down the street on Broadway was the Loew’s State 1 and 2 movie theaters. Then came Virgin Mega Store. Now they are all gone. However the Follies was where I use to go see Annette Heinz, Nikki Knight, Vanessa, and Rosie. The STAGE! I use to love that stage. Because you were alot closer to the performer than at the Melody. Those were the days. The women were so close you could smell their perfume, and you didn’t even have to get out of your seat to tip them. Even though I liked going to the Melody more the Follies had a more intimate atmosphere to it. I loved sitting there listening to the music, and watching Rosie dance to “I go Crazy!” Nikki Knight’s music was faster and more upbeat. Vanessa had that “Frenchness” about herself and her music. Then there was Annette. I’ve already said enough about her, but let me say this. On stage she knew how to work it, and her audience loved her for it. Her personality, her long, tall lean body, and that HAIR! That blonde hair! I hope I never get a memory loss. Because as long as I live I want to keep the memories of those ladies. I always said the Melody was the place to be. However, when I couldn’t be there the Follies was just fine with me. Now back to my quest for MORE burlesque!

Back from my quest for more burlesque! As I’ve been on my so-called quest to find more burlesque I’ve come across a dedicated group of young women that are really serious about their craft. They don’t have the elaborate costumes of performers back in the day. However, what they lack in costumes they make up for in enthusiasm and performance. My favorite of these “NEW” burlesque perfomers Angie Pontani. She’s young, pretty very athlectic and a great performer. She reminds me a little of Destiny from back in the day only she has more movement. If you go to her site on Facebook she has hundreds of photos. So you’ll get a good idea of what she’s all about. Another is Perle Noire. She’s a black performer from Louisiana, but works alot in New York. Think of a more muscular version of Josephine Baker, but with all the senuousness of a Josephine Baker. I saw her do this one show where she paid tribute to Josephine Baker that had to be seen to be believe. Then there is Jo Weldon. She is the head of The New York School of Burlesque. She’s a little older than the others. I guess around mid-thirties. She has a gracefulness in her show that reminds you of the burlesque performers from the late fifties and and early sixties. The last time I saw all of them together was on Mother’s Day of last year. Hopefully they will get together again soon. Well back to my quest for MORE burlesque!

There was life after the Melody/Harmony. Sadly it was marriage. Now that I am divorced I should start my own quest for strippers. I think I’ll go to Montreal. They have the finest looking females on the planet! There is one club in Laval that rocks. It takes Mardi Gras a step further!

Annette: When the Melody was located on 48th St., I wasn’t a regular. But, the few times that I did go there I remember you and you were gorgeous and polite. Back then most customers were lined up against the wall and the girls would rotate from one customer to the next until they circled the room. I remember that I would hold off giving tips to the other girls until you made it back to my spot. The one thing I remember about you is that you were not a New York girl. If I’m not mistaken, you had a trace of a southern accent. What part of the country did you originate from?

Back from my quest for MORE burlesque! More information on Saturday night’s burlesque show. NYC’s best in burlesque is at the intimate and classy supper club Drom. It’s a 90 mintue revue. Drom Bar and Restaurant is located at 85 Avenue A (b/t 5th and 6th street) NY,NY I don’t really know that area well, but I will be there early tomorrow to make sure I know where I’m going tomorrow night. The March 5th line up includes Albert Cadabra, Kinichi, Broadway Brassy,my favorite of today’s performers Angie Pontani, Helen Pontani, The Maine Attraction and Bianca Dagga. Good luck to all of you guys and gals attending. Unless it’s SOLD OUT I will BE THERE! Back to my quest to find MORE burlesque!

Back from my quest for MORE burlesque. I had an excellent time at the burlesque show at the Drom on Saturday night. Sometimes I surprise myself. This was one of those times. The Drom Bar and Reataurant opened at 7:oopm an hour before the show starts. I was there at 6:30pm waiting for them to open. I just hung out enjoying the neighborhood. It was a nice night. Alot of young yuppity uppitytypes eating out at all these reataurants in the area. When I finally get inside Drom all te tables are reserved so I have to stand at the bar. I get myself a ginger ale and position myself at the end of the bar so I have a good view of the stage. The place gets crowded quickly. Alot of HOT young women! Fashion model types! Because of the way I’m dressed and where I’m standing alot of them think I’m the bouncer. They are asking me questions. Good smelling, hair flinging, sexy, Hot women and I’m soaking it all in! Eating it all up! I loved it! Well when the show starts the place is packed. Alot of bumping and rubbing going on as these HOT young women jockey for position to see who is coming out on stage. Angie Pontani is first. Her show is excellent. She’s so HOT! HOTTER THAN HOT! Her sister Helen follows her with a tap dancing act which was very good. After those two I was tired and drained. It had been a long day. I went home and went to sleep with a smile on my face. I can’t wait to go again next month! Well back to my quest for MORE burlesque!

Back from my quest for MORE burlesque! Last Sunday I was heading over to KYoto dessert restaurant on 705 Ninth Avenue from Sixth Avenue to get some sweet potato cake, and sweet potato chips. I walked down 48th street by where the Melody use to be, and I felt like actually crying. Progress has taken all the memories away! At one corner there’s this Hershey’s chocolate candy store. On the other side of the street there’s this M&M store. They’ve turned the area into “Candyland”!?! Where the Melody was is 1601 Crown Plaza. I was standing where Bernard’s bar was and there’s a newstand there now. Around the corner where the PussyCat theater was is a SportsClub. Sometimes I wish I could turn back the hands of time to 1979! “Candyland”! Un-Friggin-believable! Back to my quest for MORE burlesque!

Back from my quest for MORE burlesque! I don’t remember Jade East, but Japan has been on my mind too, and what those people are going through. The worse is yet to come if they can’t find a way to prevent a MELTDOWN! Prayers go out to that entire country! Back to my quest for MORE burlesque!

Back from my quest for MORE burlesque! More than 25 burlesque performers disrobed for charity at the Wild Project 195 3rd street in the East Village in a benifit for the AIDS WALK New York City! Audience members paid $50 to enter and were each given a take-home pair of handmade muticolored pasties with tassels attached for twirling. A dazzling array of performers with names like Veruca Honeyscotch, Bambi Galore, Creamy Stevens and Go Go Harder. The host was the World Famous Bob! I’m sorry I missed it, but I thought I’d tell you guys about it through this article anyway. I guess while looking for MORE burlesque, sometimes I get LESS burlesque! This show took place on Saint Patrick’s Day! At least now I know about this place in the East Village, and to keep my eyes open for upcoming events there. Well back to my quest for MORE burlesque!

Back from my quest for MORE burlesque! I was at work the other day trying to explain the dollar a minute lapdance to a group of guys half my age. Dollar a minute for bacala seemed even more strange. They thought I was making all this up. To all the Johnny-come lately’s who might read this you can’t really understand or appreciate the women or the history of the Melody, Harmony, or the Follies! Sorry! You really had to BE THERE! Things today are so different. Women are so different! People are so different. We were all there to have a good time, and we had a blast! Sure it was all fantasy,and we all had to leave go back to our own realities. However for a few hours in the Melody, Harmony or Follies it was MAGIC! So I will again and again and again thank the ladies and gents that help to make this MAGIC possible! THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! Is it living in the past! YES! It’s been over thirty years ago, but it still seems like yesterday. Even though yesterday is NOW so far away! Back to my quest for MORE burlesque!

Back from my quest for MORE burlesque! I wasn’t able to attend the Wednesday night show on E. Houston because of work,but I hope some of you made it. I have more upcoming burlesque to tell you about. The Rhinestone Folloies Burlesque has three shows coming up in the month of April(1st,15th,29th), two in May(13th,27th), and one on June 17th. All on Friday at 8pm. It’s located at 218 Bowery in New York and its $15 admission. At the Highline Ballroom on W.16th street Dirty Martini& The New Burlesque have a show on April 16th. Since that is a Saturday and I’m not working I may try to attend that one. I just don’t like being out too late at night. I’ll give you more information on that show as it gets closer to that date. If that’s not enough burlesque information for you I have MORE! The Museum of Sex at 233 Fith Avenue at 27th Street has an exhibition “The Nudie Artist Burlesque Revived” showing right now! You can even get a $3 off the admission price coupon in today’s amny and metro newspapers! So there it is guys! MORE burlesque! I hope all of you are able to make these shows! Back to my quest for MORE burlesque

Back from my quest for MORE burlesque! Lately I’ve given you quite a bit of information on different venues of burlesque. Here is another. Her name is Jo Weldon aka Jo Boobs. She is the Headmistress of the award-winning New York School of Burlesque. Last time I saw her perform was on Mother’s Day last year at the Highline Ballroom. One of her web site is http//burlesquedaily.blogspot/2010/04 That will give you all the information you need on Jo Weldon! Well back to my quest for MORE burlesque!

Annette, did you ever work the Canadian circuit? I remember seeing Nikki knight in Montreal & Toronto all the time. One summer Tommy (memba him?) and I went to Montreal & Toronto for vacation and saw Nikki in both of those cities. The three of us were on the same flight back to LaGuardia! Small world, isn’t it?

When I finally returned, two things had changed: it was now called the Harmony Theater, and it was no longer up on Broadway. But some things hadn’t changed: Choo-Choo was still there. But one night, she wasn’t there, so I ended up sampling several different women until I found one who took me over the edge. It was of course highly pleasurable, but without the kissing it wasn’t quite the same. Still, I found myself at the Harmony 2-3 times a week, whenever my work schedule permitted. Sometimes I focused on Choo-Choo; other times I played the field. I loved every minute of it.

Time passed. I went to school in California for a couple of years, and although San Francisco’s Market Street Cinema and Mitchell Bros. O'Farrell Theater were no match for the Harmony, they did get me through. I had the great good fortune to land a summer job in New York City, and the first thing I did was find myself a very cheap summer sublet. I wanted not only to live in the city, but also to have as much money to spend at the Harmony as possible!

It goes without saying that that was the best summer of my life. I still spent a lot of time with my darling Choo-Choo, but I also discovered another very well-endowed brunette. She called herself Susie, and I had no idea how much she would change my life…

Back from my quest for “More” burlesque! Nothing to report guys. Its just that when I saw the name Kristina Fox it sent me on a trip down memory lane. I remember a bathtub, and all these bubbles flying around. I think that was Bing Crosby singing “Tiny Bubbles” and Bobby Darin singing “Splish, Splash!” Man I hadn’t thought about that in awhile. I’m a big movie buff! I go to about a hundred movies a year besides what I see on DVDs! I like all movies. I’ve seen alot of Chinese, Japanese, South Korean, Indian, besides everything that comes out of this country. In a fewe hours I’m be on my way to see “THOR!” Then tomorrow “Jumping the Broom!” My favorite movie recently was a South Korean movie called “ I Saw the Devil!” The best thing about sereing so many movies in New York is that it takes me to so many different neighborhoods, and so many different theaters. I’ve totally gotten away from burlesque! Annette thank you for that jolt about Kristina Fox! Even though I go see all this “OTHER” burlesque I wish I could turn back the hands of time and you’d be coming out on stage! Well back to my quest for more burlesque!

Back from my quest for MORE burlesque! Just finish reading a great article on burlesque in the free newpaper “Downtown Express” May 11-17! “New Burlesque: Old enough for a look back.” There’s a photo of Julie Atlas Muz the pretty blond I said looked like a combination of Nikki Knight and Annette Heinz! Check it out, and let me know if you did read it. Otherwise I’ll put it on here in a few days for ALL to read! I’ll probably do that anyway! It’s really a great article! Well back to my quest for MORE burlesque!

Sterling Theaterchurch: Please post a link to the video when u post it on youtube. Do you have any other videos of Harmony Girls? I’d be interested in Jeannie and Shawn.

Hi guys! Love always, Annette

Hey it’s great to know so many of the regulars from the Melody are still around. I’m Michael Lawrence, Brandy Lawrence’s ex husband and boy do I remember the Melody. Yes Candy Staton did films and yes she was great in the bed. Joey Karson was a total sweetheart and will be missed. Desiree was arrested for selling to a fed but I lost track of her. Tish Ambrose performed there once I think but she was a regular at Bernard’s. She has disappeared as did her husband dave, they moved to Hawaii for a while then broke up and that was the last I heard of them. Susaye London started a catering business with her girlfriend and was doing quite well the last time I saw her and she was still a hottie.

Also, Annette, are you on Facebook?

Hey, if you don’t know, there’s a Facebook group called “Fans of Harmony Burlesque.” Check it out!

What would be the logic in doing so?

Back from my quest! Hey guys! I haven’t been to this sie in over a year. Good to see alot of you are still here. I guess you thought I had kick the bucket. Harmony Man I ran into Ray the other day. He’s still hard to understand since he had his stroke. We talked about you, The Melody, The Harmony, The Follies, and “Back in the Day! Annette we talked about you too! If you guys want to contact me I'on Facebook as Godfrey Vincent. You see me in my profile photo standing between Leslie Bovee and Phadera Grant. The photo is about thirty years old. I love that photo. It was in the Melody. My favorite place back then. Take care for now guys. I’ll try to keep more in touch. I’ve given up the burlesque quest for now! TTYL!

When I see laces like the V.I.P Club, Cheetahs, and Lace it makes me realize how special places like the Melody, Hamony and Follies really were. The new places have fine dining and sushi bars. I didn’t need sushi with watching women stripping. It’s not even close to being the same. I’m glad I came along in time to enjoy the Melody, Harmony, and Follies. I’m glad I was able to know alot of the ladies that worked there. It’s so long ago now, but sometimes it still seems like “YESTEDAY!”

I remember a Francine, white, brunette, good kisser, she tasted good too. The only woman I ever had the opportunity to “Bacala” with on stage. Wish I had gone more than once now. Have many of you guys tried “Fans Ofr Harmony Burlesque” on Facebook. If not check it out. Some of the ladies that use to perform at the Melody/Harmony are there.

Aww, I’ve come back, to say hello.

I started going there in the late 70s .I was about 19 or 20. The most beautiful woman i have ever seen in my life worked there under the name of Jaguar.Lots of memories.

Has anyone run into or know the whereabouts of Jenice who worked at the Harmony on 22nd St. between 1990 and when it was shut down in 1998?

The place I’m referring to was a near beer “ private sessions” brothel type joint. Speaking of Melody who remembers Bobby the huge older guy ( sometimes wearing a pith helmet – he did actually go on a trip to Africa ) who went to the store on errands for all the girls at The Melody and Sophisticated Lady the massage parlor around the corner and Her Place on 45th St bet 6/7 Ave – the sister joint to Sophisticated Lady. Bob looked like he was in the ring with 5 guys beating him to a pulp – he smelled of perspiration but worked like 16 hours day in day out running errands.

Does anyone remember the Follies Cabaret Theatre on Broadway ?