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RedditSkippy t1_jaakafl wrote

Reply to comment by Sea-Cantaloupe-4741 in Strip Club in Western Mass Wants To Convert Into 'Topless Dispensary,' Purportedly 1st In State by HoldenGambles

Yeah, I remember it being advertised in the 90s. Is it just as skanky as it used to be?

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Sea-Cantaloupe-4741 t1_jaakxny wrote

Idk man, I went one time on the way back from the Hukilau and one of the strippers was missing half an arm. That’s all I remember.

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OrsoMalleus t1_jaam6fu wrote

Top half or bottom half?

Or was it just up the middle?

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Sea-Cantaloupe-4741 t1_jaamrav wrote

She had a shoulder but elbow down was not present.

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OrsoMalleus t1_jab41vu wrote

We call that "the usual" around these parts. Little rare you see the other two kinds.

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Rapn3rd t1_jab3p42 wrote

I knew her. Nice woman actually. Believe she lost it in a car accident while her boyfriend at the time was driving (dont know who was at fault).

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RedditSkippy t1_jaam91f wrote

Wow, haven’t thought of the Hu-ke-lau in a looooong time! Is it still there?

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TheGodDamnDevil t1_jaaoi98 wrote

It closed in 2018 and the building was torn down. At the time, they were planning on opening a new spot of some sort, but I think the pandemic has derailed that, at least for now.

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RedditSkippy t1_jaaphv7 wrote

I think the era of overly large lounge-type “pan Asian” restaurants has come and gone. Not sure that’s a good thing. I do love good New England-style Chinese food every so often.

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dwmfives t1_jaatggk wrote

I've seen more than one article saying MA has the best "chinese" food in the country.

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RedditSkippy t1_jaaxg5j wrote

Well, I’m not so sure about that, but I do have a certain nostalgia for chicken fingers, pork fried rice, and beef teriyaki sticks.

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_kaetee t1_jacso6b wrote

Isn’t Kowloon closing soon too?

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RedditSkippy t1_jactss2 wrote

Is it? I’d be surprised.

EDIT: they’re getting sneakers! https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/19/kowloon-restaurant-is-selling-these-sweet-nikes-for-500-hand-painted-collectors-item/amp/

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McMurphy11 t1_jaedjn4 wrote

But I do believe they are knocking it down and rebuilding/splitting it into multiple buildings or something?

And yeah Castaway was definitely there ~10-15 years ago when I was at UMass.

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Sea-Cantaloupe-4741 t1_jaamn0z wrote

This was maybe 2005ish? I don’t think it’s open any more, but I honestly wouldn’t have guessed castaways was either so I’m not the best source for this stuff.

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