Tanga-Ray's Men's Club

So what exactly is a Men's Club?

This place just opened up and I have been wondering about the sign.

Is this one of those gentlemen's club you would see in old english movie where old men sit in wing back chairs in front of fireplaces, drinking tea or sherry, reading the Times of London and sharing tales of wild adventures in far off lands?

Or this one of those social clubs that where old men sit in wooden hard-back chairs, drinking strong coffee or whisky, playing dominos and sharing stories of wild adventures coming from the old country to America?

Or is it something else? The name Tanga is well known in Tampa and nationwide as part of the name of an infamous nude bar (Tanga Lounge) - or a least is used to be before it was torn down for a road project. (sidenote: Tanga Lounge was owned by Joe Redner, Tampa's famous nude bar king and of course a Tampa City Council and Hillsborough County Commission candidate. He lost both times.)

This is odd because Bird Street and Nebraska Avenue is not a part of town where strip joints are seen. Also, usually strip joints have images of nude and partially nude women as part of the exterior decor and this does not. Hmmm. Curious. Well, we shall see what is uncovered.

Perhaps it is a place where old and young men men sit in cheap vinyl covered booths, drink beer, ogle waitresses and brag about of imaginary adventures with wild women.


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