It’s official. With this very issue you’re holding in your sweaty mitts, Exotic has turned 30! We certainly redefine the term "Dirty 30," and with the traditional 30th anniversary stone being a pearl, I think you can see which direction this could go. But not this month! We’re gonna keep it clean and classy—if only for a month. Hey, we didn’t choose the salacious life...it chose us.
Thirty years and 354 issues of Exotic (yeah, not a complete 360, but that’s Rona’s fault). You might notice that the current issue is labeled #353, so let’s get that out of the way now. Somewhere along the way, we fucked up and repeated the same issue number... Being the overachievers that we’re known for, we never bothered to find out where we botched it, and now it’s set in stone. We live with it like that birthmark your friend has on her face, with thick speaker wire growing out of it. You tell her it’s unique and adds character. You lied to her, just like we’ve been lying to you. So, now you know to +1 every time you see our issue number (at least until we fuck it up again...).
But enough with the high jinks...it’s time to get serious for a moment. Thirty years is an absolute eternity for print media, especially for a publication born in the 1990s. Quite simply, print media has steadily suffered since the turn of the century—especially smaller, local and regional publications. Remember the Nickel Ads Classifieds? Their final issue was nearly a decade ago! Of those publications that actually made it to 2020, most received the final knockout blow from the pandemic. Both our local weekly/bi-weekly newspapers took massive hits, with one printing its first post-pandemic edition just this May—over three years later. Why the history lesson, you ask? Simply put, to outline and underline how improbable it is that Exotic is still in print.
That brings us to the why. First and foremost, we owe our existence to our supporting advertisers. They see value in our service to the industry, and we can’t thank them enough for their continued support. We thank and appreciate all advertisers that have supported us over the last 30 years, but we’d like to specifically recognize those advertisers that have supported us consistently for 20 years or more—including this 30th Anniversary Issue:
Acropolis, Cabaret (formerly City Limits Showgirls and CJ’s), Club SinRock (formerly Jody’s Bar & Grill), Devils Point, Dream On, Dv8, Fantasy For Adults Only, Fantasyland, Gspot (formerly Palace of Pleasure), Guilty Pleasures (formerly Pallas), Hawthorne, Strip (formerly Dino’s), Stars Cabaret, and Taboo. We are truly grateful to all of you!
And to our loyal industry workers and patrons who also see value in our publication and our service to the industry, we love you and thank you for your support! Without you, we would have no reason to exist.
With that, it’s on to the celebratory festivities! If you’re wondering what 30 years of Exotic looks like, flip the page...and then flip it again. Yeah, it’s a total flex, and we have zero shame about it. In fact, we’re going to summon some of the incredible talent you’ll see on the next four pages for our 30th-anniversary jamboree next month. We’ll announce the date in next month’s magazine and on Instagram, but plan on late August! Who knows, we might even have commemorative t-shirts available. Stay tuned!
Erotic City wouldn’t be complete without some event coverage, so here we go! Dick Hennessy’s 12th Annual Vagina Beauty Pageant starts this month! We have all the important dates listed to the right, and make sure you check out the event spread on page 42.
We have another anniversary this month! Congratulations to Hawthorne Strip for reaching its 17th year! You can celebrate with them on Saturday, July 22. It’s also Cabaret’s 17th anniversary, but based on no mention in their ad this month, we think they might have forgotten! No worries, we remembered! Happy anniversary to both of you!
Also on Saturday, July 22, Stars Cabaret in Salem is hosting Foxy Boxing. Join them for some babe-on-babe brawls! You get to pick the winner, and there’s merchandise to win. Drink specials for all, no less!
See you next month, dolcezze mio!
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SUN 02—DANTE’S—SINFERNO CABARET
TUE 04—STARS CABARET (BRIDGEPORT)—4TH OF JULY BOOMIN’ BBQ
THU 06—X EXOTIC LOUNGE—XOTICA-GO-GO
SAT 08—THE VENUE—VAGINA BEAUTY PAGEANT ROUND 1
SUN 09—DANTE’S—SINFERNO CABARET
THU 13—X EXOTIC LOUNGE—XOTICA-GO-GO
FRI 14—DREAM ON—VAGINA BEAUTY PAGEANT ROUND 2
SAT 15—THE LOUNGE—VAGINA BEAUTY PAGEANT ROUND 3
SUN 16—DANTE’S—SINFERNO CABARET
THU 20—CLUB DETOUR—VAGINA BEAUTY PAGEANT ROUND 4
THU 20—X EXOTIC LOUNGE—XOTICA-GO-GO
FRI 21—X EXOTIC LOUNGE—VAGINA BEAUTY PAGEANT ROUND 5
SAT 22—HAWTHORNE STRIP—17-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY
SAT 22—STARS CABARET (SALEM)—FOXY BOXING
SAT 22—THE VENUE—VAGINA BEAUTY PAGEANT 2023 ROUND 6
SUN 23—DANTE’S—SINFERNO CABARET
THU 27—X EXOTIC LOUNGE—XOTICA-GO-GO
SAT 29—GUILTY PLEASURES—VAGINA BEAUTY PAGEANT FINALS
SUN 30—DANTE’S—SINFERNO CABARET
DAILY—CABARET—2PM-6PM
DAILY—DEVILS POINT—3PM-6PM
DAILY—Dv8—NOON-3PM
