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The Life of a Stripper: Special Bonus Edition. 5 Exotic Dancers Confess Their Personal Experiences in the Adult Entertainment Industry
The Life of a Stripper: Special Bonus Edition. 5 Exotic Dancers Confess Their Personal Experiences in the Adult Entertainment Industry
The Life of a Stripper: Special Bonus Edition. 5 Exotic Dancers Confess Their Personal Experiences in the Adult Entertainment Industry
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For 17 years (and counting), Romana Van Lissum has been a cocktail waitress in a popular Vancouver strip club. In between slinging brews and burgers, Romana decided to get some answers to the questions we all want to know about exotic dancers. As a fixture in the industry, Van Lissum has the unique position to capture the stories of three generations of strippers both working and retired in a candid, confessional style.
The stories range from alcohol addiction, stalkers, prostitution, sexual abuse and porn to a near death experience, breaking the law and a dead beat husband. Van Lissum has collected 5 true stories from BC's top entertainers.
"The Life of a Stripper: Special Bonus Edition" gives a vivid glimpse into the mystery of exotic dancers.
Welcome to the inside view of the world of exotic dancing. Get ready to find out the secrets, mechanics and drive behind the beautiful women that take their clothes off for a living.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 20, 2012
ISBN9781476222967
The Life of a Stripper: Special Bonus Edition. 5 Exotic Dancers Confess Their Personal Experiences in the Adult Entertainment Industry
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Romana Van Lissum

Romana Van Lissum has been a cocktail waitress in a popular Canadian strip club for over 20 years. In her spare time, she loves to train her horse on the trails near her home and competes in 25 and 50 mile endurance rides. She loves to read, travel with her husband, spend time with her wonderful friends, family and many pets. She enjoys hot yoga and meditation.

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    The Life of a Stripper - Romana Van Lissum

    The Life of a Stripper

    Special Bonus Edition

    5 Exotic Dancers Confess Their Personal Experiences in the Adult Entertainment Industry

    Copyright 2012 Romana Van Lissum

    Published by Romana Van Lissum at Smashwords

    Cover design: Aqilla Aziz killahdesign@yahoo.com

    Editing: Carnation

    Smashwords Edition

    Thank you for downloading this free e-book. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied, and distributed for commercial or noncommercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com. Thank you for your support.

    Also by Romana Van Lissum, available at ebook retailers everywhere:

    The Life of a Stripper (50 Exotic Dancers Confess Their Personal Experiences in the Adult Entertainment Industry)

    How To Be a Waitress and Make Big Tips (Get a Top Server’s Secrets to Maximizing Your Tip Earning Potential)

    Disclaimer: These are true stories, and the characters and events are real. However, in some cases, the names, descriptions, and locations have been changed, and some events have been altered, combined or condensed for storytelling purposes, but the overall chronology is an accurate depiction of the authors’ experiences. You may also be uncomfortable with some of the language and content.

    Dedication

    This book is dedicated to Marsha, who was an icon in the Western Canadian exotic dance industry, and to all the dancers I have had the privilege of knowing over the past 17 years; the rookies, the veterans, the retired and the deceased.

    I especially want to dedicate this ebook to the 5 girls who bared their souls to me so that I could expose their experiences and secrets. Thank you for giving us a peak into your world - the crazy, unpredictable and misunderstood business of stripping.

    Contents

    Acknowledgements

    A Word from the Editor

    A Word from the Author

    Crocus

    Larkspur

    Lotus

    Six Foot Sativa

    Snap Dragon

    About the Author

    Reproduction Rights, Licensing Statement

    Acknowledgments

    My heartfelt thanks go out to each and every one of these girls for opening up to me and sharing their stories. Without your time, honesty and patience this book would not be possible.

    Thank you to my editor and friend, Carnation, for ensuring the stories were told with grace and, whenever possible, humour. A big thank you to an old friend Aqilla Aziz (or for those of you in the front row, Pleasure) for using her graphic design skills to create my cover the way I envisioned it. I’m also grateful for the unwavering support of my beautiful daughter Kelsey and my best friend and husband of 21 years, Rod. Xo

    Thank you to my friend and long-time regular, Mr. L who gave me the idea to use the names of flowers.

    Thanks to you, my dear reader, for taking the time to read this ebook. If you enjoyed it, please share it with a friend. I invite you to freely copy and share this ebook with anyone, provided you do not charge for it or alter the contents.

    A Word from the Editor

    I remember my first time on stage. I don’t know what I thought. I guess I was waiting for the fear to hit - the realization of what I was doing. But it was something different instead. The lights flashed and I was on fire. By song three, however, the adrenaline was gone and it had sunk in that soon I would be naked on a stage. For forever, in a way, because once you’ve done it you can never take it back. I didn’t hesitate, though. I pulled my gear off and didn’t look back. I was home.

    Looking back on that moment now, what feels like hundreds of years later, I’m proud of that girl. She did it. We’ve all done it, and that’s what sets us apart from everyone else. We will all be, in some immutable way, on that stage forever. Dancing absolutely changes you, for better and for worse, but if you’re smart and lucky you will get out with some money, some good stories and only a few battle scars.

    Editing these stories has been a privilege. I knew it would be interesting, but

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