Politics & Government

Occupy D.C., aka the Diamond Cabaret strip club: They are the 69 percent (PHOTO)

Who says people who run strip clubs don't keep up with current events? First, Shotgun Willie's responded to a bizarre Weekend at Bernie's reenactment by offering no cover for corpses after 7 p.m. And now, a Diamond Cabaret ad in this week's Westword ties into Occupy Denver via a November...
By Michael Roberts
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Who says people who run strip clubs don’t keep up with current events? First, Shotgun Willie’s responded to a bizarre Weekend at Bernie’s reenactment by offering no cover for corpses after 7 p.m. And now, a Diamond Cabaret ad in this week’s Westword ties into Occupy Denver via a November 16 event dubbed Occupy D.C. (Diamond Cabaret). In it, voluptuous peelers picket the State Capitol while sporting signs that read “Occupy My G-String” and “I’m the 69%.” But if they’re going to spend the night, they’d better dress in something warmer than that…

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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