I didn't mind that my girlfriend went to look at Annie Sprinkle's cervix, but I honestly wasn't all that interested. There were so many other things going on at the Alwun House Friday night during the "Phantasmagorical Spectacular" opening of their annual Exotic Art Show that seeing a famous porn star and sex educator's reproductive organs with a speculum and flash light was only mildly exciting.More >>

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In the 1958 noir crime film Touch of Evil, classic movie actress Marlene Dietrich made a comeback as a cigar-smoking bordello madam. Dietrich's hard-cut elegance blended brilliantly with the setting -- a shadowy, secret world where thrills always came kicking around corners.More >>

Naughty Santa girls get prepped for the party at Afterlife

​As of December 24, five chemical compounds used in smoking blends known as "spice" are federally banned. So of course, somebody had to throw one last spice party in the Valley. The night before Christmas Eve day, that's exactly what a Scottsdale club called Afterlife did, hosting a smoky fete dubbed the "Naughty & Spice" party.

This was our first visit to Afterlife, and right away, we were impressed with the club décor. The upstairs area where the spice party was held houses several rooms. In front of the main bar area, there was a foggy dance floor, complete with a platform dancer cage where tan ladies danced in fuzzy red-and-white bras, garter belts, and Santa hats. There was a second dance floor around the corner from the bar, and between the two dance floors, a room with a huge bed and an adult swing hovering above it.

But the crowd at Afterlife's "Naughty & Spice" party didn't include very many older "adults" -- probably because there was no alcohol being served, so the 18-and-over crowd took over.

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​I'm gay, but I don't like most gay bars. Generally, lesbians go to lesbian bars to hook up with their future stalkers, or they go to gay boy bars to either feel out of place or hit on straight chicks who're there with their gay friends (oops).More >>

When last call came to Alice Cooper'stown last night, Prop 203, Arizona's medical marijuana bill, was losing by less than one percent of the vote margin. But the advocates and proponents who gathered at the downtown "rock and jock" restaurant behind US Airways Center were prepared for passage of medical pot by a landslide. You could tell by all the budding businesspeople there, handing out free T-shirts for would-be local dispensaries and an upcoming Arizona medical marijuana magazine.

Cooper'stown's spacious patio was decorated with red, white, and blue balloons and "Yes! On Prop 203" signs. There was a buffet table featuring sliced meat on a platter and a circular dish of carrots, cucumbers, and broccoli, with a dollop of dressing in the center. There were also plastic bottles of bubbles favors on some tables. Everybody seemed in a great mood at the beginning of the night. By the end, a lot of people were nervous.

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Imagine two women wrestling in this.

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Sunday night, I was surrounded by scruffy looking biker dudes in denim vests and do rags, drinking $2 Pabst Blue Ribbons and listening to the Rolling Stones "Paint it Black" on the jukebox. It was the sort of experience I expected in a biker bar located in a west side strip mall -- in this case, Steel Horse Saloon near 18th Avenue and Bell Road.

The only reason I was there was to watch the all female, almost nude jello wrestling I'd been reading about on SHS's web site and Facebook page. Although I lived in this area for about four years when I was a college student at ASU West, I'd never been to Steel Horse Saloon before.

I had, however, participated in a fierce Jell-O wrestling competition in a friend's backyard ten years ago. We dumped 30 pounds of lime Jell-O from Luby's into an inflatable kiddie pool (shaped like a pirate ship), and six of us slam danced in green slime for two hours. I was interested to see how the gelatinous action at Steel Horse Saloon compared.

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The Instant Classics back up bar patrons at Blue Martini Lounge.

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Blue Martini Lounge is the coolest place I've been to in Scottsdale's CityNorth, which says a lot, considering the Arizona Pop Culture Museum is also there.

But after a long day at work, the relaxed atmosphere and fun vibes at Blue Martini's weekly "I'm with the Band" karaoke were just what I needed on a Monday night.

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Thirsty? How about a wet T-shirt contest?

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Usually, the party is at the bar, but at The Dirty Dogg Saloon in Scottsdale, the party's on the bar -- especially on "Wild & Wet Wednesday," when the club holds its weekly wet T-shirt contests.

When we walked in around 11:30 last night, two tanned, athletic women in tight, skimpy shorts and half-shirts were dancing on the bar, vigorously shaking their boobs, grinding their hips, and swinging from the bar rafters.

Several women work and dance at Dirty Dogg. It keeps a crowd by the bar. While guys wait for their $2 Tecate beers, they also get an eyeful of gams.

Once the wet T-shirt contest starts around midnight, they'll also get plenty wet.

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