MONONA, Wis. — No more bare bodies for the old boys.
Police last week stripped the local chapter of the International Order of Old Bastards of the exotic dancers who have performed at their meetings for decades.
The club, which consists of about 600 members, has met quarterly for at least 40 years, according to a police report. The average age is mid-60s, said Richard Story, who described himself as the club’s new Arch Old Bastard.
Meetings typically draw 200 to 300 members. Story said the group has no charities or social agenda.
”This is for elderly people who just want to have a good time with their peers,” Story, a 60-year-old retired engineer and tavern owner, told the Wisconsin State Journal for Wednesday’s editions.
But police showed up at Monday’s quarterly meeting and warned them that they needed an adult entertainment permit.
Story told officers the club had three to four strippers ready to perform on Monday. He said the women get naked, dance on a stage and mingle, but no contact with them is allowed, the police report said.
Sue Richmond, 54, told the State Journal she supplies the strippers for the Old Bastards through her DeForest business, exotic-dancers.com.
She described members as well-behaved, adding that dancers earn $150 each plus tips.
The club’s founder was Fred Kibbe, a GI stationed in Australia who was inspired by the greeting ”Hi, you old bastard.