Prologue: Impolite Company

<p>&ldquo;Suzanne! You got a life inside you that makes people want to have a good time!&rdquo; His voice had grown hoarse by this late hour, which only enhanced his charm. I love the edgy plainspokenness of a New York accent.</p> <p>Customers were always filling our heads with compliments. But even now, after all these years, this one still warms my heart. It came from a fireman, a 9/11 First Responder, and was delivered straight from the heart, with tears in his eyes.</p> <p>I was a dancer at Ten&rsquo;s World-Class Cabaret in New York City&rsquo;s Flatiron district. Ten&rsquo;s was the city&rsquo;s premier upscale Gentlemen&rsquo;s Club, frequented by celebrities and wealthy Wall Street types. It was a lively, glitzy place, where the ladies were charming and the champagne flowed. But in the weeks following September 11 the vibe was very different.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@suzannesaturday/prologue-impolite-company-bfcc7e6c4726"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>