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The Congress Club...

posted 11 years ago by lbs1942
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...was a acutually the "New Senator Club" which was a frequented brothel and dance club in Honolulu from 1935 to 1945. Lorene was prostitute.

[–] jejozi 11 years ago

Noooooo! Nuthin' gets by you.

This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.

[–] onleft23 10 years ago

jejozi's made me LOL.

[–] lbs1942 9 years ago

The New Senator's Club actually existed. Personally, I though that was interesting. It's not a post about Lorene.

[–] Crystal (534) 6 years ago

hahaha!

[–] Echo_in_big_sky 10 years ago

Do you know where Choy's was located?

I get the sense it was local to the barracks at Schofield, but do you know where, or if it still exists?

[–] nutsberryfarm 10 years ago

seems like a fun place! 

'The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.'-Al McGuire ✈

[–] lbs1942 9 years ago

...downtown Honolulu, near Vineyard.

[–] Ironman54 8 years ago

Subtle hint (audience): The 'Congress' Club:

"sexual congress"

Noun. 1. sexual congress - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur. carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, copulation, sex act, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, intercourse, relation, congress.