We all know that establishments on Pearl Street come and go.

It seems that every week I notice a new store or restaurant opening or one of my favorite locales posting up Going Out of Business signs. Usually, there is not a lot of buzz when a new entrepreneur decides to start a business venture on the Pearl Street mall, but I kept on hearing about a new certain place.

I heard about it in the Rocky Mountain News, from my friends and co-workers, and right here on YourHub.com in a blog written by Brit Horvat. Nitro Club is the name of this establishment and its business is sex. The gentlemen's club has been open for a week now and is located near Pearl Street in the alley between Old Chicago and The Walnut Brewery.

The first I heard of this is when a co-worker sent me an email titled "Boulder Gets Strip Club." I thought it was no big deal. Probably just a strip club opening in the outskirts of town, but when I clicked on the link in the email I saw that It was located in downtown Boulder on Pearl Street. I was shocked!

My reactions went in this order... HOW CAN THIS BE! BOULDER CITIZENS WOULD NEVER ALLOW THIS! And of course... WHY THE HELL DIDN'T THIS OPEN WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL!?

I have been to my fair share of gentlemen's clubs, known to go into certain Vegas locations and not come out till dawn, but I am by no means a "Strip Club Guy."

I don't even think I have ever been to a Hooter's.

But, I just had to check this Nitro Club out because it's on Pearl Street, walking distance from my house and based on everyone's reaction to it opening, I don't think it's going to be around for long.

In the Rocky Mountain News story a city council member was quoted as "shocked" to hear of its opening and based on all the loopholes it seems the guy found to open this place I would go soon if I was you and you.

It's Friday night and two of my cohorts and I stop into The Attic real quick to slam some Fat Alberts (mixed drink, tastes like 100 parts vodka 1 part purple Kool-Aid) to get in the right state of mind for the strip club because "Nitro Club" doesn't have their alcohol license.

We arrive at a metal diamond-plated door with a sign reading "Nitro Club." Based on all the talk of the place being "shady" and like an early twenties speakeasy, I was hoping for a wooden door that you had to know the secret knock and then a large dark figure would slide open a peep hole and yell "Password please," but I guess a diamond-plated door with one eery lamp above it will do.

After you enter through the door, you walk down a flight of stairs, give a nod to the massive bouncer and pay the cover charge. The charge at Nitro is $10 but then they hold you hostage until you buy two non-alcoholic drinks for another ten. I paid my cover with a twenty and of course my change was all singles.

We sit down in the front row and the first thing we notice is that there is no stage, but how could there be? The place is only 8 feet tall. It's strange to have no stage because the talent usually likes to imitate certain intimate things on the ground. Without having a stage you find yourself having to lean forward or even stand up to see what's going on.

I heard "What's she doing?" and "I can't see," a few times from other patrons. The undersized ceiling also affects a mainstay to the strip club. Yup! You guessed it, the pole.

One dancer slid down the pole and bumped onto the ground leaving here to chirp, "It's too short." I found that quite comical.

In between uson our plush chairs with wheels and the ladies is a counter made of glass. This is where you are supposed to place your cash to attract some of the "ladies of the night."

My first set of singles was picked up with a set of buttocks. It was a good trick.

The place is separated into two areas. One being none alcoholic and the other is what they call the "Speakeasy at Nitro Club." For $45 a month or $495 a year you can enter the speakeasy. While here, you can be served alcoholic drinks but you must provide your own booze. If you want, they will hold onto a bottle for you when you leave and it will be waiting for you the next time you return.

Now, let's discuss the most important part: The ladies.

We were all hoping for collegiate girls maybe trying to pay their way through college or rebel against daddy. This is not the case. The talent was definitely a bunch of veterans. Not bad on the eyes by no means but I didn't see anything that would make me want to run back once a week. The talent will get better when the place starts to make a lot of money and other girls want in.

I am sure it will make money 'cause it stays open till 4a.m. and all the bars close two hours prior -- leaving a mass of drunken early twenties males with nothing to do. This is of course if they don't get kicked out by the city council.

Overall, I give The Nitro Club 2 Brad Asses out of a possible 5 Brad Asses, but with a definite chance to improve.

Also, I am pretty much comparing this to Vegas clubs -- which is a high standard.