The Fleet is In

[Jeff M. Hopper]

That was after they had closed Alameda and the Vinson was moved to Washington I think. Back in the day, there were strippers on the piers at fisherman's wharf put up by the strip clubs like big al's or the cinema and unlucky me, I worked as a doorman/bouncer down in soma dealing with crowds of drunken sailors, crazy days my friend, crazy. I remember a hornet or two going under the bay bridge, I'm not talking the carrier either.

Usually, when the ships I was stationed on pulled into port, the local strip clubs (and other adult venues in foreign ports) would send out a scantily clad "welcome party" on a yacht to let us know where to spend our money.

 

[Dragoner]

Usually, when the ships I was stationed on pulled into port, the local strip clubs (and other adult venues in foreign ports) would send out a scantily clad "welcome party" on a yacht to let us know where to spend our money.

Which SF being a scandalous party town before the dot com boom killed it, was even worse, every sort of depravity one could think of, it was great.