North Pole Dancers - Pseudo-event

Las Vegas, Santa Claus, eight female entertainers, $19000 in toys donated to charity, and a truck called the "strippermobile." Just about anything can be a pseudo-event, but Las Vegas strip club company, Deja Vu, certainly knows how to attract an audience.

 In mid-December 2010, Las Vegas residents and tourists were treated to a display of class and goodwill, as a truck carrying Santa Claus and eight of his finest female helpers delivered donations to the Nevada charity HELP, a non-profit organization that assists the poor.

Was it a success? Well, I found out about it from a news organization, news.com.au, which is based out of Australia, so apparently the news was worthy of international coverage.

And why wouldn't it be? The combination of Christmas cheer and exotic dancers is an unusual and intriguing one. The event was timely, occurring just before the holiday season, and classy (well, as classy as it could be with strippers), with all of the ladies wearing long red dresses and leggings.

The event's locality, as well, was fantastic. It benefited a local charity and promoted a local business. Onlookers could be moved by Deja Vu's acts of generosity, and then immediately reward the company with their own acts of generosity towards the club's performers. Tipping with a one dollar bill? I don't think so. They just made $19,000 worth of dreams come true!

Whoever organized the event for Deja Vu, whether it was PR people or not, hit a home-run with this one. Regardless of how one may feel about the morality of establishments where men and woman can go to watch someone shake their jingle-bells, the donation helped a lot of disadvantaged people and, at the very least, seemed sincere. Who said strippers weren't generous?