SA losing a lot of Lolly?
30/11/2006
01:00 - (SA)
Waldimar Pelser, Beeld
Johannesburg - Sex is here to stay, but the "King of
Sex", Lolly Jackson, seems set to go - from South Africa,
at least.
Women have spat at him, he's been in jail 10 times, the South
Africa Revenue Service (SARS) is after his millions, and his
lust for speed and the curves of girls on tables have made him a
legend.
Now, the controversial Teazers nightclub-chain boss,
50-year-old Lolly Jackson, is thinking of leaving South Africa.
"Mama Africa is dying slowly," says Jackson in his
autobiography, Stripped - the King of Teaze, which was
launched this week at the Rivonia Teazers branch.
"I have been through two divorces, lost a child, been
shot at, robbed, hijacked and assaulted, yet, through it all, I
remained motivated.
Fleet of luxury sports cars
"But, lose confidence in South Africa, and you lose your
motivation for absolutely everything. I can understand now how
people leave their roots behind.
In racy style, Jackson describes his journey from raunchy
schoolboy who learnt to strike first to win a fight, his first
jobs as biltong seller and diamond cutter with a salary of R64 a
month, to one of the country's best-known entrepreneurs, with a
fleet of Lamborghini sports cars.
The site of one of his eight Teazers branches, in Midrand, is
said to be worth about R26m these days.
With his cheeky mottos such as "the best lay in
town" for his paving business, Jackson set tongues wagging
back in 1989, and promptly made his first million.
Jackson, born in the former Belgian Congo to Greek parents,
unashamedly uses the King of Teaze to polish the image of
his Teazers empire.
Yes, the girl on the table takes off everything.
But, according to Jackson, his strict rule against his
strippers using drugs helped set new standards in a business
that he admits is often seen as "dirty" (such views
are prudish nonsense, he says).
Although his book is teeming with references to his own
unfaithful actions, Jackson says his "girls" are not
demons and also not sirens out to ensnare married men.
Earned R240 000 in 6 months
They have chosen a profession with a limited lifespan, which
pays big dividends if handled well, so that one can retire early
and become involved in other business.
Since the opening of the first Teazers club in Primrose,
Germiston, in 1996, he has enforced the rule that no patron may
touch a Teazers' girl.
"I understood that I was selling a fantasy and the
moment that fantasy became a reality, I would lose
clients."
Relationships between girls and clients are taboo.
Some of the dancers make good money - one took home
R240 000 in six months.
Discriminated against
Jackson is fighting to have sex work decriminalised, and for
unions to protect the interests of sex workers, because he
thinks the legislation is archaic.
He feels that he's treated worse than murderers or rapists
when he breaks the law.
He believes the country is badly run, that black economic
empowerment is driving away rich, talented whites - and that
when he's clocked at 259km/h in his sports car, he's punished
more harshly than others.
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