He nods and about crushes the beer bottle in his hand. Outside, the parking lot is filled with shiny mid-sized cars bearing Clayton County tags. One of the things Atlanta is known for, among visitors and conventioneers, is The Cheetah and The Gold Club in particular. The ACVB emphatically denies any link between the clubs and Atlanta's booming convention business. Alan Begner begs to differ.
Clubs are such an important part of the convention business.
Without them, the number of conventions would drop significantly. Only 10 percent of the country's 3,000 adult clubs offer alcohol and some degree of nudity, Begner says. When guys are voting on where to hold the next plumbers' convention, they wouldn't pick Atlanta. She has a certain affinity for the men of the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association. They're a bunch of good ol' boys.