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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS  MANAGEMENT  AGREEMENT  ("Agreement") is made and entered into on this
13th  day  of  February,  2005  (the  Effective  Date), by and between TOP SHELF
ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (the "Owner") and
RCI  ENTERTAINMENT  (NORTH  CAROLINA),  INC.,  a North Carolina corporation (the
"Manager").

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

     WHEREAS,  the Owner owns a nightclub known as The Manhattan Club located at
5300 Old Pineville Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 (the Club); and

     WHEREAS,  simultaneously  with the execution hereof,  the Owner has entered
into  an  Option  to Purchase Agreement ("Option Agreement") with Rick's Cabaret
International, Inc., a Texas corporation ("Rick's"), pursuant to which Tony Hege
("Hege")  as  the sole owner of all of the membership interests in the Owner has
granted to Rick's an option to purchase all of the membership interests owned by
Hege  in  the  Owner  (the  "Acquisition");  and

     WHEREAS, the Manager is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rick's; and

     WHEREAS,  during the period of time until the Acquisition is completed, the
Owner  desires  to  retain  the  services of the Manager to act as its exclusive
agent  in  the  operation  of  the  Club;  and

     WHEREAS,  the Manager desires to provide such exclusive management services
to  the  Owner;  and

     WHEREAS,  the  Owner  and  the  Manager  have  agreed  upon  the  terms and
conditions  upon  which  the  Manager  shall manage and operate the Club, as set
forth  below.

     NOW  THEREFORE,  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  mutual covenants and
agreements  herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt  and  sufficiency  of  which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
mutually  agree  as  follows:

     1.     APPOINTMENT  AND ACCEPTANCE.  The Owner hereby appoints the Manager,
and  the  Manager  hereby  accepts  appointment,  on  the  terms  and conditions
hereinafter  provided,  as  the  Owner's  exclusive  managing  agent  for  the
management,  operation,  maintenance  and  marketing  of  the  Club.

     2.     OBLIGATIONS  OF  MANAGER.  The  Manager  shall  render the following
services  and  shall  perform  the following duties for the Owner in a faithful,
diligent  and  efficient  manner:

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     (a)  IN  GENERAL.  The  Manager shall be solely and exclusively responsible
          for all management, operational, marketing, and maintenance activities
          with  respect  to  the  Club,  including,  but  not  limited  to, such
          activities  as  are  more  specifically  described  below.

     (b)  ADVERTISING. The Manager shall advertise and promote the Club with the
          goal  of  maximizing  profitability  of  the  Club and consistent with
          budgetary  constraints.

     (c)  MANAGEMENT.  The  Manager  shall manage, operate, market, and maintain
          the Club, including, but not limited to, arranging for and supervising
          the  day-to-day  operations  of the Club and improvements to the Club.

          (i)  To  make or cause to be made in the name of and at the expense of
               the Owner such ordinary repairs or alterations to the Club as may
               be  necessary;

          (ii) To  make or cause to be made in the name of and at the expense of
               the  Owner  such modifications, improvements or expansions of the
               Club  as may be necessary or helpful, provided, however, that the
               Manager  shall  make  no improvements in excess of $25,000 in any
               calendar  month  without the prior written approval of the Owner;
               and

         (iii) To  request, demand,  collect,  receive and give receipts for any
               and  all  charges which become due from the operation of the Club
               and  to  make all payments required for the expenses of managing,
               operating,  marketing  or  maintaining  the Club as and when they
               become  due.  All sums of money collected by the Manager from the
               operation of the Club shall be deposited by the Manager in a bank
               account to be designated by the Manager and approved by the Owner
               and  opened in the name of the Club, with signatory powers to the
               Manager.  The  Manager  shall make appropriate disbursements from
               this bank account for the payment of expenses as set forth above.

     (d)  ACCOUNTING.  The  Manager  shall  maintain  a  comprehensive system of
          records,  books  and accounts regarding the operation of the Club. All
          records  shall  be  subject  to  examination  by  the  Owner,  or  its
          authorized  agents, attorneys and accountants at all reasonable hours.
          No  later than the twentieth (20th) day of each month, with respect to
          the  preceding month, the Manager shall render a statement of receipts
          and  disbursements,  a  schedule  of  accounts

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          receivable  and  payable, together with a reconciled bank statement as
          of  the  last  day  of  the  month.

     (e)  EMPLOYEES.  The  Manager  shall  hire  such  employees  as  shall  be
          reasonably  necessary for the operation of the Club. The Manager shall
          determine  the  number of employees necessary for the operation of the
          Club,  the compensation to be paid to such employees, the policies and
          procedures applicable to the employment of such employees and the term
          of  employment  of  such  employees.

     (f)  RISK  OF  LOSS.  Any losses incurred during the term of this Agreement
          shall  be  paid  for  and  borne  by  the  Owner.  The  Owner  hereby
          acknowledges  that  the  Manager  is  not  responsible  for any losses
          incurred in connection with the management, operation, maintenance and
          marketing  of  the  Club  during  the  term  of  this  Agreement.

     3.     AGENCY  RELATIONSHIP.  Everything  done  by  the  Manager  under the
provisions  of  this  Agreement  shall  be  done  as agent of the Owner, and all
obligations or expenses incurred thereunder shall be for the account, on behalf,
and  at  the  expense  of  the  Owner.  Any  payments  to be made by the Manager
hereunder shall be made out of such sums as are made available to the Manager by
the  Owner,  and  it is agreed that the Manager shall not be obligated to expend
its  own  funds  for  any  payments  which  the  Manager  is  authorized to make
hereunder.

     4.     TERM  OF AGREEMENT.  This Agreement shall be effective from the date
of  execution hereof and shall remain in full force and effect until the closing
of  the  Acquisition  as  provided  for  in  the  Option  Agreement  executed
simultaneously  herewith  or until the Option Agreement is terminated or expires
as  provided  for  therein.

     5.     COMPENSATION  OF  MANAGER.  The Manager shall be entitled to receive
as  compensation  for  its  management  of  the  Club a fee computed and payable
monthly,  not  later  than  the 20th day of each month in an amount equal to one
hundred  percent  (100%)  of  the  Net  Cash Flow, if any.  For purposes of this
Agreement,  the  term  Net  Cash  Flow"  means  the aggregate amount of all cash
received with respect to the Club from cash sales and receipts, credit or charge
card  sales  and  receipts,  or sales on open account, or any combination of the
same,  using  a  cash  receipts and disbursements method of accounting, less (i)
refunds;  (ii)  fees  and charges payable to the companies issuing the credit or
charge  card(s)  approved  by the Owner in connection with such credit or charge
card sales; (iii) bank charges assessed against the Owner for insufficient funds
or other uncollectible checks received from users of the Club; (iv) insufficient
funds  or  other  uncollectible  checks received from users of the Club; and (v)
costs  of  maintenance,  advertising  and  operation  of  the  Club.

     6.     LIMITED GRANT OF LICENSE RIGHTS.  Manager and Owner acknowledge that
during the term of this Agreement only, that Rick's has granted to the Owner the
license  rights  to  use and exploit, at the Club's location in Charlotte, North
Carolina,  only,  the  name  "Rick's  Cabaret"  and  all

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logos,  trademarks  and service marks attendant thereto.  The Owner acknowledges
that  the license rights granted in the Option Agreement executed simultaneously
herewith  and acknowledged hereunder will terminate upon the termination of this
Agreement or the termination or expiration of the Option Agreement.

     7.     BINDING  AGREEMENT;  ASSIGNMENT.  This  Agreement shall inure to the
benefit  of and constitute a binding obligation upon the contracting parties and
their  respective  successors,  assigns  and  legal  representatives,  but  this
Agreement  and  the  rights  and  obligations  may  not be assigned or delegated
without  the  prior  written  consent  of  the  parties hereto and any permitted
assignee hereunder must agree to assume and discharge the duties and obligations
of  his  assignor  hereunder.

     8.     SOLE  AGREEMENT;  AMENDMENT.  Except  for the Option Agreement, this
Agreement  contains  all  of  the  oral  and  written  agreements and all of the
representations  and  arrangements  between  the  parties hereto, and any rights
which  the  parties may have had under any previous oral arrangements are hereby
cancelled  and  terminated,  and  no  representations  or warranties are made or
implied other than those expressly set forth herein.  This Agreement may only be
modified  by  the written agreement signed by or on behalf of all of the parties
hereto.

     9.     TIME.  Time  shall  be deemed to be of the essence of this Agreement
whenever  time  limits are imposed herein for the performance of any obligations
by any of the parties hereto, or whenever the accrual of any rights to either of
the  parties  hereto  depends  on  the  passage  of  time.

     10.     REMEDIES  CUMULATIVE.  The  rights, options, elections and remedies
of  any  of  the parties contained in this Agreement shall be cumulative; and no
one  of them shall be construed as excluding any other or any right, priority or
remedy  provided  by  this  Agreement  or  law.

     11.     NO WAIVER.  None of the terms, conditions, covenants, or provisions
of  this  Agreement  can be waived by either party except by appropriate written
instruments.  The  waiver  by either party of any breach of any term, condition,
covenant  or provision herein contained shall not be deemed a waiver of the same
of  any other term, condition, covenant or provision herein contained, or of any
subsequent  breach  of  the  same  or  any  other  term,  condition, covenant or
provision  herein  contained.

     12.     GOVERNING LAW; VENUE.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and its
provisions  construed  to be in compliance with, the laws of the State of Texas,
and  in the event any provision of this Agreement cannot be so construed without
rendering  such provision inoperable, such provision (i) shall be void and of no
effect and (ii) shall be deemed to be severable, and this Agreement shall remain
in  full force and effect as though such provision had not been included herein.
The  parties  agree  that  venue  for  purposes  of construing or enforcing this
Agreement  shall  be  proper  in  Harris  County,  Texas.

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     13.     NOTICES.  Any  notice  required  or  permitted under this Agreement
shall  be  given  in  writing  effectively  given upon personal delivery or upon
deposit  with  the  United  States Post Office, by registered or certified mail,
postage  prepaid.  The  mailing addresses of the parties for notice purposes are
as  follows:

          a.     If  to  the  Manager,  addressed  to:

                    RCI Entertainment (North Carolina), Inc.
                                Attn: Eric Langan
                                10959 Cutten Road
                              Houston, Texas 77066

          b.     If  to  the  Owner,  addressed  to:

                          Top Shelf Entertainment, LLC
                             5300 Old Pineville Road
                         Charlotte, North Carolina 28217

     14.     INVALIDITY  OF  PROVISIONS.  The invalidity or an enforceability of
any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions
hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid
or  unenforceable  provisions  were  omitted.

     15.     MISCELLANEOUS.

          (a)  Any  words used herein in the singular shall be deemed to include
               the  plural,  any words used herein in the plural shall be deemed
               to  include  the singular, as the context requires. Pronouns used
               herein,  whether  masculine,  feminine  or  neuter,  shall  be
               interpreted  as  the  context  requires.

          (b)  This  Agreement shall not be construed to have created any rights
               or  benefits  for,  or  be deemed to inure to the benefit if, any
               person  or  entity  not  a  party hereto. Further, this Agreement
               shall  not  be  deemed  to  have  made  the Owner and the Manager
               partners  for  any purposes. The rights and powers of the Manager
               hereunder  are  to  be  strictly  construed  and  limited  to the
               specific  matters  hereinabove  set  forth.

          (c)  This  Agreement  may  be executed in multiple counterparts on the
               day  and  date  first  hereinabove  written,  and  each  executed
               counterpart  hereof  shall  be  deemed  to be an original for all
               purposes.

                   [SIGNATURES APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE.]

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     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  executed this Management
Agreement  as  of  the  date  first  above  written.

                                        OWNER:

                                        TOP  SHELF  ENTERTAINMENT,  LLC

                                        By:  /s/  Tony  Hege
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name: Tony Hege

                                        MANAGER:

                                        RCI ENTERTAINMENT (NORTH CAROLINA), INC.

                                        By:  /s/  Eric Langan
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name: Eric Langan
                                        Title: President

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                                 Description of
                                MicroIslet, Inc.
                           Performance Cash Bonus Plan
                              Adopted July 1, 2004

Certain executive officers of MicroIslet, Inc., designated by the Compensation
Committee, are eligible to participate in the Performance Cash Bonus Plan based
on an evaluation of specific performance goals and accomplishments by the
Compensation Committee. Eligible executive officers will submit written goals
and performance measures to the Compensation Committee for approval each
calendar year. After the conclusion of each calendar year, the Compensation
Committee will evaluate the approved performance measures and determine the
payment amount for each eligible executive officer, ranging from no bonus up to
the Maximum Bonus Target (defined in footnote 1 below), depending on the
Compensation Committee's evaluation.

For the 2004 calendar year, the following executive officers are eligible for
the Performance Cash Bonus Plan:

Executive                                     Maximum Bonus       Current Annual
---------                                     -------------       --------------
                                              Target Rate(1)      Salary
                                              --------------      ------
Hartoun Hartounian, Ph.D.
President  & Chief Operating Officer               40%               $250,000

William G. Kachioff, Vice President,
Finance & Chief Financial Officer                  20%               $180,000

(1) The Maximum Bonus Target Rate multiplied by the executive's annual salary
rate at December 31 of each year represents the Maximum Bonus Target under the
Performance Cash Bonus Plan.

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