Strippers are looked down on from the rest of society. They are put in the same category as prostitutes and dope dealers. As a result, it is impossible to do some things like "regular" people such as getting a loan at the bank.
Wade Johnson worked at the bank across the street from the State Burlesk Theater in Canton, Ohio. He was a trusting person who gave a break to the underdog.
Wade would come back stage and watch the show. I became acquainted with him this way.
One time I needed some money. He was backstage; and I asked him if he would give me a loan of $1,000.00. He told me to come to the bank the next day; and he would handle it.
I went there the next day. Much to my surprise he gave me the loan with no collateral - only my signature and word. It is pretty funny; but he did not even know my real name until he took my application for the loan. All he knew me by until then was Wild Star.
To make a long story short - I paid back the loan. Later, I found out that he had taken chances on a lot of so-called low-classed people like me.
I told him I really appreciated his trust in me and that I had heard how he helped other people by just taking a chance on their word. He replied, "I haven't been burned yet. They always pay."
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