Somen Banerjee Somen Banerjee Somen "Steve" Banerjee (; October 8, 1946 – October 23, 1994) was an Indian American entrepreneur and co-founder of Chippendales. After operating a Mobil gas station and a failed backgammon club, Banerjee bought a failed Los Angeles club named "Destiny II" and turned it into a nightclub that featured female mud wrestling and a "Female Exotic Dancing Night." It was the first of its kind in the United States. He partnered with Paul Snider (husband and eventual killer of Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten) and attorney Bruce Nahin. Banerjee was later charged with having enlisted the aid of Ray
Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, a rock song called "Bet", written by Snider himself and composed by the Norwegian heavy metal artist Ronni Le Tekrø. Snider asked Republican vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan's camp not to play his hit song in their campaign. On September 6, 2012 Snider performed "We're Not Gonna Take It" on "America's Got Talent". Also in 2012, Snider played Larry, the owner of a dive bar in the mockumentary "Future Folk" about an alien bluegrass band. On January 24, 2013, at the City National Grove of Anaheim, Snider was honored as roastee at the "Revolver Magazine"/"Guitar World"