BIG TOP LOUNGE

Big Top Lounge, an all-nude juice bar located inside Show World, opened abruptly in March of 1991. Precisely the day before the debut, A Show World Fantasy Booth ‘baby’ was brutally murdered in the empty dressing room of Big Top, still under construction. In spite of the tragedy, Big Top unceremoniously opened on schedule, with the ghostly presence of the poor girl stabbed to death presiding over the proceedings. That discourteous decision remained an indignity to the spirit of the dead girl that subsequently haunted the premises for years to come. That management coldly proceeded to open Big Top to the public as if nothing unusual occurred, probably for fear they would lose money due to the horrific incident, is the subject of speculation. Regardless, the ‘business as usual’ attitude as if a homicide were something one would come to expect in pornography, was rude and disrespectful; perhaps reflecting a business model bent on the ‘bottom line’. Continue