When I was growing up any
opportunity to go and see the circus was an exciting experience. I
loved watching the trapeze artist, the animal shows, the clowns and
especially the high wire walkers. Some performers had
flashy costumes that always sparkled in the light when they
performed.
I have no idea what will
sparkle at a circus to be held at the Resorts in Atlantic City
because they’re going to be offering their patrons a chance to see
something called a “Naked Circus.” (Is that the sound
of James Bailey and P.T Barnum rolling in their graves I just
heard?) If I was enthusiastic about seeing the circus when
I was a teenager, the chance to see a naked circus would’ve
motivated me beyond anyone’s imagination.
The resort’s owner
Dennis Gomes told people that it’ll be as naked as the law
allows. Female performers will wear pasties and
G-strings. Unfortunately, it will be in a tent outside in
the casino parking lot and will be for adults only. A
collective “awwwwww” was heard from young boys around the country
upon hearing this news.
How would you talk a
circus performer into doing something like this?
“Alexis,
babe, ya doin' a great job here an' we love you. We want
to mix things up just a bit with yer routine. We’re
gonna have some slight changes to the costume you wear during yer
performance.”
“What
type of costume changes?”
“Ah,
yer not going to wear one. Actually, you’re gonna wear a
G-string and some pasties but hey, with the great way you perform
who’s gonna care? Besides, you know you’re beautiful,
right?”
She takes a deep breath as
her eyes open wide to this perceived insult.
“I
am they flying Alexis. I am a fourth generation circus
performer on the trapeze. How can you ask such a thing of
me?”
“Well,
we plan to triple the pay for each of your performances.”
“Hey,
what’s a G-string and some pasties among friends? You
know, I bet I’ll like feeling that free. Excuse me, but
I must get to a tanning salon right away.”
I bet the colorful posters
announcing the arrival of a circus to a town near you would look very
different. It’d probably have all sorts of black blocks
covering certain parts of the performer’s bodies. I can
only imagine what the circus parade through town would be like.
“Why is there not a
single teenage child in the entire school this morning?”
“The naked circus
parade is being held today.”
“Why didn’t anybody
say something? Hurry up and let’s get going. As
their teachers, we have an obligation to make certain they understand
exactly what they're seeing.”
I imagine after a night of
losing money from gambling at Atlantic City nothing cheers a person
up like the opportunity to see almost naked people perform in a
circus. Some circus acts would be difficult to imagine being done
nearly naked.
What would it be like to
see a nearly naked lion tamer? I bet he’d be exceedingly
careful when cracking that whip. How about nearly naked
clowns? I wonder what expressions would be on their faces
after they all got out of that small car. A nearly naked
knife thrower would probably stress the crowd out a bit more than
usual. Would a nearly naked juggler ever get
confused? Would a magician make a nearly naked woman
disappear and then reappear with clothes on?
Dennis Gomes is the brains
behind this idea and his brilliance in marketing doesn’t end with a
naked circus. Gomes is the same person who made national
headlines by letting customers play tic-tac-toe against a chicken
when he ran Atlantic City’s Tropicana Casino and resort. He
has now come up with an even better promotional idea called “The
Tic-Tac-Toe Playing Chick.” Customers will be able to
play tic-tac-toe against a beautiful scantly-clad woman. If they win
they get $5,000.
I can see where playing
tic-tac-toe against a chicken might be a novel experience worth
doing. Playing tic-tac-toe against a regular
woman? Where’s the novelty in doing such a thing? Now,
if they offered a chance to play tic-tac-toe against a naked circus
performer then they’d have something.
According to Gomes this is
all designed to win back millions of dollars in business the casino
lost under previous ownership. I suppose nothing will make
people visit a casino in droves more than a chance to watch naked
circus performers and play a woman at tic-tac-toe.
I believe this is just an
example of what many business people think of us today. It’s
not enough to provide people with a great place to gamble and some
interesting shows to see, these days naked has to be brought into
it. Who can blame them? Since pornography is so
easily available and advertisements constantly bombard us with sex on
a daily basis what’s a competitive businessperson to do? I’m
sure there are many ways to promote a casino that involves people
keeping their clothes on. Unfortunately, they’re
probably not the ways that get much attention from a casino’s
target audience.
Here is a link to the story.
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/05/27/naked-circus-part-of-new-resorts-in-atlantic-city/
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