Fat Bottom Girl

“Left alone with big fat fanny She was such a naughty nanny Heap big woman you made a bad boy out of me” – Brian May The sticky, sweet smell of cotton candy combined with the stench coming from the animals, and mixed with the iron taste of diesel fuel. It was an odor particular to the carnival that she would never forget. The word carnival has two meanings. First, according to Webster: A period of public revelry each year that takes place before Lent; and second, A traveling amusement show. Circus folks, whom I have interviewed extensively, are quick to point out the differences between them and carnival folk or more derogatory “carneys.” The circus, burlesque, and other forms of early American pop culture have been the target of my work over the past decade. After meeting someone who essentially grew up on the carnival grounds I thought I should take a look at the life of the showgirls in the carnival. Many of my burlesque ladies had certainly worked the carnival circuit including stars Sally Rand and Gypsy Rose Lee, making gobs of money with their Royal American Girlie Shows. According to Sally Rand’s son Sean, it was Gypsy who encouraged his mother to join the grueling schedule of upwards of 30 shows a day for thousands across America. But before we get into that let’s examine carnival. The carnivals were ― and are ― loaded with games of chance, heavily favored on the side of the concessionaires who run, and lure and can ch...
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