The Crazy Horse

The Crazy Horse, named after the Parisian Crazy Horse (cabaret), is a legendary cabaret on Rue de Phénicie in Beirut, Lebanon. It was an infamous nightclub during the 1960s and 1970s when it was both a bar and a brothel, and considered the most outrageous of Beirut’s bawdy nightlife establishments.[1] The venue, which was also known for its revues,[2] was large, accommodating hundreds of tables, with a high ceiling decorated with crystal chandeliers.[3] Members of the Lebanese and Europeans high societies, the rich and glitzy[4], along with politicians, spies, Arabian sheikhs, and tourists mingled with the hostesses, dancers and prostitutes, making The Crazy Horse the highpoint of Beirut’s club scene by 1974.[5] According to Adam Robinson, the author of Bin Laden: behind the mask of the terrorist, Osama Bin Laden frequented the cabaret when he was a student at Brummana High School in Lebanon.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Robinson, Adam. Bin Laden: behind the mask of the terrorist, page 67
  2. ^ Kassir, Debevoise, and Fisk. Beirut, page 389
  3. ^ Robinson, Adam. Bin Laden: behind the mask of the terrorist, page 68
  4. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/02/weekinreview/the-world-the-island-where-the-middle-east-conducts-traffic.html
  5. ^ Robinson, Adam. Bin Laden: behind the mask of the terrorist, page 68
  6. ^ Robinson, Adam. Bin Laden: behind the mask of the terrorist, page 62 and 68