The first issue of SCORE, June 1992, was a bi-monthly magazine priced at $4.95. Time would tell if it would sink or float. It was a competitive field of publishing with many would-be rivals. At that time, photographers used film, not digital cameras. The Internet as we know it today did not exist. Big-boob VHS tapes sold for $70. Three issues of SCORE were published in 1992. All three magazines are collectors’ items today.
The covergirl personally picked by TSG founder to be the covergirl for his debut magazine was L.A. Bust, photographed by his business partner and director of photography, John Graham.
L.A. Bust’s main club was GiGi’s Cabaret in Houston, Texas. She loved the place and she wrote about it. “The club is a favorite of many of the stars on the circuit. Everyone’s favorite Toppsy Curvey was the first feature to appear there and she has been back many times since. It’s my favorite because it’s where my career began and it feels like home. Walking into the club is like walking into an expensive hotel. The club is absolutely beautiful on the inside although city ordinances dictate that the exterior be painted grey.”
Houston used to have a large number of strip clubs, both high-end and low-end. Competition is never the enemy. Civic groups and local governments are. In 2007, the city began a legal blitz on adult establishments. Gigi’s building eventually became the site of another club, Pleasure’s Cabaret. The building was demolished in 2013.