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25 May 01 - 12:18 PM (#470332) Subject: Rocky Horror Alumni From: GUEST,RiffRaff Our local Rocky Horror (cast member here) seems to be dying a slow death here in Colorado, the kids just don't come out as much anymore. I was wondering if this phenomenon is being experienced in other places as well. I seem to meet more kindred spirits here then elsewhwhere. so I'm guessing a lot of these mudcatters must be old time Rocky hands too. How did anyone else get into it, or special memories worth sharing? It looks like I won't have it anymore out here. Don't Dream It, BE IT!! |
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25 May 01 - 02:41 PM (#470441) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: Morticia Just as popular as ever here, still packing theatres and it's 25th anniversary was as well attended as ever. I love the show.Went for the first time when it opened in Chelsea ( Richard O'Brian,Tim Curry and Meatloaf were still in the cast)and been every couple of years ever since.When Eddie said he didn't like his teddy, you knew he was a no-good kid! |
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25 May 01 - 02:55 PM (#470449) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: lady penelope Yeah, it seems almost to have become a "right of passage" thingy here ( Britain ) . Every year you get the new crop of virgins ( quite often first year college students away from home ) or sometimes younger and they all seem to love it. Mind you we are a small island and we have had several brilliant productions in the last 6 or 7 years, with minor and occasionally major celebrities lending to the crowd draw factor. Also I think "deviant" is a basic english mindset and we love to portray what others shun. Mind you that's a personal theory. TTFN M'Lady P. |
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25 May 01 - 03:34 PM (#470474) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: UB Ed Every so often we'll play parts of the Time Warp or Science Fiction Double Feature. There's usually someone who knows and really appreciates it. What we really need to do is incorporate Time Warp into the Unicorn song since everybody is already up. |
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25 May 01 - 04:06 PM (#470511) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: Linda Kelly I appear to be the only person in the world who thought RHS was rubbish-sorry it does nothing for me. However, I don't know if anyone ever caught a show called return to the Forbidden Planet which was wonderful. Hasn't the Sound of Music taken over this cult thing now with people dressed as nuns and in leiderhosen??? |
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25 May 01 - 04:14 PM (#470516) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: GUEST,smitty I had heard about the sound of music thing too, but there will always be a place for the delightful garbage that it the RHPS! The Sword of Damocles...! |
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25 May 01 - 10:55 PM (#470730) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: GUEST,Karen "Hot patootie, bless my soul, I really love that rock and roll!" It was a great movie to watch with friends. I saw it 13 times (hardly a record) back in the late 70s and early 80s. I think the songs are classic and fun to sing too! |
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25 May 01 - 11:27 PM (#470744) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: alison Been there.. done that... danced on stage in skimpy undies and a lab coat.. many times...... I love it... Return to the forbidden Planet was WONDERFUL!!!!! if I remember rightly it beat "Miss Saigon" for musical of the year at the time..... I've seen the "Sound of Music" and it is fun..... but not so much as "Rocky Horror".. still waiting to see the "sing-a-long-a Grease"!!!! and they are thinking of doing one of the "Wizard of Oz" too..... slainte alison |
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26 May 01 - 02:14 AM (#470821) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: SeanM Actually, IDorrit, the point is that it IS such a bizzare and horrid film. It's a very strange burlesque of about four different genres of 'pop culture' movies at the same time - Sci Fi, Crime Drama, Musical, Softcore 'teen' flick... plus a liberal dose of horror and other weirdness. For me, it was never really about 'the movie'. I did cast for about 4 years, then security for another 4-5 years off and on, and it was always more about the 'bonding' with a like minded crowd. That being said, I'd never have anything to do with this kind of thing. Never! M
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26 May 01 - 06:43 AM (#470860) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: lady penelope Yes I saw Return to the Forbidden Planet and thoroughly enjoyed it, none of the songs are original though and the story is lifted from a shakesperean play ( I can't remember the name at the mo' ). The same bloke did From A Jack To a King ( same kind of idea as RTTFP ) a sort of rock and roll Macbeth. Again the songs were not original ( although they changed the lyrics where appropriate in some cases ). Still a good night out. The Sound of Music thing started off in London as a gay thing and many people don't seem to want to get involved because of the connotations. Also, it simply dosen't offer the same feeling of being risque. There's also the point that the Sound of Music thing is done to the film, whereas the RHS is usually a live performance. TTFN M'Lady P. |
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26 May 01 - 08:37 AM (#470883) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: alison Forbidden Planet contained script from a lot of Shakespearean plays... star trek style sets, and many rock'n'roll songs often taken delightfully out of context......... like when the ship was going through an asteroid storm and they used "Great balls of fire".............. it was billed as "Shakepeares long lost rock'n'roll musical"..... pity it didn't seem to hang around long.... unless its still doing the rounds in the UK.... slainte alison |
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26 May 01 - 08:53 AM (#470885) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: Linda Kelly The play was The Tempest and it was a spoof of the film Return to the Forbidden Planet which starred Walter Pidgeon (I think) Sorry to disagree SeanM -it wasn't bizarre and horrid that I found it -just crap. |
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26 May 01 - 10:12 AM (#470908) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: GUEST,jayohjo in Russia Ah, Rocky Horror - one of my favourite ways to spend an evening. Went to one performance with some friends in Manchester, we went by car and got there later than intended (having been singing all the way and praying the police didn't pull us over - well how would you explain a car full of people in suspenders, feather boas and lab coats?). So having parked the car a bit haphazardly, we ran through the streets of Manchester on 5 inch stilettos, each with one hand holding on assorted bits of clothing, and the other holding on wigs and complex hairdos (Magenta-style). We looked like a bad Benny Hill sketch. Anyone know if there's any touring performances in the UK July/August time? I've got no real way of finding out, and it'd be a perfect homecoming. Jayohjo XX |
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26 May 01 - 01:59 PM (#471003) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: Geoff the Duck The UK stage show appears to be resting at present. Try this interstellar hyperlink for the official UK fanclub website TIMEWARP Okay! |
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26 May 01 - 02:03 PM (#471005) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: Matt_R I'm with you, Ickle!! |
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26 May 01 - 08:07 PM (#471142) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: Dorrie i went 2 rocky horror show at hull new theatre for my friends 16th birthday and i thought it rocked dont care what u all think about it being poo Dorie xxx |
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29 May 01 - 05:05 AM (#472135) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: Mad Tom Of course RHPS is rubbish - It's the best rubbish there is! It's supposed to be a ritual of reversing all of the rules of movie-going behaviour. Throw stuff around (at the proper cues, of course!), spray water, dress outlandishly, yell out loud, run in the aisles, and shine lights. Most cultures have some sort of tradition of a ritual rule-breaking, or perhaps more correctly, a ritual of rule-reversal. Read The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer, 1922. Particularly, check out the chapter on The Roman Saturnalia, "...when the customary restraints of law and morality are thrown aside, when the whole population give themselves up to extravagant mirth and jollity". Fortunately, at RHPS, it's Dr. Frankenfurter (The King of the Saturnalia in this case) on screen who is killed, and not, say, the projectionist. Actually, the whole book (The Golden Bough) is full of background information on concepts and symbols found in folk and blues lyrics ("Please To See The King" - ritual sacrifice of the god, "John Barleycorn" - the Corn God, etc.). Well worth reading, or at least skimming. - Mad ("It's just a jump to the left") Tom - |
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29 May 01 - 06:32 PM (#472613) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: Little Hawk I guess there are all kinds of Rocky Horror fans...I'm the kind who loves the movie and HATES THE F**KING AUDIENCE TRYING TO DROWN OUT THE SOUNDTRACK AND OUT-WEIRD THE MOVIE!!! WILL YOU ALL JUST SHU-U-U-U-T UP!!! Hey, I never was a partier by nature... I think it was an absolutely brilliant film (specially for the time) in a really weird sort of way. Tim Curry's performance was incredible, and the others were all great too. It was utterly unique, and that ain't easy to do. So, my favourite way of seeing Rocky Horror is in a virtually empty theater, with no noisy audience whatsoever, so I can take in every little nuance in that crazy film. Of course, that's the way I like to see all movies...so I go on the off times, like the afternoon matinee or on Tuesday night, early show. I take my movies seriously. - LH |
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29 May 01 - 06:38 PM (#472619) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: mousethief Little Hawk, you just don't get it. The whole POINT of RHPS (not that I ever went, of course) was the feeling of oneness with the other crazy kids in the crowd. Especially in the end when everybody got up and did the Time Warp up on stage (the Admiral in Seattle had a stage-like area right up near the screen) (not that I ever went, mind you). I like the Golden Bough explanation, Mad Tom, although it would have ruined it at the time. In retrospect (looking at those who DID go, because of course I never went) it seems like a decent explanation.
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29 May 01 - 06:52 PM (#472632) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: Little Hawk Yeah, Alex, I am probably the ultimate nonconformist when it comes to RHPS fans. For some reason, I always tend to resist the flow with things like that. - LH |
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30 May 01 - 12:48 AM (#472820) Subject: RE: BS: Rocky Horror Alumni From: Mad Tom "...the other crazy kids..." The last time I went, I was 46. It was the first time I had *all* of the props. |