"It Was Great
When It All Began"
"Absolute Pleasure"
"Superheroes"
"To Absent Friends"
On
May 26, 2007, I went to the Nuart to see "THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE
SHOW".
It was the first time I had been to ROCKY HORROR in 12 years, and over
28 years since I saw it for the first time.
I went because the music was fresh in my mind from recording the music
that you are hearing now.
I went with no costume, and maintained a low profile. And I had a blast!
SINS OF THE FLESH are the cast for the Nuart. There's some real talent at work here.
They're organized, professional, entertaining.
And there's always got a big line o' people outside waitin' to get in.
Over 100 people were there for the show. And so was The Spirit.
I
said "Hi" to Dennis Miller. It was good to see him still involved
with the show.
I was thrilled to see that people were still very much in love with
ROCKY HORROR.
Just like me.
To be able to sit and sing the entire show REALLY LOUD made me feel
better than I had in a long time.
I also got a kick out hearing a bit of response dialog that I KNOW I
created in 1979.
I
got a hold of Richard when I first heard word of a Convention.
When it was confirmed, he & I went to work getting new costumes
together and spreading the word.
We were back.
The event was held in the Royal Court Theater aboard R.M.S. Queen Mary in Long Beach CA.
Richard & I put together new costumes just for the occasion.
Richard, once again, won "Best Riff-Raff" in the costume contest!
I was honored to have attended the event with my friends, Richard Gifford, Julie Ford, & Jill McManus.
We have been friends for almost 3 decades...and we still love ROCKY HORROR!
It was great to once again represent the legacy of The Tiffany Theater, 25 years after it's heyday.
Sal Piro was there. It was good to see him again.
Everyone we met was really nice to us. Mark Tomaino was a gracious host.
It was wonderful to meet devoted ROCKY HORROR people.
Richard & I went back to see MIDNIGHT INSANITY a few times afterward.
MIDNIGHT INSANITY is currently at The Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro.
They're another talented, professional group. Go See Them.
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Julie
was the first person I ever met at ROCKY HORROR in 1979.
She was our Columbia in EROTIC NIGHTMARES.
The corset she is wearing is the same one she made in 1980.
In those days, you could not buy the correct material for Columbia's
corset.
So our entire cast all took turns sewing in the sequins.
Richard always called it "The Tag-Team Corset."
A TROYSYLVANIAN
Pirates Of Transylvania - Long Beach CA - 2007
Chichilos is
my pal from Switzerland.
We played together in a band in the 80's called HONCHOWONKO.
He was visiting the US for the first time in over 20 years.
He had heard so much about ROCKY HORROR over the years, but was still
a Virgin.
On March 22, 2008, Richard & I took Chichilos to the Nuart.
"Ce sera la coup de gace pour moi. Les potes iront au Cinema
voir le "ROCKY HORROR!"
On
July 23, 2008, MTV annonunced that they would be re-making of "THE
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW".
The original press release stated that the film "may also include
music not featured in the original."
ROCKY HORROR fans knew that was a load of crap.
Richard
O'Brien stated publicly that he had nothing to do with a remake.
Barry
Bostwick also called it "a waste of money."
Needless to say, this was not welcome news in Transylvania.
The Internet was rife with outrage and disbelief.
A website called "Stop
The Remake" started a petiton and gathered nearly 30, 000
signatures.
As
of September 1, 2009, the plan was scuttled...for now. Fire that
executive!
"The
Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute!" was also scheduled
to open at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2009.
To me, this proved that ROCKY HORROR was now fully acceptable and
weaved into American culture.
And that's a good thing!
I like to think that the ROCKY HORROR fans from my generation were
right all along.
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