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September 30, 2007 - Fun Cult Classics

Back in my highschool years, a group of senior class students invited me to go to a midnight movie with them. They were fellow cadets in the JROTC program, and they were mostly my senior cadet officers, so I felt kind of special to be invited to hang out with them. I'd never been to a midnight movie, so I said sure, I'd go. The movie was Rocky Horror Picture Show, and I was scared out of my mind. I sat the whole time, clutching the arm of my friend David with my eyes closed so I wouldnt get a mental picture in my mind that I would never be able to get rid of. But the laughter and cheers from the audience as things got underway, and David's concern whether I was okay, finally got me to open my eyes. What a wonder it was! I'd never seen anything like that in all my life!

People were adding their own lines (and insults) to the movie script, people were in costume, running up and down the aisles, acting out the different parts in the movie. There were many things being catapulted during the movie, which included toast, rice, toilet paper, and sauerkraut! Not even when disco reigned supreme had I seen anything as captivating as doing The Time Warp.

Most recently, I was able to go to another theater for a newer cult classic that really has great potential for audience interaction. Lastnight I went to an interactive Buffy the Vampire Slayer sing-along. It too, was a midnight showing. And as in RHPS, things were catapulted, words were added to the script, someone dressed in a big white bunny costume ran wildly around the theater, someone in charge of theater lighting started flashing the houselights up and down, people sang the songs, spoke the parts in the script for various characters. It was a great time. I sang, I shouted, I spoke along with almost all the parts, and next year, I may even do a dance number.

Its truly a wonderful thing in this complicated world to be reminded that fun is just fun.

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October 1, 2007 - Thhaankks for the memories...

Posted by Ginafish

The first time I saw RHPS, I was a little nervous but went with veterans of the experience who stocked me up with toast and a spray bottle full of water before we went so I had an idea of what to expect. Overall, it was just a wild and fun experience all the times that I went!
Unfortunately, at one show, we had such a great time, that the college I attended decided not to show it anymore due to the huge mess we had made. Theaters got tired of the clean up as well.
I hope the Buffy Interactive Show sticks around long enough for a good time by all before no one wants to clean up the mess. :D :D

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