What Diabolical Chicken Stepped on Your Face and Stole Your Neck?!

There is confetti in my bra, white make-up in my hair, and a smile on my face. Spock, Severe, and I have just gotten home from a Rocky Horror Picture Show midnight showing. For the first time since I started going to shows, I full-on dressed up. Don't panic, you will get to see. Spock had never been to--or even seen--Rocky Horror, and my dad hadn't gone since before I was born. So, it was a lot of fun for all of us, what with the flying rolls of toilet paper, party hats, and squirt guns. We did the Time Warp as best we could, because, well, we were in a theater, and there isn't a whole lot of room to wave your arms about, or pelvic thrust, or anything, really. Faythe was there, and she and I heckled the entire time, trading loud, obnoxious comments back and forth. It was much different than Repo!, where everyone except for the four people that have been there before are afraid to say anything.
Today's list helps to promote my fellow Deviants, and their endeavors in Rocky Horror-based fan art. Click on the pictures to see larger versions on the DeviantART website.
Thirteen Sweet Rocky Horror Pictures
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And a poem!
Quake in fear, you tiny fools!
~Sushi

Graverobber Does Chicago

On Saturday night, my Repo! shadow-caster friends, Spock, and I piled into Twin's car to go to the Music Box in downtown Chicago. Why? To meet Terrance Zdunich, the creator of Repo!: The Genetic Opera. This is the equivalent of a Rocky Horror fan meeting Richard O'Brien. It was quite an experience. Being downtown Chicago on a Saturday night, there was virtually no parking. Luckily, we found a spot just in time to be five minutes too late to go to the pre-show meet-and-greet.
The show itself was fantastic. The shadow-casters, 90 Day Delinquents, did a great job of interacting with the audience, as well as staying true to the heart of the movie. I have to admit my group was a bit raucous, but some people were just too quiet! On an interesting side note, it's been pretty much decided that I'm a shadow-cast groupie, and possibly our group's, You Know You Want It acting troupe, number 1 fan. I'm quite proud of that; they're good people, for the most part, and I've been friends with may of them for a while. I was pleased to see that the majority of the audience managed to get off their ass during the Genetic Opera scene; sometimes people just don't bother to "get up, get up."
After the movie, we got in line, this time inside the theater, to meet Terrance Zdunich. It took about 45 minutes to get there, but it was so very worth the wait. He was so receptive, and very kind to all of us; he even wants to see one of our shadow-casts! Terrance also signed Faythe's Chuck Taylors; she has vowed to wear only that pair in future performances. I suppose it's not as interesting, but he signed my DVD copy of Repo as well. He knew how to spell my name without me telling him! That's very important to me.
But I'm still fuzzing it out so the general e-public can't read it.

Still, pretty darn cool. I'd go again if it didn't take so long.
~Sushi
P.S.
Mr. Kistler's Uh Count

Mr. Kistler's *Uh* Count
Today	344
Semester	1297

Stay Sane Inside Insanity

I went to my first Rocky Horror midnight show last night, at the Art Theater in Hobart, Indiana. Being a virgin [first-timer], I had to endure some jeers from the veterans in the crowd, at least before the show started. All the virgins were called up to the front to introduce themselves. Then, four brave volunteers, myself included, participated in a human wheelbarrow race up and down the theatre aisle. The girl I was paired up with was considerably heavier than me, and when we switched places to go back down the aisle, she face-planted, and I could barely hold her legs up. So, we said screw it, and walked back, amidst the booing of the crowd. I would have loved to have finished the race, but I didn't want to beat up that poor girl in the process.
As far as virgins go, I was probably a lot more prepared for the show than most. I have been a fan of RHPS since I was twelve, and I've practiced my audience participation for about as many years, with the Audience Partici...pation CD my mom got me when I started showing a greater interest in going to the show. Some of the lines have changed over the years, so I was a tad off, and I learned a lot more cues, but I had a fun time nevertheless. It was a loooong night, to say the least.
Giving over to absolute pleasure since 2002!
~Sushi
P.S. Yes, I dressed up. I managed to assemble a semi-decent Brad Majors costume. If it was warmer, I would have been more daring, but it was 2 degrees out. No fishnets in below-freezing weather, thank you very much.

There Can Be Only One

For years, I've said that my favorite movie is The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I've held to it, despite the fact that I watch it maybe twice a year. So, I propose that I have a new favorite movie, that I've watched at least ten times over the past year alone-- Highlander. I am a Highlander freak; just ask Spock. I will pester him constantly to come over and watch Highlander in my basement. And not on DVD, either. I have it on Laserdisc (LD). I'm also very big on obsolete technology. I have an LD player with about a dozen discs, most of them equally obscure. I own records, but no record player; this would make me sad if my friend Freak didn't have a record player to play them on. So, today, when I was in my basement, watching Highlander on LD, on our ancient projection TV, I thought about it, and decided that Highlander would have to be my favorite movie. I love watching Rocky Horror, and I adore The Nightmare Before Christmas, but they get old after a while. I like Repo!: The Genetic Opera, but I haven't seen it that much, and even that gets tiresome. But Highlander is wicked awesome, and it has Christopher Lambert, who also played Raiden in the original Mortal Kombat movie. You just can't go wrong there.
What do for a list, though...
Twelve Epic Highlander Posters
_{And not just the original movie, either}
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You over-dressed haggis, you.
~Sushi
P.S. Happy New Year's, everyone!
Remember to vote on your favorite name for my WeeBeast by midnight, Central Standard Time!

Bitchin' in the Kitchen

I bet you didn't know that there was a sequel to my favorite movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. There is, and it's a hellish, weird-ass piece of film. In fact, the only reason it can be classified as a "sequel" is because Brad and Janet are central characters. They aren't even played by the same people, though! As far as I could see, only three actors were retained: Richard O'Brien, naturally; Patricia Quinn, and the guy who played the criminologist. Oh, the title... The title of the movie is Shock Treatment. It was made in 1981, six years after the original cult classic. And, despite it being absolutely abhorrent, I'd love to watch it again, if I could find a decent copy. And, I would love for it to be on DVD; the VHS copy I borrowed from the library, I suspect, is an original copy.
For now, though, I need to detox from that movie, and the best place to do that I Youtube. Therefore, I give you...
Eight Animated Rocky Horror Songs
1. Eddie's Teddy
2. Let's Do The Time Warp Again
3. Science Fiction Double Feature (Ode Tribute)
4. anime horror picture show - creature of the night: The song is actually called "Touch-a Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me", but this is so cute, I'll let it slip.
5. Orochimaru is a Sweet Transvestite: I don't care for Naruto, but this was a nicely-done AMV, so I've included it.
6. Rocky Horror Lego Show AC2008
7. #74 Ouran Horror Picture Show Ep 5- The Sword Of Damocles
8. Lion King and Rocky Horror Picture Show

Planet, schmanet, Janet.
~Sushi

On the Boardwalk

Yesterday, I went on a field trip; yes, we still have those, even in college. I traveled with my fellow baccalaureate scholars to Navy Pier, to tour the backstage of the Shakespearean Theater. I felt very privileged to see a side of the theater that so few people can take in. After the tour, we wandered around the rest of Navy Pier, which was quit boring in comparison. Apart from the the outside attractions, which I didn't visit because of the fact that it was pouring rain, all there really is to do is shop and eat. Well, there's also the Chicago Children's Museum and the IMAX theater, but I didn't really have the time to go to either of those. Another time, maybe.


Just in time for Halloween:
13 Costumes I Would Wear for Halloween [If I Didn't Already Have One]


1. Spock



2. Misty [as if I haven't cosplayed it already]



3. Chewbacca



4. Shilo Wallace



5. Phantom of the Opera as the Red Death



6. Repo Man



7. Lolcat



8. Thing One



9. Catwoman [Michelle Pfeiffer version]



10. The Riddler [1960s TV version]



11. Johnny the Homicidal Maniac [only my hair would be way cooler]



12. Dr. Tran



13. Any of the twisted Transylvanians from The Rocky Horror Picture Show



May none of your candy be laced with cyanide or razor blades.
~Sushi