Oh, um, I mean John Waters. Tickets, that is. Once I heard him in an interview relate that the Japanese loved him early in his career when Americans weren’t sure what to make of him. They thought even his name was an ironic commentary on American obsession with toilets, or something.
So, a good Democrat donated a pair of tickets to John Waters’ upcoming show at the Flynn on December 10 at 7:30. Face value is $40 each, and the seats are pretty good (5th row, left section on the main floor). Proceeds will benefit the Franklin County Democratic Committee.
For a description of the show, go here.
Highest bidder by Dec. 4 gets the tix.
No one ever forgets the first time . . . they see their very first movie shot in ODORAMA.
My “first time” was the John Waters film Polyester, which is indisputably the Citizen Kane of cross-dressing fart movies. I kept my scratch card for almost twenty years – until it smelled like torn pieces of taped together cardboard.
Polyester was brilliantly shot ODORama (i.e. not Sensurround or the gimmicky Atomo-Vision, 3-D, Rumble-Rama or Splat-MAT format). Was there ever a screen couple that worked magic better than Tab Hunter and Divine?
ODORAMA should also not be confused with Feel-Around; an artistic film process where ushers come to your seat and fondle you during designated scenes in the movie. (This special technique was generally limited to designated theaters in the 70 for films such as Kentucky Fried Movie).
Polyester was an artistic milestone in Film History as well as an historical road mark in our cultural awakening as a nation. Being able to hear John Waters discuss his art is a treasure well worth anyone’s time.