| Volume VI, Issue 4 |
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April 26, 1997
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Gettin' close, kiddies! June is just
around the corner . . . and we all know what
happens then. On June 20th, Midnight
Insanity presents, "The Light in the
Darkness", Rocky Horror's 22nd Annual
Convention. Fans from around the world will
arrive here, in Southern California, for the
one of the biggest Rocky bashes, ever!!! Yes,
that's right, we're talking *tons* of strange,
crazy, twisted invdividuals . . . men, women,
and "unspecified", all dressed in lingerie, for
TWO DAYS SOLID!!! What more could you
ask for? Well . . . keep thinking, because you'll
have an opportunity to ask (or beg) them in
person. Don't miss out, tickets are on sale
***now***. See Bev in the lobby for more
details, and be sure to tell your friends!!!
Okay, so there was this mean lookin' guy, walking around with blood on his apron and a small, thin blade in his hand. In addition, there's that five foot cat that shows up here about twice-a-year . . . along with that Smurf. Just what the heck is going on here??? Well, Midnight Insanity likes to go out and "play", every so often. In this case, it'd be our April Fool's Day show . . . seemed like a good excuse to us. :-) So, we went and swapped out roles for the |
night. :-) Brad was played by Shelly, Janet
was played by Steve. Jaimee was our Riff-
Raff, Mark B. was our Magenta, Diego (ah
yes, Diego) was our Columbia. Kristine
played Rocky, Crystal played Eddie, Maggie
played Dr. Scott and Alicia was our
Criminologist. Who played Frank? Why, the
Smurf, of course!!! Just how many parts
Becky has pulled off as the Smurf is
anyone's guess, but Smurf-N-Furter was
certainly something to see!!! As for the
other oddities present, that'd be the
Transylvanian squad who decided to show up
as their favorite Broadway characters . . .
which included our own Jesus Christ. :-)
Last, and certainly not least, was the
surprise of the evening. Fozzie (spank the
bald-man) played our Trixie. I'd tell ya what
it was like, but words can hardly describe
the performance he put forth. All I can say,
is a Standing Ovation isn't any easy thing
to achieve, and he most definitely earned
it!!! So, have you heard enough??? Ya
wanna give it your *own* spin?? Well, stay
tuned, "Rookie Horror", the show where we
give the show to the audience, will be coming
up sometime after convention. More details
forthcoming.
This was a heavy month for M.I. as we also spun off "Pimp and Hooker" night, |
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and damned if everybody didn't show up
dressed as either a pimp or hooker. We'd
like to applaud all you um . . . streetwalkers,
for your excellent participation. We just love
seeing you all, and dressing sleazy just
makes it all the more worthwhile, right???
Stay tuned for future events.
Well, it happens. Midnight Insanity is
sad to report the departure of one of our
cast members. Crystal Star B., will be
leaving us shortly, making this her last show
with us. :-( Crystal presently plays the
"Orange Hair" Transylvanian and is also one
of our Janets. Oddly enough, Crystal
showed up to our theatre just four years
ago, right before our 18th Anniversary
Convention, "Age of Consent". Well, rest
assured that Crystal won't miss out this
convention; she'll be back in town around
convention time, and will be performing with
us for the con. We'll still miss her, but at
least she'll have a nice going-away party, eh?
So, apparently, the world isn't
particularly interested in hearing Midnight
Insanity sing either . . . at least, not without
a movie backing them. Over the last two
months, we've managed to close down three,
count `em, *three* Karaoke places, all with
no apparent rhyme or reason. So, the
curse, apparently, goes on.
Speaking of . . . maybe we're getting just a bit *too* notorious for shutting |
places down. As it stands, M.I. was
*supposed* to go up and see Tim Curry's
new sitcom, "Over the Top", for it's pilot
taping. Well, Tim is quite a popular dude (ya
think?), and pilot shows have a tendency to
attract guests and friends anyway . . . so we
were told that the studio had seen an
unprecedented amount of guests *flying* in,
to see this show taped. As a result, there
were no tickets left for us Rocky junkies. :-(
On the up-shot, this is a good indication
that the show will be picked up for the fall
schedule, and if that happens, we're already
in line for the next episode they tape. :-)
Lotta newly-legal meat out there,
folks. B-days I know about are Robert (4/1),
Maggie (4/2), Michelle (4/3), Jenna, Jason
and Alicia (4/23). Sorry if I missed anyone!
More in September. :-)
Midnight insanity would like to thank
the Art Theatre Management and crew, for
allowing us to perform here *every fucking
week*; the Management and crew of the
Woodland Hills theatre (Topanga), same
reason; Jennifer Zarrelli, for assisting us on
tracking down those hard-to-find pink
"Frank" gloves; Marcel, our latest ultra-cool
Sunday-night Denny's waiter, for putting up
with all our shit; Shorehouse Café, pretty
much, same deal; and all them weirdos who
come down to see us *every fucking week*.
CARPE NOCTUM (Seize the Night!!!) |