Comments on: Doing the Time-Warp http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:20:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Branch http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/comment-page-1/#comment-188328 John Branch Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:06:16 +0000 http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/#comment-188328 RAY BENTLEY and JOHN PORTER!!!!! 2 Guys who helped shape the POSITIVE interests in my life,Ray-You were the first person to allow me (a 14 yr. old Film Geek in 81') to see the inner works of a theater chain and set me up w/ a collection of 1-sheets that Not only got me in the local paper but helped support me in hard times! MR.PORTER- I met you (and I'm sure bothered the Crap outta you! lol) ALSO as that 14/15 yr old kid You were working at the B.Dalton Bookstore (Regency Sq. Mall) and I was lookin' to get some kind of display for a Book/Film.We began to talk while you were doing your job and I told ya' my favorite film was"Escape From N.Y." you actually brought me a Still of "Snake Plissken" back from a trip to New York! BUT one thing you told me then (Well Two Things!) "There's Nuthin' You Can't Do If You Try" and "Nobody is UNapproachable,Except maybe Yoko Ono" lol (Well That's What was big news at the time lol) ANYHOO, Your point was you were corresponding w/ Steven King at the time and had become friends,Well using your philosphy I actually got in to a couple of Movies and met a celeb I'd wanted to meet and I now live in Naples Fl. I've been married for almost 17 years now,we have 3 fantastic kids and although it hasn't been perfect all the time I Wouldn't Change a bit of it and I know my life is better just having known YOU GUYS! Sorry to get Corny I just hope this Message reaches you! I'd like to get in touch JOHN BRANCH 239 298-4074/687-6825 RAY BENTLEY and JOHN PORTER!!!!!

2 Guys who helped shape the POSITIVE interests in my life,Ray-You were the first person to allow me (a 14 yr. old Film Geek in 81′) to see the inner works of a theater chain and set me up w/ a collection of 1-sheets that Not only got me in the local paper but helped support me in hard times!
MR.PORTER- I met you (and I’m sure bothered the Crap outta you! lol) ALSO as that 14/15 yr old kid You were working at the B.Dalton Bookstore (Regency Sq. Mall) and I was lookin’ to get some kind of display for a Book/Film.We began to talk while you were doing your job and I told ya’ my favorite film was”Escape From N.Y.” you actually brought me a Still of “Snake Plissken” back from a trip to New York! BUT one thing you told me then (Well Two Things!) “There’s Nuthin’ You Can’t Do If You Try” and “Nobody is UNapproachable,Except maybe Yoko Ono” lol (Well That’s What was big news at the time lol) ANYHOO, Your point was you were corresponding w/ Steven King at the time and had become friends,Well using your philosphy I actually got in to a couple of Movies and met a celeb I’d wanted to meet and I now live in Naples Fl. I’ve been married for almost 17 years now,we have 3 fantastic kids and although it hasn’t been perfect all the time I Wouldn’t Change a bit of it and I know my life is better just having known YOU GUYS! Sorry to get Corny I just hope this Message reaches you! I’d like to get in touch
JOHN BRANCH 239 298-4074/687-6825

]]> By: John Porter http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/comment-page-1/#comment-127361 John Porter Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:14:32 +0000 http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/#comment-127361 Terry; Thanks for the time warp down memory lane. Those were good times at a great location. The members of the Floorshow (capital "F" please) had a grand time entertaining the crowds that came to the biograph each and every week. I heard several audience members came just to see what we were going to do next. More than one person tried to get us to take our act to a local nightclub, but most of us stayed put, preferring the safety of Biograph 1. Many of the cast spent a lot of time and money putting their costumes together, I just bought stuff from thrift shops and grabbed things the VCU Costume Shop when no one was looking. All you fine folks, new to the Rocky Horror experience, have fun! Don't dream it - Be it! John Porter Terry;

Thanks for the time warp down memory lane. Those were good times at a great location. The members of the Floorshow (capital “F” please) had a grand time entertaining the crowds that came to the biograph each and every week. I heard several audience members came just to see what we were going to do next. More than one person tried to get us to take our act to a local nightclub, but most of us stayed put, preferring the safety of Biograph 1.

Many of the cast spent a lot of time and money putting their costumes together, I just bought stuff from thrift shops and grabbed things the VCU Costume Shop when no one was looking.

All you fine folks, new to the Rocky Horror experience, have fun! Don’t dream it – Be it!

John Porter

]]> By: FTRea http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/comment-page-1/#comment-111111 FTRea Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:28:55 +0000 http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/#comment-111111 Ray, thanks for fixing that in my obviously faulty memory. I was sure it happened that way, but I've run into enough things I remember dead wrong that I don't doubt you're right. "Sexworld" played 23 consecutive weeks over 1978-79. And, the trip to LA mentioned in the yarn above was to do with that same title. But that's its own story. Ray, thanks for fixing that in my obviously faulty memory. I was sure it happened that way, but I’ve run into enough things I remember dead wrong that I don’t doubt you’re right.

“Sexworld” played 23 consecutive weeks over 1978-79. And, the trip to LA mentioned in the yarn above was to do with that same title. But that’s its own story.

]]> By: Ray Bentley http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/comment-page-1/#comment-110783 Ray Bentley Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:18:41 +0000 http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/#comment-110783 We never played Rocky Horror at the Ridge Cinema (we endured so much damage in Charlotttesville that Mr. Thalhimer nixed a Ridge engagement)O but we did play SEXWORLD for two years after you finished a full year run at Biograph. Interestingly enough, in 1996 when Brock Summs was operating the Plaza Drive-In we booked a print from and ran it three weekends to high crowds but they kept setting fires with old matresses and we got tired of the FD coming in and bringing up the lights so we went back to Quentin Tarrantino flicks We never played Rocky Horror at the Ridge Cinema (we endured so much damage in Charlotttesville that Mr. Thalhimer nixed a Ridge engagement)O but we did play SEXWORLD for two years after you finished a full year run at Biograph. Interestingly enough, in 1996 when Brock Summs was operating the Plaza Drive-In we booked a print from and ran it three weekends to high crowds but they kept setting fires with old matresses and we got tired of the FD coming in and bringing up the lights so we went back to Quentin Tarrantino flicks

]]> By: FTRea http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/comment-page-1/#comment-108665 FTRea Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:29:33 +0000 http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/#comment-108665 Brad, It will be interesting if any of the original floorshow cast hooks up in some way with their counterparts dancing at Movieland. Brad,

It will be interesting if any of the original floorshow cast hooks up in some way with their counterparts dancing at Movieland.

]]> By: Brad Tucker http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/comment-page-1/#comment-107695 Brad Tucker Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:46:10 +0000 http://fdhub.net/doing-the-time-warp/#comment-107695 Made many midnight trips to The Biograph during this run. Always a great time. And my 15-year-old daughter has caught the fever: she has attended a couple of RHPS screenings at Movieland, and is now fully obsessed with the wondrous madness. The torch is proudly passed from one generation to the next. Made many midnight trips to The Biograph during this run. Always a great time.

And my 15-year-old daughter has caught the fever: she has attended a couple of RHPS screenings at Movieland, and is now fully obsessed with the wondrous madness.

The torch is proudly passed from one generation to the next.

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