Creature of the night!

 So last night Shona and I went to the Admiral Theater and saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show together. I think it goes without saying neither of us are virgins to the RHPS (I have seen RHPS in Evansville at the old Ross Theater & in Jacksonville, Florida. Shona would watch it at the Dream Theater in Monterey, Ca) but last night was the first time we saw it together, so there was a certain amount of concern to the whole thing. I mean something so iconic, and you know that both of you enjoy it should not be marred by a bad experience! Also it was a spur of the moment decision, as we both forgot about it until my bride reminded me about it playing last night. But hey, ALLONS-Y as the French say!!
 So we got to the Admiral with time to spare (unusual for us) which also provided us time to make snarky comments about fat ladies in too-tight Halloween costumes. What is this trend of fat people dressing like they are svelte (is fat the new average)? It also gave us time to see that next year we will need to get there even earlier because the downstairs area was set up as a dinner theater and MUCH closer to the bar! So we ended up sitting upstairs but still had a good view. The actors who played Frankenfurter and Columbia were fantastic and it seems like they have been playing the parts for a while now. They're not aged mind you, just comfortable with their parts (yes Freudians will pause at that I am sure). The set props were easily the best I have seen, simple yet multi-purposed. There was one lady we both took notice of in the audience who had a NEAR PERFECT Columbia outfit. She had obviously been going to RHPS for decades now and was a fan. Fan in the strictest sense of the word. Fanatic. Not creepy fanatic but fanatic none the less. I found I would look over at her, a dowager-princess-Columbia, from time to time, and just enjoy watching her as she enjoyed & interacedt with the show. That is the best part of RHPS the interaction! One note about RHPS is that you really need to go to one show, in one area, for a while to become fluent in it. The big ticket items are all the same. Toast, squirt guns, newspapers, playing cards, rice, confetti, etc. etc. (if you don't understand then go find a RHPS and learn for yourself as it is the best way). However I've found that some of the verbal interaction varies from venue to venue. Yes, Brad and Janet are still the same expletive as everywhere else but some of the other interjections are different. So while RHPS remains universal in many ways it also takes on a life of its own depending on where you go. In the end we both had a very nice time! H3ll we didn't even have to call 911, like we normally do when we go through Bremerton at night! So a good night in all!!