Throw Open The Switches On The Sonic Oscillator

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show was my introduction to camp — something that’s intentionally over-the-top theatrical to the point of being funny. Something so bad, it’s good. It made such an impression on me that so-bad-its-good movies are still my favorite. As a kid growing up in New York, the marquee at The 8th Street Playhouse advertised the midnight showing of Rocky Horror for as long as I could remember. I would ask my parents why The Rocky Horror Picture Show was so special, and why it was only shown at midnight. The exclusivity of it was a siren call. I don’t think I ever got a straight answer from my parents beyond “Oh, it’s just for grown-ups.” That didn’t make it any less appealing.

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