So last night I went to help Peggy move some furniture then afterward I went back to that bar, intending to karaoke Under Your Spell, because the karaoke lady told me she could play it if I bring in a CD with the song in a special format, so I did. I got there about 11:30 and there were a couple of cops right outside the door talking to the bartender. I went to talk to the karaoke lady and just about then the music turn off and the lights came on and the bartender announced they were closing for the night. So, still no luck on recording the song. I asked the bartender what happened and she said the cops were closing them down due to noise complaints (I don't see how, the place is in a strip mall that's empty at night) and that she personally was fined $100 because she's also the manager.

As I was leaving the "Thank you" lady from a couple of blogs ago stopped me and said "I'm glad you came!" She introduced me to her friend whose name almost made me laugh due to a funny coincidence. Anyway, we hit it off right away, went to a coffee shop and talked for a few hours. Very attractive, younger than I am (27), big Whedon fan, funny, fun and comfortable to be with. We left the coffee shop about 2 and spent most of the rest of the night together, mostly just talking and laughing, until I went home shortly before 6 so my dad wouldn't worry, I hadn't planned to be out all night. We have plans to spend the weekend together for a Firefly/Serenity marathon and to cook and eat lots of unhealthy food.

So, why did the name almost make me laugh? Another friend just recently started dating someone with the same name. And the name is... Jeremy. Yes, you read that right, I met a guy. Recently I've been exploring my sexuality, just mentally, and realized the thought of being with a guy wasn't at all off putting, and was actually arousing. I'm still totally into girls, now I just have a wider selection. But the surprising thing is, until last night, I could never imagine being in a relationship with a guy, and now I'm making kinda romantic weekend plans with one. My head's still spinning a bit over all this, but I'm very happy about it.

Nuff said.

Howdy folks!

Through a blend of good fortune and, um... good fortune, I had the opportunity last night to see a double feature of "Repo! The Genetic Opera" and "Rocky Horror Picture Show" in a theater. While waiting in line to get my tickets a woman and her early teens daughter got in line behind me. The girl asked what I was there to see and I told her "Both!" Her mom then explained "This is one of those old-fashioned theaters with only one screen." to which I replied "Ah, yes, the good old days." The mom laughed quietly, touched my shoulder, and said "Oh, I know!" We all ended up chatting and making jokes, during which the mom kept touching me. When we got to the ticket counter the daughter made a joke about "you old people". When I said to the mom "You know, sometimes I regret teaching my daughter my smart-ass sense of humor" she grabbed my arm and burst up laughing. I don't know if she was flirting or not, but I did notice she had a wedding ring, so even if she was... um, yeah... not. That's a line I will never cross, I don't want to be party to that kind of betrayal.

Repo was awesome. Although, compared to my TV the screen was smaller from where I was sitting, it was incredible to see Repo in a theater... being surrounded by the sound and feeling the deep tones shake my ribs really added a whole nother level to my enjoyment of it.

Between Repo and Rocky Horror there was a whole bunch of other silliness that went on, the shadow cast of Rocky Horror were selling raffle tickets for a vintage vinyl version of the Rocky Horror soundtrack (I bought 10, in case I won I was gonna send to to a friend, alas, I didn't) and goody bags for the show, which included noise makers, rice, toast and newspaper along with other things traditionally part of the audience participation. The guy MC'ing was really funny and the things he had people doing nearly had me rolling. If I can figure out how to get vids off my phone without losing sound I'll put some up on YouTube. There was a costume contest which was pretty cool. 1 person was dressed as Faith (she liked my Firefly tattoos!) and there were Groupie #3 and Dr Horrible as well. The prize for sexiest went to "the Mad Hattress", for scariest was "Two Face" (IMO, the best) from the Batman franchise and Overall was a couple who went as Batman and Robin.

After the costume contest they did the traditional virgin sacrifice. If you've never been to see Rocky Horror in a theater, you really should. Virgins are people who are there for the first time, and they're subjected to all sorts of all-in-fun humiliation like same sex kissing, one holds a banana 'down there' and another tries to roll a condom as far down it as they can using only their mouth, one person tries to eat a mouthful of whipped cream out of another's mouth, fake an orgasm (both male and female), do a pg-13 rated striptease etc... (it's all voluntary, no one has to participate). In all the times I've been I've never seen more that 10 virgins at one showing, this time there were at least 75 and it took forever to get through them, but the hilarity was worth the extra time it took. Watching the movie I felt like a huge virgin because it's been so long that I'd forgotten so many of the audience callbacks shouted out (or thrown) either in response to or anticipation of what's happening on screen. Still, virgin-y feelings and all, it was so much fun to be part of all of that again. As a teenager it was the closest thing I had to the shared cathartic experience of church (we never went, even though my dad's an ordained suthuhn' baptist minister - didn't work out, he's too open minded.) If you ever have the chance to see Rocky Horror in a theater with a bunch of freaks, you really, really should... and don't be scared, I lived through my virgin experience with fond memories (more than 20 years ago, I licked the whipped cream out of a girls mouth) and so will you.

Things have changed a bit, but not too much, since the last time I saw it. Used to be, during "Over at the Frankenstein Place", we'd all whip out our lighters for the "There's a light" line, now it's cell phones. And for "The Time Warp" we'd all run into the aisles to do the dance, now everyone just stands up and stays near their seats. Everyone still sings along which I'm very glad of, I'd have felt slightly foolish to be doing it by myself. The shadow cast were great, with a bit of a twist, Frank N Furter was played by a very sexy woman. I don't have words to explain how awesome it is to see Rocky Horror played out twice at the same time, once on the screen and another by a shadow cast along with a raucous audience, it's just something you have to experience. And, if you do, don't get annoyed that people are talking over the movie, that's kinda the point.

The shadow cast...


After the shows (about 1 AM) I really didn't want to go home, I wanted to be around people having fun, so I went back to that gay bar again. I'm really not, it's just, spending time there recently makes it feel like a fun and comfortable place. And it was again. While I was at the bar getting a glass of water (BTW, do you tip for water? I do because, for the bartender, it's the same amount of work) the same young woman who said "thank you" last time I was there waved me over and said "I recognize you, you're the karaoke guy!" I just smiled sheepishly and said "Yeah, I guess I am". She said "You're coming out again next Thursday, right?" I don't know if this makes me a boorish oaf or a pushover or whatever but I have trouble saying "no" to a pretty woman, so I said "I 'spose I am." to which she replied "Yay!" so I guess I'll have another Thursday adventure I might blog about on Friday morning.

Pretty good Halloween, neh?