Monday, September 19, 2011


The Western Georgia town of Carrollton, population 23,421, has decided to ban the performance of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show."  Mayor Wayne Garner called the show "offensive" and "not keeping with the community of Carrollton." 

The play was to premiere on October 27, until a cast member posted a video from a dance rehearsal on his Facebook page, and someone showed it to the mayor.  Mayor Garner said, "if that play was allowed to proceed, we'd be run out of town."  The city apparently allotted the initial approval and funding for the play without knowing what the show entailed.  


Sounds like a clip from the "Dukes of Hazzard."  I remember when the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" used to play at the Covina Theater on Saturdays at midnight.  People used to line up outside the theater along Badillo Ave. dressed in costumes similar to the actors.  I once walked into the theater during the show and saw the audience singing along and holding up lighters.  Quite a sight to behold.

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