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Over At The Frankenstein Place

19 Feb 2014 / Comments Off / in Polari Safari/by

February 19, 2014

Over At The Frankenstein Place. The perils of Facebook “which character are you?” quizzes. Polari Safari by David Shenton.

A Hoosier Transylvanian

10 Jul 2013 / Comments Off / in Oral Histories/by

Rocky Horror.

The pleasures of Rocky Horror audience participation are many, and Walter Beck has enjoyed them, from being in the audience to playing as part of the screenings’ shadow cast.

“I marched the Indianapolis Pride Parade as part of Transylvanian Lip Treatment, getting many hoots, hollers, and flat strange looks from the crowd. And as tends to happen with me, photos were taken that proved to be controversial later on.”

Our LGBT Histories: Music – Day 20

20 Feb 2013 / Comments Off / in LGBT History Month/by

Dr. Frank-N-Furter, ‘Sweet Transvestite’.

To mark LGBT History Month, 2013, Polari asked its contributors to recall a song that had an impact their own stories.

“My relationship with Rocky Horror blossomed and developed as I grew and in many ways it knew me before I knew myself.”