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PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:34 pm 
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ROCKY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

05 March 2004

Hamilton may just have unleashed a monster with its plans for a statue to
commemorate its links with the Rocky Horror Show, writes the Waikato Times in
an editorial.

Show creator Richard O'Brien wants to bring the annual convention for the film
of the show to the city next year. It will be the 30th anniversary of the
making of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, a movie that has developed a huge cult
following all around the world.

The plan for the convention follows the first official recognition that
Hamilton had a big part in the picture and the original stage show. O'Brien,
while not born here, spent his formative years in the city and the old Embassy
theatre, now demolished, was inspiration for much of the show.

But a plan by the city and Perry Foundation to mark the fact with a statue of
O'Brien dressed as Rocky Horror character Riff Raff has polarised Hamiltonians
since it was announced last week. While there has been huge support from those
pleased to see that the city is finally recognising its artistic talent, the
anti-statue lobby is horrified that the city can be associated with a show that
has transsexual overtones. They are also upset that they had no input into the
spending of $25,000 of ratepayers' money and have used that fact to berate a
council that can see the long-term benefits of the plan.

But the city's contribution to the statue is a small one and will be a tiny
investment if the three-day convention goes ahead and the city becomes a focus
for Rocky Horror tourism in the future. The critics can't see that because most
of them have no conception of what the show is, or its cult status, more than
30 years after it first appeared on stage in London's West End.

What they don't realise is that the show and the film that followed it are
international stars. The official Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club has 50,000
members in North America alone. The website of the British fan club has had
more than 230,000 hits since it was established.

News of the statue plans has already been posted on the site - and received an
enthusiastic response. "What a good excuse for a trip to New Zealand," says one
fan. "Hopefully one day I'll be able to afford to visit it," says another.

Rocky fans are true enthusiasts. Therefore they'll find the money for a trip to
New Zealand for a Rocky Horror event if it's promoted and offers them something
they can't get anywhere else. And even better if it's in the hometown of the
show's creator.

That's because Rocky Horror isn't just a movie, or a show. It is an experience
with many fans dressing up and getting into character. In Austin, Texas, the
film has run continuously every Friday and Saturday night for the past 25 years
with audience participation encouraged - and expected.

Hamilton has just been given a huge opportunity to reinvent itself as the Rocky
Horror capital of the world. It has to take that opportunity fast - and make
the most of it.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:16 pm 
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The world could use more than one statue of Richard O'Brien...

Or maybe a statue for each character spread across the globe. I'd love to see that. Actually...it might/could/maybe could be an end to world fiascos? Everyone would be united under one Transylvanian world....

I dont know.. Don't mind me... I'm still having fun with my lacey bell sleeves..

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And this part still amuses me:

The website of the British fan club has had more than 230,000 hits since it was established.

After checking the stats for AustinRocky.org, it looks like in just the year 2003 there were over five million hits from 850,000 individual page views. So I'm a bit puzzled about the bragging over http://www.timewarp.org.uk.

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