# Planning on seeing Rocky Horror for first time tonight or tomorrow, questions... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531 "2003-10-30T22:20:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/1 "2003-10-30T22:20:05Z")
I have to work early Saturday morning, so I may go to the showing late tonight rather than actually on Halloween tomorrow night. They’re showing it in a big auditorium on campus, I was planning on going. I’ve seen the movie dozens of times on TV and DVD, basically know it by heart, and know _some_ of the audience callbacks. So I figured it would be fun to finally see it where people do all the stuff on stage and what-not. I was just planning on showing up, watching the movie, and having a good time yelling things. But I was given to understand that the audience even usually dresses up as a character, and I don’t really have the stuff necessary to costume as a character (not even a tuxedo.) Am I going to really stick out then, or is it more casual? Is there anything else I ought to know? Should I try to bring at least a few of the props? (the non-throwing ones, anyways.) Comments? ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/2 "2003-10-30T22:21:22Z")
Paint a large letter “V” on your face. It means “veteran.” That way, nobody will mess with you. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/3 "2003-10-30T22:30:12Z")
BH, You are mean (I like it). unclviny (who was one once) ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/4 "2003-10-30T22:30:55Z")
Yup, listen to **bughunter**. You can’t go wrong doing that. You don’t have to dress up in character, but maybe Brad would be easy for you? As far as props…newspaper, rice, playing cards, toast, I think toilet paper and I think water gun (though they might request you not use some of the props for post-show cleanup purposes). I can’t think of others at the moment but that’s a good start. ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/5 "2003-10-30T22:31:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bughunter \* > \*\*Paint a large letter “V” on your face. > > It means “veteran.” > > That way, nobody will mess with you. \*\* It also stands for something else, leading me to (correctly, it seems) derive that you are an evil trickster. ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Haniver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Jenny\_Haniver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenny_Haniver)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/6 "2003-10-30T22:46:07Z")
You don’t have to dress as a character. Actually, nowadays you can pretty much dress any way you want…or go in your halloween costume and have a good time. Or you could just wear black and get hold of some red, red, red lipstick, and go as THE LIPS. …If you plan on turning yourself in as a **V** irgin, then you should dress in clothes that are easy to move in, wear good underwear and socks, and pray for mercy. Things to remember: 1. You MUST stand up and do the time warp during the song. 2. Don’t \*\*\*\* with the hair. 3. If you bring a lighter, you must turn it off when Brad and Janet sing “in the --\>darkness,” otherwise, you’ll look like quite the **V** irgin. 4. I can’t remember the last time I was in a theatre that let you use throwing props, so don’t even bother with them. 5. Even if the auditorium is crowded, do NOT sit in the aisle - the cast will need to use the aisles a lot, and it’ll be a much better show if they aren’t tripping. (um, well, tripping over people anyway. ) 6. There is no rule number six. Also, if someone spots you or outs you as a **V** irgin, don’t fight it. Later, you will appreciate having a good story to tell. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/7 "2003-10-30T22:58:12Z")
if you’re seeing it on campus, i went twice there, once in my lawyer costume and once without costume, and no one cared what i wore. A guy wearing a santa claus costume and a bra hit on me, but he hit one everyone and was high on about 50 different things. enjoy the show! ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/8 "2003-10-30T23:07:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tars Tarkas \* > \*\*if you’re seeing it on campus, i went twice there, once in my lawyer costume and once without costume, and no one cared what i wore. A guy wearing a santa claus costume and a bra hit on me, but he hit one everyone and was high on about 50 different things. > > enjoy the show! \*\* Yeah, it’s on campus, if I knew you’d gone I just wouldda asked you last time I called. :smack: I guess that’ll learn me to remember the things my friends have done from now on. I was pretty sure gay men don’t usually find overweight guys attractive so that probably won’t happen to me, but then again I bet if anyone was into big men it’d be Transexual Santa 😃 Roll over Mrs Claus, we’re tryin something new tonight!! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/9 "2003-10-30T23:12:14Z")
I used to be able to go as Rocky. Its been a few years and I’ve let myself go. Now I’ll have to go as Eddie! 😃 (Eddie has better lines, anyway. At least lines of dialog. And he gets to ride a motorcycle.) * * * She told me she loved me like a brother. She was from Arkansas, hence the Joy! ---
**Author:** ![CakeOrDeath666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@CakeOrDeath666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CakeOrDeath666)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/10 "2003-10-31T00:00:43Z")
I’m going to see it for the first time soon. I’m going as Columbia!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-on-seeing-rocky-horror-for-first-time-tonight-or-tomorrow-questions/210531/11 "2003-10-31T00:31:32Z")
I went on campus once. It was fun, without the stress and hassles of seeing it in the theater with the established clique.