Cemetery Screening - August 5th - Pee Wee's Big Adventure

innerSpaceman · 08-06-2006, 10:30 AM

What tickles me is that clap clap clap clap - Deep in the Heart of Texas seemed so spontaneous, and not some planned Rocky Horror, bring-your-toast kinda of thing.

I heard so many people say they hadn't seen the film in years and years. It was already a pumped-up, sold-out "house" before Paul Reubens/Pee Wee Herman took the stage, held a brief cast reunion, and then introduced the movie with delightful inflections of 'the voice.'

I've never laughed so hard at that film. I think the same can be said of many in the crowd. That crowd was alive, was scinilating, and simmering towards boil. The movie just kept getting funnier and funnier, everyone in the crowd feeding off each other (and perhaps with a little inspiration from having so many in the cast in the audience).

At one point, Keith and I were talking about the phenonmon of staying up all night. I didn't get a chance to mention to him that, in the days when I made a habit of that ... it was accomplished via LSD ... and invariably it would be on a Saturday night that would see us finally go to sleep after watching Pee Wee's Playhouse on Sunday morning. You might say I grew up on Pee Wee. It was such a personal treat to have Paul Reubens there for the screening of his big motion picture hit. And it was wonderful to share that personal treat with a few thousand other people having the same personal treat.

It was so nice to have a big LoT turn-out for this one. All the fun of our mega-picnic combined with the cemetery screening that will go down in history!

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Babette · 08-06-2006, 11:28 AM

This was my first cemetery screening and I loved every minute of it. Camping out in line was way better than waiting in front of the castle for fireworks. (Thank you to those who got there super early to hold the spot.) Question: If you were to [something about sex] what would [something about sex]?

Once inside, our group picniced around "the table" and shared many tasty dishes. I looked around to see like 500 other groups involved in their own salads, wine, cheese, pizza delivery, couscous and such. Trader Joe's could have been an event sponsor. iSm brought the most delicious chocolate cake to celebrate Genny's birthday (and Eliza Hodgkins, too).

So, the movie was about to start and who was there but the major players in the cast - Pee Wee, Dottie, Chuck, Simone, Mickey, and of course Francis! Also, Michael Varhol, another co-writer (we miss you Phil Hartman

) was there and actually sat in front of us for the whole screening. Such an amazing surprise.

The screening was pure fun. Everyone's spontaneous participation. Laughter. People enjoying it like it was the first time. Speck, Large Marge, desert dinosaurs, Jimmy Crack Corn, The Alamo, rodeo, heh heh, TEQUILA!, the drive-in. I know the ambiance and wine did improve the feel of the movie, but I think the story really held up over the years (well, maybe not Twisted Sister).

My only negative of the whole evening was the voice track progressively loosing its synch. My DVR does that every once in a while too. Oh, well.

Good movie! Good friends! Good times!

(edited to add writer's name)

08-06-2006, 10:30 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	What tickles me is that clap clap clap clap - Deep in the Heart of Texas seemed so spontaneous, and not some planned Rocky Horror, bring-your-toast kinda of thing. I heard so many people say they hadn't seen the film in years and years. It was already a pumped-up, sold-out "house" before Paul Reubens/Pee Wee Herman took the stage, held a brief cast reunion, and then introduced the movie with delightful inflections of 'the voice.' I've never laughed so hard at that film. I think the same can be said of many in the crowd. That crowd was alive, was scinilating, and simmering towards boil. The movie just kept getting funnier and funnier, everyone in the crowd feeding off each other (and perhaps with a little inspiration from having so many in the cast in the audience). At one point, Keith and I were talking about the phenonmon of staying up all night. I didn't get a chance to mention to him that, in the days when I made a habit of that ... it was accomplished via LSD ... and invariably it would be on a Saturday night that would see us finally go to sleep after watching Pee Wee's Playhouse on Sunday morning. You might say I grew up on Pee Wee. It was such a personal treat to have Paul Reubens there for the screening of his big motion picture hit. And it was wonderful to share that personal treat with a few thousand other people having the same personal treat. It was so nice to have a big LoT turn-out for this one. All the fun of our mega-picnic combined with the cemetery screening that will go down in history! . Last edited by innerSpaceman : 08-06-2006 at 10:54 AM.
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08-06-2006, 11:28 AM	#2
Babette Snubbed Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: cupcake heaven Posts: 433	This was my first cemetery screening and I loved every minute of it. Camping out in line was way better than waiting in front of the castle for fireworks. (Thank you to those who got there super early to hold the spot.) Question: If you were to [something about sex] what would [something about sex]? Once inside, our group picniced around "the table" and shared many tasty dishes. I looked around to see like 500 other groups involved in their own salads, wine, cheese, pizza delivery, couscous and such. Trader Joe's could have been an event sponsor. iSm brought the most delicious chocolate cake to celebrate Genny's birthday (and Eliza Hodgkins, too). So, the movie was about to start and who was there but the major players in the cast - Pee Wee, Dottie, Chuck, Simone, Mickey, and of course Francis! Also, Michael Varhol, another co-writer (we miss you Phil Hartman ) was there and actually sat in front of us for the whole screening. Such an amazing surprise. The screening was pure fun. Everyone's spontaneous participation. Laughter. People enjoying it like it was the first time. Speck, Large Marge, desert dinosaurs, Jimmy Crack Corn, The Alamo, rodeo, heh heh, TEQUILA!, the drive-in. I know the ambiance and wine did improve the feel of the movie, but I think the story really held up over the years (well, maybe not Twisted Sister). My only negative of the whole evening was the voice track progressively loosing its synch. My DVR does that every once in a while too. Oh, well. Good movie! Good friends! Good times! (edited to add writer's name) Last edited by Babette : 08-06-2006 at 11:37 AM.
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