Comments for 1977 the Comic

Comment on Time Warp by Byron

Byron — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:30 +0000

I’d fall asleep… old farts do that…

Comment on Time Warp by Byron

Byron — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:19:24 +0000

Ah, boozin’ it in the balcony! My kind of man! I use to get tanked on spiked hot chocolate at college football games. If I could get it in, I was usually drinking…

I envy all these stories of having seen the movie in it’s prime. Ah, well, I was off “creating” this comic, so I guess my time was well spent back in 1977…

Comment on Time Warp by Byron

Byron — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:16:27 +0000

So that was *you* dress as Frank N Futer then? I thought so…

Comment on Time Warp by Byron

Byron — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:15:52 +0000

You’re welcome, man! I’z aims to please… it made me laugh too, so bonus all around!

Comment on Time Warp by Byron

Byron — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:15:08 +0000

And, um, where’s yours? Hmmm? You did more than climb trees as a youngster I bet…

Comment on Time Warp by George

George — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:45:18 +0000

I’ve only gotten in to RHPS in the last few years, but it made for a very interesting time. You did well with this strip.

Comment on Time Warp by Tonya

Tonya — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:04:26 +0000

Thank you so much for this! <3

Comment on Time Warp by Tonya

Tonya — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:01:21 +0000

Byron, you are NEVER too old for RHPS!!

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Comment on Time Warp by dgriff13

dgriff13 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:49:07 +0000

when you mentioned doing a Rocky-themed update, I though, “Ohhhh boy, that’ll churn up a bunch of crazy stories in the comments.”

Right again! *pats self on head*

Comment on Time Warp by Unclemac

Unclemac — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:19:39 +0000

In 1977 when I was at the University of NM, one of my roomies was a theater major, & I remember him excitedly (almost to the point of wetting himself) informing us that they’d made a movie version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show that was going to be released at one of the art film theaters near UNM. We all went to the opening night, & while there wasn’t a big crowd initially & only a few people were dressed & “paticipating”, I became a fan of the film right away. We went on successive weekend showings for the next many weeks whenever I wasn’t playing, & it was amazing how quickly it gained notoriety… I never dressed or participated beyond shouting out dialog, but we’d get tanked up & go watch the fun. At it’s height. people were bringing in bags to hold all of their props – toast, hotdogs, playing cards, water bottles or squirt guns, lighters, newspaper, etc. After awhile, the health dept. put a nix on the food items being tossed around, and the fire marshal nixed the lighters & matches, but folks still had fun & switched to plastic items & flashlights. We’d sit in the balcony tho, to avoid being whacked by flying debris & water, or jostled by people dancing & flailing about (besides, it was easier to spike or cokes with smuggled in booze up there anyway).

Comment on Time Warp by jynksie

jynksie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:06:53 +0000

I still behave like that NOW!! Nothings changed and most likely, it was me!! I can annoy the shit out of people like nobody’s business!! o.O (its a gift)

Comment on Time Warp by Byron

Byron — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:45:48 +0000

“I may not be smarter than a 5th grader but I sure can kick the shit out of one!”
– Larry the Cable Guy

So you were 8, eh? So you were that annoying kid behind me at Star Wars then?

True story: My best friend and I went to see Empire Strikes Back and some Mom with a young kid sat right behind us. The little boy asked constant questions and was not using his “indoor” voice at all. “Why did Darth Vader do that?” “Is Luke dead in the snow?” “I want more popcorn, Mom!” I finally snapped, stood straight up and yelled at the kid to shut his f***kin’ mouth. I believe he left crying. I was *not* let back in that movie theater after that too. Hey, I was working the Midnight shift at the time and was really tired and just wanted to relax, not have some kid ruin a really cool movie.

Comment on Webcomic Marketing 101 Podcast by Brad Diller

Brad Diller — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:06:24 +0000

Thanks for this. I regularly read your comic and really enjoyed hearing what you had to say. It’s reassuring to hear someone else’s passions, successes, failures, etc. explained in an honest and open manner.

Good luck in Chicago.

Brad

Comment on Time Warp by jynksie

jynksie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:11:13 +0000

Welp, now we both know what each of our characters look like time warped back to the Rocky Horror Picture Show!! http://www.jynksiecomics.com/2009/10/31/halloween-time-warp/ (I thought you might enjoy seeing this if you haven’t already!). In 1977, I was 8! *grin*

Comment on Time Warp by Byron

Byron — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:55:21 +0000

Ah, Rocky Horror is fantastic viewed slightly bent. Why do you think my gang is there?

It’s just a fun time for all for sure!

Comment on Time Warp by Byron

Byron — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:52:50 +0000

LOL! Yeah, I am intrigued to go to a live show as well. Most of my friends (who are really old farts compared to me) won’t do it… so I’ll have to find some “youngsters” to do it with me. My 20 year son is into Anime Conventions and dresses up all the time, so he’d be my first pick.

Comment on Time Warp by Byron

Byron — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:40:26 +0000

Again with the cops. They don’t have real criminals to chase so they have to hassle the Rocky Horror bunch? Did they not get the memo about this movie? Man, in my day cops generally left you alone unless you were really doing something stupid… but I did have a number of Park District “cops” try to shake our tree more than once.

Got busted by some Chicago cops in a forest preserve… in the middle of the day… for driving my car off the road up to our picnic table. I wanted some tunes and drove the car up to the table to crank it up. I guess this pissed them off so I got busted. I had a bail bond card (insurance companies provide these sometimes so you don’t have to give up your license) and with my record with cops, I had one… but apparently Chicago Cops are real dicks and they refused to accept it. That’s when I learned not to argue with them as they started to try and haul me in… I settled down and they just issued me a ticket.

I did move the car, then went to another forest preserve that was NOT in Chicago and was able to park my car by my picnic table to enjoy my lunch with some rock and roll. Man…

Comment on Time Warp by Christine Smith

Christine Smith — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:37:59 +0000

I saw a stage production of it in Southampton, England in high school in 1988. Poor teenage repressed me was utterly HORRIFIED by all the overt sexuality. Later saw it at an outdoor showing in college. By then, I had discovered narcotics, and LOVED it. Seen it a bit post narcotics phase, and became a big fan.

Comment on Time Warp by tmcelmurry

tmcelmurry — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:23:07 +0000

Man, I absolutely love that movie. My wife thinks I’m nuts. I’ve tried a lot of times to get into a Midnight showing, but they book up pretty quickly. We used to get together with a bunch of friends (about a dozen of us) when I was in College and watch the video and interact with it as best we could like we’ve heard they do in the theaters. It was great fun, but I long to enjoy it at a theater. I’m hoping that one of our newer theaters will do a Midnight showing again around Halloween. Usually it’s Austin that does ‘em, and that’s just too long a drive. I hope one day to get my wife to go with me to one of the Midnight showings, I’m sure once she interacts with the crowds she’ll understand the love for the film.

Man I miss hearing Meat Loaf on the radio. His ballads are always so great. I’ve enjoyed his music since I was little. It was great seeing him in the Jack Black film a few years back. You don’t get Rock Opera’s anymore, which is a shame.