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Visions of the South- “The Charlotte Observer” Observes Etiquette of Cleavage Display

Posted on December 12, 2013February 4, 2017 by rgmaier

Here are two photos, inspired by a shocking exposition in the local paper.   The first is of underground movie actress, Edith Massey, in a scene from the notoriously unfashionable movie, “Pink Flamingos.” Edith has committed the fashion crime of allowing her breasts to actually touch! Photo 2, Actress Sofía Vergara at a Hollywood premier,…

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John Waters’ Cry-Baby Main Location “Milford Mill Swim Club”- Up For Auction in Baltimore

Posted on June 5, 2013February 4, 2017 by rgmaier

The Swim Club used as the primary filming location for John Waters’ Cry-Baby is up for auction. The Milford Mill Swim Club in the Catonsville suburb west of Baltimore City has been closed for more than a year, and is now more than bit worn around the edges.    It was a favorite teen hangout in…

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Edith Massey, “Edie the Egg Lady” the Underground Movie Star: Her Life as an Orphan

Posted on April 4, 2013February 4, 2017 by rgmaier

Through occasional magazine articles, John Waters’ writings and stories, a few paragraphs in movie databases and my short film, “Love Letter to Edie,” brief snippets of Edith Massey’s life story have drifted along the edges of hipster culture in the thirty-three years since her underground movie debut in Waters’ “Multiple Maniacs” (April 10, 1970). Since…

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“Hairspray” 25th Anniversary Slide Show

Posted on February 28, 2013February 4, 2017 by rgmaier

Marking the 25th anniversary of John Waters’ original “Hairspray,”  Moviefone’s Gary Susman put together this interesting “where are they now” slide show of the films cast and director. Sussman:  “The story of a plus-sized teenage girl in early 1960s Baltimore who earns a spot on a local dance TV show, “Hairspray” was only a modest hit…

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“Love Letter to Edie” video gets own facebook page

Posted on February 22, 2013February 4, 2017 by rgmaier

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-Letter-to-Edie/414264625333057  

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John Waters American Catholic Crackpot vs. John Waters Irish Catholic Crackpot

Posted on January 9, 2013February 4, 2017 by rgmaier

One of my favorite ironies is that there exists a writer/speaker celebrity in Ireland named– John Waters– who frequently pops up in my Internet searches.  The comparison with our American John Waters brings frequent laughs, like they are from similar, but warped universes. The Irish Waters is known for his own fringe ideas that include…

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Edith Massey in Elinor Cahn’s East Baltimore ’70s documentary photo

Posted on December 13, 2012February 4, 2017 by rgmaier

Elinor Cahn made a series of similar photos in the late ’60s early ’70s Baltimore Renaissance period.  This time was marked by John Waters first film successes, downtown $1 homes, and a hipster migration to Fells Point that began its re-birth. Sensing a monumental change, Cahn prowled the remaining ethnic enclaves of East Baltimore, Fells…

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John Waters’ advice to young filmmakers today

Posted on December 5, 2012February 4, 2017 by rgmaier

“Now the studios are looking for the John Waters that made Female Trouble,” he said. “They want a film that you made for $50,000 that’s at Sundance. They buy it for $200,000, they add $300,000 of bad pop music, $500,000 to make it look worse technically than you had it before, then release it as…

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John Waters’ Roach Christmas Tree Ornament

Posted on December 4, 2012February 4, 2017 by rgmaier

  I was X-ed off John’s Christmas Card mailing list for being too naughty by publishing Low Budget Hell, but I still treasure his old cards. This is not exactly a card, but an actual, full-size blown-glass working Christmas tree ornament, with a rubber roach inside.  It’s the only non-paper card  greeting he ever sent….

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The Return of Ricki Lake: A Long Road Back

Posted on November 3, 2012February 4, 2017 by rgmaier

Ricki Lake became a name in 1985, when she was just 18, after snagging the leading role in John Waters’ “Hairspray.”  She’s back in the entertainment headlines with a new autobiography and  daily TV show. Ricki left TV in 2004 after 11 years hosting a daily talk show, and returned this past September with a…

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