Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Ann Arbor District Library’s Pulp blog.
In April 1993, I took my first step into the world of Rocky Horror.
I went with three high school friends to see a midnight screening and shadow cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the State Theatre in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Upon arrival at the theatre, I was greeted by one of the shadow-cast actors fully dressed in her costume. She walked over to me and asked, “Are you a virgin?”
Somewhat taken aback, I asked, “Who wants to know?”
The actor just laughed and said, “You’re my very special virgin.”
Being a naïve, clueless teen and new to Rocky Horror, I didn’t get the reference at first. I thought the actor was nosy and wondered why she asked me such a personal question.
Her question didn’t click with me, though, until the start of the show. As the emcee, she made some announcements and invited me to join her on stage as the “Very Special Virgin.”
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