that's one way to tame a hairy ball sack

i love john waters, and i got to see him this past sunday at his performance of "this filthy world" at georgetown university, my alma mater.

i fully regret not taking my notebook because the man is extremely quotable, there was so much great material to pull from. i'll paraphrase the ones that stuck with me.

1. (to parents, in general) "you should be happy your child is a drug dealer, not a drug addict"

2. an entire segment devoted to bears, cubs and otters ("my significant otter")

3. why "poppers" is the only drug he'll do any more

4. his close encounter with the beibs, and lessons about what a fellow can do with an eyebrow pencil

5. fond memories of cookouts with liz taylor, and the things she had in common with divine

6. "everybody has limits"--his being child molestation (a good limit to have, i think), divine's being michael jackson and lisa marie presley

7. i'm not sure if he was kidding, but he talked about a procedure people are getting done in la to remove the skin from their ball sacks and replace it with clear plastic, so you can see the sperm at work. i don't see how this could be possible but people do weird shit. the first person who can find this online, and the name for it, i'll mail you a book from my shelves.
EDIT: i checked the dvd version of "this filthy world" to see if he mentions this, and he does, it's called "ultimate nudity," but in an interview, john waters admits he doesn't know for sure whether or not it's true.

i'm getting senile. i wish i could remember more, but i laughed the whole time. being a native of phoenix, maryland, john waters has always had a special place in my heart. he's such an inspiration to me. also, seeing john waters in person made me come to terms with the fact that i dated a guy who could be john waters' doppelganger--unconventional facial hair, penchant for striped socks and all. my life is awesome.