If a friend from college said he planned on hitchhiking across the country after graduation, you might not
think much of it. Chances are the thought has crossed
your mind a time or two as well. But if your 66-year-old
grandfather said he wanted to hitchhike from Baltimore
to San Francisco, you’d think he was crazy.
Yet that’s exactly what legendary film director John Waters did
a few years back. Tales from his
journey appear in Carsick, which
comes out in paperback on May
19. Waters will be performing
at BergenPAC in Englewood on
Sunday, April 12 with his spoken
word show. The event is billed
as “An Evening with John Waters” but it’s actually the “This
Filthy World: Filthier and Dirtier”
show that he has been doing for
years with new content, as the
show is continuously updated.
“I use the word ‘filth’ in more
of a punk way than in an obscene way,” explained Waters.
“Nobody ever gets mad about
what I say anymore. Times have
changed. I think when you come
to hear me speak you want me
to take you into a world you
might feel uncomfortable in real
life, but, with me as your guide,
you feel safe.”
March 2015
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