UPDATE 12:45 p.m. 12/30: And our final winner is James Sigle.
UPDATE 9:20 a.m. 12/30: We have two more winners to report: Pat Dodds and Rick Rendon. I'll be picking ONE more winner. Deadline is 10 a.m., so this is your last chance to enter.
UPDATE 1:30 p.m. 12/29: We have two winners so far: Lisa Bartels and Ms. Joey. Congratulations! I'll be picking two more winners at 5 p.m. today, so get those entries in.
ORIGINAL ENTRY: Dammit, Janet, have you bought your tickets yet for "The Rocky Horror Show" at the Tower Theatre? Well, you could try to win a pair from the Beehive for yourself and Brad. This revival of the musical production -- which was a big hit when it played last year at the Severance Theatre -- will play two performances only: 8 p.m. New Year's Eve and 8 p.m. Jan. 2, both in the larger Tower venue. We have FIVE pairs of tickets to give away, and you can choose to use them for either night's performance. (If you're worried about your party plans on Thursday, the show will let out in time for you to get to your favorite New Year's ring-in spot, or you can hang around with the cast and do the Time Warp at a special "Rocky" New Year's Eve party.)
Here's how this giveaway will work: If you could invite one "Rocky Horror" character over for dinner, who would it be -- and why? Send us your answer as a comment to this post. Entries are due by 10 a.m. Wednesday.
At 5 p.m. today I'll select our first winner randomly from among all comments received. I'll give away two pairs on Tuesday and two pairs at the conclusion of the contest on Wednesday. So for the best odds, enter early. No repeat comments please. You're ineligible if you've won something in the past 30 days (the "Up in the Air" screening doesn't count). Complete rules after the jump.
Don't miss my Beehive interview with director/star Daniel Chavez Jr.
GIVEAWAY RULES
Only readers who submit approved comments on the Beehive are eligible. Recipients will be notified by e-mail at the end of each giveaway period. Winners will be selected by random selection of all approved comments. Prizes must be picked up in person at The Fresno Bee. No substitutions or transfer of winners/prizes. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Some prizes may have dues dates for redemption/use. Employees and immediate family of The Fresno Bee, fresnobee.com and any/all of the participating giveaway sponsors, are not eligible to win. By accepting a giveaway, recipient consents to allow the use of his/her name and/or photograph for advertising or similar promotions without further compensation. Winner releases all sponsors of liability regarding use and enjoyment of the prizes. Tax liabilities and insurance, if any, are sole responsibility of the winner. No purchase necessary to win.
Time Warp!
I got screwed out of seeing them last year (friends conveniently gave my ticket to someone else), so I'd love to win some to see them this time.
Oh, I just read the rules after commenting already. I'd invite Dr. Frank N. Furter, because transvestites are cool and he'd lead us in song.
If I could invite RHS character over for dinner it would have to be Riff Raff. We could ring in the new year doing the Time Warp!
But really, it would be super hard to pick just one! I am such a huge fan, I love all the characters!
I would invite Magenta for dinner. Rocky can't speak and his body would be distracting, then he'd have to be desert. Rif-Raff is too by the book and single minded on his orders from his planet. Frankie would only want to talk about himself. As for the rest of the cast, they are pawns and seems clueless.
Magenta appears smart enough to have the inside scoop on why they are there and what they hope to accomplish and still blend in enough to have dirt to share on the whole group. She would be cheeky, funny, informative and odd enough that you'd want to ask questions. It would an enjoyable dinner.
Janet! The heroine! She'd definitely be in need of a few cocktails after her time at the mansion...and maybe she could teach me how to do the Time Warp?
I would invite Columbia over for dinner.When I saw a midnight showing of Rocky Horror for the first time, I got a lap dance from a very beautiful Columbia before the show!
I would want to have Frank -n- furter over for dinner. There is just something sexy about a man in fishnets and heels.
I'd like to have dinner with Riff-Raff. Because he clearly assumes power after Frankenfurter is killed. I'd like to know what he what he did behind the scenes to ensure that he would succeed.
Eddie - Ex Delivery Boy
Can't go wrong with MeatLoaf.
I just want to have drinks with those lips. Haha
I would have to invite Eddie (Meatloaf) so I could warn him and save him from his fate.
it would have to be Janet... cuz you know she puts out on the first date.
Tough choice! My vote (I think) goes for Riff-Raff too. If for nothing else, to feed the poor man. He's SO emaciated! But I think inviting any of them would be a recipe for disaster, provided you haven't locked away all your valuables!
Janet.
Hey, Susan Sarandon is single again, so there's hope for me, and my favorite actual singing in the show is the 'In the velvet darknessss...through the blackest night, burning bright, there's a shining sta-a-aarrr'
Plus Janet looks GREAT in the Frank-N-Furter lingerie...in the movie AND in the play :-)
Janet. She is hot!!!! Plus she seems like a riot!!!
i would invite columbia and it would be for pure carnal motives
It would have to be Meatloaf, one because meatloaf is my favorite dish and two, I would have to ask him if I could ride his motorcycle.
Eddie... cause somebody needs to warn him!
Would LOVE to win these!
I would invite Brad, he looks good in a pair of briefs and in fishnets stockings!
I'd pick Janet - mainly because I had a crush on the character when Sarandon played her. "Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Touch me, I want to be dirty."
I would definately invite Frank N Furter!!! What is this show without him?? Plus my daughter is dying for me to take her on NYE; she's never seen it before and who would be the best character to introduce her to the movie than that sexy man in heels and fishnets!!!
Oh, definitely Frank 'N' Furter. You gotta love a guy who loves sparkle dresses as much as I do.
heck, i'd have the whole rocky horror gang over for a pyjama/dance party!!! i'd serve beans-n-franks, janet's rice, and meatloaf sandwiches!!!
of course, knowing this gang, it would be a clothing optional event!!! dinner is served...
I would choose Magenta so that I could make things as awkward and creepy for the rest of my guests...if she couldn't come then Eddie would have to come instead and entertain us with some rock ballads!
What a blast from the past. I would love to see it again.....
Considering the price of toilet paper these days, I would invite Brad for dinner and urge him to utter his inimitable line "Great Scott!" as frequently as possible.
Everyone always talks about this show and I have never seen it. I would love to be able to get to know the phenomenon that is the Rocky Horror Picture Show!
Magenta. because after we have a nice dinner. She can use her feather duster to clean up the house and the dishes.
YAY!!! Thanks Donald!! My daughter is going to be soooo excited!!!