For my birthday, I saw John Waters’ “Holiday Special”.

As you may imagine, it was great.

He spoke at the Paramount theater in Austin Texas which is a beautiful hundred year old theater.

It is odd that the likes of John Waters, who made his directorial name with films featuring characters eating dog shit, would speak at a fancy theater like the Paramount.  But, I think it added a little more sleaze.  What’s better than trashy?  Wealthy trashy!

Some Christmas suggestions for anyone planning to send a present to John Waters:

• He collects any book with the word CHICKEN in the title
• He collects any book with the word I in the title
• He collects novelized versions of movies
• He collects old porn books

and

• He would prefer to write “Cult Leader” on his tax forms rather than “Cult Director”

You can send any mail for John Waters to

Atomic Books

3620 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21211-1814
(410) 662-4444

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Since the day I found out John Waters would be coming to Austin I was planning what gift I would make him.

I decided on a glitter portrait of Divine.  I can’t imagine anyone in the world enjoying a glitter portrait of Divine more than John Waters.

below are a few pictures of the work in progress.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any pictures of the finished portrait due to a technical mishap.

almost done…

I didn’t get to give the portrait to John Waters in person, as I had been hoping, because he didn’t stay to sign autographs.  So, I sent it back stage.

I’m still waiting for the thank you card.