Posted on 05/22/2010 4:37:36 PM PDT by ETL
Pee Wee Herman and theaters....an ongoing thing; I guess this time, he hopes to “fill the seats” with some other kind of goo.
Wasn’t Pee-Wee in trouble for something sexual with his, weeny?
Children under 12 get in for free.
He’s a tame, pale version of the original, whose mentally deficient clones may be found by the thousands wandering the streets of San Francisco, defecating on sidewalks and shaking down tourists for drug money.
Now, I remember ...
1991 arrest
In July 1991, while visiting relatives, Reubens was arrested in Sarasota, Florida for masturbating publicly in an adult theater.[9] Detectives would periodically visit pornographic theatres and observe the audience, arresting those engaged in indecent exposure.[10][11] The arrest was widely covered and both the character Pee-wee and Reubens became the subject of ridicule. CBS stopped airing Playhouse and Disney-MGM Studios suspended from its studio tour a video that showed Pee-wee explaining how voice-over tracks were made and Toys-R-Us removed Pee-wee toys from its stores.[9] However, his voice work in Star Tours has not been replaced. Despite the negative publicity, many artists who knew Reubens, such as Cyndi Lauper, Annette Funicello, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Valeria Golino, spoke out in his support.[12][9] Bill Cosby defended Reubens, saying “Whatever (Reubens has) done, this is being blown all out of proportion.” Other people who knew Reubens, such as Playhouse’s production designer Gary Panter, S. Epatha Merkerson and Big Top Pee-wee director Randal Kleiser, also spoke out against the way Reubens was being treated by the media.[13][12] Reubens’ fans also organized rallies of support after CBS canceled the scheduled reruns, with several dozens of “Pee-weeites” picketing in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.[9][14] The general public also appeared to sympathise with Reubens—the TV newsmagazine A Current Affair received “tens of thousands” of responses to a Pee-wee telephone survey, with callers supporting Reubens with a nine to one majority.[9] He remained in a state of shock for weeks, and was haunted by the arrest for several years refusing to give interviews or appear on talk shows.[15][16]
At the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards Reubens made his first appearance after the arrest. Taking the stage in costume as Pee-wee, he asked the audience, “Heard any good jokes lately?” and received a standing ovation.[17] Reubens responded with, “Ha, that’s so funny I forgot to laugh!” Pee-wee appeared once more in 1992, when he participated in a Grand Ole Opry tribute to Minnie Pearl.[18][19][20][13] Reubens then avoided interviews and according to a 1991 Rolling Stone article had indeed become weary of the character and wanted to explore new territory.[21]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee-wee_Herman
Ah, he has er private showings for them!
So far ... he’s keeping it under wraps ... if you know what I mean ... .
First pick. Diogenes of Sinope.
LOL, thanks for the link.
I think I will leave this one alone.
I’m afraid to read anything after your first post.
I wonder how many people are pulling for him ;)
Who would pay American money to watch that feeble tosser yammer for 90 minutes about stuff that wouldn’t even be funny if you were stoned?
In 1991 it’s unlikely he had a computer or a DVD player.......If he had access to either one or both, there wouldn’t be a story. I liked the guy, he was quirky........LOL!
I think I’ll take a pass on the front row seats.
I don’t know why anyone would be offended by PEE-WEE...he acts just like an S.E.C. executive. At least what he did wasn’t on the taxpayers dime.
Hopefully not long....disgusting
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