John Waters said he wanted to be Vincent Price growing up. No kidding. (Photo by Hew Burney)

Here are our thoughts from John Waters’ one-man show, This Filthy World: Filthier & More Horrible, at the Palms on Saturday during Trinity of Terrors, as they occurred in real time.

“Hey, John Waters is really eloquent and charming. That was probably to be expected.”

“Wow, he’s a lot funnier than we thought he’d be, too.”

“Huh, even though we expected some shocking material, we didn’t expect– OH DEAR GOD WHY IS THAT FAMILY JUST NOW BRINGING THEIR CHILD OUT OF THE SHOW 10 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST MENTION OF ‘ANILINGUS?’ ”

The lesson, as always, is don’t ever bring your kids to a show from a guy famous for making a transvestite eat poop on film. Waters’ show was not only excellent, but full of timeless advice for the youth of today coupled with homespun wisdom from his own past and invocations to subversion. Click for more words and pictures »

By Jason Scavone