Category Archives: John Waters

John Waters’ Hitchhiking Companion Brett Bidle Tells More

Posted on June 8, 2012 by atomictv

Brett Bidle, a Frederick County town councilman and tea party supporter, has a grand adventure By Chris Kaltenbach (The Baltimore Sun, 6/8/2012) Meet Brett Bidle, Frederick County town councilman, tea party supporter, devout Methodist and John Waters’ new BFF. That … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Pastor’s Wife Launched John Waters’ Hitchhiking Trip

Posted on May 30, 2012 by atomictv

By Jill Rosen (The Baltimore Sun 5/30/2012) Sarah Finlayson’s morning routine is fairly set. Wake up early. Workout with a trainer. Call her twin sister. Picking up a hitchhiking John Waters? That’s not part of it. Yet the minister’s wife … Continue reading →

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Desperate Living Set Dismantled, 1977

Posted on May 29, 2012 by atomictv

(The Baltimore Sun, 3/27/1977) “On a farm near Hampstead, a block-long set costing $7,000 was built for Mortville, the queen’s ragtag capital in ‘Desperate Living.’ The set also included the wicken queen’s castle.” Notes from back of photo: “Worker dismantling … Continue reading →

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John Waters Mistaken for Homeless Hitchhiker Again

Posted on May 24, 2012 by atomictv

 A hitchhiker’s guide …: Myersville man gives filmmaker John Waters a ride By Ike Wilson (Frederick News-Post, 5/24/2012) When Myersville Town Councilman Brett Bidle picked up a man he thought was a homeless hitchhiker, little did he realize that his … Continue reading →

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