Renthead anecdontes?

[Broadwayballerina]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 9:04am

I was just wondering if any rentheads on the board could share any fun crazy camping out experiences, or anything of the like. The Rent craze was slightly before my time (i'm 18 ), so I missed out on that, but would really like to experience the phenomenon vicariously through you people! If there are any websites where people posted things like this I would love to read em.

Updated On: 8/8/04 at 09:04 AM

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 10:03am

Compulsivebowlers.com is a website that might interest you (for reading) and... There's also some discussion of the Renthead craze -- which still persists -- in the Rent Bible (the big black book called "Rent," which you can buy at Borders).


I've never camped out for it, but that's because I'm usually so desperate to see it that I don't want to risk not getting the rush tickets.

[NightLaughs]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 10:07am

When my RENT obsession peaked a few years ago I was the same way. "I missed the boat!" There are some really cool websites I liked, the Idina one is really good, great stories. www.geocities.com/Broadway/9596/Idina.html

There are also some nice sites that recount the OBC's last performances which was nice. I'll have to dig them up.

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 12:18pm

CompulsiveBowlers.com is a great site for RentHeads. There used to be a message board on siteforrent.com, but it's no longer working, so CB.com is a great one.

I've never camped out or done anything like that, but I think that would be kind of fun!

[ponine24601]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 12:21pm

compulsivebowlers.com scares me. i don't know why, it just does! i love the stories on idina's site! i have never camped out or anything though.

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 12:23pm

CB.com is a little scary. That's why I don't post- I just read!!

[Broadwayballerina]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 12:24pm

ya, i checked out that site. It was a little too extreme for me. I have read most of the stories on idina's site though already. I just figured there had to be some current/former rentheads here!

Updated On: 8/8/04 at 12:24 PM

[Plum]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 3:59pm

You want scary? The Rentheads in my high school would study for molecular biology tests by setting the names of molecules to Rent songs. It was downright bizarre.

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 4:08pm

There's nothing scarier than the man who's seen Rent over 1000 times.


And I have a friend who used to work the Nederlander...he couldn't believe how many times some people would return. Rent was like their drug...they were down and then they saw the show.

Plus, most of them are apparently ignorant to the fact that there is other theatre in the world. And of course, there will never EVER be another show that is half as god as Rent. Rentheads just scare me...

LOL...I'm done

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 5:32pm

Oh yes- Joel (the guys who's see it over 1000 times) probably set a record. He's got to be at 1070 by now- he hit the 1000 mark awhile ago.

[insomniak]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 5:39pm

It makes me sad that all the CBers scare you guys; I am one of them. I was over there before here... but you all still like me, right?

I could not sit through anything 1000 times, not even Rent. But if I was forced to see one show over and over, it would be Rent. I have never rushed, because I have only seen it twice, the first time was with drama club, second was during my very short NYC trip and I didn't want to waste two hours sitting there and posssibly not even get in.

Please dig up those websites with the stories, I'd love to read them.

[CJR]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 6:12pm

Hey now.. I'm a CB'er from back in the day of the OLD Life Cafe boards, and then the Rentheads United board....

We're not all scary.

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 6:17pm

I know I said it as a blanket statement, but I didn't mean it that way. Only some people from CBs.com freak me out.

You guys don't.

[insomniak]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 6:37pm

Thank you bwaygirl.

Why did you stop posting, CJR?

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 6:39pm

LOL....did I mention that I'm guilty of posting there once or twice?

But I stay away for the most part.

[insomniak]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 6:40pm

Aw, we're not horrible. Did you post under the same name? I want to see what you said.

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 6:42pm

Oh...I didn't sayanything anti-renthead.

I THINK my name was StrawIntoGold....I think. (I kind of wish that was my name on this board, haha)

[insomniak]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 6:43pm

That's a cool name, very unique. I will go check.

edit- could not find anything with that name, sorry. Updated On: 8/8/04 at 06:43 PM

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 6:56pm

Haha....I actually just checked...I literally only posted two times...one of which was responding to one of your posts. It was under the name StrawIntoGold...but I said nothing interesting, lol. One was on a thread about Brooklyn and one was on a thread about the Rent movie.

[CJR]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 7:31pm

I still post there...

Jimbo's Life Cafe boards were first... then Cory's Rentheads United board.. and then when Cory 'disappeared' a bunch of us chipped in and put together CompulsiveBowlers.

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 7:50pm

I heard that Compulsive Bowlers was started by some of the cast members. Is that true?

[CJR]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 8:30pm

No, that's not true. CB was started by a bunch of posters from the old Renthead United Boards. I was one of them.

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 8/8/04 at 8:32pm

Thanks for clearing that up for me