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James Norman was a cast member of [[A Jump to the Left]] circa 1990-1998 and a RHPS Fan Club representative for Tucson, Arizona during some of that period.
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James Norman was a cast member of [[A Jump to the Left]] circa 1990-1998 and a RHPS Fan Club representative for Tucson, Arizona during some of that period. He is known mostly for his contributions to the Rocky Horror music scene.  James has mostly been inactive since the early 2000s but can be found time to time in Facebook group threads.  He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona as a software engineer.
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Music Contributions (external links are to RockyMusic.org or CosmosFactory.org)
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* Many reviews on RockyMusic.org
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* [http://www.rockymusic.org/recording/mexican-bootleg.php Bootleg 1976 Mexican cast CD] ("Julissa en El Show De Terror De Rocky") + 20th Anniversary music highlights.  Referred to here as "Dedicated fan" as he wanted anonymity at that time. 
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* [http://www.rockymusic.org/recording/norsk-bootleg.php Bootleg 1977 Norsk cast CD] with some other Rocky-related tracks.
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* [http://www.cosmosfactory.org/darkrefrains.shtml Dark Refrains CD]  A precursor to the R-Files and other excellent bootlegs by [[Gene Chiovari]] and [[John Davey]]
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* [http://www.rockymusic.org/album/stripper.php Stripper bootleg CD] Informal release, no liner notes or cover prepared.
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* Discovering the existence of a previously unknown [[Andrew O'Bonzo] single "Sunny Summer Day".
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1990-1998 Cast/Fan Club/Community events and contributions
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* Active performing member as primarily Dr. Scott and also Brad Majors from 1990-1995
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* 15th Anniversary trip: James helped bring the cast to national attention with a trip to the [[15th Anniversary]] in 1990.
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* Fan Club Representative: Served as a fan club representative from 1991-1994.
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* Tucson AIDS Project benefit: James suggest, and James, [[Kate Pitroff]] and her husband Jon did most of the work for this benefit.
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* Fox 1993 TV Special: Was a part of this, getting "stuck" with all the Brad underwear scenes.  James and [[Verity Witzeman]] only made the final cut for a couple of brief seconds.  They can also be seen in some of the DVD footage, though one would likely need a 90" TV Screen to actually see their faces.
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* Rocky Horror Sourcebook: First a self-published book, and then later a set of HTML files on a 3.5" floppy and finally on the web.  Link needed.
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* Transylvanian Cafe - Created an early site that was much smaller than [[Cosmosfactory.org]] and focused on fan club news before the official website started publishing it.  [https://web.archive.org/web/19981202115655/http://www.gci-net.com/~users/J/jnorman/rhps/tc/default.htm archived version - missing some graphics and most formatting]
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* 20th Anniversary Laserdisc: According to [[Sal Piro]] letters from James and [[David Shetterly]] helped form a lot of the feature set for the 20th Anniversary Laserdisc in the United States.
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* Onstage participant, once again playing Brad Majors during the underwear scenes, at the Pantages theater in Los Angeles for the 20th Anniversary.
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1999-Early 2000s
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* Contributor to Crazed Imaginations, including the defacto shipping department/layout person at times.
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* Contributor to RockyHorror.org/RockyPedia.org (sites by both now defunct)  James argues his best contribution was introducing [[Christopher Ambler]] to [[Larry Viezel]] and [[Ruth Fink-Winter]].
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* Denver Convention and 25th Anniversary Official/Unoffical websites

Revision as of 22:50, 10 June 2020

James Norman was a cast member of A Jump to the Left circa 1990-1998 and a RHPS Fan Club representative for Tucson, Arizona during some of that period. He is known mostly for his contributions to the Rocky Horror music scene. James has mostly been inactive since the early 2000s but can be found time to time in Facebook group threads. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona as a software engineer.

Music Contributions (external links are to RockyMusic.org or CosmosFactory.org)

1990-1998 Cast/Fan Club/Community events and contributions

  • Active performing member as primarily Dr. Scott and also Brad Majors from 1990-1995
  • 15th Anniversary trip: James helped bring the cast to national attention with a trip to the 15th Anniversary in 1990.
  • Fan Club Representative: Served as a fan club representative from 1991-1994.
  • Tucson AIDS Project benefit: James suggest, and James, Kate Pitroff and her husband Jon did most of the work for this benefit.
  • Fox 1993 TV Special: Was a part of this, getting "stuck" with all the Brad underwear scenes. James and Verity Witzeman only made the final cut for a couple of brief seconds. They can also be seen in some of the DVD footage, though one would likely need a 90" TV Screen to actually see their faces.
  • Rocky Horror Sourcebook: First a self-published book, and then later a set of HTML files on a 3.5" floppy and finally on the web. Link needed.
  • Transylvanian Cafe - Created an early site that was much smaller than Cosmosfactory.org and focused on fan club news before the official website started publishing it. archived version - missing some graphics and most formatting
  • 20th Anniversary Laserdisc: According to Sal Piro letters from James and David Shetterly helped form a lot of the feature set for the 20th Anniversary Laserdisc in the United States.
  • Onstage participant, once again playing Brad Majors during the underwear scenes, at the Pantages theater in Los Angeles for the 20th Anniversary.

1999-Early 2000s

  • Contributor to Crazed Imaginations, including the defacto shipping department/layout person at times.
  • Contributor to RockyHorror.org/RockyPedia.org (sites by both now defunct) James argues his best contribution was introducing Christopher Ambler to Larry Viezel and Ruth Fink-Winter.
  • Denver Convention and 25th Anniversary Official/Unoffical websites
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