BMMS 8-27-26

August 27, 2026

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The British actor Tim Curry died on the same day as Dolly Parton, but the family waited a day to announce it. The hosts of the Big Mad Morning Show note the irony: Curry, who died at 74, “stole the thunder” from Parton’s birthday. But the conversation quickly becomes a tribute to an actor whose range is often underestimated. People think of him as “just the Rocky Horror actor,” one host says, but he was “everything”—Pennywise in the original It, the concierge in Home Alone 2, the butler in Clue, Captain Hook in Peter Pan and the Pirates, Nigel Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys, and roles in Legend, Annie, and Muppet Treasure Island. One host recalls his first encounter with Curry: a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre, where the audience threw props at the screen. Another host admits he’s never seen it. “It’s a fun, silly, cult classic,” the first host says. “But I don’t think you have to have seen it to be a movie dork.”

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1 (03:00) **Show Open & Tim Curry Tribute** - Hosts welcome listeners, preview the show, and discuss the death of actor Tim Curry.
2 (11:02) **Debating the Definition of a Cult Classic** - The crew argues over what truly qualifies as a "cult classic" movie, using a published list.
3 (20:49) **Crazy News: Sausage Rolls & Scams** - A segment on bizarre news stories, starting with a man who scammed people to fund his OnlyFans addiction.
4 (23:29) **Crazy News: The Alcohol-Free Gin Complaint** - A man calls British emergency services to complain about accidentally buying alcohol-free gin.
5 (28:06) **Crazy News: Death in a Vat of Boiling Sugar** - A tragic story of a young factory worker in India who fell into a vat of boiling jaggery.
6 (32:17) **Rocklahoma Camp Name Showdown** - The crew reads and reacts to the creative and often lewd names of camps at the upcoming Rocklahoma festival.
7 (45:56) **Schnipschnapsner Game for VIP Tickets** - The hosts play a word-association game with callers for a chance to win VIP tickets to Rocklahoma.

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Show Notes

HAPPY FRIGGIN" "A" FRIDAY EVE!!!!! Tim Curry Is Dead, Don'ot Get Pissed Because You Bought Non-Alcoholic Gin, Death By Sugar, Rocklahoma Camps, Conspiracy Theory Thursday, Top LIst, & Mike Melega Joins Us to Talk Sports!!!