People scream their lines most of the time. His film Pink Flamingos (1972) is tag-lined as “an exercise in poor taste.” Its offenses include rape, murder, incest, cannibalism, cop killing, bestiality, necrophilia, and sadism. A flamingo is a nod to cult filmmaker John Waters, a Baltimore native who uses the city and its residents as the backdrop for his transgressive comedy films. You’ll see them a lot, especially if you patronize small restaurants, junk shops, and bookstores. The pink flamingo acts as an unofficial mascot of the city. The store is next to a building adorned with a three-story-high pink flamingo. One rainy weekday, my friend and I went to a small Baltimore shop specializing in mid-century antiques called Hampden Junque. One Punk’s Guide to John Waters by Billups Allen
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