Version 3.9z is the final version of the RHPS FAQ that will come out of P7A77, Inc. I created this FAQ in the summer of 1993 and have been maintaining it ever since. However, in recent years, the focus of my life has shifted, and I find I have less and less time to spend on it. And so, with the posting of this version, the FAQ is no longer under my control. It was a difficult decision to make, but I would rather see it continue to grow and change under the proper supervision of someone else than just get stale and moldy in my never-ending "to do" list.

"But," I hear you asking yourselves, "to whom are you transferring control?" That person is none other than a.c-m.r-h's own Larry "Vamp" Viezel. Larry has been on the newsgroup as long as I have (maybe longer). He's had experience organizing several mini-conventions and is partially responsible for the recent surge in popularity that Shock Treatment has received. I've observed his net personality and attitude for years, and I feel that he's the best choice as the FAQ's new owner, both in organizational ability and sense of humor. I will be giving him all my notes on possible changes that I never got around to doing (including my outline for three separate FAQs - RHPS, ST, and The Fans), and letting all the regular contributors know his email address (finally - no more daily harassment from Joe and Ruth ;)). I also look forward to seeing any new ideas he has and am curious to see in what direction he will take it.

The URL was intended to remain the same. One of the reasons I made the move to rhps.org is the first place was to make any future transitions easier (plus, I liked the domain name). However, rhps.org seems to be down at the moment, so the FAQ will currently be located at www.rockyhorror.org/faq/. If rhps.org ever gets back online, it will again be located at www.faq.rhps.org, with a mirror at rockyhorror.org. I apologize for this inconvenience.

I'd like to thank specific people who have helped me and stuck with me through the years. Thanks are due to: Kevin Bourrillion, for emailing me every message posted to the newsgroup before I had access to it; George Burgyan, for helping me take those first few steps and putting up with my net-ignorance; Dan S. Dye, for reasons only he need know about; Adam Moss, for the now defunct RHPS email fanzine; James Norman, for encouraging me with the original text to web transfer; Betty Thomas, for making sure my Tim info was always full and accurate; and "Zenin", for having one hell of a newsgroup archive, which has come in handy from time to time.

An extra special thank-you to Joe Blevins, for constantly bombarding me with information, actor credits, and top-notch parodies and quizzes; Ruth J. Fink-Winter, for just a whole bunch of stuff, including international RHPS information, and for continuously kicking me in the ass to get me working on this thing; to Christopher Ambler, for providing the space at rhps.org, and for putting up with my numerous memory blocks involving account passwords; and especially to Larry Viezel, for being someone whom I trust to take over the FAQ, and being willing to do it. And, of course, to the scores upon scores of people who kept providing new information and encouraging my work on the FAQ. You know who you are.

Now, for a more personal note. RHPS has had a big impact on my life. I first discovered it in high school, and it was responsible for my coming out of several shells. I've met many great people through the show, and I feel comfortable knowing that no matter where I go, there'll likely be a show for me to attend. Earlier this year, the time was right for me to stop performing. I now attend only occasionally. With this, my passing on of the FAQ, it seems that I am now 'retired' from the RHPS life. The scene is different now. I'm different now. It's simply time for me to move on. I hold no resentment or regrets; RHPS was, is, and always shall be one of my favorite movies, and I will always remember this time in my life. So, with this, I say - goodbye.

Good luck, Larry. You're going to need it. :)

- Jason Alan Pfaff / rhps@p7a77.net