Here We Go Magic Pick Up Hitchhiking John Waters

Yes, that John Waters
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Photo via Here We Go Magic bassist Jen Turner's Twitter

In a recent interview, legendary oddball filmmaker and writer John Waters (Hairspray, Pink Flamingos) said, "I still do hitchhike-- it's a great way to meet people, and to have sex." And it's a nice way to become acquainted with indie rock bands, apparently.

Brooklyn act Here We Go Magic recently randomly picked up Waters in Western Pennsylvania, during a hitchhiking trip from Baltimore to... who knows where.

Guitarist Michael Bloch explained:

There's a hydro-fracking boom in western Pennsylvania. You can't get a motel room. We had to drive til 4AM, and finally found a Days Inn in eastern Ohio. Getting back on the highway this morning, there was a man at the side of the on-ramp with a sign that read "to the end of Rte 70." Jen [Turner, bassist] wanted to pick him up, but we drove past him. As we passed by, our sound guy said "John Waters." Luke said, "Yep, definitely John Waters." We got off at the next exit and circled back. He was still there. We pulled up, opened the door and asked where he was coming from. "Baltimore," he said. And we said "Get in, sir."

Lesson of the day: Don't listen to what your parents told you about the dangers of hitchhiking or picking up hitchhikers.

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