11th July 2000 starting at 9pm EDT, Only Olivia chat room
Del Shores, director of Sordid Lives, Ann Walker who stars in the movie and Rona, Olivia's sister, joined fans for an online chat hosted by Only Olivia. For fans who couldn't join in the chat, here is a transcript of edited highlights from the session -
Please note that some of the content is unsuitable for young children.
Thanks to Marie Burns
| Del Rona> | Hey guys... Del Shores and Rona Newton-John here |
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| XanSkate> | Hi Del 'n' Rona! When's Sordid Lives coming to Boston? *L* When is sordid Lives coming to NYc? |
| scott> | What was it like directing Olivia in the movie? |
| Martin> | Hi Del, you are a very talented writer, best of luck to you with Sordid Lives. I saw it at the San Diego screening. It is a laugh riot. |
| Jim H> | A long time ago, I was watching a horror movie (B movie type) and it said CASTING BY
RONA NEWTON-JOHN !!!! |
| XanSkate> | ok obviously you all know each other here, I am new, I get it that Del Shores might be the director of Sordid Lives? |
| Del Rona> | about new york (oh hi ann, miss lavonda)... I will be in NY with the film Sunday....
check our website and it will give you all the info... Rona says... yes, she did cast that shitty film and NEVER got paid |
| Scott> | Hey Del glad to see you could come |
| Jim H> | So no more casting credits for Rona ??? awwww |
| Nancy> | Will Olivia be at the showing in NYC |
| Martin> | Hi Del & Rona, Got a glimpse of you at Toomorrow and Sordid Lives this week-end. Made my Day. |
| Del Rona> | Olivia will not be with us in NY... sorry.... the movie should either open in Nov or Jan... we will know later this week |
| Olivianut> | Hi Del and Rona and everyone else. Can't wait to see Sordid Lives, only I am bummed because I wanted to write the first butch barfly role for Olivia! You stole my idea! |
| Martin> | Will there be a soundtrack? I will certainly buy it if there is |
| mr_dreammaker> | Del Rona , Richard or somebody knows about a hope for Sordid Lives Soundtrack? |
| Chloe461> | Is it still playing in Dallas? |
| smagidnyc> | I hope there is a soundtrack |
| livvy_1> | Anyone know what songs are going to be on the boxed set? |
| Chloe461> | Ann, I am from Houston |
| mr_dreammaker> | great question ... box set ! live? remixes ? rare songs? |
| Ann Walker> | Hi Chloe, Have you seen our movie yet? I played LaVonda Dupree. |
| Helen(Only_Olivia)> | Del has a list of the places Sordid Lives is going to be showing in the next month on the movie's web site www.sordidlives.com |
| Todd> | Hello to Del and Rona...it was great to meet you on Sat. |
| Del Rona> | There proabably will be a sordid lives soundtrack, we are working all that out now with Olivia and her management |
| Martin> | Del, Rona, can you tell us a little bit about the new music Olivia has been working on lately. Ballads? Pop? Dance? Please, Please |
| Chloe461> | I didnt see the movie, Did it play in Houston? |
| Larry Barber> | Ann, you were a riot in Sordid Lives! I live in Dallas and had the pleasure of seeing the movie in my hometown--with my kids! (Thank God they haven't repeated the language...yet) |
| XanSkate> | Has anyone heard Chloe's voice in a concert or in person, how's she? |
| Todd> | Yes...dying to know about the new music!!! |
| ONJfan4eva> | I heard that Del might be interviewing Olivia for the Advocate magazine...any truth to this? |
| Lance Maxwell> | Del, I am from San Angelo, Texas - which is very close to Winters - where I thought you had said "Sordid Lives" was filmed when you were at the Dallas premiere. I was there last week looking for the church or anything else that looked familiar - no one seemed to no what I was talking about - did I have the wrong location? |
| Del Rona> | Chloe is a great singer... I'm writing and directing a Showtime movie that stars Olivia and Chloe and she will be singing a few songs... one song with Olivia |
| Ann Walker> | All I can say is Olivia Newton-John ROCKS. Hi Larry, glad you got a chance to see us in Dallas. We sure had a great time that weekend |
| Carolyn> | Can you give more of a plot to the Showtime movie Del? |
| smagidnyc> | when is the showtime movie coming out ,and what is it called? |
| ONJfan4eva> | DEl, might you be interviewing Olivia for the Advocate? |
| Lisa> | To you Sordid Lives Folks...Thanks for a Great movie!! |
| Kevin> | A queston for Rona, I was wondering does Olivia plan on a 30th anniversary tour next year? |
| Del Rona> | Maxwell.... we filmed her in San Fernando Valley ... but pretended it was winters.... about the advocate..they have requested an interview with Olivia and Delta... trying to make that happen |
| ONJfan4eva> | I wrote them and suggested that they interview the two of them..since they are both gay icons and they sent me a warm response back |
| Del Rona> | Rona: Not sure about a 30 anni tour, but the boxset is celebrating 30 years. Del: Yes, they have asked me to do the Advocate interview ... how did you hear this ... I'm interested... about the showtime movie... we should film in Nov... |
| Kathy> | Hey Del, I met you in Nashville at the Sordid Lives screening. Where did you say you were filming the new Olivia and Chloe movie? |
| smagidnyc> | When is the box set due out, rona? |
| Del Rona> | we are filming in Toronto... now all of you ... do not show up :-) |
| Stacy> | Does anybody know if Sordid Lives will be opening in Houston anytime? |
| Kathy> | Tell Olivia we REALLY would love for her to do a 30th Anniversary concert. Anywhere anytime, we'll be there. |
| Carolyn> | Checking flights to Toronto now...... |
| Jeff P> | How about if only the people already in Toronto show up :-) |
| Helen(Only_Olivia)> | Del you may be safe in Toronto :-) but if you need any extras... |
| ONJfan4eva> | so you can thank me for the idea per the Advocate....lol...really they were very nice..I sent them an email asking why sordid lives wasn't included in their summer movie preview... |
| Nancy> | Yes we all could be the extras, Del! |
| Olivianut> | To Del and Rona - what advice would you give to someone who just sold her house and is about to quit a great job to move to L.A. and live in a box and write scripts? |
| Kathy> | Rona, I'm dying to know what Olivia thought about seeing Toomorrow after all these years again? |
| mr_dreammaker> | Del Rona... you need a favor... ? |
| ONJfan4eva> | and suggested that they interview the two of them for the cover....they actually thought of you, Del....lol |
| Del Rona> | Del: there are bootlegs floating around of Sordid Lives. This is really damaging to our movie and to Olivia... could you please email me if you hear of anyone with them... and give me their email addresses etc... thanks... Rona: Livy loved Toomorrow and the experience... we all had a great time |
| cheryl> | when is the wide release of sordid lives?? sorry if that has been addressed.....how about Columbus? |
| Stacy> | When will Sordid Lives be on video? Since it obviously isn't coming to Houston. |
| Lisa> | Sorry to hear about the bootlegs Del, I thought you had them all back |
| Del Rona> | Hey Olivianut... if you can do nothing else with your life, go for it... it's
tough.... and have money to live on for awhile... ain't easy to break in....but good luck |
| Del Rona> | Stacey, everybody... the movie will be released in major cities first... and if it is successful they will widen... so it probably will go to Houston on the big screen.... it will open in Dallas first |
| Ann Walker> | It has to come to Houston. My family all live there and even if I have to bring my own copy there and rent our the River Oaks Theat. Houston will see Sordid Lives |
| al> | Rona, Is Olivia always as nice as she appears in person???...She seems to be the perfect woman... |
| Dorian> | Rona-Do you know who wrote the song Olivia and John Farnham will be performing for the Olympics and who will be producing it??? |
| cheryl> | Rona, is your daughter still in showbusiness in Australia? |
| Lance Maxwell> | Rona, my wife, Karen, our daughter Olivia and I met you and your mother, Irene, at the Thousand Oaks concert and got a great pic with all of you. I do have a question - do you know what the original cover of "Don't Stop Believin'" was supposed to be - is it a picture that we might be familiar with and why did Olivia change her mind during the press run for the cover? |
| Kathy> | Del, I thought I would let you know they are doing Sordid Lives (the play) here in Arrow Rock, MO at the Lyceum from 7/29-9/2. I already have my tickets. Wanna come with me Jim? |
| Del Rona> | Yes, my daughter Totty is a big star in Austrailia now doing stage... I don't know
about the song for the Olympics, but Olivia likes it a lot....nobody is perfect, but she is close. |
| Del Rona> | Kathy: Please email me and tell me how the productions is... sometimes they suck... .hopefully this will be a good one. |
| Kathy> | Del, I'll give you a full report. I did e-mail the guy who's playing Wordel. I believe he is a local actor. They have some female singer coming in from New York City playing Bitsy Mae |
| Olivianut> | Is there really a full phallical, penile erectus shot in Sordid Lives? I mean, I don't really care, but...IS THERE? ` |
| Ann Walker> | Where are they doing the play and who's playing LaVonda? |
| Scott> | I think it's more than I want to see |
| mr dreammaker> | Del Rona.. PLEASE what's about the label for the box set? :) |
| Nancy> | Rona, Will you be at the showing of Sordid Lives in NYC sunday? |
| Stacy> | When will the Box Set come out? |
| Del Rona> | There is male frontal nudity in Sordid... nobody is hard... that would be porn... this is trash with class |
| Kevin> | A question for Rona, any luck with a recording contract for Olivia? |
| Jim H> | Yes, does Olivia have a recording contract ??? Rona , do you know??? |
| Lance Maxwell> | Del, what did your parents think of the movie after seeing it? |
| Stacy> | All I want to know is when is the Box Set coming out? |
| Del Rona> | Rona: Not sure about the label... probably MCA... no label right now... no I won't be in NYC... Del will be... Del: Lance, this is Del and my parents appreciated
a lot of the movie, but never |
| Helen(Only_Olivia)> | The 30th anniversary box set is set for release sometime next year. |
| Kathy> | Rona, does Olivia have a boyfriend currently? :) |
| Marie B> | Is Olivia still with Patrick? Haven't seen or heard much of him lately. |
| Del Rona> | Guys... we have have had a great time talking to you all... we have to go and write now.... Olivia has a boyfriend, yes.... thanks for all your support! Spread the word about SORDID LIVES |
| ONJfan4eva> | she probably doesn't want to talk too much about Olivia's private life |
| Deidre> | Get Andy Timmons on here!!! *VBG* |
| Kathy> | Ann, this may be a rude question. But... which character were you in SL? |
| Ann Walker> | Not rude at all. I played LaVonda Dupree in the play as well as the movie. Hooray for me!!! |
| mr dreammaker> | Congratulations Ann Walker! |
| Kathy> | You were great! I loved your character. You had a lot of great lines. |
| Carolyn> | Ann, does the play translate as well on the screen, in your opinion? I've read the script, and it sounds like a riot! |
| Ann Walker> | I've worked for Del before and we are all friends and when he was writing the play he wrote the part of LaVonda specially for me. So, I was quite happy to also get to play my part. |
| smagidnyc> | what was it like working with Olivia, Ann? |
| Ann Walker> | I love the way Del decided to interweave the story back and forth. Both are great in their own ways. I was the sister who wanted to get Brother boy out and wanted to bury mama in the stole. The really young pretty one of the whole family. |
| mr dreammaker> | Ann ... what do you think about how Olivia is beloved anywhere? |
| Olivianut> | Ann, how long have you been in show biz? |
| Ann Walker> | There were 8 of us who got to play our original parts and I think we made the movie have so much more reality. I have to say I patterned LaVonda on all of my aunts in Texas. I've been doin' this shit all my life. Professionally 26 years. |
| Pollywaffles> | Ann, along those lines, does ever seem like the Olivia fans are everywhere and the film and other actors get a bit overshadowed? |
| shaki> | You were GREAT Ann. The movie was a riot but I'm wondering if there'll be some more editing for when it goes wide. Do you know? |
| Ann Walker> | Not at all...it just means that now I have a really sweet new friend (ONJ) and all of her fans can now be my fans too. |
| Marie B> | Del said the movie will be released as is |
| Olivianut> | What can we see you in next, Ann? |
| Ann Walker> | Thanks shaki, It was our pleasure and I doubt it will be changed anymore. My next project is to go to Huntsville, Ala. next month to do a backers reading of a new movie that we are trying to raise money for. It's called "Ballad" |
| Olivianut> | Ann, one last question from me - what did you think of Olivia's accent - being a Texan yourself? |
| Ann Walker> | Olivianut, I thought she did a great job with the accent. I actually, helped her with it a little |
| Ann Walker> | Hey guys....it's martini time here in L.A. so I'm signing off. I had a great time. Thanks for all the great words and I hope everyone goes to see Sordid Lives the very first day it plays in your town! Bye for now! |