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Not Afraid · 07-30-2005, 07:06 PM

I used to LOVE the drive-in. Never saw many movies there, though

I think the last time I was at the Drive-in must've been 1984. We took the Dad's Station Wagon and pilled a bunch of people in it, brought along some beer, god popcorn and cardboard pizza, and had fun. I smashed my fingers in the door of the car that night. I don't rememeber who else was there, except Chris and I and our friend Craig (now the music director at West Point). Boss Radio......were you there that night?

My local Drive-in was the Hi-Way 39 Drive-in Theater, on, Beach Blvd (duh) just North of the 405.

I think I caught the tail end of Drive-in culture in So Cal because they started to "go bad" soon after '84 and, now, there aren't many left. The ones left in CA that are members of the Drive-in Association are these:

California:
HI-WAY (Santa Maria)
MADERA (Madera)
MARYSVILLE (Marysville) (http://www.marysvilledrivein.com)
MOTOR VU (Imperial)
SKYVIEW (Santa Cruz)

I'm not sure if there are any others that are actually showing films these days (most have become swap meets) and, if they are, are they showing any that we'd want to see??

Here's a very nice information about your Drive-in, Flippyshark. I wanna go!

One other Drive-in memory: I went to see Ryan's Daughter with my parents in 1970 (Hi-Way 39 again). The film was terribly boring for an 8 year old, but I remember being SHOCKED.....SHOCKED! when, during a make-out session Sarah Miles' nipple was exposed! THEY CAN'T DO THAT! I asked my Mom if someone was going to get arrested for that.

Ahhh, it's hard to believe that was me.

I guess my lack of Drive-in availability is why I like seeing films in a cemetery so much. It's sort of the same, right?

07-30-2005, 07:06 PM	#3
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I used to LOVE the drive-in. Never saw many movies there, though I think the last time I was at the Drive-in must've been 1984. We took the Dad's Station Wagon and pilled a bunch of people in it, brought along some beer, god popcorn and cardboard pizza, and had fun. I smashed my fingers in the door of the car that night. I don't rememeber who else was there, except Chris and I and our friend Craig (now the music director at West Point). Boss Radio......were you there that night? My local Drive-in was the Hi-Way 39 Drive-in Theater, on, Beach Blvd (duh) just North of the 405. I think I caught the tail end of Drive-in culture in So Cal because they started to "go bad" soon after '84 and, now, there aren't many left. The ones left in CA that are members of the Drive-in Association are these: California: HI-WAY (Santa Maria) MADERA (Madera) MARYSVILLE (Marysville) (http://www.marysvilledrivein.com) MOTOR VU (Imperial) SKYVIEW (Santa Cruz) I'm not sure if there are any others that are actually showing films these days (most have become swap meets) and, if they are, are they showing any that we'd want to see?? Here's a very nice information about your Drive-in, Flippyshark. I wanna go! One other Drive-in memory: I went to see Ryan's Daughter with my parents in 1970 (Hi-Way 39 again). The film was terribly boring for an 8 year old, but I remember being SHOCKED.....SHOCKED! when, during a make-out session Sarah Miles' nipple was exposed! THEY CAN'T DO THAT! I asked my Mom if someone was going to get arrested for that. Ahhh, it's hard to believe that was me. I guess my lack of Drive-in availability is why I like seeing films in a cemetery so much. It's sort of the same, right?
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