THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21st
Die Hard! II
It's time for another "oldie" from Double
Dee's Dusty Dungeon! The Blog was
Dee's Dusty Dungeon! The Blog was
first published in 2011. But I just checked
and the story theme is the same now as it
was then! So....here is Die Hard II
One of our favorite movie theaters shut
down after Sunday's feature presentations.
I'm not sad.
I'm shocked!
You see the theater in question is a Drive
In!
I'm amazed it ran this long into Fall!
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for
drive ins!
My Dad was the projectionist for the first
one that opened in the Hazleton area. He
worked at several over the years.
Way before my 16th birthday I was learning
to drive by steering his 1950 Buick in between
the rows of speakers. Speakers, for those of you
who don't remember, used to be hung inside
your car window so you could hear the sound
from the movie.
Every few nights a customer would drive
off before remembering to return the speaker to
its holder.
That was bad for the speaker and...sometimes
....for the car window!
Drive In Theaters have always had a lot
going against them. Their 'prime time' is in the
summer. But since you can't start the show till
it gets dark that means waiting till about 9 o'clock.
By the time the sun sets early kids are back in
school and the nights are getting cool.
Many Drive Ins only run movies on the
weekends so school nights are only an issue on
Sunday in the fall. Except, around that time they're
competing with Friday night football and
Saturday night dances.
Still, until Sunday night, the Bay Drive In
Alexandria Bay, New York, has been running
double features on each of its two screens since
last spring!
Of course, since it's located about a mile from the
Saint Lawrence Seaway, night time temperatures
over the past few weekends have been hovering
around 39 degrees.
The guy who runs the place is a real 'Die Hard.'
And, of course, the closing is only temporary...
till next Spring.
I've been tempted to head out to see a couple of
shows over the past few weeks. But the five hour
trip gave me second thoughts!
Now I'll have to wait till vacation time!
Hope you get out to a Drive In when the season
starts up again and, as always, that all your NEWS
is good!
(The Bay Drive In's last showing for the season
was this past Sunday)
down after Sunday's feature presentations.
I'm not sad.
I'm shocked!
You see the theater in question is a Drive
In!
I'm amazed it ran this long into Fall!
I've always had a soft spot in my heart for
drive ins!
My Dad was the projectionist for the first
one that opened in the Hazleton area. He
worked at several over the years.
Way before my 16th birthday I was learning
to drive by steering his 1950 Buick in between
the rows of speakers. Speakers, for those of you
who don't remember, used to be hung inside
your car window so you could hear the sound
from the movie.
Every few nights a customer would drive
off before remembering to return the speaker to
its holder.
That was bad for the speaker and...sometimes
....for the car window!
Drive In Theaters have always had a lot
going against them. Their 'prime time' is in the
summer. But since you can't start the show till
it gets dark that means waiting till about 9 o'clock.
By the time the sun sets early kids are back in
school and the nights are getting cool.
Many Drive Ins only run movies on the
weekends so school nights are only an issue on
Sunday in the fall. Except, around that time they're
competing with Friday night football and
Saturday night dances.
Still, until Sunday night, the Bay Drive In
Alexandria Bay, New York, has been running
double features on each of its two screens since
last spring!
Of course, since it's located about a mile from the
Saint Lawrence Seaway, night time temperatures
over the past few weekends have been hovering
around 39 degrees.
The guy who runs the place is a real 'Die Hard.'
And, of course, the closing is only temporary...
till next Spring.
I've been tempted to head out to see a couple of
shows over the past few weeks. But the five hour
trip gave me second thoughts!
Now I'll have to wait till vacation time!
Hope you get out to a Drive In when the season
starts up again and, as always, that all your NEWS
is good!
(The Bay Drive In's last showing for the season
was this past Sunday)
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