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GulfCoast66

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22. The Epic theater a mile from my house rigged one up.

Tue May 12, 2020, 05:06 PM

May 2020

Their parking lot is next to the 50 foot tall side of their building. The put up a giant screen on the side of it and made a small projection booth.

Sound was on an unused FM station. The wife and I saw Grease Sunday night.

The bathroom situation worried me but they opened up a side door with a 12 foot wide hallway. All fixtures are automated; toilets, soap dispenser, sink and they have automatic air dryers.

I was a fun night.

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Beat me to it! Mme. Defarge May 2020 #4

We gotta em here: Sonic LeftInTX May 2020 #7

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Marion County. Blue_true May 2020 #59

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Just set up a screen on the side of a blank shopping mall wall meadowlander May 2020 #36

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The Epic theater a mile from my house rigged one up. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #22

Got a link to that, especially with pictures? Gidney N Cloyd May 2020 #25

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