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FakeNoose

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30. I'm a baby boomer, and we all have happy memories of the drive-ins

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 10:21 AM

Jun 2020

If it were up to us, I think they'd make a comeback. But keep in mind that drive-ins only operate 3 or 4 months out of the year and the ticket prices are artificially low. For example they used to charge the adults $3 each, and the kids in the back seat got in "free." Or the theaters used to have "$5 carload" nights, where you could pack as many people in to the car as possible and the entire fee was $5.00. That was great when we were teen-agers!

The biggest problem were those squawky speakers. The drive-ins need to really upgrade the speakers and make them Wifi or some other digital technology. It can be done, but it won't be cheap. Nowadays people have better TVs and stereos at home than the theaters have anyway.

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my glasses fog up, my face gets hot. I try to complete my store trip in 10 minutes. Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #60

I feel same way, very thankful I am retired marlakay Jun 2020 #36

Easy. ZenDem Jun 2020 #23

There are no windows in my office either. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #28

Imagine working at Disney World. cwydro Jun 2020 #43

I was thinking about this the other day. Initech Jun 2020 #9

Live music has degenerated to light shows and dancing girls syncing with recorded pablum lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #15

That's a good way to dismiss something you don't care about RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #40

I used to care but I am spoiled - grew up when legends toured the Earth. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #41

If the commercial venues won't survive, neither will the little ones RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #44

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So much winning Botany Jun 2020 #2

+1. Sadistic racists - every goddamn one dalton99a Jun 2020 #10

what bdamomma Jun 2020 #25

And they still allow it. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #29

mostly because of home entertainment JI7 Jun 2020 #3

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Also the NRA pandemic. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #17

We were going rarely because frazzled Jun 2020 #27

That's a shame BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #33

It's precisely the reclining leather chairs that I hate frazzled Jun 2020 #49

That's Seems Like A Bad Environment. jayfish Jun 2020 #38

See above frazzled Jun 2020 #50

Mostly because of $15 tickets and $20 popcorn tinrobot Jun 2020 #51

Where the F**K is J Powell ?!!? He said he was backing debt so they can borrow all the money they uponit7771 Jun 2020 #11

Will Drive-Ins make a comback?.. i used Cha Jun 2020 #13

I would love this! pnwest Jun 2020 #16

I'm a baby boomer, and we all have happy memories of the drive-ins FakeNoose Jun 2020 #30

Yeah, now I just watch movies at home.. Cha Jun 2020 #31

I wish, they do need a lot of space, so smaller towns this will be ok,big cities more of a problem sunonmars Jun 2020 #57

I love, love, love going to see movies pnwest Jun 2020 #14

I agree 100%! Nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #39

Bummer! jayfish Jun 2020 #18

+10000 BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #34

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Yeah, that is definitely a tradition BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #45

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Outback is a fascist supporting enterprise. rzemanfl Jun 2020 #22

Family choice exboyfil Jun 2020 #26

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I doubt that BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #35

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Meh BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #37

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I never mentioned any of that BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #48

Fair Enough -NT- jayfish Jun 2020 #53

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