My World, My Way, Today, At The Drive-In Theater

Today I'd like to share another part of My World, My Way, Today at the drive-in theater. It amazes me so many people I have talked to online has never experienced watching a good movie at a drive-in t. Back in the 50's, 60's, and 70's, the drive-in were booming. At one time there were over 4,000 drive-in theater's across the United States. Today there are only about 400. In our area we are lucky enough to have 2 drive-in's within a 30 mile drive from where we live. One in Carroltown, PA, and the other in Portage, PA. The teenagers today have no idea how much fun you can have at a drive-in. Oh, the romance! It was always a great place to park and party with your friends. I can't think of a better place to take your family, kids love it, and can fall asleep in the back seat when they get cranky. You can always take a cooler and snacks along with you. But the refreshment stand has just about anything you desire. These days we need to cater to the refreshment stands because the movies are costing them so much to show that their only profit comes from our purchases.

The picture I'm showing here is from our last visit to the Carroltown, PA, drive-in. We were there July 3, 2005. We went to see "War Of The World's", with Tom Cruise. If you think that movie is frightening, see it at a drive-in. Just as the lightening bolts were coming down in the movie, a picnic at a firehall about 1/2 mile up the road from us was setting off fireworks. Needless to say, it creeped me out. Drive-in's always have a second feature. That night, "The Longest Yard" was playing. I really didn't think I would want to stay so late, it didn't seem like my kind of movie. Once it started it was the perfect movie to watch before taking the ride through the dark mountian roads to get home. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I laughed. We finally got home at 2:00 A.M..

Tomorrow we'll be going on a Mystery Tour. Another part of my world. Curious what a Mystery Tour is? I'll be telling you about it on my next post.

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Keep your thoughts peaceful!