tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post7394574113494471932..comments2023-05-19T06:59:27.548-04:00Comments on Empty Nest Evolution: Let's All Go To the Snack Bar: Drive Ins turn 79California Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-7017007689722001332012-08-13T08:03:56.028-04:002012-08-13T08:03:56.028-04:00What a great trip down memory lane! We might have...What a great trip down memory lane! We might have crossed paths at the drive ins in the San Fernando valley. I also grew up going to those drive ins, first with my family and then with friends and boyfriends. Now I live in Oregon and one of the few remaining drive ins in the state is 40 miles from me. I'm going to take my grand children to the drivein when they visit this summer. Those opportunities are rare these days.Jann Treshamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-17910290178249819862012-08-13T08:03:55.071-04:002012-08-13T08:03:55.071-04:00ouch on the sugar daddy in the hair...that is horr...ouch on the sugar daddy in the hair...that is horrible...those things are sticky...we have 2 drive ins still within an hour...it is def a fun summer treat.....saw star wars the original one at th drive in for the first time...years ago brian millerhttp://www.waystationone.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-11782844199246643482012-08-13T08:03:54.042-04:002012-08-13T08:03:54.042-04:00I can't believe they are extinct now....such g...I can't believe they are extinct now....such great places to pig out ( in so many ways) I remember seeing Apocalypse Now in a thunderstorm in a drive in....terrific atmosphere.! Now they would be BIG trouble...kids aren't as innocent as they used to be ....and there is a weird world to deal with...pity!!!Mermaidgallerynelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-67928495759091339142012-08-13T08:03:53.053-04:002012-08-13T08:03:53.053-04:00Hi! Welcome to my blog. Where did you live and ...Hi! Welcome to my blog. Where did you live and what high school did you attend, if I'm not being too inquisitive. I really had fun recalling some of the memories. OMG there were too many to write about. Everyone would have been here for days. Next one: bowling alleys. Do you remember the Woodlake Bowl or the Corbin Bowl?Deborah Moffettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-88211464365373492772012-08-13T08:03:52.154-04:002012-08-13T08:03:52.154-04:00Hi! Welcome to my blog. Where did you live and ...Hi! Welcome to my blog. Where did you live and what high school did you attend, if I'm not being too inquisitive. I really had fun recalling some of the memories. OMG there were too many to write about. Everyone would have been here for days. Next one: bowling alleys. Do you remember the Woodlake Bowl or the Corbin Bowl?CaliforniaGirl500http://www.womenofcertainage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-17438934075857682282012-08-13T08:03:51.048-04:002012-08-13T08:03:51.048-04:00Star Wars came out in 1977. I remember because th...Star Wars came out in 1977. I remember because that's the year my husband was accepted to grad school at University of Kentucky & we moved in July the same year. CaliforniaGirl500http://www.womenofcertainage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-19462847919687761252012-08-13T08:03:50.037-04:002012-08-13T08:03:50.037-04:00Kids weren't so innocent then either. I had p...Kids weren't so innocent then either. I had plenty of friends drop acid when they went to Disneyland so they could enjoy some of the rides tripping. I never did that either...but I thought about it. CaliforniaGirl500http://www.womenofcertainage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-41404866023476474292012-08-13T08:03:48.026-04:002012-08-13T08:03:48.026-04:00You brought back some memories here... ;)
Okay, I...You brought back some memories here... ;)<br /><br />Okay, I have to hand it to you, I think NH folks may be crazy! LOL! Gotta love it though! Tanna Stanleyhttp://profiles.google.com/brickstreetbungalownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-40409063862405679452012-08-13T08:03:47.075-04:002012-08-13T08:03:47.075-04:00"passion pit of choice" - good descripti..."passion pit of choice" - good description. I disagree about "2001" movie. I was enthralled watching it. For me there were two distinct drive-in experiences. The family type before I was old enough to drive and thought more about candy than girls. Then the second phase of the drive-in fun was what you describe - making out, drinking. Did you ever try the backing-no-lights-thru-the-exit trick to get in free? I remember a friend trying it.lislemanhttp://afcsoac.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-80029717922755560412012-08-13T08:03:46.066-04:002012-08-13T08:03:46.066-04:00I was doing the same stuff, during the same time p...I was doing the same stuff, during the same time period, but in the Long Beach area (not too far from you). There used to be so many drive-in theaters in SoCal. Very few left today though! Those that are left are usually only used for swap meets on the weekends. Lot's of good memories...patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-29973387290616575762012-08-13T08:03:44.193-04:002012-08-13T08:03:44.193-04:00OMG swap meets! Forgot about those. They started...OMG swap meets! Forgot about those. They started getting popular in the early 70s. I remember because I was in college in San Diego & they had a HUGE one there each Sunday & alot of my friends earned extra money selling junk. Thanks!CaliforniaGirl500http://www.womenofcertainage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-49901371594474829282012-08-13T08:03:43.025-04:002012-08-13T08:03:43.025-04:00I don't recall trying to back in w/o lights th...I don't recall trying to back in w/o lights through the exit. I do recall people sneaking in on foot through the exit and finding their friends' car. <br /><br />Figures you liked "2001". I still get the creepy crawlies when they show trailers with Hal's voice saying something about not turning him off or whatever. I don't think Keir Dullea (SP?) ever recovered from that movie typecasting. He was forever "lost in space". CaliforniaGirl500http://www.womenofcertainage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-7760859611957610482012-08-13T08:03:42.017-04:002012-08-13T08:03:42.017-04:00Awww memories. After a certain age, there is much...Awww memories. After a certain age, there is much to look back on. CaliforniaGirl500http://www.womenofcertainage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-76417836195042576862012-08-13T08:03:40.008-04:002012-08-13T08:03:40.008-04:00Hahaha...so was I...got woken up as the last car o...Hahaha...so was I...got woken up as the last car on the lot once. We only have a couple left these days. Fond memories indeedBainonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-53233031392666546082012-08-13T08:03:39.039-04:002012-08-13T08:03:39.039-04:00I've never been to a drive-in movie. We don...I've never been to a drive-in movie. We don't have those over here in England. It's something I'd love to try one day.Stella Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-63121088743991138042012-08-13T08:03:38.034-04:002012-08-13T08:03:38.034-04:00Love your colorful description! In NYC we didn&#...Love your colorful description! In NYC we didn't have cars or drive-in movies, but we had the way tippy-top last row of the highest balcony. And since the ushers were our age they didn't come around too often. We got enough done before the lights came on, and one theater always offered an empty balcony because no one wanted to climb the top stairs. My mother always wondered: but didn't you see that movie already?? .Edymallorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-705528574983351912012-08-13T08:03:37.022-04:002012-08-13T08:03:37.022-04:00That's hilarious! Making out in an inside the...That's hilarious! Making out in an inside theatre was a great deal more trick and obtrusive than the drive in. If the people sitting behind you were teenagers too, you were golden. If not, they'd be calling the ushers. CaliforniaGirl500http://www.womenofcertainage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-26365959384012748392012-08-13T08:03:36.081-04:002012-08-13T08:03:36.081-04:00Most people my age, Boomers that is, recall them w...Most people my age, Boomers that is, recall them with great affection.CaliforniaGirl500http://www.womenofcertainage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346506349285197389.post-59593258569314309452012-08-13T08:03:35.020-04:002012-08-13T08:03:35.020-04:00Oh Baino, I bet you have some tales to tell!Oh Baino, I bet you have some tales to tell!CaliforniaGirl500http://www.womenofcertainage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com