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June 26, 2005
Summer starts at dusk

I'm on vacation! Today, I thought to myself, what better way to kick off the summer than a trip to the drive-in?

Sigh. It seems that the days of drive-in movies are long gone around here. DC has gone largely digital, and that makes me sad.

Some of my favorite memories as a kid are of putting on my footie pajamas, grabbing my pillow and Holly Hobbie sleeping bag, and heading to the movies in our big black Ford LTD. Mom would make popcorn and Dad would pack bottles of RC Cola, and if we were really good, we were allowed to sit on the hood of the car. I'd always fall asleep in the back seat before the movie ended, but that only sweetens the memory.

Lucky for us, there's a free drive-in movie series nearby on Saturdays in August. We'll bring popcorn and Jujubes and limeade to sip. We can sit in the back seat and neck, and since I'm not such a good girl anymore, I'll probably let Tony get to second base. Or something.

Happy summer, everyone!

Posted by Danielle at 03:46 PM • Comments (4)
Comments

Hee. I saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show at a drivein. Only in Arkansas, eh? It was a hoot watching all the characters parade up and down the rows, and all of us sitting in lawn chairs in the back of pickups backed up to the screen. A real hoot.

Also saw Gone with the Wind at a drive in. First time I was allowed to stay up past my bedtime.

Good memories indeed. Thanks.

Posted by Jill at June 26, 2005 08:08 PM

Remember when we went to the Drive-in in my old little red pickup- those were the days! Ahhhhh! Nostalgia.

Posted by Sheri at June 26, 2005 09:34 PM

I've never been to a drive-in, and that's exactly the sort of thing I'll realize, then suddently get zealous about, like, "i'm NEVER going to a drive-in!" Anyway, woman, WHERE'S MA PACKAGE?

Posted by Sandy at June 29, 2005 01:22 PM

i think i would enjoy summer more if it weren't summer year round in singapore!...before I came here, i didn't think i'd miss typhoons and torrential rains so much...

Posted by sugar at June 30, 2005 11:27 AM

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