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2 of my favorite dying hobbies: arcade games and drive in's

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Ken Layton:

Be sure to bring some PIC mosquito coils too.

DarkBubble:


--- Quote from: vintagegamer on June 09, 2007, 01:18:17 pm ---I actually saw THE BLACK HOLE there

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Now I'm jealous.  I'd love to see that one on the big screen.  I'd turned one just shortly before release.

SavannahLion:

Drive-ins aren't all that nostalgic for me. I like the the "feel" of the place, but given a choice, I'd go for an older walk-in theater than a drive-in.

I think that has a lot to do with where I grew up. There simply aren't any drive-ins because we'd get at least six feet of snow on the ground every winter. And late at night, the temperature would drop below freezing, the windows would fog, and the whole venture would be moot.


--- Quote from: vintagegamer on June 09, 2007, 01:18:17 pm ---I actually saw THE BLACK HOLE there

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That's funny. I used to have all sorts of memorabilia from the film, I even had a tape cassette with dialog from the film and a picture book with choice bits from the film, yet I've never seen the film. Go figure. I suppose I should download it one of these days and take a gander.

Crowquill:

I miss going to the drive-ins. We used to have at least 3 or 4 outings with our group of high school friends during the summer. As theatre and film technologies have progressed, the drive-ins have been left behind. A movie designed for DTS surround sound just doesn't have the same effect on a single speaker.

Usually at least once my family would go to the drive-in during the summers when I was younger. I acually saw Star Wars at one. I vaguely remember hiding behind the seat everytime Darth Vader was on screen (I was like 4 or 5 at the time--he was scary).

Ken Layton:


--- Quote from: Crowquill on June 09, 2007, 05:07:18 pm ---As theatre and film technologies have progressed, the drive-ins have been left behind. A movie designed for DTS surround sound just doesn't have the same effect on a single speaker.

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Not so at the Rodeo 3 Drive-in Theater here in Washington state (www.rodeodrivein.com).

The owner is a radio station engineer/sound system designer. He figured out how to get Dolby Digital and DTS Digital sound to work in your car radio. This is one drive-in theater where the picture and sound quality EXCEED that of many indoor theaters!

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