It was a Sunday
Long ago
When my sister and I
And a friend
Went to our first picture show
Now mind you
It was before ratings
Were around-
We sat in the front row
My sister's idea-
Back then it was only 25 cents
You brought a whole dollar
Buying popcorn, a drink and candy
Still had money leftover
"On the Beach," played that day
Was a little disturbing,
End of the world per say,
We were more interested
In feeding our faces-
I was nine, my sister, age eight,
Susie was seven-
After that, I loved the movies-
Winter of "59"
When I was that age, our mother had strips of $.10 tickets and my brother and I would go all Saturday afternoon to watch movies and cartoons. We liked the all cartoons afternoons the best and during the newsreel every time we saw General Eisenhower, the whole theater would cheer loudly as though they were watching him in a parade and he could hear us! Boy, were we naïve.
I only read one serial in the newspapers in those days. A novel was serialized and it was, "On the Beach." I was fascinated as I read. Later, I saw the movie. While I didn't remember the other actors, Fred Astaire, a dancer, as I recall, committed suicide in his racecar by running it in a closed space and dying of carbon monoxide poisoning because everyone's situation was so hopeless. And, the old drunk singing, "Waltzing Matilda," brought tears to my young happy eyes.
I stole that premise for my epic end of the world story, It's in the Water. If you are interested, it's posted here. Thanks for reminding me.
Damn girl, you are really old... <smile> I remember going to the movies at 6 or 7 years old in a theatre that was on a pier out over the ocean & with every wave the building would shudder and you could hear the waves breaking underneath aginst the pilings...depending on the nature of the movie, that could be a very scary experience...-e-
How times have changed! Yes, I remember a double feature I went to when I was 10. One of the movies was a Bridget Bardot movie. When she got out of the tub, there was so much giggling going on in the theater that the owner had to come with his flashlight to quiet all the kids down. Imagine! A double feature for a quarter!!!
Ahhh . . . I remember going to the movies when the price was seven cents for anyone under eighteen years old. Double features . . . Lots of cartoons . . . Magical in those days.
Gary Grasshopper and friends travel to another field to celebrate the birthday of Gary's best friend, Freddie Firefly. While there they encounter a group of cicadas who have been underground for thirteen years.
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I only read one serial in the newspapers in those days. A novel was serialized and it was, "On the Beach." I was fascinated as I read. Later, I saw the movie. While I didn't remember the other actors, Fred Astaire, a dancer, as I recall, committed suicide in his racecar by running it in a closed space and dying of carbon monoxide poisoning because everyone's situation was so hopeless. And, the old drunk singing, "Waltzing Matilda," brought tears to my young happy eyes.
I stole that premise for my epic end of the world story, It's in the Water. If you are interested, it's posted here. Thanks for reminding me.
Ron
Regis
Love ya!
Jane