I remember an episode with those bulky speakers you used to attach to the top of your windshield.
I had a '55 Chevy as a teen, at the drive-in with my girlfriend who had dozed off at some point. I was engrossed in the movie. I found myself suddenly jarred by a loud crunching sound and my car lurching backward. When it finally settled down I eventually processed what had happened. Somehow, my emergency brake had slipped, the vehicle had rolled backward on that graveled incline on which it was parked and part of my window had gotten ripped out. Put a real damper on the rest of the night. Not to mention, driving around with a broken driver's side window for awhile. And the girlfriend ? Slept thru it, completely oblivious.
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godewey (16472)
8 years ago
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db20db (17235)
8 years ago
Well, I can answer two questions simultaneously. I didn't dump her, I might have gotten a good night kiss later on that night and....I married her ! And we continued to patronize that drive-in in a different car, lol.
Speaking of which, the outcome of the car, as Paul Harvey used to say... " is the rest of the story. "
And the movie ? Far receded into the subconscious.
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AtomicReturns (1252)
8 years ago
Hah great story db20db! (I mean, not great about what happened to the car, but still, that's a story people will remember).
Drive-ins have that relaxed atmosphere that really feels different. I think people used to smuggle more friends inside their vans or big cars, to avoid paying the extra tickets. All sorts of shenanigans must've been going on lol.
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