Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Memories

Remember drive-in movies? Does anyone remember the drive-in on St Rd 135 just N of Smith Valley Rd and the Greenwood drive-in on Hwy 31 just S of Smith Valley Rd?

Memories.....
I had just bought my first car, a red Corvair (remember Corvairs), and my sister and I went to the Meridian drive-in to see "Psycho". It was a warm summer night so we had our windows rolled down. At one point in the movie (can't remember which point - must have old-timers disease), my sister and I both jumped at the same time and the drink my sister had in her hand (which was full) went flying out the window crashing to the ground with a big splash. What a reaction! I laughed at her so hard I almost peed my pants. Of course this kept her from realizing that I had just about jumped through the window myself. I cannot remember the rest of that night or if we even stayed for the second movie, if there was one, but I'll never forget that drink going out the window.


Speaking of cars (and memories) does anyone remember Mr. Larry Cline the basketball coach?
Whatever happened to him? Anyhow, he was my driver's ed. teacher in summer school and I think I was the only one he ever yelled at while driving. That fall when school resumed one of the teachers had us write a paper on what we did over summer break. One girl, and I won't mention any names, but her initials were BB, wrote her whole paper about me in driver's ed class. She changed my name (slightly) to protect my innocence, but everyone in class knew it was me and I was so embarrassed. Evidently BB didn't change my name good enough, but I had no hard feelings. It is something I laugh about even today. Does anyone remember that? Did anyone else ever have Mr. Cline for driver's ed?