The Indoor Movie Theater

Many Saturdays when I was a pre-teen, I would go with a bunch of friends to our indoor movie theater to see various features along with a couple of cartoons.  It cost 25 cents to get in and 10 cents for popcorn.  What a deal.

What a deal for parents, too.  They could drop us off and have an entire afternoon to themselves!

The lady who managed the place always had a cardigan sweater around her shoulders and reading glasses on a chain low on her nose.  Her name was Helen and she also carried a large flashlight that she used when she walked up and down the two aisles during the show. I don't think she liked kids because one rarely saw her smile.  Helen did NOT like it if any kid put their feet on the seat in front of them.  If she caught one of us resting our tootsies on the chair in front of us, we would get thrown out of the theater.  But not before making our one phone call to home for a ride.  I'm sure parents didn't appreciate that!

Helen didn't throw kids out who paired up and were "making out" up in the front left section.  She must have been a romantic deep down. 

Today, hubby and I are going to see Star Wars at a local theater.  But this time we are going to a theater that has the most luxurious, reclining seats in town!  Not only do the leather seats recline, but they are electronically activated to move and vibrate with the movie.  Additionally, the middle arm comes up to make for snuggling area and there is a little table on which we can put our popcorn to share.

Helen must be rolling over in her grave with all those elevated feet in a theater!  But I'm sure she is also smiling at all of the romance that can happen in the new theater experience, too!