A colorful album with photos and stories that transport readers back to that innocent (and sometimes not so innocent!) time when Saturday night meant a hot date in Dad's De Soto under the big outdoor screen.
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"Don and Susan Sander's drive-in book is outstanding--it captures the pure essence of times gone by." -- Bob Dotson, NBC Nightly News
"I just love this book--it brings me back to some of the best times of my life." -- Mamie Van Doren
"I just love this book--it brings me back to some of the best times of my life." -- Mamie Van Doren
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Anyone with a fondness for the 1950s, '60s and '70s will find something to enjoy in Don and Susan Sander's latest book on the drive-in movie phenomena. It's also an ideal gift for film buffs, containing photos and stories involving Elvis, Mamie Van Doren, Natalie Wood, June Wilkinson, Jayne Mansfield, Roy Rogers, John Ashley, and even Francis the Mule. Far from a dry history, Drive-in Movie Memories features true (!) stories of drive-in misadventures from long ago.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent follow up,
By Wesley Horton (Oklahoma City, OK.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drive-in Movie Memories: Popcorn and Romance Under the Stars (Paperback)
If you are interested in nostalga and/or drive in theatres, this is an excellent book. You may remember that Don and Susan Sanders came out with an excellent coffee table book entitled: "The American Drive-in Theatre." The original book was packed with previously lost photographs and memories of the drive in theatre. Don and Susans latest work, "Drive in Memories : Popcorn and Romance Under the Stars," while physically smaller, is full of additional pictures and information about the drive-in theatres of yesterday. The new book is well written and edited. It will make a worthy edition to any one interested in the drive-in theatre.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL THE POPCORN...,
By Stu Megaw (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drive-in Movie Memories: Popcorn and Romance Under the Stars (Paperback)
...and hear the crickets. What a trip! Although drive-ins survive today, only a select few go to the trouble to capture the essence of the hey-day of the drive-in theatre. What is lacking in reality has been captured on paper. I didn't know what the Sanders could do to add to their previous book, The American Drive-In Movie Theater, but I was pleasantly surprised. I stayed up until I was finished one night. I simply couldn't put it down. Well done Don and Susan. -Stu Megaw (the Traveling Drive-In Enthusiast)
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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They should know!,
By Jon Bokenkamp (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drive-in Movie Memories: Popcorn and Romance Under the Stars (Paperback)
The Sanders have perfectly captured the essence of the drive-in movie theatre. My own work on the subject has given me the chance to verify that Drive-in Movie Memories is a celebration of outdoor movies! It is even better than their first book.
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With the open sky providing a special sense of freedom and fun-so different from the confinement of the indoors-the drive-in movie theatre made its place in history as a unique outdoor activity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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With the open sky providing a special sense of freedom and fun-so different from the confinement of the indoors-the drive-in movie theatre made its place in history as a unique outdoor activity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Filmack Studios, Norman Taurog, New York, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Skeet Noret, Brandon Doak, National Archives, Neon Nights, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Steve Fitch, The Institute of Texas Cultures, Wesley Norton New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- North Carolina (United States) by Julie Murray in Back Matter
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