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Drive-in Movie Memories: Popcorn and Romance Under the Stars

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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.

...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)

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.

The photos in the book are just great. They made me think back about my great childhood memories of going to the drive-in with my family.

If you do loan this book to friends you will never get it back!

If the authors will allow me to say so, I think they have exceeded their first book on the subject. More colour and an overall view of the drive-in industry as opposed to just the theatres themselves ensures this is the benchmark for other books on the subject.

June Wilkinson, Natalie Wood and Happy Hammond all vist the drive-in in this new book and remind us of the time when drive-ins were the glamour place to go in town. International drive-ins from all over the globe are recognised also in this new book.

See you at the playground!

The photos shown in Drive-in Movie Memories make drive-in movie theatres come back to life!

I always enjoyed going to drive-ins when I was a kid and this book happens to feature pictures of many that I actually went to in Ft. Worth. This book is a must for anyone who likes old movies and the places where they were shown.

This book is supposed to be sort of a "sequel" to an earlier book by the same authors concerning Drive in Movies.

I think this one is better.

People remember different things from their youth, and one I remember most fondly is going to the drive-in movie. Because of that, I am drawn to books like this one. Though the text of the book is somewhat limited, it still evokes wonderful memories. It would be on my recommended list for anyone who wants to relive the "good ole days!"