AFTR's Daily Commute

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:12 am

along-for-the-ride;1328731 wrote: Another "coming attraction" clip, that gives you a preview of the movie coming up:

YouTube - Coming Soon To Your Drive In

YouTube - Cinerama: how the west was won

just loved the old drive-in's, what a blast from the past.:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:23 pm

Frankly, my dear.................:wah:

YouTube - Gone with the Wind (1939) - Theatrical Trailer - © Selznick International Pictures

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:39 pm

:yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:42 pm

YouTube - Bonnie and Clyde movie trailer

Bonnie and Clyde

and someone just Along for the Ride......:wah:

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:40 pm

along-for-the-ride;1329208 wrote: YouTube - Bonnie and Clyde movie trailer

Bonnie and Clyde

and someone just Along for the Ride......:wah:

:yh_rotfl

why not? that movie was a classic, if you could be so lucky to be with him!:wah:

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:37 pm

YouTube - Marilyn Monroe-Some Like it Hot Trailer

Do you?

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Aug 26, 2010 3:18 pm

YouTube - "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956) Trailer

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:31 pm

SAYONARA: Movie Trailer - Video

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 3:35 pm

I haven't seen either, sorry!

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:54 am

Try to catch a rerun on TV or rent a DVD. Great movies!

I had to do a double-take on your avatar, Odie. At first I thought you were Nomad in a different outfit. :wah:

YouTube - Cleopatra (1963) trailer Elizabeth Taylor

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:18 am

along-for-the-ride;1329838 wrote: Try to catch a rerun on TV or rent a DVD. Great movies!

I had to do a double-take on your avatar, Odie. At first I thought you were Nomad in a different outfit. :wah:

YouTube - Cleopatra (1963) trailer Elizabeth Taylor

oh please don't call me Nomad!:yh_rotfl

I will try and catch reruns.

Cleopatra reminds me when we went to Charlton Heston's opening of Romeo & Juliet, it was amazing to meet him!:guitarist

He & his wife were there, and our Premeire of Ontario.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 8:37 am

Wow, Odie...I'm impressed. To meet Charlton Heston.

This movie is playing on TV right now.

YouTube - Cinerama: how the west was won

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:36 am

along-for-the-ride;1330009 wrote:

Wow, Odie...I'm impressed. To meet Charlton Heston.

This movie is playing on TV right now.

YouTube - Cinerama: how the west was won

It was an honour to meet him!:guitarist

That's a fabulous movie!:-6

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:56 pm

Just because it's back to school time

YouTube - The Blackboard Jungle(1955)_Trailer

and

:wah: Wild and crazy teenagers!

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:05 pm

Spartacus - Movie Trailer - Video

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:09 pm

along-for-the-ride;1330627 wrote: Spartacus - Movie Trailer - Video

another great one!:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:49 pm

YouTube - MOVIE TRAILER TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962

Note that the movie poster advises "not suitable for children".

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:54 pm

When I think of the things they put in movies nowadays, and it says unsuitable for children...to me, most should not be suitable for them.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:05 pm

Too true, Odie.

YouTube - Shane (trailer)

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:16 pm

along-for-the-ride;1331075 wrote: Too true, Odie.

YouTube - Shane (trailer)

another one I never did see, awesome poster!:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:37 pm

Need an adrenoline rush? Watch the movie below............

YouTube - The Towering Inferno Trailer

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:55 pm

along-for-the-ride;1331282 wrote: Need an adrenoline rush? Watch the movie below............

YouTube - The Towering Inferno Trailer

that one was a huge adrenline rush back then!:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:17 am

YouTube - Duel in the Sun (1946) Trailer

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:20 am

This article did bring back some memories.......................ahem

HEAVY GROPING AT THE STARLITE DRIVE-IN - A SENIOR REMEMBERS

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:33 am

along-for-the-ride;1331587 wrote: This article did bring back some memories.......................ahem

HEAVY GROPING AT THE STARLITE DRIVE-IN - A SENIOR REMEMBERS

you were bad.

:yh_rotfl

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:38 pm

:wah: Naughty, perhaps, but not bad. :wah:

Alone At A Drive-in Movie lyrics from the movie "Grease"

I`m all alone

At the drive-in movie

It`s a feelin` that ain`t too groovy

Watchin` werewolves without you... (werewolf howl)

Gee, it`s no fun

Drinkin` beer in the backseat

All alone just ain`t too neat

At the passion pit wanting you.

And when the intermission elf moves the clock`s hands

While he`s eating everything sold at the stands,

When there`s one minute to go

`Till the lights go down low,

I`ll be holding the speaker knobs

Missing you so-o-o!

Can`t believe it,

Unsteamed windows I can see through.

Might as well be in an igloo,

`Cause the heater doesn`t work...

As good as you...

(Baby, come back)

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:59 pm

along-for-the-ride;1331650 wrote: :wah: Naughty, perhaps, but not bad. :wah:

Alone At A Drive-in Movie lyrics from the movie "Grease"

I`m all alone

At the drive-in movie

It`s a feelin` that ain`t too groovy

Watchin` werewolves without you... (werewolf howl)

Gee, it`s no fun

Drinkin` beer in the backseat

All alone just ain`t too neat

At the passion pit wanting you.

And when the intermission elf moves the clock`s hands

While he`s eating everything sold at the stands,

When there`s one minute to go

`Till the lights go down low,

I`ll be holding the speaker knobs

Missing you so-o-o!

Can`t believe it,

Unsteamed windows I can see through.

Might as well be in an igloo,

`Cause the heater doesn`t work...

As good as you...

(Baby, come back)

YouTube - Alone At The Drive- In Movie - aus dem Film Grease

weren't we all naughty?:yh_rotfl

great song from a great movie!:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:31 pm

The 3-year-old is full of wonder, and spends a lot

of time observing and imitating. They love to spend

time with parents and enjoy helping out with simple

household tasks.

So God created little girls,

with laughing eyes and

bouncing curls,

With joyful hearts and

infectious smiles,

enchanting ways and

feminine wiles,

And when He'd completed

the task he'd begun,

He was pleased and proud

of the job He'd done.

For the world, when seen

through little girl's eyes,

Greatly resembles paradise.

--unknown

Below is my favorite photo of me as a liittle girl of 3. My mom must have posed me for the picture. This picture was taken by our house in our yard.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:22 pm

such a cutie you were lil me!:-6

lovely poem!:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:32 pm

“Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

Fran Lebowitz quote (American Writer and Humorist, b.1950)

One of the three photos below is of me as a teenager on the phone talking to a boyfriend. Can you guess which one?

:wah:

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:44 pm

along-for-the-ride;1332013 wrote:

“Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.

Fran Lebowitz quote (American Writer and Humorist, b.1950)

One of the three photos below is of me as a teenager on the phone talking to a boyfriend. Can you guess which one?

:wah:

I remember how much time I wasted waiting for the phone to ring!:yh_rotfl

awwwwwwwwwww you look so cute AFTR!:-6

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:42 pm

along-for-the-ride;1332013 wrote:

“Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.”

Fran Lebowitz quote (American Writer and Humorist, b.1950)

One of the three photos below is of me as a teenager on the phone talking to a boyfriend. Can you guess which one?

:wah:

I guess the one on the right?

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:00 pm

You are correct, Zap.

Here's a song that was playing around the time the photo was taken..............

YouTube - Chris Montez - Call Me (1966)

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:14 pm

Love that song. I remember dancing to it.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:16 pm

On Monday we emailed jokes.

On Tuesday we did not.

On Monday we thought that we were secure.

On Tuesday we learned better.

On Monday we were talking about heroes as being athletes.

On Tuesday we relearned who our heroes are.

On Monday we were irritated that our rebate checks had not arrived.

On Tuesday we gave money away to people we had never met.

On Monday there were people fighting against praying in schools.

On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a school where someone was not praying.

On Monday people argued with their kids about picking up their room.

On Tuesday the same people could not get home fast enough to hug their kids.

On Monday people were upset that they had to wait 6 minutes in a fast food drive through line.

On Tuesday people didn't care about waiting up to 6 hours to give blood for the dying.

On Monday we waved our flags signifying our cultural diversity.

On Tuesday we waved only the American flag.

On Monday there were people trying to separate each other by race, sex, color and creed.

On Tuesday they were all holding hands.

On Monday we were men or women, black or white, old or young, rich or poor, gay or straight, Christian or non-Christian.

On Tuesday we were Americans.

On Monday politicians argued about budget surpluses.

On Tuesday grief stricken they sang 'God Bless America'.

On Monday the President was going to Florida to read to children.

On Tuesday he returned to Washington to protect our children.

On Monday we had families.

On Tuesday we had orphans.

On Monday people went to work as usual,

On Tuesday they died.

On Monday people were fighting the 10 commandments on government property.

On Tuesday the same people all said 'God help us all' while thinking 'Thou shall not kill'.

It is sadly ironic how it takes horrific events to place things into perspective, but it has. The lessons learned this week, the things we have taken for granted, the things that have been forgotten or overlooked, hopefully will never be forgotten again.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:27 pm

sad, but true.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:18 am

♥ Today is Hubby's birthday. So we have a chocalate cake to share, some prezzies, and a nice leisurely day to spend together at home. ♥

September 12

Birthdays of other Famous Folks on this day:

1973 Paul Walker (actor)

1957 Rachel Ward (actress)

1954 Peter Scolari (actor, director, producer)

1952 Neal Peart (drummer)

1944 Barry White (singer)

1943 Maria Muldaur (singer)

1943 Michael Ondaatje (writer)

1940 Linda Grey (Actress)

1931 George Jones (country singer)

1913 Jesse Owens (Track, field athlete)

1902 Margaret Hamilton (Actress)

1901 Ben Blue (actor)

1888 Maurice Chevalier (actor, dancer. singer)

1818 Richard Jordan Gatling (US inventor of hand-cranked machine gun)

1812 Richard March Hoe (Inventor, industrialist)

1449 Lorenzo de' Medici (Florentine ruler)

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:21 am

Happy Birthday AFTR's Hubby!!!:guitarist:D:-4

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:20 am

Happy Birthday to hubby!:guitarist

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along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:33 pm

Thank you Odie and Kaz!

We both had a happy day. :-4

"Try to remember the kind of September

When life was slow and oh so mellow

Try to remember the kind of September

When grass was green and grain so yellow

Try to remember the kind of September

When you were a young and a callow fellow

Try to remember and if you remember

Then follow--follow, oh-oh."

- Try to Remember, Lyrics by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt

Here's a link to the actual song:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:57 pm

along-for-the-ride;1332850 wrote: Thank you Odie and Kaz!

We both had a happy day. :-4

"Try to remember the kind of September

When life was slow and oh so mellow

Try to remember the kind of September

When grass was green and grain so yellow

Try to remember the kind of September

When you were a young and a callow fellow

Try to remember and if you remember

Then follow--follow, oh-oh."

- Try to Remember, Lyrics by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt

Here's a link to the actual song:

YouTube - Try To Remember The Lettermen

That's wonderful, so happy to hear that!

Oh I just love this song!:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:23 pm

September Song

Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December

But the days grow short when you reach September

When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame

One hasn't got time for the waiting game

Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few

September, November

And these few precious days I'll spend with you

These precious days I'll spend with you

Here's the song itself:

YouTube - Lotte Lenya Sings September Song

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:38 pm

I can't listen to it as I have no volume.

Carla will be helping me soon.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:54 pm

No volume? That's awful. I hope you can get that fixed soon, Odie.

You can enjoy the picture below without volume.

So pretty.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:11 pm

along-for-the-ride;1333076 wrote: No volume? That's awful. I hope you can get that fixed soon, Odie.

You can enjoy the picture below without volume.

So pretty.

I love water wheels, it's like having a waterfall!

Beautiful pic AFTR!:-6

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 1:42 pm

Drive-In Restaurants

Cars, cars and more cars! They just seem to keep coming in, nonstop. The summer weather is warm, especially warm for evening. The car hops are busily skating around the parking lot delivering sizzling hot cheeseburgers, mouth-watering milkshakes, and golden french fries. The kitchen is busy with cooks and waitresses running all over the place trying to fill the orders that are handed them by the operator.

This was a common occurrence at drive-in restaurants in the ‘fabulous fifties.’ The drive-in restaurant is an old-time favorite that has been around since the idea was conceived by J. G. Kirby. He created what is believed to be one of the first drive-in restaurants with a ‘barbecue’ theme and a suitable name—The Pig Stand. It was built on the Dallas-Fort Worth Highway in 1921 at the beginning of the "Roaring Twenties." Kirby’s idea was actually an update of the chain ‘destination restaurant,’ a theory begun nearly 70 years earlier by an Englishman named Frederick Henry Harvey. From then on, the ‘craze’ caught on, and people were yearning for more. They liked the idea of eating in their cars. They liked the unique style of these restaurants. They liked the speedy service that they all offered. However, the very idea of a drive-in is, as the name states, to "drive in" to the lot. Without the inception of the automobile, there would never have been a drive-in built in Glendale, and there would not be any drive-ins around today.

Throughout the fifties, drive-ins were a popular commodity. They attracted many people because of their uniqueness and just the very idea of being able to be served in your car; however, that attraction began to wear out with the introduction of fast food restaurants like McDonalds. There were many cities that, in the fifties, had four or more drive-in restaurants because they were so incredibly popular, but as fast food made its rise, it became more popular than the drive-in and the ‘fabulous fifties’ restaurants began to steadily close down. It was difficult for the drive-ins to keep hold of their customers, but some did remain. It was difficult for owners of these restaurants to hold on to them, they needed to regularly hold ‘fifties nights’ and events that would entertain their customers while they were eating. The very "nostalgia" of the restaurants kept them coming back.

Drive-in restaurants employed a rather unique style of serving by allowing customers to eat in their cars. They would have women (or in some cases men) hand-deliver the food to the cars on special trays that would hang from the windows. (Be sure to roll your window over half-way down!) The majority of service personnel at drive-ins were women. The most popular case of men being employed at a drive-in that I have heard of was the "tray-boys" working for Roy Allen and Frank Wright serving the most popular root beer in existence today—A&W Root Beer.

The women that would wait on customers in their cars came to earn the name "carhops." Their uniforms consisted of many different things—from roller skates to sneakers, dresses to jeans—it all depended on what image the employer wanted to show to the customers. The most common image that we associate with the ‘curb girls (as they were also called)’ is one of a slender, young girl on roller skates and wearing a flowing dress that was completely spotless. In some cases, the employers required that the dresses be spotless because of the image he wanted to give. If there were any spots on their dresses, they would have to do jobs beyond their normal, daily routine, like folding thousands of napkins, and when other "accidents" occurred, the ladies could be dismissed from their jobs if the incident was serious enough.

Nowadays, drive-in restaurants seem to be making a comeback. Many of the ‘children of the fifties’ want to experience what they had back then, and the fifties-style that has become sort of a standard for drive-ins today is attracting more and more attention. Many different restaurants of that style are searching long and hard for the precious artifacts of the era. By obtaining the environment of the fifties, the owners of these restaurants can keep their customers coming back for more.

Let's stop for awhile and get a burger, fries, and a coke, shall we? Click on the sign below first.

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:08 pm

It`s a shame they don`t bring the good times back, I`d love to see the car-hops and drive-up restaurants back.

cute sign!:guitarist

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:49 pm

Or maybe we could stop in Chicago, and get a good hot dog

YouTube - Hot Doug's Chicago: Hot Dog Restaurant

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:58 pm

YouTube - Del Shannon Runaway

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Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:25 pm

along-for-the-ride;1333497 wrote: YouTube - Del Shannon Runaway

Even though I still can't hear it, that song was a classic!:guitarist