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Today marks the 75th anniversary of the debut of the very first drive-in theatre, Richard Hollingshead's Camden Drive-In in on the Camden/Pennsauken Township border in New Jersey. The fare on that historic night was the comedy Two White Arms (1932), which was then in rerelease as "Wives Beware."
Mr. Hollingshead's theatre only lasted a few years, but the second one built, Shankweiler's Drive-in, in Orefield, Pennsylvania, which opened for business on April 15, 1934 (was that tax day back then, I wonder?), is still going strong.
I had hoped to patronize a drive-in tonight, but getting to a drive-in from NYC requires a minimum of a two-hour drive, and I couldn't swing that because it's a busy week at work.
I'm not happy about it.
If you live anywhere near a drive-in, tonight's the night to stop by. Every night is a great night to the drive-in, actually, but tonight is a must, I say.
What I am happy about is that Flo and I are just two days away from our six-month-aversary. That's right, half a year of married bliss, and the honeymoon's not over yet.
We're celebrating by dining for the first time at the storied 21 Club, and I couldn't be more excited. I've wanted to eat there since I arrived in New York nearly 26 years ago, but I could never quite see my way clear to spending that kind of dough. But tonight, budget be damned!
Flo, bless her heart, requested Bogart's table when making the reservation. I'm not holding my breath for that, but I do hold out some hope of getting seated near it in the Bar Room.
If not, Bogart's table, J.J. Hunsecker's table in Sweet Smell of Success will do (I've not yet managed to suss out just which table that was).
Speaking of Flo, I couldn't be more proud of her. The latte art throwdown for charity she spent weeks organizing was a huge success last night. Joe on 13th Street was packed to the rafters, and the vibe in the place was so fun and celebratory that even non-barista types like me had a grand ol' time.
A ton of money was raised (we don't have a final figure yet, but it's going to be impressive), a good amount of beer was imbibed, lots of impressive latte art was created, and hopefully, a few struggling people in Myanmar and China will experience some lessening of their misery as a result.
Flo is quite the gal, and I am very lucky to have her.
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