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Today is National Drive-In Day. If you haven\u2019t seen today\u2019s\u00a0Google animation<\/a>, you need to check it out (be sure to click play).<\/p>\n

To me, drive-ins are like a step back in time. I associate them with my favorite film, Grease<\/i>, and the song \u201cSandy\u201d that John Travolta croons swinging in front of vintage cartoon commercials (I remember being so irritated with him that he was messing up such a good relationship with Sandy by doing all the wrong things). You can go to a place like Johnny Rockets and get the feel of the 50s, but something about a drive-in just feels authentic, like Fonzy and Richie are hanging out by the snack bar.<\/p>\n

<\/a>When I was a kid, I would go with my friend and his parents to one. We saw The Jungle Book<\/i> and a Zorro<\/i> black-and-white movie. I don\u2019t think we ever got out of the car. Living here in Cleveland, Tennessee, with The Swingin\u2019 Midway Drive-In<\/a> just up the road, I\u2019ve been more times than ever and we always get out of the car. We take lawn chairs, snacks, bug spray, blankets and a stereo.<\/p>\n

I remember spreading a blanket out on the grass and watching such films as Jurassic Park <\/i>and Herbie Rides Again<\/i> and hearing the kids playing on the playground. I celebrated my birthday one year at the drive-in (we almost all dressed in Grease<\/i> costumes). I also have a very odd creepy story about being the only living soul at the drive-in at 3 in the morning<\/a>. One night, between films, the announcer asked for \u201cthe lady whose kid threw up in the snack bar to come help clean it up.\u201d Whatever labor resources that woman might have saved by enlisting the mother were surely lost by lack of snack bar sales of those avoiding said vomit.<\/p>\n

<\/a>This past weekend, some friends and I celebrated a birthday and watched The Avengers. <\/i>It was a beautiful evening and a lot of fun. The stars were clear and the moon was so bright, I kept thinking it was a street light.<\/p>\n

I hope to see the tradition continue, although the drive-in is in danger of closing this summer for good, because of digital upgrades the owners can\u2019t afford to make. The website<\/a> mentions this dilemma and perhaps it\u2019s enough to energize the masses who need a good old-fashioned family night at the movies every now and then.<\/p>\n

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