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SDWade's avatar

The small Texas town where I grew up still has a working drive-in theater: the WesMer (the name is a portmanteau of the names of the 2 towns between which it is located: Mercedes and Weslaco). My friends and I did sneak into the drive-in on occasion but usually paid the admission since it was so cheap, even then. And even if we did sneak in we bought concessions with the bit of money we saved so maybe that balances out somehow. My sister who still lives in the area assures me that the WesMer still attracts a crowd especially on Fri and Sat -- enough to cause a traffic back-up.

Of more importance to your guest, April Wright: after listening to your pod, I watched both her drive-in docs and enjoyed them. It was nice to see people who are so dedicated to the culture that "making it work" is more important than "making money". My best wishes to all those drive-in owners for their continued success.

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Sonny Bunch's avatar

Nice, glad you enjoyed the docs.

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