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By Lise Olsen
It's Saturday night. Your car is packed
with a blanket, a six pack, a bag of
homemade popcorn and a little cash:
All ingredients for a good time at a
drive-in movie theatre. (Except maybe
a date.)
Although admission prices have in
creased, you can still see two or even
three movies for one price at a drive-ini
and there are no ushers who tell you to
keep your feet off the dash board, or
confiscate your brew.
They can get away with a lot more
here than they can in an indoor," said
Carla Squires, manager of the 84th
and O outdoor theatre.
Alcohol is allowed although not en
couraged at a drive-in, which accord
ing to Starview manager Albert Jack
owiak causes few problems unless
"parties get a little too drunk and a
little too loud." There has been a prob
lem with speakers (at the 84th and 0
and Starview) and swings (Starview)
being removed by souvenir-seeking
customervandals, though.
Drive-ins may not be as popular
"makeout spots" as they were in 1956,
(when they were banned by the Quebec
Catholic Church according to a sum
mer 1956 Saturday Evening Post arti
cle.) However, there are still moments
when the "passion pit" days are re
lived. Carla Squires says she still occa
sionally sees some action when the
lights come up at the end of the show.
"IVe caught a few of them with their
pants down...up their heads came, and
zoom they took off," she said.
" Despite the freedom and economic
appeal of the drive-in theatre, business
is not as good as it once was. Of the
three drive-ins in Lincoln, one (The
Starview) is being sold and another
(West O) offers a constant dollar ad
mission special to boost business.
In 1956, drive-ins accounted for one
fourth of Hollywood's income, the Post
story said.
Many offered side entertainment
ranging from open air dance floors to
putt-putt golf. There were even "gallop
ins" in Texas.
In the 30 years since the Post article
was written, drive-in theaters' popu
larity has peaked and begun to decline.
Most have shorter seasons, Squires
said. The season generally lasts from
the first of April to about the second
week in September with a peak during
the summer months when school's
out. The rest of the year the theaters
sit idle with the electricity and water
turned off and "Closed for the Season"
on the marquee.
"Having to close down half the year
really hurts a business," although bus
iness has picked up slightly in the past
three years," Squires said.
There are even some movies that
actually do better at drive-in theatres
than they do indoors. For example,
Cheech and Chong movies and others
which have target audiences of 30 and
under. Scary movies as well as come
dies do well at outdoor theatres,
Squires said. However, others like
Kramer vs. Kramer, don't do nearly as
well.
"Movies that are deep and excellent.,
are not drive-in movies," she said.
Not only do drive-ins have to com
pete with indoor theatres and other
activities that are going on they also
have to contend with the weather
business on a rainy night is not good.
Although drive-ins in southern states
which are open all year round "do real
good business," according to Jacko
wiak, seasonal drive-ins don't do nearly
as well. And with the increasing value
of the land they occupy, its probable
that drive-ins in colder states will slow
ly disappear, he said. However, Jacko
wiak projected that despite the Star
view's demise, it would be some time
before Lincoln's other two drive-ins
would close.
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By Mark Davis
A cat, faced .with the day-to-day
monotony of being a cat and being of a
certain intelligence, spends its most
treasured time stalking and killing al
most anything that looks like it is
defenseless. Of course, these killings
are unnecessary, there is no shortage
of Tender Vittles. They kill for the pure
pleasure of merciless destruction.
Travels
Mark
Needless to say, a cat is not a waste
ful creature either. A cat's killing is
often offered to its human friends as a
token of appreciation. Once my cat
captured the dreaded baby rabbit in a
loving gesture, leaving it at my door
step just before my little sister's birth
day party members were to return
from McDonald's. I can appreciate my
friend the cat.
Cats are not unlike humans. Hu
mans, faced with the day-td-day mono
tony of being a human and being of a
certain intelligence, spend most of their
leisure time seeking things to destruct.
Unlike cats, and r tost other intelligent
life forms, humans are bent on self
destruction. Given the fact that humans are des
tructive, we need a place to destruct
and something defenseless to pick on.
Let's go fishing!
Lincoln is a swell place to live if you
want to go fishing. Within short driving
distance there are five or six fine lakes.
Not that any fish live in them, that's
part of the self-destruction craving,
but thej are all fine lakes to pitch a
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tent near and do some serious night
fishing.
All you need for the trip is a sleeping
bag and tent (if you don't own either
you can rent them from the UNL Office
of Campus Recreation for a meager
$10), food andor your favorite liquid
refreshment. You also need your favor
ite bait. Something on the lines of a
dozen juicy nightcrawlers or some
sturdy turkey liver is good for fooling
yourself that fish will be drawn to your
line like mosquitoes to a carotide.
Once you've pitched camp and a fire
is burning, throw in your line and fish
for awhile. Five minutes should do it.
Then it's time for the real fun to begin.
You can break out the food (may I
suggest hotdogs and bagels) or throw
rocks (my personal favorite).
Keepin g in mind the legality of skinny
dipping, or the illegality of it, this activ
ity is one of the more memorable activ
ities of the evening from that first
bone-chilling splash, to wondering if
there really are fish in this lake and
which part of your body they would
mistake as bait if there were any, to the
sandy feeling youll have under your
garments once you get out.
After your stomach is full and you've
had enough Tun indulging in merciless
destruction, sit down and take a long
look around. Becoming part of the
scenery, your mind can rest and you
can take a deep breath to reflect.
Watching the sun corne up over the
lake will make you wonder if you're,
really in Nebraska.
Oh yeah, if you do catch any fish,
clean them up and make a present to a
human friend. Or maybe if you're care
ful not to include any nasty bones, pay
back your friend the cat.
LIVE BANDS
Bill's Saloon, 1020 P St. Sandy
Creek, tonight and Saturday, no cover
charge.
Chesterfield, Bottoms ley & Potts,
234 N. 13th St. Bluegrass Crusade,
tonight and Saturday, no cover charge.
Drumstick, 547 N. 48th St. The
Model Citizens, tonight and Saturday,
$3 cover charge.
Green Frog, 1010 P St. The Dee
Allen Band, today and Saturday, no
cover charge.
Judges, 2639 Cornhusker Highway
The Verandas, tonight and Satur
day, $2 cover charge.
Riveras, 1920 V. O St. Paydirt,
tonight, no cover charge. Balderdash,
Saturday, no cover charge.
Royal Grove, 340 West Cornhusker
Highway Lady Luck, tonight and
Saturday, no cover charge.
Skylight Bistro, 235 N. 11th St.
Dennis Taylor, tonight, no cover charge.
Newton and Sayre, Saturday, no cover
charge.
Tucker Inn, 3235 S. 13th St. Free
Ride, tonight and Saturday, $2 cover
charge.
Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. J.B. Strut,
tonight and Saturday, $2.50 cover
charge.
MOVIES
Cinema 1&2, "Purple Rain," 1:30,
3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30; "Jungle Book,"
1, 2:35, 4:10, 5:45, 7:20 and 8:55.
eldon
Luis Bunuel, father of the surrealist
cinema, died last year at the age of 83.
Born in Spain, self-exiled in Mexico, his
unparalleled career established him as
a director of vision and great originality.
Best known for his later films,
Bunuel's films from his Mexican period
have been over looked. A national tour
of a four-film series now makes it pos
sible to view a sampling from that
period.
' "Susana," (1951) is scheduled for
August 2 through 5. "A Woman With
.out Love" (1951) shows August 9
through 12. "El Bruto" (1952) runs
August 16 through 19. "Wuthering
Heights" (1954), based on the Emily
to run B
Cooper, "The Neverending Story,"
1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30.
Do&l2s 3, "Star Trek 3," 1:20, 3:20,
5:20, 7:20 and 0:20; "Karate Kid," 3:10,
5:20, 7:30 and 9:40; "Electric Dreams,"
1:45, 5:45, 7:45 and 9:45.
Emt Park 3, "Jungle Book," 2:45,
4:30, 6:15, 8 and 0:30; "The Muppets
Take Manhattan," 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20
and 9:20; "Gremlins," 1:10, 5:10, 7:15
and 9:20.
Jcyo, "Romancing the Stone," 7:30
weeknights, 3 and 7:30 Saturday, 5 and
7:30 Sunday.
Plaza 4, "Best Defense," 12:45, 3,
5:15, 7:30 and 9:45, "Last Starfightcr,"
12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30; "Bachelor
Party," 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45 and 10; The
Muppets Take Manhattan," 1, 3, 5, 7
and 9.
Sheldon Film Theatre, "Chimes at
Midnight," 7 and 9:15 Friday, 3, 7 and
9:15 Saturday and Sunday.
Stats, "Indiana Jones and the Tem
ple of Doom," 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:20 and
9:40. .
Stuart, "Ghostbusters," 1:30, 3:30,
5:30, 7:40 and 9:45.
84th and O, "Star Trek 3" and "Star
Trekl"
West O, "Meatballs 2" and "Where
the Boys are"
THEATRE
Howell Theatre, "George MP, Nebraska
Repertory Theatre, 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday.
unuel films
Bronte novel and Bunuel's most criti
cally acclaimed work, will be shown
August 23 through 26. All thefilms are
in Spanish dialogue with English sub
titles. Recent animated films, ail surrealis
tic and selected to complement the
Bunuel work, will also be shown. Syn
opsis and reviews on all the films in the
series are available at the heldon
Gallery.
Screenings are at 7 and 9 p.m. in the
Sheldon Film Gallery each day with
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3
p.m. Admission is $3, or $2 for senior
citizens, children and members of the
Friends of the Sheldon Film Theater.
Friday, Jufy 27, 1984
Dally Nebraskan