I'm doing this on the fly and off the top of my head because as this posts I'm in Monroeville home of the mall used in George Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD and a short trip to the Riverside Drive-in the home of the semi-annual Drive in Monsteramas.
The Riverside has been running since 1948 and it is still chugging along. It's a lovely place to see a movie. It's on the banks of a local river and it it's so cool that you just want to hang out there, never mind watch a movie.
The trouble is the place needs work. They need to redo the ticket booth, they need to paint the buildings, they need to fix the drainage and the snackbar needs to have the AC fixed because the summers are hot and it's tough to cook in a hot building.
Having talked to Chris, the man who put the Go Fund Me up, I completely understand what they are trying to do. They aren't shooting for the stars, they are just shooting to do the minimum to make the place spiffy and livable for the employees and patrons. They are going to fix what they can as they can - meaning they will do what they get the money to do.
I know times are hard but if you can throw them a couple of bucks they can move the needle and get things fixed. They can do it sooner than later if veryone throws them a couple of bucks. It's a lovely place that deserves to continue.
And before you ask- I get nothing- zero zilch out of this. Okay, I get a place to see some friends and watch movies, but I get nothing else.
I'll talk more in the next few days, when I get home and write up the weekend.. but now just give a couple of bucks and help keep a drive in open.
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