In memory of Kris Kristofferson - The Legend of the Highway Man w/ Lyrics
When I was around 8-10 years old, my folks started allowing me to go to the movie theater with my friends without having any adults with us. Most movie tickets around that time were about two bucks, but on Sundays the matinee would cost only a dollar.
I can’t remember the cost of candy or popcorn concessions, but I do remember it was much cheaper than it is today. Every movie had an intermission that would last just long enough to go to the bathroom or buy something at the concessions stand in the lobby.
After the movie finished, employees would come through the theater and sweep and remove the garbage for the next showing. Before the employees came in, however, you were expected to exit the back of the theater right next to the big screen.
Well, it wasn’t long before figured out that if we found a good spot to hide, the employees would finish and the movie would start again. And when the lights went down, we made our move and sat down again. Sometimes we would sneak off to a