The Beacon Drive-In Theater

The nephews are in town.  Little Joe is even here this time.  They have been working on the blockbuster "Treasure in Oklahoma" off and on for a few weeks now.  Lucky for us the heat wave is on!

We have a part of Oklahoma History still working here in our town.  It's the Beacon Drive-In Theater.  I haven't been there in years and years.  I think "The Muppets Take Manhattan" was our last movie seen at this great place.  For a couple years we've wanted to take the kids and it just hasn't worked out.  It finally did.  We thought the boys could use a break from the strenuous shooting schedule.  So...... Little Joe, Woody, and Buzz had their first trip to a drive-in and Hoss his second. 

I just have to say that it was a fun and enjoyable evening!  We got there a little too early.  Which, if you don't know how kids work, means there was plenty of fighting, arguing, and crying until 9pm when the movie started. But after then it was great.  The atmosphere was fun.  There was a nice breeze that kept it comfortable.  And we could talk between us without fearing being kicked out like happens so often when we go to the movie!  

Before "Madagascar 3" started there were kids out on the grass in front of the screen playing ball  I thought to myself that there has been thousands of kids do that very same thing in the very same spot for decades.  Hoss said, "There are kids playing over there."  I said kinda grumpily, "Don't ask to go over there!"  He said, "Why not?"  I said rather grumpily again, "Because in 2 seconds y'all will be fighting and crying!"  They couldn't argue with that because they knew it was true!

We found out that the drive-in is for sale.  Anyone got a million bucks I could borrow???