Comments on: Friday Happy Hour

By: Sarah in CA

Sarah in CA — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:10:00 +0000

TECHNICALLY, according to my dad, he took me to “Star Wars” but I was all of four so I don’t actually remember seeing it. He says it was all the rage and he wanted me to fit in.

The first one that I remember is a tie between “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “Ragtime” because they both came out in 1981, again, both thanks to my dad. What was he thinking taking me to those?

My son’s first movie in the theater was on 4th of July, 2005. We saw “Madagascar” and he was three. But at least it was a KID’S MOVIE! Haha. He wasn’t at all ready, was running all around, etc, so I didn’t try again for another year or so.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:50:31 +0000

1. I worked for a watch kiosk in the mall and I had to train with the new manager once the old one got fired. This guy was creepy and he though he knew everything. I had been working there for like 2 years and he is telling me this is how you cpen the register. It was so bad, so when i got a different job i walked in and quit.

2. I remember working the VCR when i was like 3 to watch my Puff the Magic Dragon tape. In the theatre I think the first one I saw was Beauty and the Beast.

3. I would love to be on Wheel of Fortune, for some reason i am really good at getting the phrases fast.

By: Pearl

Pearl — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:18:02 +0000

1. I worked in a video store. There were about 10 of us and I was the only girl. You walked into that store, and slammed into a wall of testosterone. We had to do team building exercises, the fall-and-let-everyone-catch-you kind of thing, but the fellas always thought it was funnier to let the person fall and then laugh real hard. Then, I was ambushed one afternoon sitting in the floor alphabetizing when a few of my co-workers stood over me with water guns. The customers thought it was funny.

2. My first was either the first Fieval movie or Arachnophobia. I remember watching Arachnophonia, being afraid to put my feet on the floor and not wanting to eat cereal for a long time.

3. I always wanted to go on Let’s Make a Deal.

4. nope

5. I love apples. My husband works in Produce for our local grocer. He can’t hook me up with free fruit though. Drats.

6. I’m sorry, but Sown-Yak Boom is still awesome.

By: Jackwald

Jackwald — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:31:10 +0000

6. What has science done?!

By: Fran

Fran — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:41:23 +0000

2. Song of the South
3. Jeopardy or Wheel of Fortune (cuz i know not to waste money on vowels when I know the puzzle)
4. I have a niece that was born on Feb 28 and then another born on March 1st in 2000 (a leap year.) I always thought it was cool that they were actually born 2 days apart but that other than leap year it’s only one day apart…

By: greenstrawberries

greenstrawberries — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:46:45 +0000

2.I don’t remember what my first movie was, but apparently my dad took me to all the Disney movies as they came out.
I do remember being really excited to see “A Muppet Christmas Carol” when I was maybe 11 or 12 or so, and knowing that my dad was NOT happy about the movie choice. (On that note, when I was about 10, he dragged us to a movie theater an hour away to see Jurassic Park- because it had Dolby surround sound. I spent the movie hiding.)
6. What about “Lab Rants”?

By: jim

jim — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:34:32 +0000

I saw ‘Mary Poppins’ in 1965,I was 5 years old!

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:52:15 +0000

Yes, I DO remeber having seen Pete’s Dragon, though only a little bit about it like that poor Pete was ill-treated by some people called, I think, The Goons(?)…. and I remember Helen Reddy. Who else was in here – Jim Dale and Mickey Rooney?

Owen, you’ve made my day calling me YOUNG! ;)

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:48:46 +0000

Thanks for all the suggestions so far guys, but here’s the catch: my last name is pronounced “Sown-Yak.” The sonic boom pun doesn’t work too well, as cute as it is. Keep ‘em coming!

By: Owen

Owen — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:03:59 +0000

2. You people are YOUNG! Some of the movies you mentioned as being the first you remember seeing in a theater are the movies I took my kids to see.

The first movie I remember seeing as a 5 or 6 year old was “The March of the Wooden Solders”, with Laural and Hardy, at a drive in. It was in Batavia, NY and near the trailer park we lived in.

When I was 8 and living in Sarasota, FL I would ride my bike to a theater. The only ones I remember watching at the ‘kiddy matinée’ was ‘Flash Gorden’.

3. 1 vs 100. I think they look for the smarter people to play but you have to have a gimmick to stand out. I don’t have one….yet.