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I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« on: July 14, 2012, 08:56:27 PM »
Went to the drive in!!
http://www.lunardrive-in.com.au/

Boy didnt that bring back some memories. And its very reasonablly priced I thort!

Might also do a mid week and see the 3 Stooges this time, it didnt look bad on the screen next to us.. spiderman  on the left of us looked ok too!!

Last time I went was to Caringbah Drive in hidden in the boot of Thickys Chrysler by Chrysler...

http://www.drive-insdownunder.com.au/
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2012, 08:59:01 PM »
Last drive in I went to was the Wagga drive in back in '85. Before that was the one in just north of Adelaide back in '83. Those were the days.  :cup:
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2012, 09:01:12 PM »
Nice! I went down to Dromana a few months ago it was awesome :cheers:
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2012, 09:03:03 PM »
imagine trying to get 3 or 4 blokes in the boot of a Kia  ;D

at least the old Valiant was good for at least 6 in the boot  8)
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2012, 09:04:46 PM »
When I was younger a "drive in" theatre was where you went to try out your clutch  >:D
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2012, 09:06:13 PM »
Quote from: Snow
Last drive in I went to was the Wagga drive in back in '85. Before that was the one in just north of Adelaide back in '83. Those were the days.  :cup:
it was almost a fortnightly/monthly thing back then, so common to go to the movies, jumpin the fence, or piled into someones car/floor/boot... :)

although I did miss having the crappy speaker hanging off the window this time :(
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2012, 09:06:48 PM »
Quote from: xcvator on July 14, 2012, 09:04:46 PM
When I was younger a "drive in" theatre was where you went to try out your clutch  >:D
care to divulge just who's Clutch you were testing out  ;D
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2012, 09:13:32 PM »
Keep it clean gents, this is a family site and not a boys club.  >:(
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2012, 09:17:01 PM »
I wonder if the drive in will make a come back in the show "The Shire," looks like great viewing and nothing like when I grew up there.

To keep it on track the drive in was always a good night out with friends

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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2012, 09:34:55 PM »
Quote from: Lost on July 14, 2012, 08:56:27 PM
Went to the drive in!!
http://www.lunardrive-in.com.au/

Boy didnt that bring back some memories. And its very reasonablly priced I thort!

Might also do a mid week and see the 3 Stooges this time, it didnt look bad on the screen next to us.. spiderman  on the left of us looked ok too!!

Last time I went was to Caringbah Drive in hidden in the boot of Thickys Chrysler by Chrysler...

http://www.drive-insdownunder.com.au/


As a Kid we lived about 200yards up the road from Caringbah Drive in
and used to climb under the fence.
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2012, 09:59:40 PM »
When did they start showing movies at the drive-in?  :angel:
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2012, 10:00:35 PM »
I remember sneaking people in to the drivein at Mareeba in the boot of the car!! 

Wow the adrenalin used to pump!!

hahaha  thems were the days!!
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2012, 10:31:27 PM »
Years ago I was living in Tooronga and there was a drive in just up the road ( where Myers head quarters are now), anyway 4 of the guys I was boarding with were deaf & dumb, and 1 night they told me they were going to the drive in & did I want to go, so muggins me said yes.
B*****ds parked in Toorak road , they could lip read the show while I didn't have a clue what was being said, pr**ks  ;D ;D
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2012, 08:49:15 AM »
Quote from: Lost on July 14, 2012, 09:06:13 PM
although I did miss having the crappy speaker hanging off the window this time :(

I only commented last night about the mate of mine who drove off witht the speaker still attached to the car window! lol
My boys just looked at me blankly ... they had NO idea! 

Cheers Chippy :D
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2012, 08:58:56 AM »
our panelvan club do drive-in nights a fair bit.
Nothing like seeing 10 to 20 panelvans all drive in and reverse into the car parks.
Then all the tailgates open up and we set up.
Great nights out in our tin tents.
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2012, 01:49:32 PM »
When living in Kununurra, we used to go to the drive in every weekend over the dry, great night out.
And we always make sure we see at least one movie when re-visiting KNX
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2012, 01:53:13 PM »
The Yatala drive in is rad, I have a hilux tipper which I throw a queen size mattress in the back of, we face the wrong way and tilt the tipper a little, then all four of us pile in the back

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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2012, 03:39:42 PM »
Quote from: Kalebjarrod on July 15, 2012, 01:53:13 PM
The Yatala drive in is rad, I have a hilux tipper which I throw a queen size mattress in the back of, we face the wrong way and tilt the tipper a little, then all four of us pile in the back

Unreal fun

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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2012, 08:36:23 PM »
The drive in closed at Warwick many moons ago.  They knocked all the bumps out of it and put houses there.  Funnily enough I reckon 80% of the people living there may well have been conceived there.
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2012, 08:45:20 PM »
Quote from: carinya on July 15, 2012, 08:36:23 PM
The drive in closed at Warwick many moons ago.  They knocked all the bumps out of it and put houses there.  Funnily enough I reckon 80% of the people living there may well have been conceived there.
:cup: your probably right :cheers:
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #20 on: July 15, 2012, 09:16:37 PM »
Our drive in promotes
"if you don't like the movie you can slash the seats"
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #21 on: July 16, 2012, 05:50:35 AM »
Went to twin drive in in Melbourne many many moons ago, with my then GF and a mate who'd not long become single.  I don't recall what we went to see but took a wrong turn (honest we did) and ended up parked, watching Emmanuelle L'Anti Virge, before we realised our mistake.

Well. Poor old mate's getting all hot under the collar because he's not long split up with his girlfriend. A single girl, as in a girl in the car to our right on her own, had all of his fantasy juices flowing full bore. He just couldn't make the move to her vehicle to see if she wanted company!  :angel:
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Re: I did something tonight I havent done in decades
« Reply #22 on: July 16, 2012, 11:15:38 PM »
Ahh, memories  of Caringbah drive in. My mum never lets me forget the time when I was about 2 and they stuffed me full of lollies and crap and then I vomited all over my dad in the drivers seat. They tied to keep watching but couldn't  take it any longer. Came back the next week and banned me from any food. Started going to Bass Hill drive in with our kids for a few years until closed down to put more housing. Very disappointed, the movies were a sell out each week.
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« Reply #23 on: July 16, 2012, 11:27:13 PM »
We often head up to our local drive-in (read 45 min trip) at Headon Greta, http://www.drive-in.com.au/ to catch a movie or 3, makes a great night out,
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« Reply #24 on: July 17, 2012, 02:57:07 AM »
Went to the last night of the drives at Toronga Village . as l recall almost everybody left with their speaker as a momento . Not me l was a good boy then , though had to drive home as couldnt walk  :cheers:
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