when my girls were young
we went on a matinee date
to see a dollar movie in 3d
everyone was so excited
then came
the popcorn and sweet treats
the movie started
the cardboard 3d glasses
got bent
kept coming off
i finally used their barrettes
to attach them
right to their hair
greasy popcorn hands
made smears all over the lenses
sticky candy stuff
got on their hair
it got tangled
there were spills
the movie was bad
at least one started crying
no one could see
out of their magic glasses
there was
a lot of
loud whispering
it was not
exactly
what we expected
but we had
our own
very exciting
real life
3d action adventure
right in our little row
none the less
and that’s
a heck of a lot of entertainment
for just a buck.
—
a mind that is stretched by a new experience
can never go back to its old dimensions.
– oliver wendell holmes, jr.
—
image credit: google images
We used to live for the dollar movies! I don’t recall any with 3d though. Good times…
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Absolutely )
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They make me dizzy!
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It is so true Beth – once experiences are lived, they are no longer discrete but rather become integrated through-out our entire understanding – much as the molecules of nutrition in our breakfast end up dispersed though-out our physical systems.
Thought provoking post. Thank you Beth.
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thanks, paul )
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Fun post! 3D always seems like a good idea until I’m sitting there for a headache wondering why I paid extra for the experience
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exactly!
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I’ve never been to a 3d movie but I have tried on those cardboard glasses. Gave me a headache.
I don’t believe we’ve ever had dollar movies. Sounds a great draw to fill theatre seats. 🙂
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everything you’ve said is true, tess )
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😀 😛 😀
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Oh my Beth, I could totally picture that! ❤
Diana xo
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quite the misadventure )
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I vote 3D! 🙂
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when in doubt…)
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I wish I could watch 3D but I get such a headache from the movies, no matter how far technology has come.
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same here –
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I don’t know about the new 3-d movie experience, but I never found those old cardboard glasses very effective. Maybe it was me and how I kept adjusting them… 😉
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they kind of make me crazy…)
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Me, too!
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And everybody else in the theater watched you guys, too, Beth! Waaaay more interesting than a bad buck movie. ❤ I remember the days of the barrette. When I was, saaay, fast approaching 40 and thinking I needed to grow a pony tail, my very cute niece Katie decided take her barrettes and use them on Uncle Mark's hair. There may be some photos floating around somewhere in my daughter Elisabeth's possession …
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highly possible, mark ) and i’ll bet those pics may surface someday –
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My first real 3-D experience was with some comic books that were a fad in the latish 80s. I did see an actual classic black-and-white movie in 3-D, though, thanks to campus cinema.
The surprising thing about 3-D in my experience has been that it’s much better at depth than it is at projecting things out of the screen.
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yes, me too )
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shared!!!! <3!
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Thanks, susie and happy birthday )
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thanks, beth! probably will become totally wild…WILD!
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Sound like a blast at the movie theater; I’ve never been a fan of those 3D glasses, they’re way too flimsy.
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it was, and i agree )
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LOL! What a sweet memory! ❤
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