Andy Goes To The Movies

Are The Days Of Going To The Movies Over? Andy Doesn't Think So!

(CBS)  The following is a weekly 60 Minutes commentary by CBS News correspondent Andy Rooney. The segment was originally broadcast on Dec. 17, 2006. It was updated on Aug. 29, 2007.

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On most Sunday evenings, I watch 60 Minutes at home like everyone else. I don’t see anything but my own part of it before the program is broadcast.

Recently I watched Lesley's piece on people who rent movies to watch on their television screen in their own living room instead of going to a theater.

Lesley had some figures I’m not sure of. She said a company called Netflix made $688 million renting movies last year.

Well, I may be wrong but I don’t think renting movies to watch at home for $5.00 is ever going to be the way most Americans see a movie. You can’t rent the popcorn.

The phrase "Going to the movies" means something special. It's more than just watching something on a screen. It's more than entertainment and it isn’t anything at all like watching a movie at home. I’ve been going to the movies since I was about eight years old and I still enjoy it occasionally. My mother used to give me thirty five cents, which bought the ticket and the popcorn or caramel corn. Now she'd have to give me about $8 or more for the ticket and $5 for the popcorn.

Sitting in your own regular chair in your own living room may be easy but watching a movie that way is like having a party and not having anyone else come.

There are all sorts of good things about actually going to a theater. Your phone doesn’t ring during the movie. No one starts talking to you about President Bush during an exciting part of the show. The seats are different than your chair in your living room but they are comfortable.

If there's someone too tall in front of you, you can always move over a couple of seats.

I think the best thing about actually going to the movies though is being in an audience with other people around you. You don’t know them but you laugh or cry when they laugh or cry. You bond with a lot of strangers. It's a friendly feeling even though you don’t get involved with them. Your only relationship to the other people in the theater is the feeling you’re sharing about that movie. I like that.

You can watch a picture at home if you want but I’m going to the movies.

[sfi2006]

Andy Rooney:
I can't believe it! How much did the film industry PAY you?

I've been to movies at the cinema and ended up spending $20.00 JUST FOR ME(!) for a ticket, popcorn and soda - and the movie was a bust!

$5.00 for a movie - on my own couch(!)and I don't beat myself up when the movie is a bust!
sounds good to me!

Sue Fennell-Ivas - Pittsfield, BerkshireCounty, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

[honzlp]

I just finished watching Andy Rooney's commentary on going to the movies and had to laugh. While I personally still go to movie theatres about once a week, obviously, Andy has not been to a movie theatre lately -- or he would know that the experience has become nothing other than ringing cell phones and yes, people talking about Bush, etc. With the ringing phones and conversations going on during the movie, the movie-going experience has, unfortunately, become less enjoyable than watching it in your living room.

[djlndc]

Tuned in to watch Survivor tonight and I guess because of the football game, 60 minutes was still on. I don't watch CBS news because you are blatantly bias. So I catch the last segment with way over the hill and long, should be gone, dopey Andy Rooney yapping his fat head about going to the movies. Many people like me don't go to the movies because the *** Hollywood produces sucks. I won't give my money to a bunch of leftist elitist that try pushing their demented agendas. Rooney isn't it time to retire? Any you wonder why CBS news ratings are an all time low...

[ny2oh98]

My husband will hardly ever go to the movies. He can't stand the people talking, being noisy, cell phone users, and the germs being coughed on him.

I love the movies and plan to see a couple of new releases in the next week. There is an old fashioned theatre with popcorn and real butter. Mr Rooney, I wish you could join me.

Kathleen Bradley-Turley
Dayton OH

[jrwa1]

Mr. Rooney must go to the movies on Mars because my local theaters have plenty of talking, phone ringing, unpleasantly loud popcorn chewing, and overall unpleasant behavior. As a movie lover, I am being forced to seek refuge in my own living- room from the obnoxious behavior so prevalent in most theaters. Netflix and personal DVD purchases have given me my freedom. I do not wish, "to bond," with any of these people. Mr. R. obviously attends private screenings otherwise he would know what it really is about for most theater goers...Personal gratification with no respect for anyone but yourself...What a shame!

[fkolumbus]

Andy:
I've watched you for a 'bazillion' years & have agreed with your observations/commentaries about 99% of the time! Unfortunately, you 'were over the top' with your 'Goin' to the Movies' nonsense!

A 'modest Home Theater' system (cost ~$1500) gives us ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME in watching DVDs (w/nice Dolby SurroundSound)! Advantages:
1. You don't have to put up with jerks talking around you constantly...screaming kids, also!
2. You have your popcorn...nice & hot...for about 50 cents per bag (X 2 if you have a significant other)!
3. You can stop the DVD @ any time to go to the bathroom!
4. You can smoke...I do!
5. You don't have to drive to the theater...waste gas...hunt for a parking spot...
stand in line for tickets @ $8.00 a clip!...etc.

It does take a few years to offset the $1500
investment BUT...gimmeabreak!...who wants to put up with the aggrevation with the points as listed above??? Not me nor my wife!!! God Bless Netflix or Blockbuster's program!

I'm an 'old guy too'!...but not as old as you!

Frank Kolumbus
Daytona Beach, FL

[shaftk]

As others are saying, it must have been some time since Andy has been to an actual public movie theater. I'm sure he gets to go to "private" screenings put on by the networks and their parent companies. All I can say is,, $30 for parking, ticket, eats, drinks, and listening to someone elses cell phone ring and then the inherent conversation that comes with it? I don't think so.
Being comfortable at home with better popcorn, fresher drinks, the ability to turn off the ringer on my phone and be able to pause the action if absolutely neccessary? You bet, any day of the week. Mark

[apb1006]

Just watched Andy Rooney's commentary on going to the movies vs. renting them to view at home. Going to the theater can be fun - sometimes. But it's ALWAYS expensive. Last night, in fact, my husband and I treated my two teens and three friends to the movies (Casino Royale)and the tickets alone came to $70.00. After a few snacks and drinks, we spent over $100.00 for the "privilege" of seeing a movie in a theater! Naturally, I am very selective about which movies I'll invest my money in to see in a theater.

Consequently, I am a big fan of Netflix. Depending on how many movies I see during a month, I can see a movie for as little as $3.00 per movie(with the whole family watching)and I never feel shafted if the movie is a bomb. In fact, with all the garbage Hollywood puts out, if it wasn't for Netflix, I probably wouldn't see any movies at all. Go Netflix!!!!!

[apb1006]

Just watched Andy Rooney's commentary on going to the movies vs. renting them to view at home. Going to the theater can be fun - sometimes. But it's ALWAYS expensive. Last night, in fact, my husband and I treated my two teens and three friends to the movies (Casino Royale)and the tickets alone came to $70.00. After a few snacks and drinks, we spent over $100.00 for the "privilege" of seeing a movie in a theater! Naturally, I am very selective about which movies I'll invest my money in to see in a theater.

Consequently, I am a big fan of Netflix. Depending on how many movies I see during a month, I can see a movie for as little as $3.00 per movie(with the whole family watching)and I never feel shafted if the movie is a bomb. In fact, with all the garbage Hollywood puts out, if it wasn't for Netflix, I probably wouldn't see any movies at all. Go Netflix!!!!!

[lalondee]

Delayed by the football game, Sixty Minutes was cut off tonight in Detroit in favour of "Survivor". Frankly I don't know why I bother to watch 60 minutes anymore. It gets postponed by football, then cut off by the following show. I would love to have seen Andy's piece, but no luck - reading it on the website is not the same. Do us a favour, willya? Either cut into the football game at 7:00, or let "Survivor" wait the fifteen minutes it takes to get my Andy fix!!!

[lucimeeko]

Mr. Rooney - I am so glad you started your segment with "I may be wrong but..." because you could not be more wrong about how Americans enjoy watching movies in this day and age. Renting movies to watch at home has been the 2nd greatest thing since sliced bread and it is extremely understandable why Netflix made $688M last year. The only correct statement you made was "you can't rent the popcorn". Who would want to - it's usually too expensive and too stale! $8.00 for the ticket and $5.00 for the popcorn - what about the $6.00 for the overly sweet fountain drink to wash down that expensive, stale popcorn?

[lucimeeko]

"Going to the movies" means something special, alright and it most definitely IS NOT anything at all like watching a movie at home. It's 100 times better! There are all sorts of good things about NOT going to a theater. Your phone doesn%u2019t ring during the movie because everybody else's is ringing instead. No one starts talking to you about President Bush during an exciting part of the show, they just start talking behind or in front of you about something totally irrelevant to life only to make you miss the best part of the movie. The seats are NOT as comfortable as the chair in your living room. Plus, if there's someone too tall in front of you, you CANNOT move over a couple of seats because the movie theater is usually so overly crowded that you are stuck throughout the entire movie with the tall person in front of you with no choice but to lean your head to the side to watch the movie.

[lucimeeko]

I don't know what movie theater you go to, Mr. Rooney, but the ones I attend don't consist of the type of people I want to bond with, let alone sit 2 to 3 hours with. It's usually a movie theater filled with a bunch of antsy, loud and obnoxious youngsters coupled with a lot of wanna-be-grown teenagers. And why would I want to try to bond with a lot of strangers, anyway? They almost never laugh when I laugh and definitely never cry when I cry. They always seem to just laugh and cry right when I'm trying to listen to the best part of movie.

Hail to NETFLIX!

[lucimeeko]

I don't know what movie theater you go to, Mr. Rooney, but the ones I attend don't consist of the type of people I want to bond with, let alone sit 2 to 3 hours with. It's usually a movie theater filled with a bunch of antsy, loud and obnoxious youngsters coupled with a lot of wanna-be-grown teenagers. And why would I want to try to bond with a lot of strangers, anyway? They almost never laugh when I laugh and definitely never cry when I cry. They always seem to just laugh and cry right when I'm trying to listen to the best part of movie.

[butcherman1s]

Yes, the movies are great but if you are deaf, there is no CC-closed captioned in the theater. So to enjoy a movie for the deaf people watching it at home is the only a deaf person can really understand the movie.
Thank you,
Mr. Milton Blake
Married to a deaf LADY!!!

[rufusmin]

After sending e-mail re this subject, I finally found the comment section. I agree with all the foregoing comments about the disadvantages of watching movies in movie theaters. No, nothing is like it used to be. Maybe it's just because I'm getting old, but I do like to be able to hear the dialog, and replay it if necessary. And sometimes a scene in a movie really catches your eye or risibility so it's great to be able to reply to your heart's content. Andy, I most always agree with your comments. And my husband, when he was still alive, enjoyed them too. But then he is a Capricorn also. Andy, you and my husband have been my favorite curmudgeons. Keep up the good work.

[cullinand17]

for Mr Andy Rooney,I am one of the biggest movie fans and go often, but the reason i dont go as much now is all the reason's you said you go.I dont have to wait in line, and pay well over 25.00 with popcorn and candy,no one sits in front of me at home, no one talks or gets up every 5 mins, no cell phones at home,and my chair is 100% more comfortable and I have a big screen and seround sound, I dont think you have been to someone's house who has a big screen and a top entertainment center.This is why the box office is hurting plus they are not making great movies like they used to . Yes going to the movies was a great past time to do but all of us who has a big tv and seround sound are getting everything you get at the movies but without getting in my car.Maybe santa will bring you a big screen with 'hd'and all the works and than you will See what Im talking about.

[amy_florence]

I used to enjoy going to the movies with my friends. Now I rent, not so much for cost but because of the intensity of the surround-sound in most theaters and the amount of "shock-value" coming attractions which are shown. I know I'm not the only one who has the feeling they are about to have an anxiety attack between the sound and the in-your-face previews. When I go to the theater, I'm there to relax and enjoy myself and I can no longer do that in a movie house. As for the complaints about cell phones and rude behavior, have you been to the symphony or a musical or stage production lately? Many of those audiences are becoming just as bad. We've lost our manners I'm afraid.

[jeffbye7]

Oh Andy, this is how you know it's time to retire; When you start making observations that you think the rest of America will stop and say, "You know, that ole Andy's right," and then discover you couldn't be more wrong. I bet your piece on going to the movies receives countless howls of protests. Remember when your grandpa couldn't understand why folks were giving up their horse and buggy for those new-fangled au-to-mo-biles? That's how YOU sounded to this generation with your last segment. Only someone with too much money and too much time on their hands who can afford to go to a matinee in the middle of the day, in the middle of the week, could say movie-going is still a pleasure.

[linfinster]

Renting in cheaper (online service)
I can use closed captioning
I can have friends over if I want to bond
Popcorn is so much better with REAL butter on it
I have a better food choice at home
No whiney, snickering, loud mouthed people
Yes the seats are too small in a theater
I can pause to go to the bathroom
Would you use a bathroom at the theater?
I can watch it the next day if it was really good
Fast fwd thru the stupid previews

hmmm, probably more but you get the idea ..

[modifiedbear]

Andy clearly doesn't have to go to a public movie theater. Probably private company screenings where people won't talk on their cell phone or bring their crying babies because they want to keep their job. Andy you were way out of touch with this one.

[modifiedbear]

Andy clearly doesn't have to go to a public movie theater. Probably private company screenings where people won't talk on their cell phone or bring their crying babies because they want to keep their job. Andy you were way out of touch with this one.

[go_dogs_go]

I completely agree with you Mr Rooney. Theatres are great places to go see a movie.

My wife and I recently attended the showing of Casino Royale. And the best part of it? The fun I had as I smacked an empty popcorn box across the heads of 2 kids in front of me - as they rudely played ringtones on their cell phones!

I haven't had that much fun since helping my sister raise her kids; and It was well worth the price!

Coach Barry Jones
San Diego, CA

[sgraf3]

What a bunch of whiners. Going to any public gathering is going to have some distractions. Yes, sometimes people move about. Yes, sometimes you can hear someone talking. Yes, you can't go to the bathroom without missing a bit of the show (try going before it starts...now THERE'S an idea). I, for one (and Mr. Rooney), like the experience of "going to the movies". You whiners can stay home. See ya there next time, Andy !

[imlibertaria]

Now that Mike Wallace has had the grace and intellignece to surrender his chair on 60 Minutes, maybe it's time that Mr. Rooney did the same. Not only is his observation this week sorely off-based and ill-informed, but to put it bluntly, WHO CARES what he thinks!

[garfield177]

Not every one has $6.00-$8.00 to spend on a ticket and another $6.00 for pop corn. I love my Netflix, and it only costs me $10.00 a month for as many movies as I care to see

[suiteo1]

I didn't do a count of "for" or "against" but it seems to me the majority of posts have a much different opinion to Andy Rooney. I agree with most of the posts that state good points for watching a movie at home. If I may add my two cents, I really hate inconsiderate jerks that have to come to the show sick and cough through the entire movie, NEVER covering their mouth and you can feel the air from that coughing on your neck! No wonder people get infected so easily. The other thing, that I didn't see posted, are the obnoxious idiots that have to laugh so loud, whether something was that funny or not, with such an un-natural sounding laugh that sounds forced and phony as if to draw attention to themselves. And let%u2019s not forget the OTHER inconsiderate jerks that HAVE to put their filthy feet up on top of the seat in front of them. They don't seem to THINK or CARE that someone, sooner or later, will be putting their head on that filth that was transferred from the dirty floor! You won't find THAT problem at my house with my chairs!

Find a way to get THESE JERKS to stay home or correct their behavior and more people would go to the movies! Right now, all they will do is laugh after reading this and most likely post some meaningless jibberish in retaliation, so come on, show us your ignorance.

[timetrips1]

Sorry Andy but but I rent for several reasons:
1. Cost; My entire family and watch the movie for less than $10.00 (that counts popcorn, soda's and candy if wanted). To take my family to the movies and we do go 2 or 3 times a year, costs almost $50.00 if you want snacks for a family of four. (When we go we buy 1 large refillable popcorn and share it and sneak in bottles of water). I'm glad you make enough to afford the movies but for use it has to be a very special occassion.
2. Convience: We can watch it on our schedule and rewatch it if we like it enough.
3. No Distractions: I can tell my kids to be quite, not so easily done in an auditorium where most people have forgotten any manners they might have learned.

About four years ago I started writting down the names of the movies I would like to go see but elected not to. Those movies I purchase as soon as they come out. That costs me between $15 and $20. I then put $30.00 away (that's what I figure I saved). I found there were almost 20 movies I was tempted to see, of which we go to about three now. I have saved well over $1500 dollars and this christmas I'm taking that money and buying a Big Screen, HD TV. Now we can enjoy the theater experience at home!

[mmaydbq]

Bill Griffith's comic "Zippy the Pinhead" recently focused on going to the movies in a strip called "First Row Flip-Out":

http://tinyurl.com/ylcpqf

[chuck3034]

To Andy Rooney: I seriously doubt that any "movie experience" you might have enjoyed has been recent. No Phones?! You've got to be kidding! The cell phone usage in movie theaters has become so disruptive and annoying that theaters have to flash warnings onscreen telling people NO CELL PHONE USAGE DURING MOVIES or the phones will be confiscated, and offending person(s) may be asked to leave. These are people of ALL ages, not just young people.

People in theaters now TALK OUT LOUD constantly during movies -- evidently the old ones are deaf and/or are too dim, so their partners have to explain whole movie while it is being shown. Younger ones have not been taught any movie etiquette, so they talk out loud as if they are in their own livingrooms. There are also a number of people who love to stretch out and put their feet on top of seats in front of them -- just like at home?????

We are of a certain age where we get discounts at movie theaters, and I too, used to love the "movie experience." But due to escalating rudeness and just plain bad manners of people attending movies currently, I would rather stay at home and enjoy my own good "movie experience" on our big screen TV without all the bad distractions.

You Andy, should be aware of your subject before you blather on describing what USED TO BE. . .

[rufusmin]

DON'T RETIRE,ANDY! No matter WHAT some of these whippersnappers (young and old) say. We need more curmudgeons like you. THEN maybe things can return to what they OUGHT to be. Like a young secretary said (in an office where I was working) when she felt her computer wasn't fast enough: "Hey, this is the nineties!" (Yes, that long ago) and I just looked at her like she had two heads and replied "What's that got to do with the price of eggs?" which makes as much sense as what SHE said. Hang in there, Andy, and "give 'em hell Harry!"

[avigil2]

It costs $9.75 for a full price movie here in Seattle. And another $5.25 for a small (that's children size) popcorn. Netflix RULES!

[garymey]

This debate is always a tough one. I operate an independent neighborhood theater in San Francisco, The Balboa. We work hard to keep cell phones off, ask customers to respect the rest of the audience, provide customer care and service and keep our admission and concession prices below the megaplexes. We have our very loyal fans who won;t go anywhere else.

The cost of going to the movies doesn't compare to those at a concert, live theater or a sporting event. We offer a bargain in comparison.

Unfortunately, many people have rationalized the home experience where the phone rings, solicitors show up at the front door, the email alert pulls you away, the pets need to go outside, the kids won't be quiet and the popcorn butter gets all over your couch.

I urge you to seek out your local independent theaters and see if the experience changes your mind. I can't speak for all locally owned theaters but our survival is dependent on you having a good experience. Come visit us if you are in the City by the Bay.
www.BalboaMovies.com

[catt42701]

Go to a movie. No way. Why risk my heath and my calmness by going to a movie where babies cry, children run up and down the aisle, cell phones sing their songs and a general murmur of people talking to each other blocking out what I want to hear or see. At home I can lean back, pause the movie to go to the bathroom or get a snack, and yes answer the phone. I don't have to worry about that person behind me coughing giving me something I don't want and I can actually hear and see the movie without children squaling or running up and down the aisle. I'll take rental any day.

The last time I went to a theater was in 1989, I can find almost any movie I want to see at a rental place, Blockbuster etc, its much cheaper and I have more fun at home, and if by chance I did not hear some thing right I can always hit that rewind button, we have an LCD projector that projects an image on a screen hanging on the wall that measures 8 feet wide and 6 feet tall, this is our little theater..

[mediapusher-2009]

More than likely the motion picture industry is paying Andy to say good things about it with this charade of a segment he has on CBS. Let%u2019s all go to the movies. In the process we%u2019ll be solicited by the clerks before the movie starts for some bogus charity effort, and have the majority of the audience yell with expletives, throw popcorn and candy at them before they leave with disgusted looks on their faces. HA! Then we%u2019ll be tempted to smack the child in front of us that won%u2019t shut up or stop crying as well as the rude people behind us that can%u2019t speak English and won%u2019t stop talking because they need everything in the movie explained to them. On top of that we%u2019ll experience the joy of being forced to watch 15 or 20 minutes of commercials before the movie starts even though we%u2019ve paid a ridiculous fee to get in the movies ($12.00) where I live.. Oh and the lovely cramped seats, blocked view, shoebox design of the theatre, and the blocked view that the 6 foot 1 inch tall guy (This is a common tall height in U.S.A.) in front of you provides are especially "nice" features.

[mediapusher-2009]

This post is so I could finish what I wanted to say (1500 word maximum)...Andy I would also like to add that I know you don't watch movies at regular theatres. You go to industry screenings where people actually have some manners and cooth. When's the last time you've been to "real" theatre?...In addition to what I said in my earlier post...If the theatre doesn%u2019t have time to clean the theatre before the next movie starts, we get to walk through smashed popcorn and soda mush on the floor, and who knows what else because of the litterbug pigs we get to keep company with while watching the movie. Annoying cell phones, and people coughing on ya. Wow, what a way to go Hollywood.. Ridiculous. Quite frankly I won%u2019t be upset if theatres go out of business. Surprisingly enough there are still fools out there willing to go to the motion picture theatres.

[oleander8]

Andy - you're showing your age....going to the movies ain't what it used to be.

[imprimis1]

Mr. Rooney's most recent piece is completely disconnected that it is laughable and yet, in reflection, sad to actually watch this past Sunday. This piece would have made more sense in 1983 in the age of VHS tapes instead of today. Not only the numbers from Netflix returns but also the home entertainment industry is the clarion call that the movie house is on its last leg ... and, sadly, so is Mr. Rooney if he actually believes what he stated.

"I think the best thing about actually going to the movies though is being in an audience with other people around you." That is complete sappy romantic drivel.

You know of course that Andy just likes to poke fun at America, why take such great offense to it? He has his 2 or 3 minutes of fame each week to voice his concern or belief just as you and I do here. I Love that part of 60 Minutes that I have watching for over 26 years or so. It's always nice to hear someone else kid the great american public of how smart or dumb we are.

[hhk1984]

I love going to the movies to see a good film with friends, but there is nothing like Netflix. I am so happy with my subscription. I have seen the most amazing films. The choice is not mutually exclusive: theater or Netflix. I think Andy Rooney should check it out with a trial subscription. I think it would be interesting to hear what he would say after trying it.

[samelson2]

Andy Flipped.

An old goat like him should stay home and watcha DVD rather than driving and sitting in a theater with all those peopel spreading germs.

Wakr up old goat!

[hypnotoad72]

Hmmm, I must be showing my age too. I have been an avid viewer/listener/reader of Andy Rooney for several years (decades) now. He has never failed to make an interesting, provocative, or thought-provoking insight.

Movies *used* to be a social event. Now it's just a special effects laden violence and *** fest devoid of character or depth. And it's a matter of how many can be thrown out to the public in a year.

Going out to movies, at least good ones, is a fun thing to do. Not just for the storyline (which makes those I go out to see few indeed), but the interaction of the people in the audience. The shared expression of emotion, which is relevant to the concept of "community".

But as I said, movies these days are as much garbage as most television and music. Andy's point is about community in society. Today's society is geared toward how much money you can spend on a home system to watch everything in private (or how to make a public situation so bad that people would prefer to stay home - e.g. the cell phone ringing in the theater.) Our own private Idaho. Try Bermuda Triangle instead; it's explain why so many people also feel lost.

While home theaters have their time and place, the lack of community in our society is grossly lacking and all too many of the comments here prove Andy's point all too well. And it's a shame.

Thank you Andy for always speaking your mind. And for your meritorious history in the field.

BTW: I'm 34.

Sincerely,
David P. Cole

[baye13]

I rarely go to the movies. None are worth seeing. Most of the DVD I get from Netflix are documentaries.
I do not attend movie theaters for many of the same reasons you all have stated.
The last time I went to the movies I was shocked to see COMERCIALS!!!!!

[storched]

What a joke, I agree with all that responded concerning "going to the movies and bonding". The next few years will really indicate what the public wants and does.
I foresee the movie theaters as we know them dying out and new releases will be pay per view, which by the way will generate much more revenue for the movie industry. Of course the theaters are petrified to face this fact that they are becoming dinosaurs like the typewriter is to the computer. Thanks Andy, but face reality.

[a1491211]

Dear Andy
Here are a few good reasons to rent movies.
A family of five can see the movie for just $5.00.
You can watch the film at your convience.
You don''t need to find a parking spot for the car.
You can pause the movie to go to the bathroom.
You know the ingredients in the food you are eating.
You soda is 2% ice and 98% soda not the revurse.
Louis
Reddwood City, Ca.

[zebulum1]

ge wizz andy i do aplogize for all the over educated coments about goin to the moveis yould think in this day and age people would remember that its an american tradition and night out withe the kids or wife a mistress or gal friend not to over think it i know it will never die in this country as i love to go and do whene ive a mind too i dont have a suv withe shinny rims a big house or even a car but i do have three bicycles a skate bord and am retierd did so at age 28 now at 40 i love all the things i did at 16 even if it cost 50 dollers a show id pay it if i had a mind too get the pitcher !

alexander....

[zebulum1]

ge wizz andy i do aplogize for all the over educated coments about goin to the moveis yould think in this day and age people would remember that its an american tradition and night out withe the kids or wife a mistress or gal friend not to over think it i know it will never die in this country as i love to go and do whene ive a mind too i dont have a suv withe shinny rims a big house or even a car but i do have three bicycles a skate bord and am retierd did so at age 28 now at 40 i love all the things i did at 16 even if it cost 50 dollers a show id pay it if i had a mind too get the pitcher !

alexander....