When I worked at NATIONAL HILLS and COLUMBIA 1 and 2 I can’t remember JAMES BROWN ever going to the movies at those locations.Sure, he hit the IMPERIAL alot.One night THE GODFATHER OF SOUL is standing in line at REGENCY to buy tickets. I spot him and walk over and say “Mr.Brown,you don’t have to wait in line."
It tickled him to death that someone noticed him in line. Everytime i let him into a movie he always gave me an autograph,so much so I started to give them .alway.The last one he gave said "It is so great to see one of America’s own regonize me.GOD BLESS JOHN BELUSHI.” I still have that one.
He had good handwriting compared to most stars.
Well,once again i always seem to be working when something has to be taken care of. A lady walks out and informs me there is a man in CINEMA ONE with a gun on his side.
I walk over before the show starts and asks about the gun.He’s a cop and he understood the worry.
You know we always let the cops in free in Augusta.One time at REGENCY someone spotted a man in CINEMA ONE with a gun on his side. and told me.Of course, i had to walk over and ask for his badge.Thank goodness he was a cop and understood.
yeah,I never knew what cue mark was until i worked in a theatre and i wasn’t even in the booth.I don’t think the public even notices them. I guess since no one hardy makes a change over who needs them today. I am going to Nashville right now.
Once again,it’s WILL ROGERS FUND DRIVE. This is something that has just happened in theatres.I HAD NEVER heard of this FUND DRIVE. AND I REALLY DON’T LIKE hitting the public for more money after hitting our concession stand and box office.
I don’t have a problem with sitting the jars on the concession and let people put in if they want.But passing out collection jars roll by roll is okay for church,but not here. I guess it is a order from Boston. [home office]
We get a WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM from Mr.John Huff,our V.P. ABC SOUTHEASTERN THEATRES telling us: AMERICAN GRAFFITI will be withdrawn by UNIVERSAL PICTURES and there can be no theatre showings beginning after Sept. 3 1976.
So naturally,NATIONAL HILLS gets it and man, we SELL OUT several weekend shows!
I go on my last date with Bev. to see ON GOLDEN POND. It’s playing in CINEMA 2. Hard to believe I was an Doorman at NATIONAL HILLS WHEN I took her to see AMERICAN GRAFFITI IN 1975 . Now,after a bad marriage for her;I am still working in a theatre.1981.
GREAT STORY, Ray,you have some postings on SOUTHSIDE CINEMA. also do you have anything on the GRAND THEATRE in Waynesboro? I WANT TO WORK SOMETHING UP ON IT BUT HAVE NO INFO.
COLUMBIA ONE we are playing YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE. Oct. 22 1977. Man, i cannot believe the booking. OH,GOD is doing okay and there was a whole section the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR about the movie OH,GOD. I counted most of it bad.Which,will sell more tickets.
YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE is not that great of a movie.Rated PG.
One thing about popping popcorn at THE IMPERIAL was the popcorn room was the last room behind the screen. Ushers would stack boxes in the back hall leading to the popcorn room just so they could hear someone coming back there for something. You could turn around back there and see someone in the door and it would scare the you know what out of you.
TISLOEWS, I read the comment policy on CT and honor it, but like any theatre dog will tell you i have R and X rated stories and i am talking mainstreem first run theatres. I only wish all my friends that worked with at ABC THEATRES and GCC that i am still friends with would add to what i post, I can only remember so much.
They enjoy the heck out of the old days, but are too shy or something.
LOOK it is so simple when the carbon arcs were replaced with light bulbs the world changed in the booth. Same way for spotlights. Got rid of the carbon arcs now everyone in my local wants to run a show. Mike Rogers Local 629
Yeah, ROCKY HORROR did okay on MIDNIGHT SHOWS,but i can’t Leave out ANIMAL HOUSE which was a big hit with the UGA crowd. I still think this town is not a big LATE SHOW town.
I was able to get a few feet of Belushi from a bad cut in the print.Mr.Smith was going to toss it in the trash. It was right about where he yelled “FOOD FIGHT.”
One night after finishing up at THE IMPERIAL i waled across the street to see THE FRENCH CONNECTION PART 2,but it was a big let down.You know it might have done better at NATIONAL HILLS.
One night after a huge crowd for a movie,Tommy Capers gets a phone call from the AUGUSTA POLICE DEPARTMENT informing him one of their officers is in the audience and must be FOUND.
A theatre full, and luckly after a few seats,Tommy locates the cop. Found out someone was out on the streets looking to kill this cop. Tommy Locked him in the checkout room until APD showed up. Can’t make this up!
Jim Neely calls and tells me a man got out of his seat in the IMPERIAL came out in the lobby and fainted. Found out he had a thing about needles and was watching th re-release of THE EXORCIST. Can’t make this up.
Nov. 1974,I EXPERIMENT and put sugar in our popcorn popper. THE popcorn comes out with brown spots.OH, well in the trash before anyone sees it. Sometimes you get bored.
Well, this is a golf town.PEOPLE are going crazy when they hear BILL MURRAY DOING his Augusta National MASTERS bit. CADDYSHACK IS A MONEY MAKER. Sadly CADDYSHACK 2 WOULD play at REGENCY 1,2.3. and DIE . playing in COLUMBIA TWO.
Maybe some of yoy Atlanta theatre dogs will know if this is true.When I worked at GCC in Athens we heard Former President Carter came to a movie there and afterwards the secret service had to clear the restroom out for him and him alone.It could have happed at AKERS MILL, but ithink it was PERIMETER MALL. Just wondering.
When I worked at NATIONAL HILLS and COLUMBIA 1 and 2 I can’t remember JAMES BROWN ever going to the movies at those locations.Sure, he hit the IMPERIAL alot.One night THE GODFATHER OF SOUL is standing in line at REGENCY to buy tickets. I spot him and walk over and say “Mr.Brown,you don’t have to wait in line."
It tickled him to death that someone noticed him in line. Everytime i let him into a movie he always gave me an autograph,so much so I started to give them .alway.The last one he gave said "It is so great to see one of America’s own regonize me.GOD BLESS JOHN BELUSHI.” I still have that one.
He had good handwriting compared to most stars.
Well,once again i always seem to be working when something has to be taken care of. A lady walks out and informs me there is a man in CINEMA ONE with a gun on his side.
I walk over before the show starts and asks about the gun.He’s a cop and he understood the worry.
You know we always let the cops in free in Augusta.One time at REGENCY someone spotted a man in CINEMA ONE with a gun on his side. and told me.Of course, i had to walk over and ask for his badge.Thank goodness he was a cop and understood.
yeah,I never knew what cue mark was until i worked in a theatre and i wasn’t even in the booth.I don’t think the public even notices them. I guess since no one hardy makes a change over who needs them today. I am going to Nashville right now.
Once again,it’s WILL ROGERS FUND DRIVE. This is something that has just happened in theatres.I HAD NEVER heard of this FUND DRIVE. AND I REALLY DON’T LIKE hitting the public for more money after hitting our concession stand and box office.
I don’t have a problem with sitting the jars on the concession and let people put in if they want.But passing out collection jars roll by roll is okay for church,but not here. I guess it is a order from Boston. [home office]
Sometime in the late 70’s Mark Kuchinski’s little sister Lisa becomes an assistant manager after Cindy Muns leaves.
08/ 03/ 76.
We get a WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM from Mr.John Huff,our V.P. ABC SOUTHEASTERN THEATRES telling us: AMERICAN GRAFFITI will be withdrawn by UNIVERSAL PICTURES and there can be no theatre showings beginning after Sept. 3 1976.
So naturally,NATIONAL HILLS gets it and man, we SELL OUT several weekend shows!
I go on my last date with Bev. to see ON GOLDEN POND. It’s playing in CINEMA 2. Hard to believe I was an Doorman at NATIONAL HILLS WHEN I took her to see AMERICAN GRAFFITI IN 1975 . Now,after a bad marriage for her;I am still working in a theatre.1981.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST leaves MASTERS 4 and is sent across town to SOUTHGATE.
GREAT STORY, Ray,you have some postings on SOUTHSIDE CINEMA. also do you have anything on the GRAND THEATRE in Waynesboro? I WANT TO WORK SOMETHING UP ON IT BUT HAVE NO INFO.
WILBUR-KINCEY owned the RIALTO and IMPERIAL THEATRES in AUGUSTA IN 1956.
I saw BLACKBEARD’S GHOST a DISNEY movie at DANIEL VILLAGE and also the DORIS DAY movie WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL.
OCT 22. 1977 DAMNATION ALLEY is playing in 360 SOUND,not Dimension 360 sound as i wrote earlier.
COLUMBIA ONE we are playing YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE. Oct. 22 1977. Man, i cannot believe the booking. OH,GOD is doing okay and there was a whole section the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR about the movie OH,GOD. I counted most of it bad.Which,will sell more tickets.
YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE is not that great of a movie.Rated PG.
One thing about popping popcorn at THE IMPERIAL was the popcorn room was the last room behind the screen. Ushers would stack boxes in the back hall leading to the popcorn room just so they could hear someone coming back there for something. You could turn around back there and see someone in the door and it would scare the you know what out of you.
TISLOEWS, I read the comment policy on CT and honor it, but like any theatre dog will tell you i have R and X rated stories and i am talking mainstreem first run theatres. I only wish all my friends that worked with at ABC THEATRES and GCC that i am still friends with would add to what i post, I can only remember so much.
They enjoy the heck out of the old days, but are too shy or something.
LOOK it is so simple when the carbon arcs were replaced with light bulbs the world changed in the booth. Same way for spotlights. Got rid of the carbon arcs now everyone in my local wants to run a show. Mike Rogers Local 629
Yeah, ROCKY HORROR did okay on MIDNIGHT SHOWS,but i can’t Leave out ANIMAL HOUSE which was a big hit with the UGA crowd. I still think this town is not a big LATE SHOW town.
I was able to get a few feet of Belushi from a bad cut in the print.Mr.Smith was going to toss it in the trash. It was right about where he yelled “FOOD FIGHT.”
One night after finishing up at THE IMPERIAL i waled across the street to see THE FRENCH CONNECTION PART 2,but it was a big let down.You know it might have done better at NATIONAL HILLS.
ENTER THE DRAGON played at THE MILLER after THE IMPERIAL getting the first BRUCE LEE FILMS; FIST OF FURY and CHINESE CONNECTION.
One night after a huge crowd for a movie,Tommy Capers gets a phone call from the AUGUSTA POLICE DEPARTMENT informing him one of their officers is in the audience and must be FOUND.
A theatre full, and luckly after a few seats,Tommy locates the cop. Found out someone was out on the streets looking to kill this cop. Tommy Locked him in the checkout room until APD showed up. Can’t make this up!
Jim Neely calls and tells me a man got out of his seat in the IMPERIAL came out in the lobby and fainted. Found out he had a thing about needles and was watching th re-release of THE EXORCIST. Can’t make this up.
Nov. 1974,I EXPERIMENT and put sugar in our popcorn popper. THE popcorn comes out with brown spots.OH, well in the trash before anyone sees it. Sometimes you get bored.
Well, this is a golf town.PEOPLE are going crazy when they hear BILL MURRAY DOING his Augusta National MASTERS bit. CADDYSHACK IS A MONEY MAKER. Sadly CADDYSHACK 2 WOULD play at REGENCY 1,2.3. and DIE . playing in COLUMBIA TWO.
Maybe some of yoy Atlanta theatre dogs will know if this is true.When I worked at GCC in Athens we heard Former President Carter came to a movie there and afterwards the secret service had to clear the restroom out for him and him alone.It could have happed at AKERS MILL, but ithink it was PERIMETER MALL. Just wondering.