@Cate – Yes it was I (Dave Wilson) who did the recordings for Stan. I really had fun doing them. I remember having a lot of fun with the titles. Though I must admit it would get frustrating when I would trip on a word at the end of the long recording and have to do the the whole darn thing over again! Remember Ernie Lyle? He’s the one who hired me. dvd dot wlsn at yahoo dot com
I was assistant manager and manager in the mid 70’s. When I started there as an usher I had been hired by Asst. Manager Ernie Lyle and Stan was the manager. They taught me the art of the theatre business. The Americana did have five screens, but the big theatre was split into two thus becoming the Americana Six Cinemas (I did the recordings for years). Unfortunately, the screens were so small that it was like watching a “postage stamp.” The theatres were shut down and replaced with bigger screens. I helped Dennis Livingston open the Peppertree theatres. Before that he would sometimes be the projectionist at the Americana. I did the Marquee at the Peppertree out front by the street. Daring times since there was no railing and the Marquee was about 40 feet high and only a narrow platform to stand on. Quite a challenge! Stan and his wife Dolly loved to take trips to Vegas. I believe they actually moved there eventually.
@Cate – Yes it was I (Dave Wilson) who did the recordings for Stan. I really had fun doing them. I remember having a lot of fun with the titles. Though I must admit it would get frustrating when I would trip on a word at the end of the long recording and have to do the the whole darn thing over again! Remember Ernie Lyle? He’s the one who hired me. dvd dot wlsn at yahoo dot com
I was assistant manager and manager in the mid 70’s. When I started there as an usher I had been hired by Asst. Manager Ernie Lyle and Stan was the manager. They taught me the art of the theatre business. The Americana did have five screens, but the big theatre was split into two thus becoming the Americana Six Cinemas (I did the recordings for years). Unfortunately, the screens were so small that it was like watching a “postage stamp.” The theatres were shut down and replaced with bigger screens. I helped Dennis Livingston open the Peppertree theatres. Before that he would sometimes be the projectionist at the Americana. I did the Marquee at the Peppertree out front by the street. Daring times since there was no railing and the Marquee was about 40 feet high and only a narrow platform to stand on. Quite a challenge! Stan and his wife Dolly loved to take trips to Vegas. I believe they actually moved there eventually.