Hi, all! … I lived in South Bend from my birth in 1957 until 1968 (1101 Clover Street), when my family moved to Thomson, Georgia, where I now live … my dad – Al Wallace – transferred with Uniroyal (Ball Band) to Thomson, Georgia … my dad, mom – Barbara Wallace – and I were watching Oprah’s special on The Sound of Music (a rerun) on today, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 … my mom and dad are much older now – as am I – from our years in South Bend … as we watched Oprah’s show, my dad told me I saw The Sound of Music with them at The River Park Theater around 1965 … I figured that I was 8 years old, but sadly I could not pull any memories of the time I saw the movie with them from my mind … I knew of how the internet can connect to yesteryear, so I got up from the couch and wandered onto the computer and found this site (Cinema Treasures) … I also found that the movie, according to Wikipedia, came out in 1965, which told me we probably saw it on the “break” … in looking at the pictures and so forth in this thread, my memory was sparked, and I instantly remembered the stars on the marquee and the front of the theater … I broke out in smiles and yep, a tear slipped down my cheek … I know this may not seem like much to y'all, but to a 53-year-old who is remembering his youth and the younger years with his mom and dad, it was a special time of recalling yesteryear … thanks for this thread, this site, and for the links and comments above … God bless! =) … Jim Wallace
oh, wow!… thanks for sharing that, rivest… that is incredible… I sure will show my dad…
Hi, all! … I lived in South Bend from my birth in 1957 until 1968 (1101 Clover Street), when my family moved to Thomson, Georgia, where I now live … my dad – Al Wallace – transferred with Uniroyal (Ball Band) to Thomson, Georgia … my dad, mom – Barbara Wallace – and I were watching Oprah’s special on The Sound of Music (a rerun) on today, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 … my mom and dad are much older now – as am I – from our years in South Bend … as we watched Oprah’s show, my dad told me I saw The Sound of Music with them at The River Park Theater around 1965 … I figured that I was 8 years old, but sadly I could not pull any memories of the time I saw the movie with them from my mind … I knew of how the internet can connect to yesteryear, so I got up from the couch and wandered onto the computer and found this site (Cinema Treasures) … I also found that the movie, according to Wikipedia, came out in 1965, which told me we probably saw it on the “break” … in looking at the pictures and so forth in this thread, my memory was sparked, and I instantly remembered the stars on the marquee and the front of the theater … I broke out in smiles and yep, a tear slipped down my cheek … I know this may not seem like much to y'all, but to a 53-year-old who is remembering his youth and the younger years with his mom and dad, it was a special time of recalling yesteryear … thanks for this thread, this site, and for the links and comments above … God bless! =) … Jim Wallace