I have so many fond memories of the Park Square Cinema, especially the Marx Brothers double features. Packed houses, rocking with laughter. My favorite moment at the movies ever was at a screening of “At the Circus†at PSC. At the point when Kenny Baker begins singing “Two Blind Loves†(always a dreaded moment in an MGM Marx Brother film and this, the worst of all of those moments), an audience member in the rear began singing along. One by one, others began to join in (for as much as we hate this song, weâ€\ve seen the picture so many times itâ€\s committed to memory). By the end of the song, the entire audience was singing and when it was done, the theater erupted into thunderous applause. A truly Zen moment. Only at a theater like PSC would one find an audience as cool as that. Thank you for the love and laughter, Justin, and for introducing me to the Marx Brothers in the way they were meant to be seen.
Another great memory from PSC was the wonderful monthly calendar that you put together. Any chance you may have a scan of one of them that you could send to a nostalgic former patron?
Thanks, Justin! I’ll look forward to those scans later in the Spring—my office wall has a perfect spot for one.
I’m sure I was one of those people dancing out of the theater after “Swing Time”. Good times.
Charlie
Hi Justin!
I have so many fond memories of the Park Square Cinema, especially the Marx Brothers double features. Packed houses, rocking with laughter. My favorite moment at the movies ever was at a screening of “At the Circus†at PSC. At the point when Kenny Baker begins singing “Two Blind Loves†(always a dreaded moment in an MGM Marx Brother film and this, the worst of all of those moments), an audience member in the rear began singing along. One by one, others began to join in (for as much as we hate this song, weâ€\ve seen the picture so many times itâ€\s committed to memory). By the end of the song, the entire audience was singing and when it was done, the theater erupted into thunderous applause. A truly Zen moment. Only at a theater like PSC would one find an audience as cool as that. Thank you for the love and laughter, Justin, and for introducing me to the Marx Brothers in the way they were meant to be seen.
Another great memory from PSC was the wonderful monthly calendar that you put together. Any chance you may have a scan of one of them that you could send to a nostalgic former patron?
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