Don’t you just love the full moon!?? And tonight there is fog swirling around the house as well. My son is ecstatic, telling me all the great classic horror films he’s watched this past week in honor of Halloween. (I wonder how well he’ll sleep tonight??). Names of old scary movies kept coming up – he finally saw “The Shining” and was entranced, but he totally skipped the ending so I’ll have to rent it for him again. And then he saw some of the “Halloween” movies, but he missed the original. Again, I’ll have to rent it for him. And he is not yet ready, by his own admission, to see “The Exorcist” – heck, I’m not sure anyone was truly ready to see that movie. (I’ll have to ask him if he’s seen “Psycho” yet.)
Anyway, it started me thinking……When I was a teenager, my friends and I would head to the drive on a Saturday night for cheap thrills. All we needed was a few bucks, beanbags and blankets and some food and drinks, and we were in teenage heaven! I remember that that was where I first saw “Caddyshack”. It wasn’t even the main feature but we all just had a blast, laughing at every single, stupid part of that movie. Oh, and “Saturday Night Fever” was another movie I saw on a hot summer evening surrounded by my friends. And, yes, we also watched our fair share of scary, bloody, gory movies, sometimes all night if the drive in was having a “dusk to dawn” fest! Sometimes we would all be able to stay awake for the night, but we’d usually sleep through at least one movie and then catch up on the next.
Wow, memories! I do miss those days. And those friends. And I know I’m not alone – I’m wondering if it’s the age? Interestingly enough, I’ve started to reconnect with all kinds of old high school friends. I guess we must be on the list for reunions so I’m getting contacted nearly every day by an “old” school mate using Facebook! Most people I wouldn’t recognize at first glance but then I start to see it – something about the way he tilts his head and smiles, or the way she flicks her hair, and the memories all come rushing back. Now, I wish I could say that I remember a lot of those days but it’s clear that I don’t! LOL! But I remember the feelings of friendship and love, and that’s enough of a base upon which to build new memories.
