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Yeah, drive-in gigs, it’ll be a thing...

#43
bluesblaster said:
I wish the drive in movie business would make a come back, lots of fun memories from our local drive in, sadly long since gone
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I live a mere 10 minutes from a 3 screen drive-in that was just recently given the OK to re-open. There are murmurs that there will also be live music at this location. We are poised to reach stage 4 here in WNY and I'm hopeful that some patio gigs are soon to follow...
 
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#44
Michedelic said:
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This had come up in earlier discussions, with some doubt that it would be feasible, but I've wondered why it hadn't become a trend in the first place, with drive-in theaters already dying on the vine and getting torn down or converted to swap-and-shops. What's the difference between watching a movie screen and watching a band?
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While I think this will work, in the long term, the Covid virus will run it's course and we will be able to resume normal activities, and this will be not much more than a historical antidote we pass on through the generations.
 
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#46
Drive-ins are nostalgic but unfortunately their shelf live expired decades ago.
It was where many a young guy or gal had their first kiss or even hit a home run.
If you went as a family the people in the back seat didn't get as good a view with folks in the front blocking the full screen.
Many of the drive-ins then went to Lo-Fi FM audio so you could listen to the movie on your own car radio. That was better and they usually had 2-3 guys when the movies were over with portable rolling battery jumpers so they could help people whose battery lost too much power to crank the engine over. Parking on a slant for 3+ hours not only drained a weak battery but caused older cars with a gas tank close to "E" to not start up until you rolled off the slant to a level position so the gas pump could get gas up to the engine then the car would start....anyway,
A bunch of us would bring folding or lounge chairs, sit out in front of the car and enjoy the movie. Others would stay in their cars and drink the case of beer they snuck in or you'd buy a drink from the snack bar that was usually located what seemed like a half a block away, empty the soda and keep refilling the cup with beer. And of course there were the cars with all the windows rolled up and just a hazy cloud of smoke
in the passenger compartment. Don't forget what is legal today in many states was illegal and an instant arrest and a criminal record if caught in possession. I think a lot of the excitement was the fact it was a crime and you had to hide it, be careful, worry about blood shot eyes, sneak around and try to maintain and not act loaded while stifling the urge to laugh at all the normys.
Visine eye drops I'm sure during those days had record sales. Now buying 420 is as mundane as going to the corner store and buying a beer, except the prices, taxes and the other fee are incredible expensive. Once the digital age hit, Drive-ins were one of the first to start fading away along with the phone book, "O" for operator or 411 for Information. The TV commercial for the Yellow Pages in the phone book was, "Let your Fingers Do the Walking" well we still do but instead of manually flipping through yellow paper pages, you just do an internet search on your cell.
Whoa, sorry for rambling on.
A quick answer is a concert at a drive-in would be fun but not hardly profitable.
 
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dtripoli said:
Drive-ins are nostalgic but unfortunately their shelf live expired decades ago.
It was where many a young guy or gal had their first kiss or even hit a home run.
If you went as a family the people in the back seat didn't get as good a view with folks in the front blocking the full screen.
Many of the drive-ins then went to Lo-Fi FM audio so you could listen to the movie on your own car radio. That was better and they usually had 2-3 guys when the movies were over with portable rolling battery jumpers so they could help people whose battery lost too much power to crank the engine over. Parking on a slant for 3+ hours not only drained a weak battery but caused older cars with a gas tank close to "E" to not start up until you rolled off the slant to a level position so the gas pump could get gas up to the engine then the car would start....anyway,
A bunch of us would bring folding or lounge chairs, sit out in front of the car and enjoy the movie. Others would stay in their cars and drink the case of beer they snuck in or you'd buy a drink from the snack bar that was usually located what seemed like a half a block away, empty the soda and keep refilling the cup with beer. And of course there were the cars with all the windows rolled up and just a hazy cloud of smoke
in the passenger compartment. Don't forget what is legal today in many states was illegal and an instant arrest and a criminal record if caught in possession. I think a lot of the excitement was the fact it was a crime and you had to hide it, be careful, worry about blood shot eyes, sneak around and try to maintain and not act loaded while stifling the urge to laugh at all the normys.
Visine eye drops I'm sure during those days had record sales. Now buying 420 is as mundane as going to the corner store and buying a beer, except the prices, taxes and the other fee are incredible expensive. Once the digital age hit, Drive-ins were one of the first to start fading away along with the phone book, "O" for operator or 411 for Information. The TV commercial for the Yellow Pages in the phone book was, "Let your Fingers Do the Walking" well we still do but instead of manually flipping through yellow paper pages, you just do an internet search on your cell.
Whoa, sorry for rambling on.
A quick answer is a concert at a drive-in would be fun but not hardly profitable.
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Man, what would a LONG answer look like? ;)
 
#52
Spectrum said:
Um, no. This is not going to be a big thing. Takes up too much space and why go watch a band from inside my car on the radio when I can just watch them on youtube?

As for movies dying, meh. The locals theaters near me were packed before the virus hit. Sounds a bit like thinking drum machines and synths will put all drummers and bassists out of work. 40 or so years later, still waiting for that to happen.
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This. We'll still have movie theaters.... just not as many.

I have zero interest in a drive up concert. Zero. And I LOVE live music. I have been to hundreds more than a hundred national act shows and hundreds of local/regional ones (never mind having played hundreds of gigs). Live music is a big part of my life. But sitting in my car watching a band through the windshield seems dumb. Getting out of the car and sitting on lawn chairs beside the car seems dumb.

1) Food and booze will sneak in.

2) Hard core drugs will sneak in.

3) Guns and other weapons will sneak in.

4) Stir 1 and 2 with 3 and no thank you.

5) Drunk driving much? Open containers behind the wheel? (There's a reason that stuff is illegal.)

6) If you are one of those people who believes we should be social distancing outside, how exactly would that be enforced? People will literally have to stay inside their cars? I guess that's unless they're going to the (I'm assuming crowded public) restrooms, vendors, or a neighbor's vehicle for a "cup of sugar".

Nothing about this makes any sense. Either do a dang concert or don't.

Yeah, it's a silly idea.
 
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#54
dbsfgyd1 said:
While I think this will work, in the long term, the Covid virus will run it's course and we will be able to resume normal activities, and this will be not much more than a historical antidote we pass on through the generations.
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I can see the history books now. Way back in 2020 one stupid incident spread a contagious virus ruining a whole year for the entire world. Mankind has since evolved and learned from their mistakes. We can only hope this is really true!
 
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While I am hopeful, as it is right now, we need to exercise self control (a rare commodity in this day and age), be patient and allow this to run it's course. No need to take un-needed risk.

Evidence is mounting that large congregations of people, and or repeated contact with this virus, dramatically accelerates the spread of the virus. The best advice is until there is a vaccine, or an effective treatment, stay home, keep your hands clean, and wear a mask when in close contact with those outside your family unit.
 
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#59
Black Jacket Symphony set up some drive in shows in a baseball stadium parking lot. They were selling well but the city changed their mind and put a stop to the whole thing.
 

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