A fun question:
How many of you can relate (explain what was going on) to the following experience that was quite common for me (years ago, of course, I was 16 a HS Junior)?
"I would run the leader down to "3" because that way I could sit just below the booth (sometimes the Candy Girl would join me) and when I saw the first cue; would run up the short flight of stairs, dash into the booth, light the carbons, open the dowser, turn the motor on and change the sound over...................and just make it" Your right Tom.............couldn't beat those Simplex and of course we were non-union in New Hampshire.
How should it have done....??? This has nothing to do with the candy girl; haha Vaughn
At 11:16 PM 7/21/2004 -0400, Tom Martin wrote:
great stuff Vaughn... i have goosebumps !!!
tell us more behind the scenes of Theatres stuff!!! this is what its
all about!
I can almost smell the carbons running..., smell the simplex oil...
and see that bluish white light.. booth glow..
somebody get me some buttered popcorn, some raisenettes and a coke...
Its showtime!!
the exhibitior or showman... was to me a major part of the entire
experiance that gave the spectacle of movies... they are gone replaced
by loops and platters and a on/off switch///:(
these Projectionist were skilled in performance standards set by smpte
and also took great pride in the gear... although some neglected the
gear in later years as the costs became so high for parts and
maintenance..
the preview trailers,,, the great interiors with moving curtains...and
the
burgandy velvatine stantion ropes, and the gold fringe Movie palace
interiors with sconses and ticket booths... and intricate pattern
carpet...
just made the productions plain exciteing....
and some Tom and Jerry Toons.... and we were on another planet...
especially if they were IB tech prints!!!
Hollywood Dream factory� salutes union and non-union Projectionists and
theatre managers,,
what a lost art and craft!///
wow altec voice of the theatre cabinets and western electric tube
amps... sweet Analog!!!
gee willikers!!!!!!
and Many Mopers like Vaughn were there hands on and did those wonderful
shows...
Hats off To Vaughn K. Mann a Movie showman Pioneer!!!
best, Tom
