vision2020
RE: Micro Movie House
Bill, nice input on the Micro. I remember the time a couple of guys came in
late after the movie had started and one of them threw up all over the poor
lady in front of him (he had apparently consumed a massive amount of red
wine in rapid fashion shortly before entering the theater). The movie
quickly came to a stop and the lights came on as a loud wailing punctuated
by quick gasps escaped the shocked woman. I was only 16 or 17 (76 or 77) at
the time but I thought it was the funniest thing I had ever seen. Anyway,
the two were ejected from the theater while the manager apologized profusely
to the vomit drenched woman and her husband while he tried to dab at her
with a paper towel in front of the packed theater. Ah yes, I too will miss
my the Micro Movie House.
PC
-----Original Message-----
From: bill london [SMTP:bill_london@hotmail.com]
Sent: October 15,1998 14:10
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: Micro Movie House
The Micro Movie House has closed.
In many homes in Moscow, that leaves a big hole in lives, in long
winter
evenings, in accessibility to great cinema, and in that special
place
where the Micro schedules were kept. Everybody, it seemed, had at
place set aside for that purpose.
Some left a couple of magnets on the refrigerator to hold up the
latest
schedule. Others had a hook on a wall or in a closet where the
schedules were left, the latest on top for all to see. (A
collection of
former latest schedules then quickly built up, each increasingly
tattered as it aged.)
At our old house on Polk Street, we tacked up the latest schedule on
our
hallway bulletin board, using the previous schedule for scratch
paper.
At our new home, one of the first things I did was pound a nail in
the
pantry room wall and stick the Micro schedule on it. But alas, my
idea
(that we would, this time, let the previous schedules stack up on
that
nail) is not possible. There will be no more Micro schedules.
There will be no more Micro.
Ah, the Micro, where the show started as the audience entered and
interacted well before the movie was first shown.
The Micro, where Bob Suto reigned as Movie Expert and Cinema
Impressario, a fountain of knowledge about what is good, what will
win
an Academy Award, what movie you would never even know about if he
didn't tell you.
The Micro, where some recall the burning of illegal tobacco-like
substances during movies like "The Harder They Come." The Micro is
also
where some speak in hushed tones about movies they saw there and
will
never forget.
I wonder what we will do, now, for a movie...
Beyond the sense of loss, the closure of this unique theatre reminds
me
of the strength of the forces in this culture that seek to
homogenize
us. It also reminds me of the fragile nature of this social fabric
here
on the Palouse. The ties that bind us ripped through in a big way
as
this social center ceased operation.
Bob, and his silent partners George and Gabe Ball, are remaining
generous to the end. They are throwing the party to bring closure
to
this event. Sunday (10/18) at 6pm, the doors open. Micro fans
welcome
for free....They will show a free movie (Monty Python) and then cut
some
celebration cake and raffle off some movie posters and say good-bye.
If
you enjoyed the Micro, please consider coming by one last time to
say
thanks to Bob and all....see ya' there....BL
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