Posts Tagged ‘theater’
7 things that we all agree should exist but still don’t. Unless you’re four years old.
Seven things that we all agree should exist and are within our power to bring into existence but still don’t. A vacation from a vacation The four day work week The elimination of all dress codes Cellular telephone jamming technology in every movie theater Decent rest areas along the Saw Mill and Taconic Parkway Five…
Read MoreI found someone who thinks EXACTLY like I do. Almost as if I put the words right into her heart and mind.
The strangest thing happened. I attended a rehearsal for Caught in the Middle, the musical that I wrote more than a year ago for a summer camp. It’s being produced by a local theater company and makes it’s world premiere on Friday night. You should come. As I’m watching a scene, one of the characters…
Read MoreCaught in the Middle: Our world premier!
Caught in the Middle is a contemporary musical that journeys through a day in the life of middle school children. Touching on their, teachers, home work, lunch, “going out”, bullying, friendship, and resolution. Don’t miss the world premier of this wonderful show. Tickets will be available at the door. Or email vculligan@att.net to reserve at will…
Read MoreThe best use of cell phone jamming technology is not being utilized, and I don’t understand why.
In an attempt to ensure safe driving conditions during his commute to work, a Florida man used a cell phone jammer in his car to keep nearby motorists off their phones. After two years, Metro PCS reported to the FCC that every day for two years their cell towers had experienced unexplained interference near a…
Read MoreStop the madness. Allow cell phone jamming technology inside movie theaters.
Software company Toluna QuickSurveys polled 2,000 adults from across the United States, asking them in an online questionnaire about less than savory behaviors. Included in the results was this: Nearly 60% leave their cell phone on at the movie theater. Females were more likely than men to neglect the off button, at 75% compared to…
Read MoreNinjas to the rescue. Seriously.
I enjoy the movies a lot, but I have begun to enter movie theaters with great trepidation, knowing that it takes just one moron to ruin the experience. The idiots who text during the movie are bad enough, and the people who actually make and receive calls on their cell phones make the experience untenable.…
Read MoreTickets prices and fatherhood are not the reasons that I see fewer movies today
TIME reports that “Last summer’s blockbuster movie season was considered a bust, with the fewest movie tickets sold at theaters since 1997. Despite recent hits such as “The Avengers” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” by the time Labor Day rolls around, the summer of 2012 will fare even worse.” TIME attributes this loss to the…
Read MoreI questioned why there were young children at the Aurora theater, and there was nothing wrong with me doing so.
In a piece entitled Stop Wondering Why There Were Young Children At The Aurora Theater, author Lisa Belkin asks “What is it that led so many people to dwell on a question of parenting when so many more sweeping questions loomed?” I would like to answer Lisa Belkin’s question. We dwell on the question of…
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