Donna in Hollywoodland

Raiders of the Lost Ark

It was raining most of the morning.
I had planned to drop off more of my CDs at more Thrift Stores, but with the rain coming down - I just decided to stay home until absolutely necessary.

I drove again from Hollywood to volunteer at the theatre in Santa Monica.
And of course, due to the weather I was 15 minutes late - again.
Its was freezing cold, and windy as I ran about 2 blocks from where I parked to the theatre.

This weekend, the theatre was showing all three "Indiana Jones" movies starring Harrison Ford .
Tonight, was Raiders of the Lost Ark.
I love to watch sequels back to back. So I was looking forward to a really fun weekend.

This time I worked with two other volunteers. And the regular Santa Monica volunteer, gave me some pointers on how to do the mailing list sign-ups - since there is no table at the theatre, and I am used to the table over at the theatre in Hollywood. The set-up is different.
She suggested that I stand next to the inside door that lead from the lobby into the theatre.
I ended up putting my coat on a chair in the theatre right inside the door. There was nowhere else where I could see to put it, and I couldn't hold on to it while I was doing my volunteer work.

The other volunteer who was there, was one of the regulars from Hollywood also. I wrote about her a while back, she had to have some of her toes removed due to being diabetic, and she uses a walker.

When I saw her I chatted with her a while. I know she lives in Hollywood too. I asked her how she had gotten all the way to Santa Monica, and how she was getting back.
Turns out she took a county provided service for the disabled. Which sometimes, does not arrive on time.
I told her if she wanted to drive home with me, I would give her a lift back to Hollywood.
She sat on a chair, and managed to get a ton of people signed up for the mailing.
She said it was the most amount of mailing list sign-ups that she has ever seen.

Well, it was getting really crazy.
There were tons of people in the lobby.
And a bunch of guys dressed up like Harrison Ford's character in the movie.
Leather jacket, hat, whip. It was all really fun.
And I started to realize ... hmmm, I think the theatre is getting full.

I ran over to the other volunteer, and I told her if we wanted to see the movie we better get in there. Because there were hardly any seats left.
Now, we both came all the way from Hollywood to see the movie. And I was thinking more about our commute than anything else.
Actually, the "rule" is that when a movie sells out, the volunteers can't go in and see it. They have to sell all the seats to the public to make the money.
But all I was thinking of was that I drove and hour and 15 minutes to see the movie.

I told her to take the seat that had my coat on it - since it was at the very back, and she has a walker she uses.
Then I ran and got her some popcorn.
Then I ran and got myself some popcorn.
And I couldn't find another seat.

So I grabbed the folding chair she had been using in the lobby. And I placed it against the back wall.
I had a horizontal pole in front of me all throughout the movie. But at least I was seated.

And "Raiders of The Lost Ark" was great fun. Its great to see it with a packed house. The entire audience was really into the movie.

After it was over, I told the other volunteer that I would go get my car. And I would have to drive around the block to end up back in front of the theatre to pick her up.
We both had a great time. The movie was great. The Audience was fun. It was a really good night.

And its a good thing I gave the other volunteer a ride home. The wind was whipping down the palm tree fronds.
There were palm tree fronds every where. Very cold and Very windy.

Ah, but little did I realize, I was in trouble again ..... story to be continued.