What's a Blog-in?

To me, the first day of March means that it's time to start getting serious about drive-in season. The countdown to opening day transforms from months into weeks, and then from weeks into days. My goal is always to reopen as soon as the weather makes it practical to do so, which means we need at least one week of temperatures in the 50s and the snow-pack has mostly disappeared.

So far, we're half of the way there, it just needs to get a little warmer first. Historically, we always seem to be able to get opened up by the last weekend in March, even though 2008's late spring arrival pushed the opening back to April 11, the latest opening in the 23 years in which I've been steering the ship.

Every new season brings with it a sense of anticipation, as the promise of warmer weather arrives along with all the exciting new movies. It never gets old, the thrill on opening night of bringing a timeless tradition back for another season, and facing the challenges of a changing world where technology provides entertainment to the public in so many different ways.

The 2009 drive-in season is only a few weeks away, and my ultimate goal is to make it a fun and memorable one. As the weeks go by, you can follow along with the drive-in on this blog-in, and hopefully we'll all learn something from each other, as we strive for a better drive-in experience for everyone.

Rick