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Jim Ziegler
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posted 09-05-2005 06:27 AM

The Winchester Block domes in San Jose are pretty cool..

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Jon Miller
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posted 09-05-2005 08:56 AM

Carl, are they still running the Magnarcs at the Stanford Theatre? IIRC, the owners went out of their way to have carbon arc when they restored the theatre in the late 1980s.

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Leo Enticknap
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posted 09-05-2005 09:06 AM

Many thanks folks - I'll definitely check these out if I get the chance.

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Steve Guttag
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posted 09-05-2005 10:03 AM

I've seen MANY games at both major league and minor league parks...without a doubt, I prefer the minor league experience. The minor league parks we've been in are wonderful (seen parks from single-A up through triple-A). Just this year, we made it to Cedar Rapids to see the Iowa Kernals.

My wife and I had our wedding reception at a minor league stadium (Bowie Baysox, "PG Stadium") and have made it a point to be in a ball park on every anniversary. Even went to Rochester one year and watched with John Pytlak at Frontier Field (home of the Rochester Red Wings). Even on our honeymoon we made it to two games...Inidanpolis Indians (Victory field...a WONDERFUL park) and the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. This year, we went to Frederick, MD to see the "Keys" (Harry S. Grove Stadium). We also have season tickets to the "Nats" .

Anyone that hasn't been to a minor league game and likes baseball or just needs to get out of the house and let the kids make noise...ought to go to a minor league baseball game...its a better deal than movies, if you ask me.

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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posted 09-05-2005 10:52 AM

quote: Jon Miller
Carl, are they still running the Magnarcs at the Stanford Theatre? IIRC, the owners went out of their way to have carbon arc when they restored the theatre in the late 1980s.

Actually I think there is a pair of Phillips DP-70's there now. I convertd the change-overs fomr the old Phillips to custom Kelmars for them about a year ago.

quote: Steve Guttag
its a better deal than movies, if you ask me.

I 100% agree with that line! They almost pay YOU to go to the games here...

Mark

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Monte L Fullmer
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posted 09-05-2005 01:24 PM

quote: Mark Gulbrandsen
Our own Franklin Covey Field is just 1/2 block from our shops

Can't remember the team's name, but doesn't LHM own them as well as he has the JAZZ?

Yep, there on 13th S. and Main (if this is the right address) - been there a few times.

-Monte

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Carl Martin
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posted 09-06-2005 01:29 AM

mark, i'm glad you fielded that one because i have no idea. i've been to the stanford once, a couple years ago. it's a great place, and kinda local, but not really local enough for me to frequent. i do know that they can show nitrate there, and i saw one that day. my most frequent haunt now is the pacific film archive.

carl

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 09-06-2005 01:41 AM

quote: Jon Miller
Carl, are they still running the Magnarcs at the Stanford Theatre?

Maybe not at the Standford, but I've still got them at the Oxford Drive-In. [Smile]

But not for long... [Frown]

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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posted 09-06-2005 05:53 AM

quote: Jim Ziegler
The Winchester Block domes in San Jose are pretty cool..

That whole name sounds like a welfare based apartment development!

quote: Carl Martin
mark, i'm glad you fielded that one because i have no idea. i've been to the stanford once, a couple years ago. it's a great place, and kinda local, but not really local enough for me to frequent. i do know that they can show nitrate there, and i saw one that day. my most frequent haunt now is the pacific film archive.

Yea, am pretty sure thay have a pair there, I think they said someone donated the pair. Perhaps Sam Chavez knows for sure..... You can run nitrate on a DP-70 as Nitrate fire trap rollers do exist for them....

quote: Daryl C. W. O'Shea
Maybe not at the Standford, but I've still got them at the Oxford Drive-In. But not for long...

Don't tell me that Tekniwight is going to invade YOU'RE booth in the near future.... [Roll Eyes]

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 09-06-2005 08:45 PM

I doubt it. The screen there isn't anywhere near the size of the other ones we've "done it" to.

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Aaron Sisemore
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posted 09-07-2005 01:58 AM

Leo: if you get a chance to get further north than San Jose, get a hold of me and I will give you the quickie tour of the local Cinema West theatres... [Smile]

-Aaron

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Michael Coate
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posted 09-12-2005 06:50 PM

Wow, this thread sure got highjacked! [Smile]

I made it to D.C. Saw the game on Saturday (Braves 4, Nationals 0). I don't have the ability to post any pictures at the moment; maybe when I return home.

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Steve Guttag
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posted 09-12-2005 11:12 PM

I was there too! Section 218.

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Michael Coate
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posted 09-27-2005 05:31 PM

I'm back from my Washington, DC trip. Hard to believe I went all that way for a single game; all previous trips included at least a few games. But then, I did have other business to take care of in DC and RFK was the only stadium left that I hadn't been to, so the trip was designed with this in mind.

I met up with film-techers Mark Lensenmayer (whom I had met before) and Mark Marshall.

Steve G: What a shame it turned out we were at the same game and didn't know it until afterward. I paid a visit to the AFI Theater in Silver Spring hoping you might be there.

During the drive through St Louis I got a good glimpse of the new stadium being constructed. The outer portion looks to be about half-completed. It is right smack up against Busch, so the other half won't go up until after Busch is demolished following the season. (I predict the Cards will win this year's World Series, by the way.) Unfortunately, I didn't get any photos of this as it's located right where several freeways intersect and there really wasn't a (safe) place to pull over.

In Spring '06, I plan to attend EbertFest, film critic Roger Ebert's annual film festival in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. If I go, I'll certainly make the effort to take in a game at the new park in St Louis, which isn't too far from Champaign. (I have to keep pace with the new ones now that I've been to 'em all!)

quote: Will Kutler
Contact me when you get to Phoenix.

Why? Are you eager to take another stab at trying to convince me you saw a 70mm presentation of "Star Wars" in Tucson? [Big Grin]

Actually, Will, I didn't pass through Phoenix...yet. I made some adjustments during my trip and returned to New Mexico to spend some more time with relatives before I head back to California. The original plan was to travel through Oklahoma, northern Texas, Albuquerque, and then Phoenix and on to California. I'm currently in the southern part of New Mexico, close to El Paso, Texas, so I took a different route on the return.

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The only baseball stadiums that I would consider worthy a visit would be any that still have ***REAL*** grass. Any other place is just an imitation!

Mark, most of the current stadiums do have real grass. Artificial turf is a thing of the past.

quote: Mark Gulbrandsen
Wrigley Field is still my #1 favorite

The most-often-asked question I get re my travelling to see these games has been, "Which one was your favorite?" It's certainly difficult to answer, although either Wrigley or Fenway, due to their age and uniqueness, would likely be my pick. Yankee was a dump, though it was fantastic to acknowledge the history of the place. My least favorite was probably Tropicana in Tampa (St. Petersburg, actually). Attending a game at Wrigley seemed like traveling through time...until I dropped seven bucks for a beer!

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Steve Guttag
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posted 09-27-2005 07:54 PM

You made it to the AFI/Silver and only give it a mention as a passing glance sort of thing? Did yo make it into the booth(s) or anything. It is truely projection candy for most people in the biz and certainly one of my most favorite set ups.

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