A week ago, I talked to a friend at our local Kroger. The check-out line was very long, so we started catching up. For reasons I’ll never know, we talked about our relatives and childhood memories at one point.
In this course, my friend mentioned that his uncle served on submarines in WW2. Coincidentally, he served on a sub at the same time as Edward Beach, a war hero and subsequent author of the book Run Silent, Run Deep was assigned. Now, you ask: what does that have to do with a movie and the Geneva Drive-In?
In high school, my girlfriend Diana (of Junior Prom fame) and I double-dated with another couple and headed to the drive-in to see this movie. Like every other teenager at the drive-in, we were far more interested in making out than watching the movie. We probably rolled and dived more times than Clark Gable did during the film, yet we came up for air regularly and returned home thrilled with our encounter.
After conversing with my friend at Kroger, I found the movie on a streaming platform and watched it again without distraction. Boy, those submarine crew members had a tough life; my friend’s uncle had a lifetime of proud memories to reflect upon.
We had the Geneva Drive-In.
Are we there yet? 