My submarine ride at the Geneva Drive-In theater in San Francisco.

One of my friends’ grandfathers, as a war hero and later author of the book Run Silent, Run Deep, was assigned to it. 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.

We had the Geneva Drive-In. Our very own submarine.

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