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Justin Deming's avatar

This is awesome, Scott - loved it! What a memory. You really made it come to life for me. I felt like I was right there beside you. And thanks a bunch for giving my story a shout-out!

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Scott Ocamb's avatar

You bet, it was fun to write about. This is one of the great things about substack, sharing stories with other writers.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Ripple in a bota bag! ha ha ha. You didn't need to tell ME the date. This is Classic Ocamb -- always at your best when you are on the back of a motorcycle and looking for trouble. And those dancing hot dogs! What a jolt to my memory. I totally loved this! Nicely edited, too.

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Scott Ocamb's avatar

Thanks Sharron, so how do you know about ripple and wine botas?? This was very fun to write.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Santa Cruz, 1970s, broke ... that's all I'm saying about that ... lest I smear my already-compromised reputation.

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StarkMarkings's avatar

Drive-Ins have always seemed so magical to me. I've never been to one (i've yet to cross it off MY bucket list!), but I felt like I got an inkling of the experience through your post :)

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Scott Ocamb's avatar

Thanks for your kind comment

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James Sherry's avatar

I definitely remember the drive. I took my girlfriend, now wife, to see JAWS in 1975

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Scott Ocamb's avatar

Thanks Jim, I saw Jaws at a drive in too. Good memories.

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Tom Pendergast's avatar

I’m with the rest Scott: this is one of my favorites of yours. One of the things I find most interesting about your writing Scott is how “plain” your style is, so free of ornament, and yet still very involving. I learn a lot from reading your stuff. And yeah, the bota bag and the drive-in, both of an age. I remember my folks taking us to see The Godfather at a drive-in. I wasn’t ready for that movie (I was probably 12) and I still wonder what the hell they were thinking.

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Scott Ocamb's avatar

Thanks so much for your kind comments. I took my daughter to a drive-in to like 2010 and it was fun seeing her enjoy it.

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

I really enjoyed this, Scott!

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Scott Ocamb's avatar

Thanks Rebecca, it is a great memory and was fun to write.

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