‘The Lost Boys’ part of the 2007 Rolling Roadshow

The ’80s film, The Lost Boys will be featured as part of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s Rolling Roadshow.  The roadshow takes a large projection truck and travels across country showing classic movies and cult favorites in cool locales that usually have some connection to the film itself.

For instance, The Lost Boys will be shown on Wednesday, July 25th at 8:45 p.m. on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk as a part of the boardwalk’s 100th anniversary.   Several of the scenes from The Lost Boys were filmed on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

But the roadshow is more than just a screening of the film.  Each showing includes lots of extras for the die hard fans from original movie trailers to movie-specific trivia and games to a chance to meet some of the film’s stars.  Currently the roadshow is in talks with Corey Haim and Corey Feldman to be on hand for the screening of The Lost Boys.

The Rolling Roadshow is free.  However, each showing offers special VIP passes for a mere $30.  These passes include special reserved seating, a limited edition event poster, and an invitation to the After Party sponsered by Dewars.

Here’s the list of the rest of the tour:

• July 18 — Fandango in San Elizario, Texas
• July 20 — Friday in South Central Los Angeles, California
• July 28 — Stand By Me in Brownsville, Oregon
• July 31 — North By Northwest at Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota
• August 3 — Goldfinger at Fort Knox, Kentucky
• August 5 — A Christmas Story at the newly renovated Christmas Story house in Cleveland, Ohio
• August 10 — A Dusk-to-Dawn John Waters Marathon in Baltimore, Maryland
• August 12 — Deliverance on the Chattooga River near Clayton, Georgia
• August 14 — A Burt Reynolds-athon at the Starlight Six Drive-In in Atlanta, Georgia
• August 15 — Smokey and the Bandit at The Four State Fairgrounds in Texarkana, Arkansas

Too bad we couldn’t get the Rolling Roadshow out to Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia for the 20th anniversary of Dirty Dancing.  Now, I have to figure out how to get my husband to head to Santa Cruz at the end of July. Hmm . . .

C’mon down Barney, You’re the next contestant on ‘The Price is Right’

Tonight’s episode of How I Met Your Mother combined two of my favorite things — Barney and The Price is Right — for a full half hour of laughs.

As Lilly (Alyson Hannigan) and Marshall (Jason Segel) countdown the final two weeks until there nuptials, Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) is training for his turn as a contestant on the mother of all game shows, The Price is Right.  When his friends remarked that they didn’t know that he was fan of TPIR, Barney replied:

“TPIR is not just an indescribable hour of television.  It’s a microcosm of our entire economic system.  A capitalist utopia.”

I couldn’t have said it any better.  But despite Barney’s soliloquy on all things great about TPRI, we later learn why the overachiever is stressing about being a contestant.  He’ll be meeting his father.  Yes, Barney thinks his father is Bob Barker.

I’m not sure what was funnier — Barney practicing his pricing skills with Lilly’s wedding registry, Barney practicing his run from his seat to stage through Ted’s (Josh Radnor) apartment while Ted works on his best man’s speech, Barney practicing his wheel spinning skills on a bicycle tire or Barney’s detailed plan to win the Showcase Showdown and then announce to Bob Barker live on TV that he’s Barker’s son!

On second thought, Barney’s interaction with Bob Barker, who guest starred as himself, takes the cake.  All suited up, Barney is a blend of cockiness at his pricing abilities and a timid child grasping for any of bit of praise from “his dad.”  In the end, Barney wins the showcase, but settles for no more than a hug from Bob.  Barney says he wants to spare “Bob” the shock of learning the reality he’s known if not true. 

Either way, Barney and Bob are both winners in my book.

(photo courtesy of tvguide.com)

Come See Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Richmond, VA

Queen Elizabeth II will be here in Richmond Virginia on Thursday, May 3 and then she’ll head to Jamestown for the 400th anniversary.  Here’s the details about the Virginia’s Royal Welcome event in downtown Richmond on May 3.

Interest in Her Majesty’s visit to Virginia has been extremely high and we encourage all Virginians to join us as we welcome The Queen to Virginia at Virginia’s Royal Welcome, where everyone will get to see The Queen.

Capitol Square provides a public venue to accommodate a large number of Virginians and will provide the best chance for people to see her. Everyone can see The Queen from the Capitol hillside and everyone can watch her entire visit and historic address to the General Assembly on large video screens in the Square.

The Queen’s visit to Richmond will feature a musical festival celebrating the state’s diverse musical heritage with live performances of authentic bluegrass, gospel, jazz and blues. The music will be a mix of legendary performers and up and coming young artists. Capitol grounds will open at 11:00 a.m. with musical performances from 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. It is recommended that you arrive no later than 1 p.m. For a complete musical line-up and other event details, please visit our website at http://queensvisit.governor.virginia.gov/.

Parking
In celebration of the Queen’s Visit to Richmond, GRTC Transit System will be offering free shuttle service between the downtown area and two Park-N-Ride facilities. Buses will operate every 20 minutes from these Park-N-Ride locations.

Hours of Operation: 11:00am to 6:30pm

Locations
   – University of Richmond Stadium Parking Park-N-Ride: This shuttle will drop off and pick up downtown on Marshall Street between 8th & 9th Street view map
   – Cloverleaf Mall Park-N-Ride: This shuttle will drop off and pick up downtown on Broad Street between 10th & 11th Street. view map

For additional questions, please contact the GRTC Customer Service Center at (804) 358-GRTC (4782).

Royal Etiquette
Our website, http://queensvisit.governor.virginia.gov/main.asp?pg=about&sub=protocol, has information on royal protocol.

Permitted Items
Our website, http://queensvisit.governor.virginia.gov/main.asp?pg=event&sub=attend, has a list of permitted and prohibited items on the grounds.

We look forward to greeting you on May 3rd for Virginia’s Royal Welcome. For the most up to date information, please continue to check our website: http://queensvisit.governor.virginia.gov.