Lake Oasis Drive In May 18, 2008

Yesterday on the CFAX 1070 radio program "Remember When" it was announced that for one night only, Saturday, August 16, 2008 there will be an outdoor theatre set up at South Shawnigan Lake called the "Lake Oasis Drive In". That's right folks, jump in your car, drive up the Malahat to the South Shawnigan turnoff and follow the signs to enjoy an afternoon and evening that includes a show & shine, live music, concession by the Beacon Drive In and three movies with authentic commercials in between (nothing like dancing ice crean bars and a hot dog jumping into the bun!). The screen is 28 ft X 18 ft so it's plenty visable for a few hundred cars. The audio will be transmitted through your am/fm radio so no speaker boxes will be hanging off your window. Mark it on your calendar and step back in time with us for an experience you can't get anywhere else on Vancouver Island this summer.

Todays picture is the worlds first Drive In theatre. Looking for a way to promote his auto-parts business, Richard Hollingshead of Camden, N.J., built the first drive-in theater in his driveway. All he needed was a sheet strung between two trees and a movie projector mounted to the hood of his car. Hollingshead patented the idea an opened a more practical version to the public in 1933, but his invention didn’t become a sensation until after World War II, when Americans had more spending money.

For more info, e mail driveintickets@shaw.ca

Todays profile updates: Paul Iverson, Ross Damude and Bernie Aubin (See and hear what band they played together in over on the mainland).