Watch out, Steve, that’s not safe driving...
Watch out, Steve, that’s not safe driving
I always enjoy Steve Smith’s columns on Saturdays. He always has
something interesting to say. But I was rather disturbed this last
Saturday when he was talking about driving. He was driving listening
to messages on his cell phone, eating a bagel, listening to CDs and
scrambling to find a paper in the front seat and he doesn’t have too
much problem, he just kind of throws it in there like there is
nothing wrong with that. And that is the big, big problem in our
society today. And have you noticed that the biggest problem with
people using cell phones is that none of them ever use correctional
signals. Come on, Steve, make it home safe, get your life together,
stop using that cell phone. Get a headset or something.
GEORGE LAMPINEN
Newport Beach
Bond memories of the Port Theatre
We love council member Dick Nichols and no doubt his position on
Port Theatre regarding parking certainly deserves some study. The
problem is that observations of Luvena Hayton are right as always.
Those of us who have lived in Newport Beach for more than 50 years
have lots of Port Theatre memories that, like the music of the time,
stays with us forever.
In 1964, the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” caused us to view
the same movie three times at the Port Theatre. Obviously, we saw all
the Sean Connery Bond films at the Port after that. Add that to the
variety of surf movies, which included “Endless Summer,” then the
Beatles movies, “Hard Day’s Night” and “Help!” and Bob Dylan’s “Don’t
Look Back!”
When one of Warren Beatty’s first movies, “Lilith,” followed by
numerous other art-type films previewed at the Port, we are beginning
to talk some real philosophy. “2001: A Space Odyssey” -- that one,
too. All at the Port Theatre. The history is here.
At the Port, you could go up to the loges and smoke cigarettes,
make important cultural comments to other theatergoers and possibly
meet someone you might want to get to know better -- later. The Port
had great popcorn, and the tough management was always well
controlled and in control. As Newport Beach thinks about its 100-year
celebration, maybe they should consider a building with well over 50
years of city history -- as they are working out 2004 parking
problems.
RON WINSHIP
Newport Beach
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