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Re: Houston moviegoers please help

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From: Jerry D. Price, Jr.
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 04:29
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In article <matta-250193182741@promethium.rice.edu>, matta@bioc.rice.edu (Matt Alexander) writes...
> 
>Hello,
>	I have recently been exposed to a unique experience called "The Cinema 'n
>Drafthouse"  It is a movie theater, that has tables and chairs instead of
>regular seats.  The theater is a second run theater which means it shows
>movies taht have been out for a while, but are still good films(usually). 
>The catch is that you can order food(beer, wine, pizza, burgers, nachos
>etc) and eat while eatching the film.  The price of the food is very
>reasonable, and since it is a second run theater it costs $2.00 or less to
>get in.  I am thinking of getting the rights to put one in the houston
>area, hopefully near Rice.  Is this the sort of thing that people would be
>interested in?  I am from Minnesota, and the one there is doing very well. 
>Please feel free to E-mail or post a reply.
>Thanks for your help.
> 
> 
> 
>Matt Alexander
>Rice University, Dept of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
>matta@dingo.rice.edu

Matt,

Orlando, FL has had Cinema Drafhouses for at least ten years.  According to
the guys in Orlando (this was 4 years ago), they had started a movie house in
Dallas and were looking for other sites.  I don't know how they are currently
doing but the idea for Houston would be unique.  

Jerry D. Price, Jr
University of Houston, Center for Information Technology in Education
JDPrice@UH.Edu?x
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From: jdprice@jane.uh.edu (Jerry D. Price, Jr.)
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