Andy wrote:
> George Shirley said...
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>> George Shirley said...
>>>
>>>> My second favorite was and still is Whoppers malted milk balls.
>>>
>>> But... but... you only got those at the movies.
>>>
>>> Or maybe I was deprived!??
>>>
>>> Andy
>> They were available at five and dimes, candy stores, and some grocery
>> stores when I was a kid. I first found them at the Saturday movies. My
>> folks would give me a quarter and I would ride my bike the five blocks
>> to the Lamar Theater in Beaumont, TX. Cost a dime to get in and then you
>> could get a cold drink and a bag of popcorn for fifteen cents or a cold
>> drink and two nickel boxes of Whoppers for the same fifteen cents. You
>> got to see a couple of cliff hangers and then either a western movie or
>> a Tarzan movie. Then there would be contests for prizes. Go at 8 am,
>> turn you loose at noon. Cheap baby sitting.
>
>
> George Shirley,
>
> Great!!!
>
> Thanks for the memories!
>
> I'll smile all day now!
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

I visited the old neighborhood in the late seventies, first time in many
years. Drove by the old Lamar Theater and it was an "Adult" movie house.
Probably didn't even sell Whoppers anymore.