ROAD TRIP DAY 1 — Outside Screening
Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow
FRIDAY (CHRONICLE #10): The road leading up to the Marfa Municipal Golf Course is long and winding — it’s pitch dark. We’re following some cars ahead of us — and that’s a good thing because there are no street lights out here!
We can see some twinkling lights to the right of the road. We turn in to a gravel road leading up to the golf course. We almost miss the entrance and ram into the barbed wire fence. There’s plenty of parking space — but it’s pitch black. We’re going to need a flashlight to make our way from our parking spot to the clubhouse.
We unload our fold-out chairs and blanket. The golf clubhouse is still some distance away.
We’re glad we’re wearing boots! We walk in — pay for our tickets — and then walk across the golf course to the area where the huge Alamo Drafhouse inflatable movie screen (20 x 40 ft) has been set up.
Some people are already camped out there. We find a spot next to the Alamo Drafthouse truck that has the film projection system. Tonight’s feature is Charles Laughton’s classic The Night of the Hunter — a little too preacher creepy for us.
JEM
Before the movie starts, JEM caterer offers us sample servings of their coffee-nut beverage. It’s awesome! JEM stands for Just Enjoy Me — they’re set up to provide organic food catering services.
Freezing Cold
The temperature drops to the low 40s — we’ve got the blanket wrapped around us but we still can’t keep warm enough. We try some free Tequila shots in the clubhouse, but that still didn’t help. It’s just too freezing cold, we’re tired and it’s time to head on back to Alpine and get some sleep.
Jackie Arrives
Our friend Jackie arrives late at night — she flew in from Austin to Odessa and then drove to Alpine! She unloads the video equipment which we’ll use tomorrow for interviewing and filmming at the festival. Thanks Korey for letting us borrow your film equipment!!
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