Popcorn and a Coors light
Schenectady leaders have annouced plans to build a new downtown movie theater complex, complete with beer and wine sales:
1) Who wants a glass of wine or a beer at the movie theater? Not me. This isn't central Europe. I can't ever think of a time I was at a movie and said to myself, "you know, i could really go for a beer right now. Actually, a glass of white zin would hit the spot. I really just need a drink." I suppose you'll get the drunks, the college kids, and the yuppies looking for a novelty, but most likely it will be like those deli shops that have beer out for sale but no one ever buys it.
2) Who in the world makes the association between "sales of beer" and "style and elegence?" I mean, seriously - sophmores at Union? Sure, the wine could be classy - but remember that it'll probably be served in paper cups, not wine glasses. And forget corkscrews. This is a straight twist-off scene. Paging Mad Dog 20/20!
3) How much do you think a bottle of budweiser is going to cost? Again, seriously. If they stuck with typical restuarant economics, a beer should be about 2 or 3 times the cost of a soda, which at Crossgates now starts at $4.50 and goes up by size. And you better break the piggy bank for a glass of red wine. Good lord!
I could probably write 10,000 words on how ridiculous this is. Sometimes I worry about finding great SmAlbany grist in the paper every day. But then they go do things like this.
Ahhh, Schenectady, you've done it again.
The Bow Tie Cinema and Office Complex will be at the corner of Broadway and State Streets with six screens and over a thousand seats. The owners of Bow Tie cinemas want to bring "style and elegance" back to movie going, possibly including the sales of beer and wine at the films.
I'm happy about the theaters. Sounds good. But three points on the beer:1) Who wants a glass of wine or a beer at the movie theater? Not me. This isn't central Europe. I can't ever think of a time I was at a movie and said to myself, "you know, i could really go for a beer right now. Actually, a glass of white zin would hit the spot. I really just need a drink." I suppose you'll get the drunks, the college kids, and the yuppies looking for a novelty, but most likely it will be like those deli shops that have beer out for sale but no one ever buys it.
2) Who in the world makes the association between "sales of beer" and "style and elegence?" I mean, seriously - sophmores at Union? Sure, the wine could be classy - but remember that it'll probably be served in paper cups, not wine glasses. And forget corkscrews. This is a straight twist-off scene. Paging Mad Dog 20/20!
3) How much do you think a bottle of budweiser is going to cost? Again, seriously. If they stuck with typical restuarant economics, a beer should be about 2 or 3 times the cost of a soda, which at Crossgates now starts at $4.50 and goes up by size. And you better break the piggy bank for a glass of red wine. Good lord!
I could probably write 10,000 words on how ridiculous this is. Sometimes I worry about finding great SmAlbany grist in the paper every day. But then they go do things like this.
Ahhh, Schenectady, you've done it again.
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At 8:57 PM ,Matt, I disagree. It could be done correctly. Madison, WI has a theater that serves beer, and it works out perfectly. For some reason, though, the costs have been kept low. A movie costs $4 even though they are first run deals, and a beer (Leinenkugel's) costs $2. You don't find people drinking a ton of beer there, but you do find people sitting down with a cold one. It's nice. They also have ice cream, which is a huge plus.
Further proof for my theory that except for the deadly hippie/regular person ratio, Madison, WI is a great town.
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