Monsters, Submarines & Monkeys

I recently went to a retrospective in nearby Fort Worth, with my friend Nathan. We were both excited to see that The Rose Marine Theater was showing an old B movie favorite called The Beach Girls and the Monster. As an added bonus, it was FREE showing! How cool is THAT? It was also really cool to see it in one of Fort Worth's oldest performance venues. The newly remodeled (2000) old Rose Marine Theater originally opened as a movie theater in the 1920's and has operated under multiple names over the years. The theater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The movie was part of a series being hosted by The Latin Arts Association. The woman in charge was named Yvonne Duque. She's the Program Director of events at the theater and couldn't have been nicer. In the foyer, there was a tub of ice filled with soft drinks and bags of popped-while-you-wait microwave popcorn for just $1 each. It doesn't get any better than that!

Afterwards, Nathan and I went to eat lunch at The Great Outdoors, a nearby submarine sandwich eatery. We followed that up by swinging by the Cattle Barn. It was late in the afternoon, so most of the venders were closing up shop, but Nathan (who had never been before) managed to find something he liked.

[1] The outside of The Rose Marine Theater. It was a beautiful day.

[2] The movie poster for The Beach Girls and the Monster.

[3] The Beach Monster!

[4] A piece of ironwork hanging in the foyer of the theater, that I thought was really beautiful.

[5] The interior of the theater.

[6] A local artist's painting, also hanging in the foyer of the theater.

[7] Mmmmm! Nathan and I both ordered this delicious sub, called The Outdoorsman. It has turkey, pastrami, cappicola, spiced ham, salami, bologna, pepperoni and cheese. You can get it with an array of toppings. I chose bean sprouts, cucumbers, onions, lettuce, black olives and honey mustard. God, it was INCREDIBLE. The Great Outdoors has been in business since 1973, so you know they're doing SOMETHING right! Delicious!

[8] East Main Street: The historical area of Downtown Fort Worth. Check out all the motorcyles! The ultimate mid-lif crisis barometer!

[9/10] Some groovy sculpture outside an old gas station in the area. I thought it was fun.

[11] The interior of The Great Outdoors. We sat in the booth directly under the tomato.

[12] Nathan's Planet of the Apes board game. They sell threw in the Bozo the Clown game for FREE! He got both for $5!

[13] The Bozo the Clown board game. Nathan gave it to me. Whee! Lots of colorful pieces inside. Complete.