Georgia Square Mall Cinemas 1 2 3 4
3700 Atlanta Highway,
Athens,
GA
30606
3700 Atlanta Highway,
Athens,
GA
30606
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First time in Athens I noticed the theatre hired off duty cops to work the MIDNIGHT SHOWS.Andy was the cop we always got and he was super cool.He hunted all his meat for his family,wild game hunter.He would always bring SOMETHING for us to eat.
One night have the friday night Midnight show ,Mike The relief Projectionist throws a party , so CHARLES and I go. Charles gets so wasted i have to put him to bed.His hangover is so bad Mr.Zacker and me both end up working a double.But that is the theatre business.
GEORGIA SQUARE MALL was huge compared to REGENCY in Augusta. The popcorn room at REGENCY was like a Closet. Our stock room was so small that often we would put Drink cups in the Projection Booth which teed off the operators,But there was no room. There was enought room at GEORGIA SQUARE in the Popcorn room for employees to have a desk to study by,since most of our staff was UGA students.
I noticed MIDNIGHT SHOWS were much calmer in Athens than Augusta.Even when we played ROCKY HORROR we did not have the headaches we had in Augusta.{SEE REGENCY 1,2.3.CINEMAS in Augusta.}
Bad thing about GCC we were on Salary. Had we been hourly we would have made alot more. My take home for 1983 was about $150.00 a week!That is working GCC hours sometimes a Kid movie,Regular features,and the ever present weekend midnight shows. I am also glad that GeorgiaSquare Mall 1.2.3.4. has it is own place on CT. Thanks Nick.
Yes,like so many old theatre people it is easy to go right back to work at a theatre,But withall these new theatres 20 plexs and more there might be a bit more to training. I came up to GEORGIA SQUARE between jobs and to help Mr.Zacker out.He was training the Assistant Charles Pileggi how to do an ad for the paper and he let it be known that he did not need my advice.I killed time behind the box office.Having put together ads before.Mr.Zacker was pretty good at the ads.
Another thing about the projectionists.They stayed to themselves unlike all the projectionists i had worked with in Augusta.Mr.Smith the head operator would hardly ever come in to our offices and chat.Maybe that was being a good Union man. His relief guy,Mike was the same way. Nothing wrong,Just different.
When i first arrived at GEORGIA SQUARE MALL CINEMAS i had hoped to score big on some one sheets.To my surprize there were none in the theatre.It didn’t take long to realize the posters are favorites of dorm rooms at UGA. I can count on one hand how many folks asked for one sheets in Augusta.
I think it was KENNY ROGERS AND THE FIRST EDITION,My mistake.
Con on the new Kenny Rogers.He came to the Imperial Theatre in Augusta,Ga. When he was still with the NEW EDITION. He saw DIRTY MARY & CRAZY LARRY. He wanted a cup of Ice ,But the manager could not give him a free cup because they were an inventory item.So Kenny walked next door to SNAPPY’S a little hamburger joint next to the IMPERIAL to get a free cup. What a bone head manager,I would have given him a cup and wrote it off as damaged.
Mike that is an awesome story. Kenny Rogers is a bonafide counrty lehgend, I am proud to have seen him perform twice…How do you feel about his recent facial surgery procedure? Are you pro or con new Kenny Rogers?