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That's
it. We're finished showing movies for the year. There are a few private
rentals to take care of, and then it is time for me to say goodbye.
Ideally
this would be a letter thanking people by name for all they've done for
me, and for the Capri Theatre, for the last 40 years. Fortunately,
there are too many people to thank. I know I would overlook too many,
and anyway, it would end up reading like the acknowledgments chapter of a
too long book.
Instead, I wish a collective "Thank You" to everyone who has supported me in one way or another.
Certainly the friends I have made. Those I still have, and those I miss.
The
people who took a chance and hired me in 1985 - the ones who thought it
was a good idea, and those who didn't at first, but later came around.
Thanks
to the Board Members, especially the Board Presidents, who put up with
me over the years. Who contributed a portion of your life to steering
the Capri. Through police raids, controversial films, collapsed
ceilings, and every calamity, big or small, we thought may close the
Capri. And always scraping together the money. Money to pay the bills,
buy the building, convert to digital, put up a new marquee, and
everything it takes to run a single screen theatre in Montgomery.
And,
of course thanks to all of the people who make the Capri possible. Your
support - through memberships, donations, attendance, time, and work
- is the real reason the Capri still exists. No matter what, you have
never let us down.
That
includes those who have volunteered your time and work to the Capri.
Some of you have volunteered for decades, and most likely will outlast
my record at the Capri.
And
to our many past - and current few - employees, most of whom have been
at the theatre for at least a decade. Your work, loyalty, and dedication
are appreciated.
It's
beginning to read like the acknowledgments chapter I wanted to avoid.
It's time for me to go. I've done what I could at the Capri, though not
everything I wanted. I think it will be in good hands. They will be
facing some challenges I'm glad I won't, so please show them the support
you've shown me.
I'll
still be around. I'll just be an old guy telling stories. So many of
which will be about the Capri. Thanks for letting me have them.
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