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Summer 1980: Saw "The Empire Strikes Back" twice at the Midland theater in Kansas City, MO, in 70mm Six-Track. I was dissapointed it didn't show at the Glenwood, but the Midland had an exclusive run. (Both theaters were in the greater Kansas City area.)
Summer 1983: I received a ticket as a gift to see "Return of the Jedi" at the Dickinson Glenwood, on May 24, 1983. This was a benefit premier sponsored by the Variety Club of Kansas City, the night before the official release. It was the first showing of a brand new 70mm Six-Track print in the best theater in Kansas City. Extra ushers were on duty, all wearing white gloves, and giving extra service such as opening doors for the patrons that evening. I still have my ticket from this one, Number 700. The 70mm print was later stolen from the Glenwood, which made big news in Kansas City. Patrons for the next couple of weeks had to watch a 35mm print.
Sorry George, but I did fall in love with this inferior, substandard, incomplete, rough-cut, garbage that you forced on the public a couple of decades back.