The theater I used to go to often had triple features, with no announced starting times. Like you, I sometimes waited for a favorite scene to appear. If I was interested in a particular movie, and entered the theater while it was underway, I would sometimes wait so I could see the beginning.
I still do some 'porn foreplay', and ADT is part of that.
Still the availability of porn at home, means that I normally use it for a quick wank.
I wish I could have been around when adult theaters were in their heyday. To pull my dick out and flagrantly masturbate with other people around while watching porn on the big screen--I almost cream my jeans just thinking about it. I hope you guys that got to do this fully appreciate what a great opportunity to be openly sexual without regard to who was around or what environment you were in. The ultimate in masturbation.
This is a very interesting notion. I know nothing about the adult theaters first-hand, having missed the era too. I WISH I could have seen the great vintage films on the big screen.
For the people who went there, was masturbation happening in the open without much care? From what I've read, I thought, in some cases, masturbation had to be done under a raincoat while looking over one's shoulder. If it was indeed so restricted... what was the main point of going to an adult theater? Was it to have something to fantasize about later when one got home?
Your fantasy was never a reality in any porn theater I ever sat in. Sure, masturbation happened. You'd see more than a few kleenex on the floor. But, guys did the deed very discreetly.
Well this is a bit of a disappointment. I always imagined during the sexually-open 1970s it would have been more out in the open and not so hidden and discreet. I guess I was envisioning something like the 1990's porn series "American Bukkake" where a few dozen men sat around jerking off while watching a woman masturbate. I still think there should be a new porn series set in a strip club where live sex is performed on stage (M/F, solo F, F/F, MM/F, etc) while all the guys in the audience watch and jerk off.
^ There were different cultures in different theaters and towns.
I saw a lot more fragrant masturbation on Times Square than anyplace else.
I to sit in the front row of my favorite movie theater in my home town. You would see flagrant occasionally while walking in to the theater, but most people were pretty discrete. I almost always had the front row entirely to myself. I would never lower my pants, but I was often fully unzipped and un-buttoned with my underwear pushed down and legs spread. If another guy sat down in the front row, I tended to follow his lead. I would say half of them were unzipped, but part of the attraction of the front row was that fewer people would walk past on their way in and out of the theater.
I only visited the biggest strip club in my home town once, but one of the strippers was blowing audience members in exchange for $5 tips. I was sitting in the back, so I have no idea how many guys were stroking to her. During a live show at a smaller club, one of the guys stood up to get closer to the stage while he jerked off. This didn't seem to bother anyone, and I have no idea how common it was in that theater.
San Francisco was tamer than the East Coast in the 80s, but discrete masturbation was common during live shows.
I don't remember seeing any raincoats, but some trench coats have pockets that let you do things like take your wallet and keys out of your pocket. No doubt these were sometimes used.
I also miss the big screens. The quality of the films was much better than the transfers you see today, and there was something about the larger-than-life aspect of film.
I first saw xxx features as a teenager in the local porn drive in. I don't remember any of the titles but I was totally enthralled with watching beautiful people have sex.
A few years later I had moved to a bigger city to go to school and began attending the local adult theater. Saw the first New Wave Hookers there, plus films starring traci lords, ginger lynn, tracy adams, Alicia Monet, Barbara dare and candie evans. While on the floor you'd see wadded up Kleenex's I never recalled seeing anyone openly masturbating. The rule seemed to be that each patron selected a row of seats for himself to enjoy. I used to wear a pair of baggy army surplus pants with deep pockets so I could touch & enjoy myself during the awesome xxx triple features. It was the era where people could smoke in movie theaters. I used to discreetly smoke pot to enhance my experience.
^ I think of New Wave Hookers as from the early VHS era. That was an interesting moment in the history of porn. It still resembled the golden age, in that you had features, some of which were comparable with well-made B-movies, but the VHS allowed a larger audience to watch porn in private.
As I remember it, I got my first VHS for porn, and still went to theaters of watch mainstream movies. (Though I would also invite women over for the 80s version of 'Netflix and Chill"- in which case mainstream movies were more appropriate.)
I think most guys were like me - I had no desire to be seen. and I would get pissed if anyone was getting too close. There were certain girls I liked, and I would sit thru a lot of boring stuff to see them. Then I would try and get out ASAP. I don't think people today realize how degrading those joints were. It was a filthy slimy enviornment, with few options. Glad those days are over.
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^ I think we're well aware of how they were, the aforementioned books by Delany and Landis hardly paint a pretty picture but I'd be willing to brave it to watch my favourite features in the big screen.
I tagged along with my Dad to the double features I mentioned earlier in this thread because I was a bit underaged.
We saw them at this packed '70s repertory theater that was a terrific place with a movie palace vibe. It still operates today as a small four-plex.
Seems like every major city in the '70s had a cinema that turned into the main sleazy place that so many of you are mentioning.
I skipped seeing stuff at our local one and grabbed other opportunities to see xxx films like Wanda Whips Wall Street at midnight in a packed university auditorium.
From what I remember any sexual activity was forbidden. They were checking the audience from time to time. When some guy brought his wife or girlfriend along I found that a bit exciting. Watching porn when there was a woman in the audience is something I miss. But in general, yes, it was quite sleazy and unclean.
1985 I believe ,I was 16 , Show World Center on 8th ave and 42nd St in NYC. I worked after high school in the theatre district ,bough my first VHS there in the 80's and magazines (I remember my first magazine , Club with Marilyn Chambers centerfold , she had a belly chain , would love to find that photo shoot, but I digress). First time I went inside the theatre , Shanna McCullough was dancing . She's my all time fav , and I remember her she danced and did number with a purple vibrator , and her last song was "Suddenly Last Summer" , and interesting choice , still think of her when I hear that. I got a signed photo from her , she must have known how young I was , but she was nice. Signed it with just a green bikini bottom on , told her how beautiful she was , and how I loved redheads , and my then second girlfriend was a redhead. She was nice , slight tan with her freckles , and a little bit of stripper glitter . I remember going to one adult theatre later on Long Island where I lived , with that redhead , we went with another underage couple , zero recollection of what was playing. Ahh , the 80's .
Reminds me of the time I saw Mimi Myagi live on stage. I thought she was the prettiest porn star ever, and she was even hotter live. She did a lovely song and dance number, answered questions and was very nice to the audience. But no nudity or dirty talk. I'm still pissed off.
^ I have lots of memories of watching both films and strippers in theaters. If you have particular questions or things that you want to talk about I'd be happy to chime in.
I've shared lots of memories on other threads. The most noteworthy was when Monica Kennedy fucked me as part of her show.
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