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Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

TIL the film "Close encounters of the Third Kind" is shown every single night at the Devil Tower KOA, making it one of the most screened movies ever.

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TIL the film "Close encounters of the Third Kind" is shown every single night at the Devil Tower KOA, making it one of the most screened movies ever.

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Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Devils Tower KOA A 'Close Encounter' With America's First National…
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Devils Tower KOA is one of the most popular overnight stays in the national campground system, perfectly situated between Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone.…
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    Cool I just was there in July. Pic for proof. Unfortunately never did got check out gift shop because by time we finished the trail around the mountain it was closed. But it was an awesome experience.

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      Thanks for your contribution to the conversation and your share. Great pic!

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        You’re nice. It’s nice.

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      That looks ai generated /s

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    i haven’t seen it yet. i have a sort of obsession with order so i’ll watch it only after watching close encounters of the first kind and close encounters of the second kind.

    • Crackhappy@lemmy.world
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      Those are super rare and hard to find. You might try eBay.

    • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
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      At least that means you’ll never watch Movie 43.

      • ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world
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        i’m still waiting for the first rock from the sun!

    • Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldOP
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      Best answer yet lol

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    If you’ve never been, Devil’s Tower is a pretty cool thing to see in person. South Dakota is a great place to visit. Just don’t ever move there. As a State to live in, the Dakotas only come in suck and suckier. I mean at least it’s not the Deep South, but still.

    • MintyFresh@lemmy.world
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      But have you been to walldrug?

      • thesushicat@lemmy.world
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        Where the HECK is WALL DRUG?

        And an honorable mention goes to the Corn Palace.

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    I don’t know what a KOA is,
    and at this point I’m too afraid to ask.

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      Kampgrounds of America. A chain of commercial campgrounds that provide things like RV hookups and such at various sites.

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      It’s a campground chain in the US.

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    Spent a night there with “Suntrek” company (probably no longer exists) mid 90s and watched the movie open air. The best part was to see devil’s tower in the movie, then turn your head to the right & look at the real thing.

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    That makes sense.

    The location is predominately for tourists, since its a campground.

    Id be annoyed if I lived in a neighborhood where the theater only played one movie every single day for a year. Which… actually happened during the pandemic. 😭

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      Why would a theater be open during the pandemic?

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        Same answer as always. Money

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      Now ok you got me wondering what was the movie during the pandemic?

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        Outbreak.

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    Literally, watching movie as I read this.

    Kid’s about to get hit by Roy’s truck….

    Stupid fucking kids.

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    Thanks for posting this; it brings back lots of happy memories for me. I camped there many times as a kid back in the 90s, and the whole family loved watching the movie. Such a cool place to visit. I love Wyoming!

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    Devils Tower is really cool.

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    A Cinema in Vienna still play “The third man” as their last showing of the day

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    Was there around 2015. Looks like they upgraded the system since then.

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    Great post, thanks for sharing

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