Drove over last night to the Kerasotes ShowPlace 14 – Galewood Crossings a few blocks north of North, just off Central, first right off the bridge, to catch “Redbelt” as advertised for a 7:20 showing.
“Not selling tickets to ‘Redbelt,’” said the young lady.
“Why not?” I asked.
“Because it’s not showing on the scornay.”
“The what?”
“The scornay.”
“The scornay?”
Her friend, standing with cell phone just outside the ticket booth, finally intervened: “The screen, the screen.”
Which under normal circumstances would have prompted another question, Why aren’t you showing it on the screen when it’s scheduled to be shown and in fact is on the electronic list blinking right above us?
But stunned by defeat, I returned to my vehicle and took myself back to Oak Park.
UPDATE: Renona (sp?) called from Kerasotes in Galewood, an hour and 20 minutes after I emailed them a link to this posting, and she couldn’t have been nicer.
She didn’t know why “Redbelt” was a no-show, was very apologetic, and nicest of all, she’s givine me two free tickets, to be picked up at the gate by asking for the manager!
But at $4 a senior citizen ticket, am I going to expose myself visually as the on-line complainer? Let me think about it.
UPDATE 2: The manager also called, also wants to be friends. I called back, he wasn’t there.
EXPLANATION: “Scornay” is combination of her accent and my imperfect hearing, FYI.
Blithe Spirit 
I think your return to Oak Park was the most inspirational option in the circumstances! 🙂
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