The first movie I ever went to with just my friends was Herbie the Love Bug. No, it wasn’t the one with Lindsay Lohan in it, my Herbie the Love Bug was the one from 1969 with Dean Jones and Buddy Hackett. I remember paying 10 cents, money that I got from collecting soda bottles from the neighbors and returning them to the grocery store. (It was 2 cents for a 6-pack of 12-ounce bottles at that time.)
Imagine my surprise when Herbie was at my train station last night. I hopped off the train and voila! Check that thing out. It’s the real deal. Number 53 decals, canvas-covered sun roof, and all. That was a real smile.
My first car was a 1964 VW Beetle that I paid $25 for. I called it Herbie.
