[How did you all get into classic movies what is you story?]

Thanks for posting the question. I've really enjoyed reading everyone's stories too. It's nice knowing there are so many other fans out there! - Lauren

[How did you all get into classic movies what is you story?]

I'm new to this, just registered today after exploring the website a bit more. I was browsing the forums & this looked like a good place to start. FYI, I'm in my late 20's so I never had the opportunity to spend a whole day at the movies as a kid or see some of the greats when they opened. I don't remember the first film I saw, but my mom, being a music teacher, always brought home Rogers & Hammerstein & other great musicals for us to watch. I also remember then I saw The Wizard of Oz the first time (age 3 or 4) that I was terrified of The Wicked Witch of the West. I'd watch the movie, but I'd run & hide behind my dad's chair every time she'd show up, which went on until I was 10 or so. I watched a lot of my mom's favorite movies (i.e. anything with Robert Redford or Paul Newman, Casablanca, An Affair to Remember). My best friend's parents exposed me to the old westerns, which I grew to love, especially John Wayne (there'll never be another one like him). The last couple of years, I've been ill & have had a lot of down time, so I've had many a days where I'll sit & watch TCM all day. I'll watch almost anything, but my favorites now are Bogie, Lauren Bacall, John Wayne, Clark Gable, & Cary Grant movies, along with the musicals I saw as a kid.