James Keane:  

Attended SUNY Maritime College, and graduated with an Engineering major and an Architecture minor in 1968. I was hired by Esso [ExxonMobil] out of college. Traveled the world for 24 years, working for an amazingly great company, and took advantage of a special early retirement program. Handed "a bag of Gold and a lifelong pension" I retired at 46, in 1992, as Exxon's Chief Engineer. Moved from New Hampshire to beautiful Raleigh, North Carolina to open a new business in 1993. Designed, opened and operated a Cinema Grill (movie theater/restaurant) for 27 years, way before the concept became popular! Reviewed as "The Triangles Highest Rated Movie Theater and only truly Unique Restaurant". When we recorded a TV ad, our 'movie star' young employees didn't show up for the Monday 9 AM ad shot so the Director stuck both of us in the ad! Search on YOU TUBE: RALEIGHWOOD Cinema Grill Great Places. Our children, four daughters and one son, worked at the theater during college breaks and after finishing college and graduate school they all moved back to Raleigh. (Boston College, American University, Amherst, Appalachian, Duke) Everyone is local except for daughter #4 who lived in LA before moving to Austin, TX. We are blessed having most of our 10 and still counting, grandchildren living nearby. Taking to heart, Carl Sagan's observation "Extinction is the rule, survival is the exception" and watching huge flat screen TV being 'given away' at Sam's & Costco, with the explosion of internet streaming, we knew Movie Theaters were going the way of Blockbuster. Taking Kenny Rogers advise 'You gotta know when to fold...Expand for more