YES, WHERE IT IS KENDA DRIVING EMOTION DID START OUT IN 1966 IT IS ONE OF FEW L IN BUSINESS.

AND, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS AND THEIR CARS, WERE GOING TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THOSE DAYS.

BACK TO THOSE HAPPY DAYS.

JUST LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.

I TELL YOU, WE STARTED DATING AND IN 1966.

WE BEEN MARRIED FOR 48 YEARS.

WE STILL GO TO DRIVE-INS.

WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO GO TO DRIVE-INS, BUT WE WENT ANYWAY.

WE LOVED IT.

WE REALLY LOVE IT, YOU KNOW.

I JUST LOVE THE WHOLE SCENE AND SEEN OUR FRIENDS, AND A LITTLE KISSING.

YOU KNOW.

IT WAS GREAT, YOU KNOW.

PEOPLE LIKE MY BUDDY OVER THERE, WE HAVE BEEN-THIS GUY OVER HERE- RIGHT BEFORE I STARTED DATING, IF YOU GUYS CAME IN THE TRUCK, EVEN.

I HATE TO ADMIT IT BUT WE DID THAT.

WE HAD LOADS OF FUN.

WE HAD LOADS OF FUN GOING TO DRIVE-INS.

THOSE OF FUN.

>> MY GIRLFRIENDS AND I WOULD GO TO THE DRIVE-IN.

>> YESN MY DAD IN THE FIRST MOVIE I REMEMBER GOING TO WITH MY DAD WAS-WHAT WAS THE NAME AT >> THE SOUND OF MUSIC >> THE SOUND OF MUSIC.

>> WELL KENDA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY HERE.

LOOK AROUND ON SPECI>> CLASSIC CARS SPEAKS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.

>> IT'S OBVIOUSLY, A GOOD MI >> TELLS A FAMILY HISTORY WITH ESTRADA AND >> MY PARENTS OP DRIVE-IN IN APRIL OF 1966.

I WAS ONE YEAR OLD.

SO I'VE BEEN RAISED-I WAS LITERALLY RAISED IN THIS DRIVING.

WE BECONTINUOUS OPERATION.

I TOOK OVER IN 2003, SO IT'S BEEN A FAMILY-RUN OPERATION THE ENTIRE TIME.

WE'VE NEVER CLOSED FAMILY-RUN YEAR-ROUND.

SO THE ALWAYS RUN.

ALWAYS HERE.

>> HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL TO BRING BACK SOME OF THE AMERICAS PAST LIKE THIS?

>> TO ME, IT'S NOT REALLY-TO ' WHAT I CAN TO THE LOCALS HERE, IT'S THE WAY WE WATCH MOVIES.

TO EVERYBOD IT SIMPLY WE'VE NEV LEFT AND WE'VE NEVER CLOSED, WE ARE JUST PART OF THE LANDSCAPE.

IT'S NOT AMERICA'S PAST TO WEST IT IS THE PRESENT AND IT'S THE >> WELL, I REMEMBER MY FAMILY LOADING ALL THE SKITS INTO THE BACK OF A 51 STATION WAGON AND DRIVE INTO A THEATER IN THE TOWN NEXT TO MINE, ONE STOP IT MASSACHUSETTS AND POPCORN IN THE CANDY AND FOR THE BLANKET IN THE BACK OF THE RAMBLER AND WE HAD A BALL.

WE DIDN'T CARE WHAT MOVIE WAS ON AT THAT TIME.

WE HAD A BALL ANYWAY.

>> OKAY.

I'VE GOT TO ADMIT GOT TO GO OVER HERE.

I HAVE NEVER, NEVER SEEN THIS.

WHAT KIND OF A TRUCK IS THIS?

>> THIS TRUCK IS A 1940 WHITE CAPITAL.

THERE WERE TRUCKS BACK IN THE DAY FROM THE 30S AND 40S, ALBEIT TO THE MID-60S.

IT'S BEEN MODIFIED NOW.

IT SITS ON A 2003 CHEVROLET HEAVY-DUTY 3500 HEAVY-DUTY 3501 TON CHASSIS.

JUST A MODERN 6.0 GASOLINE ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DUAL AIR CONDITIONING, AND IT'S HOW SHOULD AN ARKANSAS.

LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S QUITE UNIQUE.

YOU'LL NEVER SEE ANOTHER ONE L >> I CAN REMEMBER GETTING PACK UP AND FULL AND GO.

I'VE SEEN SEVERAL GOOD MOVIES BACK THEN.

I THINK THE FIRST MOVIE I VER DID SEE THAT IN 70 WAS RUTH'S AND SEE SOME OTHER MOVIES THERE AND IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT'S ALL WE DID.

EVERY WEEKEND WE WERE AT THE DRIVE-IN.

>> JACKSON, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE IN THE DRIVE-IN.

WHAT USING?

>> YES.

WELL, I THOUGHT THEY HAD THE SCREEN PUT UP TO ANOTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING, OF A BUILDING, WELL AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE AN UNPAINTED BILLBOARD.

>> IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE AN UNPAINTED BILLBOARD.

YOU ARE RIGHT.

I DO NOT THINK ABOUT THAT.

>> WHAT IS THE STORY HERE, DANIEL, WITH HIS POISON IVY BOUGHT THIS S CAR BRAND-NEW IN 1967.

57, I'M SORRY.

HE BOUGHT IT FOR ME.

I'M OWNER BECAUSE HE BOUGHT IT FOR ME.

NOW, THE ENGINES NAMED AFTER A YOUNG LADY I WAS GOING WITH OUT IN ARIZONA WHERE I GREW UP.

WE WERE OUT ONE NIGHT RUNNING AROUND IN THE STATE ASKED ME IF I WOULD RACE HIM.

OF COURSE, I SAID Y, I WILL.

WE GOT OUT ON SOME HIGHLY ANY BEANIE BITES REGARDLESS BUT DURING THAT PERIOD OF THEM ON X RB RADIO STATION IN LOS ANGELES WAS POSTED ON POISON IVY.

WELL, WE GOT TOGETHER THAT WEEK.

HE REBUILT THE ENGINE, DATA HOTTEROUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND POISON IVY AGAIN.

IS THAT THE AT THE BB GUN BY A CAR IN HALF LENGTH.

THIS CAR IS POISON, POISON ITHAT'S GREAT.

>> THIS IS A 1958 FOR ERLANG AND MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED IT AROUND THANKSGIVING, ABOYEAR GENTLEMAN FROM ST. LOUIS MISSOURI, AND HE OWNS A CAR SHOP UP THERE IN ST. LOUIS.

I'M NOT SURE IF HE DID RESTORATIONS OR JUST SOLD AUTOMOBILES, BUT IT WAS IN HIS SHOP FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

IT'S AN ORIGINAL MEMBERS MATCHING CAR AND HE PURCHASED IT FROM ST. LOUIS MISSOURI, WHERE IT WAS MADE.

WEWAWHL ORIGINAL AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T CHANGED ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

WE JUY SHOWING ITS A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOY SEEING IT.

WE LOVE THE FOUR DOORS BECAUSE WE CAN GET MANY PEOPLE INTO THE CAR AND GO FOR A RIDE.

>> MY GRANDMOTHER BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 1963 WHEN I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

OF COURSE, IT HAD A BUSTED BLOCK SO I PUT IT INSIDE A BARN AND SET IT UP ON HOW SHOULD IT SAT THERE FOR FROM 1963 UNTIL LIKE I SAID, 12-13 YEARS AGO.

WHEN I TOOK OFF THE BLOCK, THE TIRE STOWFAR WE DISASSEMBLED IT.

I CLEANED IT ALL UP.

WE BUILD THE ENGINE IN ITS AND HAD IT SET IN A BUSTED IT TOOK ME FOUR YEARS TO GET THIS CAR COMPLETELYE.I COMP IT COMPLETED, I'VE MADE SIX TRIPS TO FLORIDA IN IT.

DOWN TO CRUISING THE COAST.

DOWN TO THE EMERALD COAST.

WE MADE NUIN ARK COURSE, [INAUDIBLE] WORK ON ANY.

SOMETHING WE WANTED TO DO.

>> I REMEMBER BACK IN THE 50S NICE BIG CARS THEY HAD.

MUSCLE CARS.

HOW COOL IT WAS TO SIT UP THERE AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC AND SEE THE TECHNICOLOR SCREEN.

THE SOUND WAS GREAT.

IT WAS JUST -THE OPENER TO SELL POPCORN ALL OVER.

PLUS, IF YOU HAD A DATE THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.

WE ENJOYED THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER ABOUT IT.

A LOT OF FUN.

>> AND YOU STILL GO BACK TO THOSE, LIKE THIS ONE, THAT ARE STILL GOING?

>> YES.

WE CAME HERE TWO YEARS AGO ON OUR WORRIES SIXTH ANNIVERSARY.

WE CAME FOR THIS.

WE WILL COME BACK EVERY YEAR ON OUR ANNIVERSARY HERE.

THAT'S THE CLOSEST ONE WE CAN FIND.

A LOT OF FUN >> OULAST WEEK.

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

>> I GOT HIS RING AROUND MY NECK RING AROUND MY NECK FROM HIGH SCHOOL >> THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD GOOD OLD DAYS.

THE CARS AND PRETTY GIRLS >> THERE YOU GO.

>> YOU WOULDN'T THINK OF A NATIONAL FOREST BEING SMACK DAB IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA AM A BUT HERE WE ARE ST. FRANCIS NATIONAL FOREST.

WE ARE ON A BODY OF WATER COLLEAGUENECK LAKE , AND THE STATE PARKWAY UNTIL WE ACTUALLY GOT HERE TO TELL US THERE ARE GATORS IN HERE.

NICE.

>> WARNER NECK LAKE IS ONE OF THOSE FORGOTTEN CUTAWAY LAKES LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ST. FRANCIS NATIONAL FOREST ALONG THE GREAT RIVER ROAD ABOUT TWO AND HALF MILES OR SO NORTH OF HELENA.

>> TODD, TELL US ABOUT THIS HAPPY MARRIAGE THAT MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN THE STATE PARK HAS WITH ST. FRANCIS NATIONAL FOREST >> WELL, WE HAVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND WE ARE BASICALLY MANAGING THE RECREATION AREA WITHIN THE NATIONAL FOREST.

SO, WE HAVE SIX LITTLE ISLANDS WITHIN THE FORCE THAT WE MANAGE THE CAMPGROUND, THE BOAT RAMPS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT LOOKS WORKS WELL.

THE FORCE CAN DO WITH MANAGING THE FORCE AND KEEPING THE FORCE HEALTHY.

GETTING RID OF INVASIVE SPECIESE DEAL WITH THE RECREATION.

>> LIKE THE KAYAKING >> ABSOLUTELY.

REALLY FUN STUFF.

>> SO, TELL US ABOUT WARNER NECK LAKE.

IN PARTICULAR ONE THAT WE ARE ON >> THIS IS A FUN LITTLE LATE.

IT IS IN THE DELTA SO IT'S REAL CLOSE TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

SO WE GET A LOT OF FLOODWATERS FROM THE RIVER STHAT MEANS WE CAN GET ALLIGATORS.

WE CAN ALSO GET A LOT OF FISH.

SO IT CAN HAVE MORE THAN JUST A REGULAR LAKE SPECIES.

YOU CAN GET SOME [INAUDIBLE] WHICH MAKES IT A GOOD WAY TO FISH AS WELL AS JUST DOING RECREATION AND WILDLIFE >> I'M GLAD I REMEMBERED MY FISHING POLE.

I'M GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY.

SEE WHAT WE CAN GET.

>> YES.

>> AS LONG AS IT'S NOT A GATOR AT THE OTHER END OF LINE >> THE GATORS USUALLY DON'T-WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE CURIOUS AND THOUGH, LOOK AT YOU >> YOU TALKING ABOUT GAY BIG?

>> YES >> YES WERE NOT TALK ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THIS KAYAK >> NONE THAT I'VE COME ACROSS YET >> ONE THAT YOU COME ACROSS A >> RIGHT.

BUT THEY ARE FUN TO SEE.

AS LONG AS PEOPLE WON'T FEED HIM, THOUGH STATE NOT CURIOUS ABOUT I THINK BILL CURIOUS AND WILL THINK OF US AS FOOD.

>> YES BW THE PLEASANT KAYAKIN OUTING FOR A GATOR TO THINK OF US AS FOOD.

>> TYRA THE LANDERS SAID SHE HAD THE IDEAL ARRANGEMENT HERE WITH AN ENTIRE NATIONAL FORCE TO HER DISPOSAL.

>> IT MEANS THAT I HAVE 22,000 ACRES TO PLAY IN BUT THE PARK IS ONLY RESPONSIBLE ABOUT 530 OF THOSE, BUT I CAN DO BAND TOYS.

SO, WE CAN HAVE A HUGE DIVERSITY OF HABITAT, LIKE WE HAVE THE CYPRUS SQUIRREL.

>> THE GREAT RIVER ROAD THAT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FOREST.

>> YES.

WE HAVE THE HOW SHOULD DIFFERENT HABITATS.

WE HAVE STORM CREEK AND BEAR CREEK LAKE UP ON TOP OF THE RIDGE, AND THEN JUST FORCED BRIDGE ITSELF IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN YOU KNOW, THE DELTA.

SO, WE HAVE TONS OF DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS BETWEEN DIFFERENT SPECIES.

SO, WE CAN DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ECOSYSTEM AND HABITATS AND FIND ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT CRITTERS COULD >> THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN THEY DON'T ASSOCIATE THE DELTA WITH ALL THIS.

THEY ASSOCIATED WITH RICE FIELDS AND COTTON FIELDS AND WHATNOT.

>> YES.

PEOPLE FORGET THAT WE HAVE CYPRUS SQUIRREL.

WE HAVE BACKWATER AND THEN OF COURSE GOALIES RIDGE WENT TO THE ADULT.

SO WE DO HAVE A LITTLE TOPOGRAPHY BUT NOT A WHOTEENY B.

>> NOW, AS FAR AS MY FISHING DOCUMENT THIS LIKE I DIDN'T EXACTLY LANDED NICE BIG BASS WERE CATFISH, BUT I DID MANAGE TO CATCH WHERE THOSE RARE WARNER NECK LAKE SPECIES.

>>> GREAT.

I KNEW THAT WAS COMING.

YES, I KNEW THAT WAS COMING.

WHEN FISH.

WHERE THOSE MONSTER FISH.

LOOK AT YOU.

>> PROBABLY SHOULD'VE LEFT THE FISHING POLE AT HOME ON THIS ONE.

>>>[MUSIC] >> WHERE WERE OUR TO EATHIN THE SUBSIDY OF YOU TAKING A BATH WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT PERFECT UQU DINING EXPERIENCE, ROLANDO'S IS IT.

>>> INSIDE, YOU'LL FIND FIVE LATIN AMERICAN CUISINE IS ONLY ROLANDO HIMSELF A NATIVE OF ECUADOR CAN PRESENT.

>> THIS IS [INAUDIBLE] IT'S MADE OF GREEN PEPPERS AND YELLOW PEPPERS, RED PEPPERS.

GREEN ONIONS.

SO, ON THE PAN WE PUT US ALSO WE MAKE EVERY DAY.

EVERY MORNING.

THEN, WE HAD THE SHRIMP.

ABOUT 11-12 SHIP >> THAT'S FRESH FRESHLY CUT >> YES.

>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT >> WE MIX IT UP A LITTLE BIT.

BUT A LITTLE BIT OF-THIS IS A BETTER REGION WITH THE REGION CONDIMENTS.

A LITTLE BIT OF LIME JUICE., FRESH LIME JUICE.

AND A COUPLE OF BUTTER AND SALSA WE COOK IT UP AND LET IT COOL FOR 7-8 MIN.

>> WHILE HE'S COOKING WERE GOING TO PLAY.

TO PUT SOME RICE THIS IS A CUBAN RECIPE.

THE RICE.

MAKE IT LIKE THAT.

THIS IS FRESH MONGO SAUCE.

CUBAN BLACK BEANS.

AND FRESH RED ONIONS AND TOMATOES.

ECUADORIAN STYLE.

AND CUCUMBERS.

IN ARGENTINA >> VERY NICE.

>> SORA FROM MONTEREY CHEESE AND CHEDDAR CHEESE.

WE DECORATE THE PLATES WITH CHIPOTLE SALSA.

>> I THOUGHT I WAS CHOCOLATE SYRUP.

>> THIS IS THE JALAPENO SAUCE.

AND SOUR CREAM.

AND A COUPLE CHIPS.

LIKE THAT.

>> THE ARTIST.

>> THE SHRIMP IS ALREADY DONE.

AND WE PLAY IT.

>> IS ANOTHER AWARD-WINNING ROLANDO'S FISH.

>> YES.

YES.

>> THIS IS BEEN A DREAM OF YOURS >> YES >> TELL US ABOUT THAT.

>> WELL, MY WIFE, SHERRY, WE OPENED UP ONE AND IT WAS AN EMPTY BUILDING WITH A DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING THERE AND WE TRY TO DO IT BY OURSELVES, BY HIM.

DECORATE ALL THE WALLS AND EVERYTHING.

[INAUDIBLE] >> ALL THE ARTWORK.

>> MORE CANNOT GET OTHER PEOPLE, THEY LIKE IT.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

IT'S NOT REAL MEXICAN.

IT'S THE FLAVOR FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL AND THE CARIBBEAN.

>> ANOTHER FAVORITE DISH AIR AT ROLANDO'S RESTAURANT TAKE ITS CUE BONO.

>> NOW WERE GOING TO PLAY THE CUBAN PLATES.

BASICALLY, IT'S RICE AND BLACK BEANS.

THEN WE ADD PARSLEY.

THE SALSA IS ARGENTINIAN.

SOME MONTEREY CHEESE AND SOME GREEN VEGETABLES.

TALK EVERY MORNING.

YELLOW, RED, GREEN PEPPERS AND SCALLIONS.

AGAIN, WE DO RED ONIONS, ECUADORIAN STYLE, WITH TOMATOES, ROMA TOMATOES.

PLUS, THE CUCUMBERS.

AND ARGENTINIAN SAUCE.

THEN, PUT A LITTLE BIT OF GUACAMOLE.

OURS IS FRESH GUACAMOLE.

>> THIS IS LIKE A VEGETARIAN DISH COULD >> YES.

WE SERVE LIKE VEGETARIAN AND PEOPLE, THEY LIKE THE POOR, PUERTO RICAN LUIS PARKER WERE CHICKEN, REAL CHICKEN.

>> THIS BUILDING IN HOT SPRINGS, ROLANDO AND HIS WIFE, SHERRY, WERE ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE WITH IT >> I SAID ROLANDO, THERS OUR BUILDING.

TH'SMUCH MUCH WE TOOK THE BUILDING THAT DAY.

IT'S BEEN A SURPRISE, A SURPRISE JOURNEY YOU COULD SAY.

WE STARTED THE ARTWORK, ALL THIS THAT YOU SEE IN THE BUILDING IS ROLANDO.

HE ITHE ARTIST OF THE.

HE'S A TRUE ARTIST.

HE PREPARES THE FOOD HE PAINTS.

HE IS JUST A VERY TALENTED MAN.

BUT, ON THE OUTSIDE IS OUR PATIO AREA.

WE CAUGHT THE SECRET GARDEN.

BECAUSE WHEN WE CAME HERE IT WAGROWN OVER WE STARTED PULLING UP WEEDS AND WORKING AND WE FOUND PAST.

THEY WERE COMPLETELY COVERED.

JUST THE ROCKS OTHER.

COMPLETELY COVERED BY THE VINES AND EV.FOLLOWING SPRING FOR OUTSIDE DINING AND THAT IS ONE OF THE FEATURES THAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO ROLANDO'S.

IT'S ROMANTIC.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

ABOUT OUTSIDE TERRACE.

WE HAVE LIVE MUSIC.

PEOPLE ENJOY THE OUTSIDE, THE NATURAL PARK IN THE WOOD AND EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS STILL INSIDE THE STATE PARK SO WE JUST INSIDE THE MOUNTAIN.

>> ON THE SECOND FLOOR WERE TOTALLY DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE AND FEEL, IS A [INAUDIBLE] SO, WITH THREE DIFFERENT UNIIT'S NE BORING HERE.

>>>[MUSIC] >> YES, SO I THINK ABOUT CLOSE IT OUT HERE THE APOSTLE CUE BONO CASTRO'S FAVORITE, SUPPOSEDLY, I GET DONE A FINE A NICE CUBAN CIGAR BUT THEN AGAIN MAYBE NOT.

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