POUGHKEEPSIE POOP -- Thank goodness for the Roosevelt

The theater, that is.

Technically, the theater is in Hyde Park, not far from the FDR Estate on Route 9.

I don't know if the Horowitz family still owns it, as they did when I was much younger -- and, well, when I had a crush on their daughter Alicia, truth be told :)

Anyway, I digress. Whoever owns it, God bless 'em. In these difficult economic times, they somehow still make it work for the consumer. You can catch first-run movies at the Roosevelt for $4 matinees on the weekend. Four bucks. And, get this -- their idea of a matinee doesn't end at 4 p.m. Any movie that starts before 6 p.m. is considered a matinee.

My wife and I caught the 3:45 p.m. showing of Sex and the City on Saturday -- yeah, yeah, whatever. I was a fan of the show when it was came on HBO nine or 10 years ago and I, me, moi, was the one that turned my wife onto it -- for less than a $20 bill.

Moreover, the Roosevelt offers a ticket pack available at any time that features 12 movies tickets for $49. That's about $4.08 a ticket for those of you doing the math at home, and you can use the ticket at any time. Yes, even after 6 p.m.

Let me tell you, when you have kids a $4 movie is a pretty darn good deal.