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In this 2000 file photo, ticket-taker Eric Glover of Morristown makes funny sounds and gestures to patrons as he takes their tickets at the Headquarters Plaza Movie Theater. Glover has been long associated with the Morristown theater, which could close later this month. Here, he takes tickets from Kathy Swift, center, and Alisson Sikorski, 3, both of Morristown.

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— When the closed Clearview movie theater at Morristown's Headquarters Plaza

, the new owners are going to start making changes.

They're planning on installing digital projectors, revamping the concession stand and, overall, bringing the decades-old theater into 2013.

But Eric "Fluffly" Glover, a 26-year employee of the theater (dating back to when it opened as an AMC in 1987, before Clearview owned it) is hoping one thing will be as it always was.

He hopes he'll be taking tickets, greeting people with the same oddball, funky, funny routine he's developed over the decades.

"I like to entertain people, and people love me there," Glover said.

Glover's schtick — seen regularly until Clearview closed in late June — is hard to describe. It's one part Michael Winslow, one part beat-boxer, and one part ... let's say malfunctioning robot. He makes kooky noises with his mouth, points all about and rips tickets from their stubs rapid-fire. All the while, he's got a huge smile on his face.

(That doesn't quite do it justice. Watch the embedded video for a better idea).

It can be a little odd on a first viewing. But it's gained Glover, and the Morristown theater, a loyal following.

His fans in the community pulled together to throw him a huge celebration and buy him a car for his 50th birthday in 2011,

(hit the link to see more video of Glover in action, doing his bit and singing his heart out).

And a

has gathered nearly 12,000 fans.

"ERIC!!!! Yanno, we have only ever gone to the movies in Morristown to stop and say hello to you You're the epitome of good people, Eric," Mendoza Teresa wrote on the page Friday.

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Carmine Dominick Catalano, apparently excited, went all-caps: "IT'S COMING BACK! BRING BACK ERIC GLOVER!"

Glover told NJ.com Friday's he's missed the theater as well as his fans there.

"I really did like that job. So many people have supported me. The Facebook page — it's been a great honor. Since the theater closed, so many people told me they missed me," he said. "And their kids adore me to."

He's been collecting unemployment since Clearview closed, a casualty of Bowtie Cinemas' takeover of the chain. Bowtie had said it tried to work out a deal with its landlord, but couldn't come to terms.

Glover said he first heard about AMC taking over the location while he was at a laundromat Thursday. His sister saw

and called him, he said.

"I decided I'm going to go over and reapply, see what they have to offer. I wouldn't mind going back at all," he said.

The theater is expected to reopen within 30 days. AMC plans a series of upgrades in over time, with the theater remaining open throughout.

AMC has not yet returned a call from NJ.com seeking comment on whether it would be reaching out to former employees of the Clearview.

Glover had worked at Headquarters Plaza for 30 years — first as a security guard, before the theater opened..

"We live in a world where things are always going to change," Glover said. "I'm trying to do the best I can for my part, to keep my head up and stay out of trouble."