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with various cars and trucks from the movie, greeting basset
hounds, and anything else one who is familiar with the movie
might expect. What was improbable and unexpected, however,
was being picked at random to ask a question of Burt on stage!
in Ridgely If our Caroline County squad beating all the Easton teams to
win the Talbot Kickball League championship in 2015 was the
greatest day of my life, then this evening was a close second.
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I had to shoehorn in something about Caroline County to make
my transition to this month’s local tourism suggestion. Seeing
how resident thespians took me up on my published proposal
Cuts – Color – Hi-Lites – Foils to revisit a nineteenth-century duel in Marydel and even gave
Perms – Nails – Waxing = Pedicures a character my last name in their April stage production script,
I know area movers and shakers heed my sagacious words. So
here goes: Burt Reynolds made a bunch of memorable fi lms in
Trish Puckett, Stylist 410-634-9200 his storied career, and no, we are not going to bring back Miss
& Barber; Stylist: 7 N. Central Ave., Mona’s Chicken Ranch despite the preponderance of broiler
Crystal houses around here. There were two Bandit sequels and two

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Cannonball Run movies that continued to capitalize on the
formula that worked so well in 1977, so let’s create our own
tribute event -- a Caroline Run, if you will. Since many of Burt’s
Tues.-Fri. commercially successful projects were highway or destination-
10-7; oriented, let’s put our many historic locations on display. Create
Sat. 10-3 a “road race” (or at least a scavenger hunt) with stops in each
town. Contestants would have to answer questions and take

HELP WANTED selfies at sites of interest, which might also include a restaurant
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saw a car being pursued by a police vehicle lose control, spin off
the road, and flip several times. He wasn’t hurt, but unlike the

movie, the trooper apprehended that particular bandit.
We made our return to the Peach State on New Year’s Eve
without further incident, though the story does not end then
or there. After a ten-year intermission of sorts, I found myself

back again in 2017. That year, of course, marked the 40th

anniversary of the movie release. The town where most of the
fi lming took place, Jonesboro, Georgia, wanted to celebrate. I
couldn’t miss that, especially when it was announced that none
other than Burt Reynolds himself would be the guest of honor.
Imagine the joy in my heart as I spent several days participat-
ing in on-site re-enactments of Smokey and the Bandit scenes, The lead re-enactor at the 2017 event in Jonesboro, GA. Th e real

watching stuntmen re-create iconic jumps, posing for pictures Burt Reynolds would make an appearance that night.

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