Burt Reynolds has died from a heart attack.

 

After Smokey and the Bandit was released in 1977, every guy wanted to be him and have a Pontiac Trans Am and every girl wanted a guy that drove a Pontiac Trans Am.

I remember being in High School and only the Seniors were allowed to drive to school and any Seniors that drove a Pontiac Trans Am got all the girls.

Somewhere in Heaven the Bandit is again running blocker for the Snowman with Sheriff Buford T Justice in hot pursuit.

R.I.P. Burt.

Thanks for the great memories!!

 

R.I.P. Burt

So Burt Reynold's most famous movie is Smokey and the Bandit where he is smuggling Coors Beers.

I looked it up and this is why.

Didn't know that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokey_and_the_Bandit#Legal_status_of_Coors_beer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coors_Brewing_Company#Products

I learned how to drive watching Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit and in Cannonball Run and also watching the 2 guys of The Dukes of Hazzard on TV.

I had 4 tickets and 2 accidents within 30 days of getting my hardship driver's license at 15 (yes, back then it was 15, not 16) including totaling both of Mamma's and Dad's cars.

It's funny now that I think about it.

It sure wasn't funny back then.

Dad nearly killed me!

Now I haven't had a ticket or an accident in 20+ years.

You learned to drive the hard way lol 

5 hours ago, Tom@LCO said:

You learned to drive the hard way lol 

And not long (4 1/2 years) after I got my Driver's License and had all those accidents, I was driving a Police Car.

How's that for funny?

Amazing.