burt reynolds smokey and the bandit wristwatch

Wait, don’t go! I promise, this is about Smokey and the Bandit.Īs I write this, I’ve just gotten home from a big classic car show and hot rod convention where I was accompanied by my six-year old stepdaughter and where we both had a blast. I think it’s London, but that’s another story/column/movie review. I’ve felt like a man away from his home, wherever that may be. For 20 years I’ve wrestled with this, and usually loathed being here and all that comes with it. CRAP.īut from 12 or 13 onward, I distanced myself as far away from that culture as I could. When something goes your way, you say “Hallelujah, and pass the cornbread.” Okay, in all honesty, no one says that and I’ve never, ever said that.

During those first, formative 10 years, I said “y’all,” pronounced “dog” as “dawg,” and probably said “shoot, I reckon” more times than I’d like to admit. It’s a lot like Jay-Z’s 'Empire State Of Mind,' just with 100% more sausage gravy and the occasional grits. So I grew up in a pretty southern state of mind. You watch what your family watches, you hold their political and religious views, you listen to their music, dress the way they want you to, etc.

I’ve always rebelled against the whole “southern thing.” There’s a period in your life, let’s say age 10 and under, when you are firmly a product of your environment. WAIT, don’t go! I promise, I’m going somewhere with this, but like I said, this is my fourth column: this time…IT’S PERSONAL. In a minute we’ll talk about Smokey and The Bandit, but let me lay some foundation first. I’m so, SO sorry for that pun (no I’m not). If that’s not something you’re into, check back next week for some Dolph Lundgren Fun-dgren. This week is going to be a little more personal, honest, and a little raw. It was already mostly written in my head. That column was all set to go, and I had extensive notes. It was going to be called Dolph Lundren Triple Play, and I was going to go on and on about how I thought he was underrated and consistently put out decent, low budget straight-to-DVD action movies on a regular basis. It was going to be about the three Dolph Lundgren movies I bought last week and what I thought about them. This week’s column was NOT supposed to be about Smokey and the Bandit.

Burt reynolds smokey and the bandit wristwatch