Smokey and the Bandit starring Burt Reynolds and Sally Field opened to movie goers in 1977. Its a simple "good guy renegade" type vs. "bad guy lawman" type story. "Bandit" as played by Mr. Reynolds and "Snowman" as played by Jerry Reed are tasked with transporting booze over state lines in an inconceivably short amount of time. The real story begins when Sheriff Buford T. Justice gets into the mix and a hilarious cat and mouse pursuit takes off across the country (outside of Justice's legal jurisdiction mind you).
The relevance to me today is quite small, but inescapable. Jerry Reed's hit song "Eastbound and Down" is about the only country song that I know and it is whole lot of fun to sing at the top of your lungs on road trips.
I am not actually on a road trip as defined so eloquently by Wikipedia , but I am on a trip and I am in the south and I am east. My friend Bart lives in Raleigh, North Carolina and that is where I am. And that is why I sing!
to be continued...
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