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Bo 25 Luke 23 Daisy 6 Jesse 22 Cooter 20 Enos 4 Took one from Daisy and gave it to Jesse

*The backs of our heads are pressed against the head rests as the Mustang accelerates, tires still squeeling* "I don't know who that feller is but I ain't staying around to find out!" *engine misfires but then seems to correct itself. My eyes widen with alarm at the unexpected engine hesitation*

Tell us about the next race Garrett. Will it be on Sunday? They don't have a whole lot of Saturday races do they?

Bo 24 Luke 22 Daisy 7 Jesse 23 Cooter 20 Enos 4 Took one from Luke and gave it to Jesse

You sound like a pretty interesting guy T.J. Now, let me give you the list of interesting things about me. 1) I'm crazy about the Dukes of Hazzard.

Bo 23 Luke 23 Daisy 8 Jesse 22 Cooter 20 Enos 4 Took one from Bo and gave it to Jesse. I feel bad, that's the point I gave him on his birthday. I feel even worse for Rosco.

*I started up the powerful engine without responding to Garrett. I threw it in gear and starting squeeling tires, figuring the noise couldn't possibly be louder than the explosion was. All that was on my mind now was distance. The more distance I put between here and somewhere else, the better. As we rocketed off, my eye caught the mysterious figure who was now standing on the sidewalk less than 100 feet in front of me. For a second I stopped thinking about distance and started wondering who he was and....even more important....what was his next move.* "We have company!" I exclaimed to Garrett.

I did know that Darrell Waltrip was one of the announcers because I saw him at the start of the race two weeks ago (Remember when I mentioned that I like the fact that they pray before the race). I think that's awesome because he has a Dukes connection. His name was mentioned on season 7, "Cale Yarborough Comes To Hazzard." I just love Dukes so much, anybody or anything that reminds me of them makes me smile....even Darrell Waltrip.

After asking Garrett what was taking so long, I noticed someone in the shadows. I turned the walkie-talkie off so the stranger wouldn't hear a response....then I realized the stranger probably heard me talking into it. Sneaking into the black 1965 Ford Mustang getaway car, I close the door quietly and grab for the key, waiting to fire it up at the first sight of Garrett. I have one eye looking in the direction of the bank and the other toward the direction I sighted the shadowey figure.

Wow Garrett, you sure know your NASCAR. It makes getting into it more fun when I can get my questions answered. Thanks. The announcer at the end of the race mentioned that #39 thing.

The bad guy replaced the metal fuel line with rubber and put a big enough cut in it that it would burst under pressure when the car accelerated hard enough to make a jump. (I can't think of the bad guy's name so I hope that's not the next trivia question...LOL)

Hey Garrett, if you took more than 4 minutes to type up your post, you might not have noticed that I snuck a post in before you. The reason I'm pointing that out is because I was wondering if you saw my question about Ryan Newman. By the way, did Joey Logano win any races last year?

Wow, what a dramatic finish! That was the first time in the history of NASCAR that car #39 ever won a race. What number did Ryan Newman used to be? No Garrett, I haven't "ditched" Jimmy yet. I'm still a rookie at learning about NASCAR but my interest in it is increasing. I just want to be careful about who to like because I don't really know these guys that much. I don't want to start liking someone and later find out he's like Tiger Woods or something. I like to root for somebody who has high values. (Too bad Jesse Duke isn't racing NASCAR)

* After cringing at the sound of glass breaking Roger wonders why Garrett didn't simply use the cro-bar to pry the door open. Later when the explosion went off he realized the glass breaking didn't really matter anyways since the explosion was so much louder. He starts to second guess his decision of getting involved with this but justice must be served and Boss sure wouldn't voluntarily give up his ill-gotten gains. Focusing too much on the bank, Roger fails to notice the lone figure lurking around. As luck would have it, when TJ snuck across the street, Roger was looking in two other directions* *talking in walkie talkie* "Guardian angel to bandit, what's taking so long?"

Thanks for the info on Kurt Busch Garrett. I'm now officially a fan of his. I see Jimmie Johnson is in first (for the moment at least.) Kurt Busch is in 36th. Is he related to Kyle?

What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

Bo 24 Luke 23 Daisy 7 Jesse 21 Cooter 20 Rosco 1 Enos 4 took one from Daisy and gave it to her uncle

Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys (Waylon and Willie)

The Lakers and my Minnesota Timberwolves have a connection. The Los Angeles Lakers used to be in Minnesota before they moved out to the west coast. Since they used to be in the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" they were named the Lakers. When they moved, they simply kept the name even though L.A. isn't exactly famous for its lakes. Some teams keep their names and some don't. The (NBA) New Orleans Jazz moved to Utah and kept their name even though Utah isn't exactly famous for Jazz music like New Orleans.

(later that night after Cletus fell asleep in the patrol car) "Here's you cro-bar Garrett. I'll stand watch out here. Don't ferget to turn your walkie talkie on" *nervousely looks down each street*

If I Could Put Time in a Bottle (Jim Croce) (of course, old ridge runners would say "If I could put time in a whiskey bottle")

GeneralLeeGirl sure asks good questions. I agree with B.L. on this one.

The Whiskey Isn't Working Anymore

Hmmmm, I got this here rusty cro-bar in the back of the pick-up but I really think you should wait until a little later. Cletus is on night patrol tonight but he usually falls asleep in his patrol car in front of Rhuebottom's Store around midnight. Thanks fer the offer with the fancy dirtbike but fancy stuff is fer city folk who don't git things muddy.