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    You were right to get nervous, Roger, because BL gets the points. According to IMDb.com, their places and dates of birth are as follows: George Charles Mayer III February 21, 1954 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Sorrell Booke January 4, 1930 in Buffalo, New York, USA Richard Douglas Hurst January 1, 1946 in Houston, Texas, USA John Richard Schneider III April 8, 1960 in Mount Kisco, New York, USA I've decided to take a break from asking questions, so the one below will be my last for a while. I will post the answer in a couple of days. If anyone else wants to pose some questions, please feel free. I'm sure everyone remembers Ace Parker's used car lot from 'Repo Men', but do you remember his next-door neighbor? The store was called "Darlene's", but what type of store was it?: A) Bakery Dog grooming parlor C) Auto parts D) Beauty parlor E) Restaurant NB: Just so there's no confusion, there was an unrelated sign for "Darleen Perfumes" (note different spelling) in 'Officer Daisy Duke' - the question above is not about this one:
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    Following one of your recent posts, maybe that should be: "Well y'all with Aric Almirola days remaining until the Daytona 500 ..."
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    One Word Song Titles

    HossC replied to HossC's topic in Music

    While we're talking jazz, I thought I'd include this classic smooth jazz instrumental from 1978: Some of you may recognize from the title that this is the theme from the '70s/'80s comedy 'Taxi'. I have vague memories of watching the original airing of the show, but hadn't seen an episode since. That was until last week when one of the UK satellite channels starting showing it from the beginning. Just hearing the opening few notes of the theme and seeing the yellow cab crossing New York's Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge made me feel 30 years younger . The bridge itself was immortalized in song 12 years earlier when Simon & Garfunkel recorded .
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    I thought it would be a shame to show one of Sorrell's appearances in 'Columbo' without the other, so I took a look at 'Swan Song', a two-hour special from 1974. The story centers around Tommy Brown, a singer played by Johnny Cash. Tommy is an ex-con whose wife is blackmailing him to give all of his musical earnings to fund a tabernacle. When he survives a plane crash that kills his wife and Maryann (the backing singer he was involved with when she was only 16), Columbo steps in to investigate. The episode was directed by Nicholas Colasanto, aka. Coach from 'Cheers'. Once again Sorrell doesn't get get much screen time, appearing only in a short scene in the recording studio. Here he is with Johnny Cash: As well as the funky glasses, his outfit also included this very '70s shirt (center). You can also see how much padding they used in Boss's suits!
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    NASCAR news

    HossC replied to Garrett Duke's topic in NASCAR

    I found the full clip on YouTube: Jeff Gordon - I Get That A Lot The parts store they used was in Atlanta, GA, and the opening shot was filmed on the Freedom Parkway, just under the bridge from here:
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    One Word Song Titles

    HossC replied to HossC's topic in Music

    I thought I'd start 2013 with a song from a Dutch jazz singer: It's a catchy tune with a fun video set in the world of '50s magazine adverts. Her album, 'Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor', was quite successful when it came out in 2010 in Europe. An independent US release was planned for late 2012, so check your record stores.
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    You both got the identical twins link. I guess this one may be up for debate, but my odd one out was 'Baa, Baa White Sheep' because Sorrell played his own twin, whereas the other episodes had real twins in them. 'Arrest Jesse Duke' and 'Twin Trouble' featured Candi and Randi Brough as Floralee & Francee and Cindy & Sandy respectively. 'Treasure of Hazzard' featured Cindy and Sandy Acker (I wonder where the writers of 'Twin Trouble' got the twins' names from ) as Sam and Gerry McCobb. Y'all can have a point if you can give a good reason why the odd one out was 'Treasure of Hazzard'. Which one of these regular cast members wasn't born in the state of New York?: Christopher Mayer Sorrell Booke Rick Hurst John Schneider
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    No problem, Roger, I'll wait until tomorrow.
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    Signs of Hazzard

    HossC replied to HossC's topic in Fan Art

    Over Christmas I decided to reproduce the sign from the Genetic Research lab in 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Duke'. The typeface was meant to look like a computer readable font - a kind of '80s shorthand to show science or computer related things, although this example shows little consistency. There are variations between the two lines, and even the same letter when it's repeated on a line (I've regularized my version a little). I think a computer would've had a hard time reading it back in the mid '80s . Here's how it looked in the show.
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    I'm straying out of Valencia Oaks now, but the same episode also included a couple of other locations shared with Dukes. Several scenes featured these rain-slicked roads running through woodland. The double yellow lines in the center of the road, coupled with the curb on the left, leads me to believe that they were filmed somewhere in Griffith Park, although I didn't get around to finding the exact location. The Dutton mansion was located on West Potrero Road near Lake Sherwood. Here's Devon and Bonnie's limo approaching from the east. This is Samantha Dutton's Mercedes entering the main gates. If you check out Google Maps you'll see that 782 West Potrero Road is still recognizable today. I'll conclude the Knight Rider pictures with a view looking west from the location above. On the left you can see the white fencing that was seen in countless episodes of Dukes. The speed limit at the corner has now been reduced to 25MPH even though the large tree on the right is no longer there.
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    If you looked at post #7 you'll already have seen some pictures of how the Duke Farm looked in this episode - here's a few more. The first shows a different angle, looking across the front of the farmhouse. The only change I can spot at the side of the farmhouse is that the old screens on the back porch have been replaced with a white trellis (just above the bed of the truck). While the bad guys are trying to burn down the farmhouse, we get a view of back walls - an angle I don't remember seeing in Dukes. The picture shows there are no windows on this side, although there is a door on the side of the kitchen. This close-up gives a better shot of the usually unseen kitchen door.
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    There was a query on the Facebook page earlier today about whether the Boar's Nest appeared in an episode of Knight Rider. It turns out that the Valencia Oaks Boar's Nest did appear in Knight Rider, although with a few cosmetic changes. The episode was called 'Out of the Woods' (S04E14), the same episode that used (and set fire to) the Duke Farm - pictures back in post #7. The Boar's Nest sign was replaced with one saying "DUTTON INDUSTRIES HUMBOLDT MILL", the entrance was remodeled, a louvred window was added at each side, and there's no sign of any hubcaps! Here's a close-up of the new entrance showing the familiar tiled sides. It looks like the base of the old entrance was left in place. All four of the approach roads were used during the episode - this is the one that goes past the barn. The logging trucks were unloaded in what we know as the Boar's Nest car park. The picture above was taken on the road at the far left of the picture, next to the small shack (which did not appear in Dukes).
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    Roger, I'm going to press you for an odd one out.
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    Hi Matt, welcome to HNet. Like you, I'm only a fan of the TV series (and original cast TV movies), but you will find fans of the later movies here. I hope you enjoy your stay .
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    I know I'm not BL, but that episode is 'Double Dukes' in season 4:
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    Y'all are too good at this. BL got them all very quickly, and Roger wasn't far behind. Can no one confirm Tom's middle name? Just to confirm the answers, here's the full list: Richard Douglas Hurst Waylon Arnold Jennings Denver Dell Pyle John Richard Schneider III Otis Burt Shroyer Jr. I wasn't sure how to phrase the next question, so I'll give clues if it doesn't make sense! What connects the following episodes, and which is the odd one out?: 'Arrest Jesse Duke', 'Treasure of Hazzard', 'Baa, Baa White Sheep', 'Twin Trouble'.
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    My New Year's resolution is 1920 x 1200 pixels @ 60 Hz (same as last year) - hope this help .
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    Commercials

    HossC replied to Garrett Duke's topic in TV

    I'm sure y'all know that us Brits need a good cup of tea before we'll do anything, so what happens when we visit the US of A? Yorkshire Tea had the answer when they sent over Little Urn in a converted ice cream van to rescue Brits from terrible tea. They even included a special blend to cope with the hard water in Nevada:
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    I'm playing out of turn again and, as usual, it's because of sad news. This time it's to mark the passing of Patti Page earlier this week at the age of 85 (she only gave up touring last September!). I have the song below on a compilation, but I couldn't find a video for it (I chose it because it shares a word with the song in the previous post). Trust In Me - Patti Page She is best known for her hits of the '50s, including and , and was due to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at next month's Grammy ceremony. My personal favorite is , which is the song on Marvin's record player when John McClane first meets him in 'Die Hard 2'. I was reminded of the song, and rediscovered the original, when Groove Armada sampled it in their chilled-out track .If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air Quaint little villages here and there You're sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod R.I.P. Clara Ann Fowler aka. Patti Page (November 8, 1927 – January 1, 2013)
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    They're making a limited run of 100 "Next Generation" First Blood knives if you're interested. Buy one at the bargain price of just $3500! Jimmy Lile Next Generation First Blood Knife
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    That was obviously way too easy . Here's Coltrano the Great with his "magic box": Can you match the middle names to the regular cast members?: Arnold, Burt, Dell, Douglas, Richard Rick Hurst Waylon Jennings Denver Pyle John Schneider Sonny Shroyer Can anyone confirm Tom's middle name? I found a couple of references to Stephen, but IMDb.com just lists him as "Thomas S. Wopat".
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    He was born January 1, 1946, so, if my math is correct, I think that makes him 67.
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    This version appeared in 'Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery', and it leads me back to . It was a sample from that version that Maverick Sabre used on his 2012 single .
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    No, he was five hours late .
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    Sorrell appeared in two episodes of 'Columbo' in the '70s, and seeing as I've just mentioned that fact in The Official Dukes of Hazzard Trivia Thread, I thought I'd include a picture. The screengrab below is from the 1977 episode 'The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case' (the other episode was 'Swan Song' in 1974).
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