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A couple of weeks ago I was watching an episode of 'The Fall Guy' where one of the girls (I think it was Jody, but it may have been Terri) got kidnapped and held in an old railroad carriage. I looked up possible filming locations and found myself in Griffith Park, not far from WB's studios. It was then that I noticed that Google had increased their coverage of Streetview in that area. I was pretty sure that the following scenes were filmed somewhere in Griffith Park, but had never been able pinpoint the exact spot before. The same piece of road is used in at least two episodes toward the end of season 2; I thought it may have appeared in a third, but couldn't find it when I had a quick look. This first picture is from when Rosco pulls over the General and its illegal cargo (that was supposed to be a water heater) in 'Mason Dixon's Girls'. It was filmed on Griffith Park Road, not far from the golf course and zoo. To see it on Streetview, click here. Doing a 360, we get this view from 'Southern Comfurts' - it's the scene where everyone's looking for the gray car with the money in the trunk. Daisy's Jeep enters the road from the dirt track on the left (I tried to get a screengrab, but they all came out too blurry), and is then, almost immediately, seen traveling in the opposite direction. Daisy starts to catch the gray car as she rounds the corner. The dirt track is just visible in the background on the right, as is the junction with Mineral Wells Road. If you look on Streetview you'll see the curbstones aren't as red as they used to be, but the stone/fence structure to the left of the gray car is unchanged. They pull the car over just around the next corner. For the last picture I'm returning to 'Mason Dixon's Girls'. As the boys drive away from Rosco they appear at the northern end of this section of road, heading south toward the place where they were stopped initially! This part of the road has changed a bit since Dukes was filmed, and the General would now be at the entrance of the 'Gottlieb Animal Health and Conservation Center' (the veterinary hospital for the zoo). The twisted tree on the left, on the other hand, still looks virtually the same.

I'm doing three-for-the-price-of-one today. All the songs have the same title, but represent very different genres. I'll start with some British Prog Rock from 'The Dark Side of the Moon': My next choice is a little harder: a 1996 electronic dance track with a mad video: To finish, here's an American R&B track with the help of Grammy-winning dancehall/reggae artist Sean Paul: When you film your video on the Tennessee Valley Railroad, shouldn't you be singing ?

I was going to post Kim Jong Il's from 'Team America, World Police', but wondered if that was stretching the theme . Instead, I'll go with this: This instrumental may be better known, especially to fans of 'Family Guy', as .

I've been baking too. Happy Birthday Brian .

I'm a week late with this one because I was hoping someone else would post something and I wouldn't have to play out of turn. I'm not waiting any longer, so here goes ... As well as celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the first Beatles single being released, it's also 50 years since the first James Bond movie (Dr. No) was released. With that in mind I thought I'd post the James Bond themes that are only one word long. The best James Bond themes have a timeless quality. Many are a little over-the-top, but they also stand up well as songs in their own right and not just as themes for a movie. I'll start with one of the best known, and one of my favourites (yes, I know I spelled "favourites" the British way, but we're talking about James Bond, and it didn't seem right spelling it any other way ). This one's from the movie that came after 'Goldfinger'. The movie was remade as 'Never Say Never Again' by a rival production company in the '80s. Dame Shirley Bassey has sung the most Bond themes; this is her third and, to date, last. For those of you trying to remember the other one, it was , but that's three words! The lyrics were written by the late, great Hal David. In 1995, Anna Mae Bullock became the latest US singer to perform a Bond theme. The song was written by Bono and The Edge from U2. I'm going to bring it right up to date now with a theme for a movie that's not even out yet. I heard this for the first time last week, and personally think that it sounds like a return to the great Bond themes of old (after a few wayward steps along the way). We rarely get things earlier on this side of the Atlantic (except when NBC are broadcasting it "live" ), but we get 'Skyfall' at the end of October (and similar dates around Europe, while movie-goers in the US and Canada have to wait until November 9th.

I thought I'd throw in a curveball from 'The Sound of Music' .

Club For those of y'all outside The Emerald Isle, Club is an Irish soft drinks manufacturer. Rock Shandy is a 50:50 mix of orangeade and lemonade.

I could gamble on giving a truckload of hints, but you have to be able to take the rough with the smooth. Believe it or not, there's three clues in the sentance above .

Here's a song that was 30 years old earlier this year. It made #12 in the UK charts back in 1982, and was a hit in Europe and Australia, but never released as a single in the US: Wikipedia says this was the first "world music" hit, and that the singer, Sheila Chandra, was "the first Asian singer to appear on the BBC TV’s longstanding chart show Top Of The Pops". It's certainly an unusual, though very good, blend of Asian and Western music. Maybe the fact that few have tried to copy the style has left it still feeling fresh. A (called 'So Lonely'), and still with Sheila's vocals, made #8 in the UK charts in 2000 (there are loads of remixes, but I went for the Afterlife Remix because that's the one I have on CD).

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OK Roger (and everyone else), here's a picture question. I know it's slightly outside the box, so I'll give clues if no one gets it. I came across this album cover completely by chance the other day and the names sounded familiar. What might this duo make in Hazzard (assuming it. wasn't music)? (Hint: Look at the surnames and think of a company)

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I think that's Ma Harper.

While I'm doing movies with Chargers, I guess I should do 'Christine' (1983). Of course, it would be impossible to do 'Christine' without doing Christine herself. I can tell you she's a 1958 Plymouth, and is usually referred to as a Fury, although she has characteristics from a Belvedere too. I normally do the windows some kind of green/blue color but it only seemed right to do Christine's windows black. For those who don't remember, Arnie bought Christine from a guy whose "brother bought her back in September '57. That's when you got your new model year, in September. Brand-new, she was. She had the smell of a brand-new car. That's just about the finest smell in the world..." (and I'll leave that quote there!). Here's the Charger that belonged to Arnie's friend, Dennis. Apart from the wheels it looks like a pretty stock 1968 base model. There aren't any clear shots of the tires, so it took me a while to identify them. Earlier this week, over on the Facebook page, Brian Burgett asked "Was it a repainted General Lee?". I have no inside information, but based on observation, I'd say no. I can't believe they'd convert a General from a '69 to a '68 and replace the vinyl roof when an all blue '69 Charger would have worked just as well. On the other hand, since this car is almost unique in movie history - a Dodge Charger that makes it to end of the movie in one piece! - it could have been converted to a General afterwards. The movie provides an unusual scene for us Dukes fans when Arnie first arrives at Darnell's: a Dodge Charger following a Plymouth Fury! The Charger's horn is required to open the door, but sadly it's stock, not Dixie. I have the 1:18 Ertl model of Christine (Autoworld are rumored to be reissuing it at the end of 2012), and Danbury Mint made 1:24 models of Christine and the Charger, but they always leave out Buddy Repperton's car. It was a '67 Camaro with black stripes and a shiny set of Corvette wheels. Watch the movie carefully and you'll see that the engine is removed before the car meets its fate. I never got a clear screengrab of the emblem on the front fender, so I had to guess what it was and put something plausible there. If it's wrong and anyone knows what it should be, I'll change it.

Seeing as Friday was the 50th anniversary of the first single being released by a certain four-piece band from Liverpool (and because MaryAnne likes them ): And they said "It was twenty years ago today" - what did they know?

No need, Roger; real life beat me to it. Here's a selection of #24 themed golf carts: I also found a load of Jeff Gordon related golf products including: golf clubs; golf bags; head covers; golf umbrellas; golf balls. There's even a picture of the man himself sat on a golf cart (although I don't think he was playing). Maybe he should've stuck with the golf cart - it's probably faster and more reliable than the car he's had for most of this season : So put your #24 ball on the tee, take aim with your #24 club, and drive to end hunger. NB.These are all real images/products - the only thing I altered was the size.

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That's alright - we only get to beat you guys at golf once every two years - I (probably) won't mention it again. Anyway, Formula 1's in Japan this weekend, so I have a motor race to watch (albeit at 7am on Sunday morning ). Suzuka is the only track on the current F1 calendar that's a figure-8 circuit (with a bridge, not a crossroads!).

I'll put you out of your misery, Brian; it was 'Duke vs. Duke' where he played Junior: Here he is with Ma Harper and her other boys: