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Some ambient house from the early '90s.

Thanks to everyone for your comments. I've had a few questions about how my pictures are done, most recently from dukefan1, so I thought I'd try a brief explanation. I'm not saying this is the right way, just my way. Most of the computer images we deal with everyday are some kind of bitmap ie. a rectangular block made up of a grid of different colored dots or 'pixels'. This includes everything from drawings done in MS Paint to digital photos. They're very convenient for most purposes, but do have limitations. Vector graphics are stored as an outline shape and a fill color which makes them ideal for this sort of artwork. In the example below, the top circle is a bitmap that has been scaled up to 6 times it's original size, showing what happens when you try to zoom in too far. The lower circle is just a circle that has been filled in red. No matter how big you make it, it's still a red circle (NB. The typefaces you use are all stored as vectors, that's why they look smooth no matter how big you print them). By using 'fountain fills' you can add depth to flat shapes: When I start one of these pieces of artwork, the first thing I do is collect together a load of reference photos. Some of these are screengrabs to show how the vehicle appeared in the series, others are usually larger images of standard (non-Dukes) vehicles that I find online. To get started, I try to straighten/distort the image to look right, then draw over it to make the vector version. In the image below I started with the straightened out bitmap, drew some lines over it (bright colors help them stand out - I hope the green, blue and yellow lines are visible), 'welded' and 'trimmed' the outlines, then filled in the colors. This gives a good starting point, but almost always needs a fair bit of work to be consistent with the other parts. For example, the light below still needs shading and some detail work. Some of the smaller details can't really be seen in the screengrabs. Here I find that eBay is a good source of photos from people selling parts such as lights or emblems. Below is an enlarged view of the lightbar from my recent version of Rosco's patrol car: If I had a talent for drawing or painting (like i1976, MaryAnne or even Jimmie), I'd probably do that to relax. As it is, I do these. Once again, thanks for the positive feedback, and while I'm not claiming to be a expert, I'll try to answer any questions you have.

As promised, here's a patrol car from a neighboring county, namely Chickasaw. The main difference is that Sheriff Little drove a '76 instead of a '77/'78. Other differences include the hub caps, spotlights on the A-pillars and the fang-like nudge bars at the front. There were slight variations between episodes such as a few different license plates and the aerial placement on the trunk.

Apologies for posting out of turn, but I posted a song within the last 2 weeks by Gerry Rafferty, and it was announced last night that, after a long illness, Gerry had passed away at the age of 63. He had most of his success in the late '70s, and is probably best remembered (at least this side of the Atlantic) for the anthemic hit . Other hits included , Right Down The Line, and (the video on this one is a slide show of old pictures of Dublin). His band, Stealers Wheel, also recorded the song that was used in the iconic warehouse scene in 'Reservoir Dogs'.RIP Gerry (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011).

I've already named a few, and there's a few left, so as Roger says: 'Keep an eye on that'.

celebration I thought 'Meadowmufn' and 'Party' were virtually synonyms anyway - you can't have one without the other .

I don't think this series made it across the Atlantic - I certainly don't remember it. I looked it up, and according to the IMDb entry Sonny Shroyer was also in the episode. I tried to find it online without luck - I won't be typing 'Mel Is Hogg-Tied' into Google with Safe Search turned off again .

potato (jacket potato is the name often used in the UK and Ireland for a baked potato)

Roger, you were only one letter out, so I'll give it to you - the answer is Lance LeGault. Here he is as Col. Decker (hopefully this picture will stay, unlike the one of David Graf - new question below): Q. Which guest actor who appeared in Dukes seasons 3 and 6 appropriately played the leader of 'The Good Ole Boys' in 'The Blues Brothers'?.

Kids - MGMT

Another track from the '80s.

I think the episode you want is 'Bad Day in Hazzard' from season 4.

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Well done MaryAnne, it was David Graf who sadly passed away in 2001 at the age of 50. Q. Which guest actor who appeared in Dukes season 2 spent the mid '80s trying to catch The A-Team?.

Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

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Brown Girl In The Ring - Boney M RIP band member Bobby Farrell who died last Thursday (30th December)

Africa - Toto Someone I know insisted on playing this repeatedly on his phone until about 4am on New Year's Day, so I had to include it (I liked it anyway ).

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Sorry about that, it happens to me sometimes with links posted by US Hazzardites - if it's any consolation, my link doesn't work for me anymore, so thanks for the new link MaryAnne . Going on with MaryAnne's themes of a '60s song with a single word repeated in the title:

(from The Sound of Music)She may not be 'My Maria', but she was definitely Maria .