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I've got no problem hearing about two-wheel action. Maybe you'll convert me as I get older!

BERTHA Jo BARLOW (From the 'Reunion' movie)

On <--- This is my word. I think you're getting mixed up somewhere along the way, Hobie. "Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink." is from 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', but it's a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 'Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe' is the name of a novel by George Eliot (aka. Mary Ann Evans).

Even the YANKEES tried to avoid it. (Waylon's comment on Hazzard in 'Along Came a Duke')

I was taken to speedway a few times when I was young, but that was probably 40 years ago now. Since then, I've never really been interested in two-wheeled motorsport, but add another two wheels and I'll most likely watch it!

I was just checking F1 news (I didn't expect there to be much as we're just into the summer break), and a few things caught my eye. Following 4-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel's decision to retire at the end of the season, 2-time World Champion Fernando Alonso is set to take his place at Aston Martin. Story here. Honda, while not officially taking part in F1, will continue to support Red Bull's engine program until 2025. Porsche are rumored to be entering F1 and may become Red Bull's new engine partner when the rules change in 2026. Story here. After failing to be part of the winning takeover bid for Chelsea Football Club back in April, Lewis Hamilton has now joined the incoming ownership group of three-time Super Bowl winners the Denver Broncos. Story here.

You missed Lulu's first line in that scene, "Ace, this is gonna ruin my birthday." Bo's line is definitely "Sounds like another satisfied customer."

Western

TRUCKER TOM (Gave a CB warning in 'Arrest Jesse Duke')

Mainland Europe has had it a hotter than here. Portugal, Spain and France reported temperatures of around 46°C (115°F) and have had forest fires like California. The UK recorded a new high of 40.3°C (104.5F). Ireland just missed out on a new record with 33.1°C (91.6°F) (the record of 33.3°C (91.9°F) was set in 1887). I've read that several US cities are reporting temperatures in these ranges. It's quite close and clammy here now, but the temperature highs are only in the mid-20s C (high-70s F). Meanwhile, I see that the death toll in the Kentucky floods is up to 37.

ROBERT Morse (played Dewey Hogg)

Golden PALACE Saloon (from 'Go West, Young Dukes')

I forgot to mention that I went to a local vintage car show yesterday. It was mainly all European models, with a couple of Japanese ones. I think the only US car was a bright red C3 Corvette. There were also about 20 tractors and two old fire engines shooting water back into the river. We had heavy rain on Saturday night, so it was a pleasant surprise that the sun came out for the show. The only downside was that half of these "vintage" cars were around when I was younger - it can make a person feel old!

Hungary for this week's F1, and after a poor start to the weekend on Friday, Mercedes found pace for qualifying yesterday with George Russell claiming his first pole. Team mate Lewis Hamilton was also looking quick, but qualified 7th after a DRS problem on his last lap. Red Bull also had qualifying problems with championship leader Max Verstappen losing power and Sergio Perez not even making the top ten - they started 10th and 11th. George got a good start and led the first 30 laps, but was eventually passed by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. Then Max, who had fought through from 10th, took the lead, and despite a spin, he was able to keep it until the end. Lewis Hamilton waited until later in the race to use the soft tires, and managed to pass George to take second and take a point for fastest lap. George ended up third for Mercedes' second double podium in two weeks. With Charles having to change his slow hard tires late on, he could only finish sixth behind his team mate Carlos Sainz and the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez. Even the promised rain which only arrived on the last lap had no affect on the result. We now head into the summer break with the next race being the Belgian Grand Prix on August 28th. Max leads by 80 points (more than three race wins), but it's getting closer behind. There's only 32 points between Charles in second and Lewis in sixth. In the Constructors' Championship, Red Bull have a 97 point lead over Ferrari, but Mercedes are now only 30 points further back. There's a 205 point gap to the fourth-place team, Alpine, so it'll be between the top three. ETA. Sorry, I forgot to add a link to the highlights - you can watch them here.

It's amazing what's possible with 3D printing these days - the Vector wheels look great. I can't wait to see how this turns out. Most of the model builds get posted in the Hobbies forum. Maybe you should start a thread there and either duplicate these early stages or link back here. If you do create a new thread, make sure you post a link to it here so people can follow your progress.

Drinks It's a bank holiday here on Monday, so I gave him the weekend off.

I found an article about someone who built a Bluesmobile replica. It says "The main difference between the '74 and '75 Monaco is the front grille".

NEPHEW Boss (a sobriquet adopted by Hughie Hogg in 'Uncle Boss')

Why would you go back to the Titanic, knowing the trauma ahead of you even if you survived? Go back and get the same experience sailing on the Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic. The Olympic sailed successfully for 24 years before being scrapped. Their other sister ship, the Britannic, had a career spanning less than two years after being converted to a hospital ship during WWI and sinking in the Aegean Sea with the loss of 30 lives when it hit a mine. The Olympic's definitely the one to set your time machine for if you want that White Star Line luxury.

Welcome to HNet, Jim. One of us will have to moderate your next couple of posts, then you can post away with your project updates and anything else you want to comment on. If we're being pedantic, it was '75 Monaco that appeared in season 1, but I doubt that anyone will tell the difference at the scale you're building or the speed you'll be driving.

Just to clear this up, Dan Fitzgerald was the driver of the truck carrying the slot machines who gets stopped by Daisy in her red bikini. Boss does have a driver in 'One Armed Bandits', but we don't get a good look at him. The first good look at Boss' driver that we get is as they're driving away from the recording studio in 'Daisy's Song' (S1E02). As Skipper says, it appears to be Gary Baxley. According to my notes, we don't find out that he's called Alex until 'The Rustlers' (S2E03). By then he's played by an unnamed actor. Alex even gets to speak in 'The Late J.D. Hogg', but still doesn't get an acting credit.

It looks like Bobbie Faye Ferguson died on June 25th of natural causes at the age of 78. I think the news of her death may have been delayed for a while. The Fox News article below actually refers to her as the "‘Dallas’ and ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actress" in the title. There are some more recent pictures in the article. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bobbie-faye-ferguson-dallas-dukes-hazzard-actress-dead Here she is 'Coy vs. Vance':

That's 'Jude Emery' in season 2.

KATHRINE Baumann (Played one of the strippers in 'Arrest Jesse Duke') In his last movie, 'Liar Liar', he played Judge Marshall Stevens. The movie also featured Christopher Mayer. Sadly, both Jason and Christopher died in their late-50s (58 and 57 respectively).