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Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins, so today I helped to steward at a re-enactment of the ambush where he was killed. There were also speeches by the mayor and the Cathaoirleach (chairman of the council), and some Irish dancing. We had great weather for the event, and it seemed to be well received by the people who came to see it.

Before the event I got to take a short ride in the car they were using - a 1918 model made by the Chalmers Motor Company of Detroit. When new, it apparently cost three times the price of a Model T. The car came to the UK in 1989 and then on to Ireland more recently.

JUNGLE JITTERS

(Animated episode)

Hogg's FRIENDLY FERTILIZING Company

(Sponsor of the race in 'Happy Birthday, General Lee')

The patrol car's already looking good with its police hubcaps and new decals. The orange Charger on the left appears to be a 1970, but a front end change should correct most of the differences.

It appears to have been based on the 1997/98 championship when the PC and Playstation games were released. They featured commentary by former racing driver and former Top Gear presenter Tiff Needell. The Game Boy Color version came out in 2000 with simplified graphics and gameplay. It looks like all versions got good reviews at the time.
 

I haven't been following Formula-E much, but the final two rounds of this year's season took place in South Korea, so they happened to be shown live while I was making breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. It must have been a while since I last watched as they now complete a 45 minute race without the need to swap cars midway through.

Congratulations to former F1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne whose second place finish in the last race was enough to clinch this year's title. It was also a win for the Mercedes team who are leaving the sport to concentrate on Formula 1.

I still don't think I've been converted from gasoline-based cars. The lack of noise and pollution means that Formula E can race in city center locations which probably wouldn't be available to conventional cars, but I prefer more open tracks which aren't like racing down a corridor of barriers. They also have 'gimmicks' like Fanboost and Attack Mode which probably appeal to the gamers, but don't really do anything for me. Formula 1 has been using hybrid engines since 2014, and the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) has introduced them this year. I think NASCAR are doing some hybrid demos next year.

I went to the seaside again on Sunday, but got back too late to write about it. This time I only got one swim because the beach we went to is on an estuary, and when the tide is out, the edge of the water is over a quarter of a mile away! It just seemed like a better idea to enjoy the sun on the beach. This week we got fish & chips and a fancy ice cream on the way home.

Robert ALDA

(Played C. J. Holmes in 'The Runaway')
Played by Pete Munro, who also appeared as Willie, one of "Snake" Harmon's gang in 'Jude Emery'.

Robert ALDA

(Played C. J. Holmes in 'The Runaway')
Played by Pete Munro, who also appeared as Willie, one of "Snake" Harmon's gang in 'Jude Emery'.

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':

Gherkins

(It's what we call pickled cucumbers, aka pickles in the US)

Today I got to spend my first day this year at the seaside. We found a quiet beach about an hour away and had blue skies all day. I even got into the sea three times!

The link no longer seems to work, and googling only gave me one result, which is a review from 2006 (scroll to the green-backed section of text about 3/4 of the way down the page).

To summarize the review, Doug Thron, a photographer/real estate agent, made an hour-long low-budget film called 'The Making of an Awesome General Lee', which showed a standard '69 Charger being transformed into a General Lee replica. Thron hired local actress (and zombie extra) Theresa Ireland to host the video, but then employed Californian bikini model Cindy Pucci for extra scenes including washing the newly created General Lee.

'Waxing the General Lee' was a re-edited version of the video with the car transformation part condensed and the car wash scenes with the model in the skimpy bikini expanded.

Between selling around 2,000 DVDs at $10-$20 each and selling the General Lee replica, Thron apparently made quite a good return on his investment.

VERN Cook
(Ultralight flyer)
It was 'Trouble at Cooter's'.

I took these screengrabs from the first three episodes of season 1. It wasn't easy because the cars keep swapping between a '75 Monaco, a '70 Polara and a '75 Gran Fury mid-chase! As you can see, there were no fender decals on the '75 Monaco (or the other Georgia patrol cars). The side stripes appear to have been cut to accommodate the door decals, and the stripe on the back doors doesn't line up with the front doors or fenders. Finally, there is a "SHERIFF" decal between the rear lights.


When I did my FanArt patrol cars, I used the font Compacta Bd stretched a bit to replicate the "HAZZARD COUNTY" and "SHERIFF" decals, but you may have a better match. I think mine were based on the later decals. I custom drew the "COUNTY SHERIFF" text in the badge.

Obviously the decal positioning you use depends on whether you want to copy the '75 Monaco in the early episodes or go for the more generic look of the later episodes.

Good job it wasn't a Lotus:
Lots
Of
Trouble
Usually
Serious

Good job it wasn't a Lotus:
Lots
Of
Trouble
Usually
Serious

Here's the video, Roger. It looks like she's driving a '79 or '80 Trans Am which could also do with some new paint.
 

TimDuke beat you to that conclusion by 14 years!

Skipper's already started a thread about the sad passing of Olivia Newton-John, so here's Xanadu from 1980:
 

I've just read the sad news that Roger E. Mosley, best known for playing Theodore "T.C." Calvin in 'Magnum P.I.', has died following a car crash in Los Angeles last week. He was 83. T.C. was Thomas Magnum's helicopter flying buddy from their time in Vietnam.

From the article I read, Gerald McRaney was previously considered for the part of T.C. He was also once considered for the part of Luke Duke, but his only appearance in Dukes was as a workman in 'Hazzard Connection'. McRaney finally went on to take lead roles in 'Simon & Simon' and 'Major Dad'.

Very sad news. Olivia Newton-John was originally diagnosed with breast cancer 30 years ago, and has been a long-time advocate for breast cancer research. FYI. All the sources I've seen said she was 73 years old.

Skipper's already started a thread about the sad passing of Olivia Newton-John, so here's Xanadu from 1980:
 

Very sad news. Olivia Newton-John was originally diagnosed with breast cancer 30 years ago, and has been a long-time advocate for breast cancer research. FYI. All the sources I've seen said she was 73 years old.

I've just read the sad news that Roger E. Mosley, best known for playing Theodore "T.C." Calvin in 'Magnum P.I.', has died following a car crash in Los Angeles last week. He was 83. T.C. was Thomas Magnum's helicopter flying buddy from their time in Vietnam.

From the article I read, Gerald McRaney was previously considered for the part of T.C. He was also once considered for the part of Luke Duke, but his only appearance in Dukes was as a workman in 'Hazzard Connection'. McRaney finally went on to take lead roles in 'Simon & Simon' and 'Major Dad'.