goodbye to the "snowman"

[perry 82]

Sad to hear of the passing of Jerry Reed.

A very talented fella that will always be picture behind the wheel of that KW W900A.

[combatmp29r 27]

Yes perry it is a sad day. The snowman will be missed :banghead:

[Brrly1 1,146]

10-4 Big Buddy It is a sad day thats for sure. He was a good ol' boy thats for sure. Those were definitely some good movies. Burly :thumbs:

[big mike 13]

East bound and down....keep on truckin Jerry.

Thanks for bringing us the Snowman and your great musical talent.

[Kelly 1,028]

Allways loved him the old movies, He will be missed :banghead:

[pond195520032003 27]

just read that this morning when i turned the internet on the Snowman is 10-7 rest in peace good budy ! guess i will keep my vhs tape of smokey and the bandit :banghead:

[Nick 13]

I missed that on the news. Sad to hear.

I had forgotten he was in Waterboy, he was great in that movie. Also going way back I think Gator was one of the first movies I remember watching on broadcast TV, on our black and white 19".

Jerry Reed Bio

[KyBlue 652]

I grew up watching him in Smokey and the Bandit.. Still love that movie, more for the KW than anything else, Sorry for his family and their loss, he was a great guitar player and actor.. RIP Snowman! Guess hes gone 'into the rocking chair' for the last time eh?

my Image tribute..

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,337]

That is some sad news. He was great in the "Waterboy" as the antagonist. He was an excellent guitar player. A good old country boy.

[Teddy da Bear 11]

A very unique voice.

[CHARGER9AUTO 3]

A very unique voice.

SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT AIRED IN 1977 . Ben

[oldandred 15]

Yep him going to be missed

[rocking 416 1]

yes i agree i like jerry reed..im only 25 but he played some good old time music!!!.. shame there arent more good ole boys like him left..country music wont be the same with out him R.I.P.

[CasualObserver 3,406]

There was a little tribute playing this morning here... all I heard on the radio were his songs on the way to work.

[Rod(NASNUT) 1]

The Snowman is 10-7 rest in peace good budy ! guess i will keep my vhs tape of smokey and the bandit

The Snowman will be missed :omg:

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,337]

Here's my tribute:

[Rod(NASNUT) 1]

:omg: Thats was good treed I will have to sit down and put the tape in :USA:

[kj4kicks 151]

Great tribute TMO ! I'm gonna miss that ole boy.

did you notice the price of diesel in '77? 47.9 per gallon :USA:

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,337]

And for those of us who now has that tune in our heads, here's the lyrics so we at least get it right.

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'

a'we gonna do what they say can't be done

We've got a long why to go and a short time to get there

I'm east bound just watch ol'Bandit run

Keep your foot hard on the peddle...son, never mind them brakes

let it all hang out cause we've got a run to make

The boys are thirsty in Atlanta,and there's beer in Texarcana

and we'll bring it back no matter what it takes

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'

a'we gonna do what they say can't be done

We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there

I'm east bound just watch ol'Bandit run ......

( banjo & guitar solo )

Old Smokey's got them ears on, he's hot on your trail

and he ain't gonna rest 'till you're in jail

So you gotta dodge him.... you gotta duck him

You've gotta keep that diesel truckin....

just put that hammer down and give it hell

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'

a'we gonna do what they say can't be done

We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there

I'm east bound just watch ol'Bandit run

[perry 82]

TMO.... :omg:

[perry 82]

remember the movie convoy with the rubber duck ?

CONVOY THE MOVIE...part 1

part 2

watch the whole convoy movie on youtube. :banghead:

[Buzz 502]

Here's my tribute:

Some of you younger members may wonder why they were running Coors beer from Texarkana TX to Atlanta GA. For some unknown reason back then Coors beer wasn't allowed to be sold east if the Mississippi Not sure whether it was a law or just a corporate decision, but it sure was :imstupid: .

[perry 82]

late 70's -1980 we took a family motorhome trip down to texas from MI. and i can remember my parents bootleggin some case's of coors beer and Bargs root beer back to MI :banghead:

[wh500special 2,053]

Having come of drinking age in St. Louis - with Anheuser Busch as the backdrop - I always thought Coors was cheap, undesirable beer (Miller too). Since they had virtually no market penetration in AB's backyard, bars and stores would sell the stuff amazingly cheap. heck, one bar down the road from school even had Coors for a penny a pitcher on Tuesdays, and just a buck or two the rest of the week.

Always liked it, but never appreciated that people had a craving for the stuff since it was cheaper than water. Even Natural Light and Keystone was more expensive.

Then I moved to Indiana and found that Coors is treated as somewhat of a permium brand (comparable to say Budweiser) in the rest of the world. Who would have thought that region would dictate price so heavily on a commodity brand like Coors, Miller, or Bud?

I always wondered of Bud/Busch are cheaper in Milwaukee or Golden.

Thankfully, I'm not a yellow-beer gourmet so I can drink a little of about anything and be satisfied. I more prefer the "yuppie" brown beers...

I liked some of Jerry Reed's music, but not that familiar with him otherwise. I think I recall seeing him on a Bill Dance fishing show years ago...if he was a fisherman, he had to be alright.

Steve

[wh500special 2,053]

did you notice the price of diesel in '77? 47.9 per gallon

Wow, those were the good ol' days. If you adjust for inflation, today's comparable price would be $1.74 per gallon.

Still cheap!

Steve