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re: Les Miles news conference pushed back to 3:00 CT
Posted on 11/28/12 at 1:29 pm to DaleDenton
Posted on 11/28/12 at 1:29 pm to DaleDenton
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You couldn't get Coors East of Texas and NASCAR wasn't popular outside of the South, so I guess it made sense at the time
Yeah, I get all that. They also arbitrarily added about 600 miles to the trip, saying that an 1200 mile round trip was 1800 miles. I read Texarkana was in a dry county at that time as well. Really makes me think that they picked it solely for the song.
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Posted on 11/28/12 at 1:32 pm to ProjectP2294
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Yeah, I get all that. They also arbitrarily added about 600 miles to the trip, saying that an 1200 mile round trip was 1800 miles. I read Texarkana was in a dry county at that time as well. Really makes me think that they picked it solely for the song.
One reason they picked Atlanta was because a new interstate was being built and it made for prime filming location, they didn't have to shut down any highways or anything like that.
My favorite is Hal Needham talking about how Pontiac got the Trans Am in the movie, "I didn't know what car I was going to have the Bandit drive in the movie, I woke up one morning and Pontiac had 5 brand new of these sons of bitches sitting in my front yard with a note on the window saying we can get more if you need them, well those didn't last the first day of filming."
Posted on 11/28/12 at 2:48 pm to ProjectP2294
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Yeah, I get all that. They also arbitrarily added about 600 miles to the trip, saying that an 1200 mile round trip was 1800 miles. I read Texarkana was in a dry county at that time as well. Really makes me think that they picked it solely for the song.
Bowie county in Texas is dry. The other half of Texarkana in Miller County, Arkansas is wet. So, if you want to buy a case of beer, you have to drive over to the Arkansas side. Of course, if you want a beer in a restaurant, you can get a beer in either state. Except, in Texas, outside the city limits in Bowie County, it requires a membership in a "private club". Of course, in the city, but still in Bowie County, no membership is required.
Got all that? It is hard to be an alcoholic in Texarkana.
This post was edited on 11/28/12 at 2:49 pm
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