R.I.P. Burt ................. 82 seems to be the wrong age to be .

Rest in Peace, Bandit!

RIP Burt Reynolds

I was maybe 10 years old when I watched "Smokey and the Bandit" on VCR. I don't care much about movies but I remember that one. RIP, Burt.

(I want one of those signature Trans Ams he is promoting in this clip.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2_FPuHbEtE

I was running a Body Shop back in the day when the Child Actor ( Fred Savage ) with a popular TV show turned 16 and

it was time for his first car , he wanted a Trans Am similar to one in Burt's Movie so his folks found him one but needed

some work done. We fixed it up and a New Paint Job and he was SO excited when he came to pick up the car 

couldn't wait to get in it and drive off . That was the last I seen of him as he roared out the driveway .

Cowboy boots and Vaseline, first thing to mind; a great actor, a great comedic actor, and much to the frustration of many a mom, he was quite a role model for many a young man.