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Dmann says his goodbyes to The Snowman, Jerry Reed...

Noooooooooooooo! by BigGuy219	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:01:01 PM
Why couldn't it have been the guy who played Big Enus instead? :(
r.i.p snowman by ReEkOs_RoUgHnEcKs	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:01:14 PM

I absolutely loved Smokey and the Bandit by toadkillerdog	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:02:10 PM
One of the funniest movies of all time in my book, RIP Jerry, you were a big part of that movie!
Damn THIS YEAR!!!!! by skimn	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:03:24 PM
I wasn't a fan of the Smokey flicks, but Jerry Reed looked to be having such a great time, being just Jerry Reed. I always liked his role in the little seen and overlooked The Survivors with Robin Williams and Walter Matthau. I seriously can't recall a year where more talented people in the entertainment industry left us...
BigGuy219, I thought he was dead....... by axcel1	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:07:22 PM
But, I could be wrong.
"Good bye, turkey! My attorney will be in touch!" by Mr. Nice Gaius	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:08:07 PM
Jerry Reed, too?!?! Sigh... RIP
Mysterious Yobo... by LordPorkington	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:09:06 PM
His name is Jerry Reed, not Jeremy Reed. That right there is enough to make you look like a complete idiot, although you then backed this fact up by asking 'who the fuck is...?' on an obit talkback. If you don't know who he is, then why grace us with your moronic presence? I hope Mr Reed is happy parking at the great truck-stop in the sky. RIP.
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:09:55 PM

Oh, I was right!!!!!!!!! by axcel1	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:11:14 PM
He dead, too!!!!!!!!
Great guy by Mavra Chang	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:12:06 PM
Saw him in a concert years ago. It was a tiny venue inside a mall, but he sang and played and treated us like we were the best audience he'd ever had. He will be missed.
'"Ah hell, I got to go" by toadkillerdog	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:12:17 PM
That drawl, and the basset hound and of course the imcomparable Jackie Gleason(the biggest reason it must be said) helped make that movie one of the funniest of all time.
Incomparable by toadkillerdog	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:13:24 PM
Pardon the typo o Great one.
I hope he and Fred are East Bound and Down by ChittyChittyGangBang	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:13:42 PM
This really hurts, as he was my favorite in the movie. It wasn't the Bandit, but the Snowman. Favorite part was when the Bandit says he picked up a rider and the Snowman asked who she was. The bandit says a bride and all of the sudden her dress comes flying past and he asks "What's she got on now?" Damn shame he is gone.
No more lines for the Snowman by Savage Lucy	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:17:39 PM
One thing I was never clear on, did Cletus get the nickname Snowman because he did a lot of coke or he sold a lot of coke?
"Is she wearing a.....Wedding dress?" by Stuntcock Mike	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:19:53 PM

"She was." by Stuntcock Mike	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:20:08 PM

"WHAT'S SHE WEARING NOW, COME BACK." by Stuntcock Mike	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:20:46 PM

A tribute by Ed Okin	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:24:11 PM
This is very sad news. My website, Cannonball Run Pit Stop, which covers all the Smokey and Cannonball movies will be preparing an extensive tribute to Mr. Reed. Vist at ca.geocities.com/cannonballrun pitstop (no www. on that)
The only movie I have seen more times that Star Wars... by Engelhast	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:25:10 PM
is Somkey and The Bandit. Sad day...RIP Jerry.
Best Snowman moment in Smokey and the Bandit by ChittyChittyGangBang	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:35:16 PM
When he gets beat up by the bikers and he gets outside and runs over their rides. Classic.
time to bust out the SMOKEY HD DVD by Mace Tofu	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:35:50 PM
and pay tribute to his passing. Back when I got a job as a projectionist Smokey and the Bandit was a film we had for about 6 weeks so I spent many a afternoon with Jerry's humor. Good times! RIP.
Goodbye to an Old Dog by DrMeyer	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:36:19 PM
My heart is breaking. Jerry was an original, and one of the best pickers ever to come out of this rotten Cumberland town. Now, there's only two of the Old Dogs left; Shel went first, then Waylon. I'm gonna go put on their only cd, and pray that I won't hear about the death of Mel Tillis or Bobby Bare anytime soon...
This sucks by Jay Jay	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:36:31 PM
Like Engelhast above me, I think I saw Smokey and the Bandit more times than Star Wars, if that's possible. It was the first movie I ever taped off the TV and I used to watch it over and over. I still have the same VHS somewhere and will dig it out and give it a look again. Jerry's best bit - when he takes revenge on all the bikers outside the bar and destroys their rides by driving over them in his rig. Always made me smile. So long Snowman - over and out.
Oh shit Frosty's dead???????????? by crackerfarmboy	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:39:38 PM
I loved that fucker and his cornhusk pipe.
Dammit ChittyChittyGangBang by Jay Jay	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:40:30 PM
You beat me to it with the best moment. Oh well, it still applies.
WELL!........ by RoseBuddy	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:42:02 PM
He seemed to like using that word "well" a lot in his songs. But that doesn't effect the quality of many of those tunes. I liked him. R.I.P. buddy.
One of Nashville's best guitarists, too! by zinc_chameleon	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:45:59 PM
...and all-around session men has passed away. I've got a Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed album from 1969 that's just monstrous.
Christ this is sick by Marillion	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:48:03 PM
After reading about the death of Don LaFontaine earlier today somewhere else, I surfed on in to AICN thinking to myself: "ha ha.. Let's go see if anyone else has died today" Imagine my shock to see that someone else had indeed died.. Colour me embarrassed... Jerry Reed was a good musician AND good actor.. But it never looked like he was acting.. It was just him doing what he did best.. Have fun... Damn.. I saw him perform once when I was kid right after Smokey and the Bandit came out.. Great show...
Damn right Marillion! by ChittyChittyGangBang	Sep 2nd, 2008 04:56:33 PM
It never seemed like he was working. Always seemed like one of those guys that had fun in whatever he did. Yep will have to give Smokey and the Bandit a go tonight and go get some Coors.
She Got the Gold Mine...... by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:07:42 PM
I got the Shaft. Right on Mr. Nice Gaius. Sad truth though is Smokey III sucked big blue balls. But props to Jerry. He guest starred on Scooby Doo.
Where the hell is my Hot Stuff DVD? by Shepard Wong	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:09:34 PM
RIP Jerry.
I've never seen Smokey and the Bandit by Mattyboy122	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:11:09 PM
But according to Alfred Hitchcock's daughter, the old chap loved the flick. RIP.
I've never seen Smokey and the Bandit by Mattyboy122	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:11:44 PM
But according to Alfred Hitchcock's daughter, the old chap loved the flick. RIP.
Movie Trailer voice-over guy is dead, too by MisterE	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:13:59 PM
I missed the guy's name, but I heard on the news today that someone died that had provided the voice in hundreds of movie trailers.
but amy winehouse is alive. by ironic_name	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:17:38 PM

Titans of Facial Hair by joshmnileski	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:18:43 PM
I literally just told somebody this yesterday. World's Greastest Mustache: Sam Elliott. World's Second Greatest Mustache: Burt Reynolds. World's Greatest Beard: Kurt Russell (in John Carptener's The Thing). World's Second Greatest Beard: Kris Kristofferson. World's Greatest Sideburns: Jerry Motherfuckin' Reed. World's Second Greatest Sideburns: Nobody. No one could touch him. Not Elvis, not anyone. Damn.
Sorry to hear this. by mrfan	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:18:50 PM
Great countrysinger/writer and loved his moments in acting. He was the backbone of Smokey and the Bandit. Loved his work in the Survivors with Robin Williams and Waterboy with Adam Sandler. Will be missed. Goodbye, Snowman.
Sumbitch by Darth Busey	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:18:56 PM
When I get home, I'm gonna punch yo momma in the mouth.
Amos Moses by cripeman	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:30:30 PM
Best video game song ever....RIP
I'll be drinking a few tonight in honor of the Snowman. by mrfan	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:34:38 PM
Here's to you.
When you're hot youre hot... by Bloodstained	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:39:35 PM
and when you're not you're not. I'd say about now ol' Jerry is right around room temperature.
Script Girl gets the goalmine... by Dr Gregory House	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:44:07 PM
...I still got my shaft. Jerry Reed is one of the small group of musicians that helped define real country music. And son, the man could JAM on the strat. RIP Jerry. I'm a gonna go to the nearest choke n puke tonight and order up a round of Coors.
God Needed a new long haul trucker by Xiphos_2	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:49:37 PM
So he called on the Snowman for the job. Smokey and the Bandit is one of the best movies ever made. Westbound and down buddy remember Smokey's got his ears on.
The Snowman will be missed by DARTH VOODOO	Sep 2nd, 2008 05:49:46 PM
Jerry Reed was the perfect straight man for Burt Reynolds. He will be missed
I go first Bandit by Orionsangels	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:01:27 PM
Smokey & The Bandit is part of my childhood. One of my memories as a kid is when they beat the crap outta Snowman in that bar. They say they're gonna eat his dog. I always felt sorry for Snowman during that part. He'll be missed. The Bandit just ain't the Bandit without Snowman!
Jerry Reed was awesome. by odysseus	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:03:27 PM
:(
The one Snowman, east bound and down. by themagicalhornofguntata	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:10:13 PM

I thought that was him by CherryValance	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:12:16 PM
I recognized his name somehow, but when I kept hearing SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT, which I never watched, I wasn't sure. I remember this guy being all over the place when I was a little kid. He was cool. Aw. This is sad.
He was also Danny Glover's captain in BAT 21. by otm shank	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:24:06 PM
"I just did my version of joe palooka. I just went 10 rounds with some bikers." "How'd ja do?" "Bout normal......I lost!" R.I.P. sir.
Check out Hot Stuff if you have a chance by CerebralAssassin	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:35:10 PM
You'll be glad you did.
Get your Zs on by I am the most horrible	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:50:25 PM
RIP Snowman
I just did East Bound and Down on karaoke on Sun! by TylerDurden3395	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:53:49 PM
And watched him in Gator the day before. Damn this REALLY sucks
"Bandit., we got a Bear in the air..." by ddschneider1972	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:57:43 PM
"...it just clipped my angel wings." Heaven bound and not down, RIP Snowman.
BTW... The Gator theme song is CLASSIC! by TylerDurden3395	Sep 2nd, 2008 06:59:52 PM
“Everything’s okey dokey in the Okefenokee”.
by williammunny	Sep 2nd, 2008 07:01:54 PM
A great guy and a helluva guitar player. Sorry to see him go.
"We're gone, KILLA" by thecomedian	Sep 2nd, 2008 07:02:49 PM
Man that scene where snowman gets his ass kicked by those bikers and then gets revenge by driving over their bikes is fucking brilliant.
He was good in Gator too! by VictorNewman	Sep 2nd, 2008 07:19:07 PM
Bama McCall was a mean bastid!
Was just thinking about Jerry Reed... by mrplowking	Sep 2nd, 2008 07:39:54 PM
I was just thinking about Jerry Reed a few weeks ago wondering what he had been up to lately. "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Hot Stuff" were two of my favorite films as a young 'un (I was a weird kid). Farewell Snowman. Say 'hi' to Fred when you see him.
"The Snowman is Comin' Through" by MGTHEDJ	Sep 2nd, 2008 07:43:37 PM
This just hits me where I live. I love Smokey and The Bandit. And Reed is the reason why. The guy was just having so much fun it comes across in his performance Another story about Reed. He was playing his idea for the movie's theme song for director Hal Needham. After a few bars Needham stood up and grabbed Reed's hand. Reed said if he didn't like the song he could work on it some more. Needham said "Don't You Change One Thing." RIP Jerry-----m
As much as losing Reed sucks... by Jesus of Suburbia	Sep 2nd, 2008 07:57:14 PM
How has this site not yet mentioned the passing of Don "Mr. Trailer Voice" LaFontaine!?
She got the goldmine, I got the shaft by Kirk's Toupee	Sep 2nd, 2008 07:57:58 PM
He was one helluva guitar player. He played with all the greats and recorded with Elvis. The generation of country players who could actually play. Put that hammer down and give em' hell Jerry.
Another friendly face GONE!! by Stimpson J Cat	Sep 2nd, 2008 08:33:25 PM

No obit for Don Lafontaine? by GrandMuffTarkin	Sep 2nd, 2008 08:46:41 PM
In a world...with great trailers for bad movies, he was the best.
Damn by Virtual Satyr	Sep 2nd, 2008 08:47:10 PM
SATB has always been one of my faves. So long Snowman, over and out.
Sorry, I missed it buried under so much crap news. by GrandMuffTarkin	Sep 2nd, 2008 08:47:30 PM
My mistake.
R.I.P Mr. Reed by theonecalledshoe	Sep 2nd, 2008 09:07:23 PM
I was a big fan of his growing up. Heck, I remember a Scooby Doo cartoon he cameoed in too. Lol at Hot Stuff, that was one funny movie.
The Guitar Man by deadboy1313	Sep 2nd, 2008 09:18:03 PM
Jerry was one of the finest guitar players that ever existed. His duets with Chet Atkins showcase two of the greatest pickers ever to play together. His solo work should have been played a lot more on country radio, and I can't think of anyone today who even comes close. RIP Snowman, you will be missed.
78 "Bandit" Trans AM sculpture by Dwarves	Sep 2nd, 2008 09:28:46 PM
This is a complete plug and I apologize but it's within the heart of this obit. First link on this page is of a sculpture I just built in NYC at Socrates Sculpture Park, the opening is this week and this death came at a weird time for the piece to be on display. Keep on truck'n Jerry! Jasonbailerlosh.com
right turn, clyde by Loosejerk	Sep 2nd, 2008 09:35:34 PM
fuck....wrong sidekick
Jerry Reed : This year's Pretty Mary Sunshine by Squashua	Sep 2nd, 2008 09:39:04 PM
Alright with me, right Scoob? http://tinyurl.com/2pady9 < BR>.
Chet Atkins said once that Jerry was better by jiblets	Sep 2nd, 2008 09:48:46 PM
on guitar than he was, and that is really saying something; Chet was a veritable deity. Chet was also notoriously humble and soft-spoken, but don't let that fool you - Jerry Reed could do things on a guitar that would boggle your mind. Search youtube for Chet and Jerry live together - brilliant and quite funny too. The world is a lesser place without the two of them. :(
Jerry OWNED two of movies greatest lines... by SuburbanJedi	Sep 2nd, 2008 09:50:28 PM
With regards to Stuntcock Mike...the line "What's she wearing now, come back!" from Smokey and the Bandit, and from "The Survivors", while pinned down by gunfire starts laughing and asks "Hey! How 'bout a rolaids??
i swear by s0beurself	Sep 2nd, 2008 10:02:43 PM
this site is starting to read more like the obituaries than 'cool news.' Bummer.
Godspeed, Snowman ---- by Marlowespade	Sep 2nd, 2008 10:27:53 PM
You gave us a goldmine; today, we all got the shaft.
Best way to remember Jerry Reed I know? by jae683	Sep 2nd, 2008 10:52:50 PM
Crack a six pack of Coors with some friends and toasted his memory.
She got the gold mine...and we got the shaft. by Dingleberry Jones	Sep 2nd, 2008 10:59:52 PM
keep on truckin' Jerry.
SNOWMAN by OtisSpofford	Sep 2nd, 2008 11:27:38 PM
He was called "Snowman" because he was always cool, no matter what... That pretty much sums up Jerry Reed - he will be missed.
"Send bill to Big Enous Bur..? Ber...? Hell, I gotta go!" by Billyeveryteen	Sep 2nd, 2008 11:29:18 PM
Indeed good Sir, you will be missed.
Jiffy Jam by My best friend	Sep 3rd, 2008 12:55:34 AM
I've been playing fingerstyle guitar for years, and one of my all time favorites is Jiffy Jam by him. I've never actually heard a recording of this, I just learned it from the sheet music. Great little tune.
Breaker breaker to the Bandit.. by disfigurehead	Sep 3rd, 2008 12:59:24 AM
That sucks. Smokey and the Bandit is one of the funniest movies ever. R.I.P Jerry Reed. Let's not forget his Scooby Doo appearance too.
"When yer hot, yer hot!" by pokadoo	Sep 3rd, 2008 03:00:32 AM
Hope Jackie Gleason's in "Hot Pursuit" of Jerry somewhere in redneck heaven. R.I.P. Snowman.
Hot Stuff by Dr Gregory House	Sep 3rd, 2008 03:10:09 AM
Thanks to the two TBers for joggin my memory. I haven't seen that movie 'Hot Stuff' since I was a kid...and I loved it. I assume its not on dvd, but damn, i should would just love to see it again.
Smokey and the Bandit was fucking cool! by Motoko Kusanagi	Sep 3rd, 2008 03:15:05 AM
I love those movies (except for the utterly terrible third part).
He was also in The Waterboy by pokadoo	Sep 3rd, 2008 03:16:14 AM
"Hey Waterboy...You're Fired!!"
"...but that crazy sumbitch just drove infront o' my truck..." by Charlie & Tex	Sep 3rd, 2008 03:42:20 AM
This really IS sad news. Mr Reed had an infectious enthusiasm that even managed to breathe enthusiasm into the otherwise appalling Smokey & the Bandit III - most of you will know that he was drafted in for the vast amount of reshoots after the original cut went down like a lead balloon. Probably his best scene in all three Bandit movies would be in II, when he tries to sober up Burt Reynolds. He'll be greatly missed.
She got the goldmine.. by cineninja	Sep 3rd, 2008 03:51:38 AM
I got the shaft is, strangely enough, my parents song...dedicated to them on their anniversary by a local DJ. Its probably the only country song my dad knows. I guess Ill break it to him that Mr Reed has passed in the morning. Godspeed snowman...
The Survivors by Dazzler69	Sep 3rd, 2008 07:01:08 AM
That was my fav for him. "Reputation is everything." RIP
Ed Okin by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Sep 3rd, 2008 07:28:36 AM
Just out of curiosity as I haven't looked yet, anything on your site about The Gumball Rally? I never knew Cannonball Run was not an original concept until I saw Gumball years later.
Damn! by Kentucky Colonel	Sep 3rd, 2008 07:30:42 AM
Jerry Reed is gone. That sucks. You all should hop on the Tom T. Hall bandwagon before it's too late. Come on back now. Go get im, Fred!
The Gumball Rally is fucking awesome! by Stuntcock Mike	Sep 3rd, 2008 08:59:20 AM
Cobra vs. Ferrari Daytona Spyder in the L.A. riverbed.
Snowman by Vic Twenty	Sep 3rd, 2008 10:08:17 AM
RIP Jerry! I'm listening to Amos Moses now and as always, I can't remove the smile from my face. Thanks for that, Jerry, and Godspeed!
as the owner of a Trans Am.... by Grendy	Sep 3rd, 2008 10:50:30 AM
...I won it (along with the rest of TEAM BANDIT last year, tho they've all abdicated their shares to me) in the Alamo Drafthouse's awesome Smokey Scavenger Hunt. We drove from Atlanta to Texarkana in my '96 Geo Metro to win this awesome '79 Trans Am. You can damn sure bet that not only did we watch the movie before going (a few times) but one of Las Banditas (we were all girls) copied that song onto a CD that we listened to on the long, long drive. We showed up at the final stop with East Bound & Down absolutely blaring, and us singing loudly and badly along to it, announcing: Team Bandit is in the house!. We went on to win the car based on the points accrued, kicking the ass of the 5 other teams (of all boys!) no less. I bought the Spec. Ed of Smokey for xmas for myself, and a Bandita and will always hold a place in my heart for Reed, Reynolds, Gleason, et all. I got a txt from Dmann about this yesterday, and it made me sad. Nice to see others felt the same way. Grendy --(Capt. Team BANDIT)
"How Bout ya Bandit, ya got them ears on son ?" by Keith Maniac	Sep 3rd, 2008 12:04:16 PM
Just gutted to hear this news, first film i taped off tv Smokey and the Bandit, literally wore the tape out. Good old fashioned, unpretentious fun.
First saw him on SCOOBY DOO by Tacom	Sep 3rd, 2008 01:10:47 PM
I liked that song he did "Little Mary Sunlight".
Does anyone remember by Big DM	Sep 3rd, 2008 01:28:21 PM
The Burt Reynolds redneck classic, WW AND THE DIXIE DANCEKINGS? Burt was a good 'ol boy promoter, Jerry was in the Dancekings band, and they were being pursued by Art Carney as a crazy preacher. I saw it at a Drive-In in Memphis TN with THE DEVIL'S RAIN...
Big DM by Shepard Wong	Sep 3rd, 2008 01:58:55 PM
I googled an old review in the NYTs of Hot Stuff and it specifically says how good Reed was in WW and the Dixie Dancekings. I'll have to track it down.
Nashville, Mind control and Jerry Reed by Ace of Wands	Sep 4th, 2008 01:44:36 AM
if what Cathy O'Brien claims about this guy has even a small percentage of truth to it then some people here may be eulogising a very dark character indeed.
Grammaton Cleric Binks by Ed Okin	Sep 4th, 2008 07:36:39 AM
Thanks for asking about "Gumball" it is mentioned on the site in passing, however, it was not the original concept. All the movies, "Cannonball", "Gumball" etc. were based on the real life race that ran throughout the 70's. Brock Yates who created the real race actually considered suing the makers of "Gumball" but decided not to. Instead, he and "Smokey" director made their own version a few years later.
Interesting Ed Okin, I never knew that. by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Sep 4th, 2008 08:20:00 AM
So if he didn't do Gumball, did he do Cannonball, or was that somebody else. Also, was Speed Zone a Cannonball Sequel, or something else entirely. Funny how I've never seen any of these movies in their entirety (none of Speed Zone), but have caught enough snippets of the rest to know what went down. Much love for Captain Chaos.

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