On 2014-02-26, Sqwertz > wrote:

> Insert [slow Dueling Banjoes]
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFutge4xn3w
> [one of the top 20 movie scenes of all time]

Fun flick. FYI: Billy Reddin, the kid playing the banjo, was neither
inbred, moronic, nor a banjo player. He was picked from the local
school based strictly on his appearance (inbred, moronic, etc).

I kinda wish we were that rural. In the summer, when the tourists and
snowbirds flock to this valley, it may be great for the tourism biz
(rafting, fly fishing), but it's brutal on locals. Last summer, I was
almost in two high speed accidents in one short 8 mile trip to the
nearest town (2K pop) cuz of drunk out-of-towners on the "blood alley"
of a two lane hwy that runs the valley's length. It's a blood alley
cuz of all the deer that get hit by clueless drivers. Blood smears
every few miles, year round. I expect our first traffic backups
within the next year or two.

nb