It won't be long before my nephew @mrbonkers is in town and I'm really looking forward to it; because he lives 4,000km away we spend so little time together making those few occasions we do so important. The last time I saw him was a couple years ago and this time, because he's six and a half years old, it'll be a completely different experience - it's going to be so great!
We've been discussing on video chats what we're going to do and have a decent list which would probably take a month to get through but with only a week we have to hone it down to the most important, valuable and appropriate things. It may be very hot here too so that will mean some things can't happen and others can; we'll have a good time no matter what though.
I asked him last week if there was something he wanted to add to the list and he said, "yep, we should watch the Duke boys."
He's referring to the TV show called Dukes of Hazzard which was made between 1979-1985 revolving around a couple cousins, Bo and Luke Duke, who always seemed to find themselves in the thick of some plot which was often initiated by Boss Hogg and his Sherriff Roscoe Coltrane. If you've not seen it you'll have to watch it to understand.
Below is a link to Internet Archive and all the season one episodes.
A short clip of one of many car chases. You can see why a young boy might like the show.
Back in 1979 I was nine and used to watch the show a lot, and loved it: Car chases, jumps, explosions and Daisy Duke in dem shorts!
These days it's all re-runs of course and comes via pay TV, which is what I'll be watching it on with my nephew or via the link above, but my nephew loves it as much as I did and on our video chats animatedly tells me what's happening on the episodes he's just watched. All I have to say is, "what are those Duke boys up to lately," and I get a full explanation of what's up. I love how excited he gets, it reminds me of me as a younger chap.
Anyway, @mrbonkers wants to watch some episodes with me and I think it's an awesome idea. It'll bring me back to my youth (that bastard thing bloody left me a long time ago) and will be a nice way to connect with my nephew with something that's relevant to both of us.
I wonder, is there anything you do, listen to or watch that connects you to your younger days, prior to being 15 years old? If there is and you want to share what it is and why please do so below.
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