Posted on 06/23/2005 4:36:59 PM PDT by Cowman
Unlike the Blues Brothers, Travis Bell isn't exactly on a holy mission.
The 32-year-old Indianapolis man is trying to return to the film's locations and simulate as many stunts as he can in his Bluesmobile replica car, a 1974 Dodge Monaco signed by Dan Aykroyd.
His friends are filming the stunts for a DVD he plans to sell on the Internet -- "Return to Chicago 2005.'' A preview is posted at www.blues brotherscentral.com.
So far, Bell has driven across Daley Plaza and pulled up on the sidewalk in front of the County Building, just as the Blues Brothers did. He's raced down Lake Street at 70 mph and driven across the same beach the Blues Brothers crossed in Wauconda. He's also torn through the inside of the abandoned Dixie Square Mall.
Unlike the movie, all of his stunts have been done without permission from any authorities.
"We're maniacs,'' he admits.

Head Nazi (Henry Gibson) : Gruppenfuhrer?
Gruppenfuhrer: Yes sir?
Head Nazi: Gruppenfuhrer, get that cars license plate number. We're gonna kill that son of a bitch.
"I've always loved you."
Still funny.
A good hearty laugh every now and then makes us live longer.
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