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“The Sweeter Side of Life” Gets Sweet Ratings!

Promotional Photo of James Best & Kathryn Morris in The Sweeter Side of Life — James Best & Kathryn Morris

Good news! Good news! “The Sweeter Side of Life” was seen by nearly 3.1 million unduplicated viewers. “The Sweeter Side of Life” ranked as the #2 rated Prime Time ad-supported cable movie of the DAY, as well as the #3 movie of the WEEK. The Hallmark Channel movie beat theatrical titles such as “Cinderella” (ABC Fam), “Iron Man 2” (FX), “The Book of Eli” (TNT), “Aladdin” (ABC Fam), “Wedding Crashers” (CMDY), “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” (TNT) and “Spiderman 3″.

The Bests would like to thank all the fans that helped make this possible.

James Best in The Sweeter Side of Life

Set your DVRs and VCRs! James Best’s daughter Janeen and son-in-law Michael Damian have written and directed a new movie set to air on the Hallmark Channel January 19th. In it, James Best plays the father of a pampered Manhattan housewife who suddenly finds herself divorced and looking to put her life back together. She gets a job working at her father’s bakery. From the trailer (below), it looks to be a great romantic comedy. Check your local listings for air times! For more information, check out The Sweeter Side of Life Facebook page.

Dukes of Hazzard Cast Birthdays This Month

Every year we start the year off with the birthdays of two Dukes of Hazzard cast members, Rick Hurst (January 1st) and Sorrell Booke (January 4th). Hundreds of fans wished Rick a happy birthday online. Though Sorrell is no longer with us fans certainly didn’t forget him or Boss. It was heartening to see fans across the globe still commemorating his birthday on the HazzardNet Facebook page. Ol’ Boss’ birthday generated over 1300 Likes, almost 200 shares, and over 120 comments wishing him a happy birthday. That just goes to prove the Dukes of Hazzard will never die. The cast and characters will live on in our hearts forever.

Cooter’s Been Busy!

Ben Jones has been pretty busy lately. He recently released an album called Southern To The Bone featuring his takes on some classic songs like The Devil Went Down To Georgia, Wabash Cannonball, and Maybelline. Dukes of Hazzard fans can download this album at Amazon. In addition, he has some upcoming events.

On November 10th, Ben Jones will be at County Line Raceway Elm City, NC.
On November 17th, Ben will be appearing in “Ol’ Diz,” a new Americana musical about baseball great Dizzy Dean at The Theatre At Washington, VA.
On December 1st, he’ll be appearing at Musick’s Mountain Theater in Pigeon Forge, TN, with Nathan Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys.
Then on December 31st, have a Rockin’ New Year’s Eve with Cooter, the General Lee, and Cooter’s Garage Band.

For more information, check out Cooter’s website.

Dukes of Hazzard Shindig Success!

The Dukes of Hazzard Family Reunion in Livingston Parish, LA had 20,000 fans show up on Sept. 29, which exceeded the hoped-for attendance by promoters. The event offered free admission to the public, though nominal autograph fees were charged by Dukes of Hazzard cast members. You can read a local write-up about it in The Daily Reveille. By all accounts thus far from fans, promoters and cast members, the event was a great success, and there is already talk of another Hazzard Family Reunion for 2013.

Meanwhile, Dukes of Hazzard shindigs continue during 2012! Owners of General Lee replicas can join cast member Ben Jones, a/k/a “Cooter Davenport”, for the annual Hazzard Run on Oct. 13 & 14! Rick Hurst, “Deputy Cletus Hogg” will be joining the fun. If you’ve never seen this parade of General Lees roll into town, it’s a sight worth the trip! To register your General Lee for the Hazzard Run, or to obtain spectator info, visit Cooter’s Place.