To honor the occasion, I finally picked up your new book today. I thought I would have to order it but Border's had two in stock.

Meet all of us at the Boar's Nest to celebrate. (I still have a buttermilk moustache from celebrating Enos's birthday a couple days ago)

if y'all could help that'd be great

Two of mine are the one in my sig, and this one...

"Some days, ya just can't jam it into second.... Even if ya double clutch it."

What about y'all?

I recently picked up both ("Southern to the Bone" and "One For The Younguns") at Cooter's Place in Gatlinburg. 

The music is mix of covers and original songs, most with Ben himself singing the lead.  There are some Dukes references here and there in some of the songs, but otherwise its music that would be right at home in Hazzard: bluegrass, rockabilly, ballads, rhythm and blues, country. 

I had the impression that the "Younguns" CD was kids songs, but really its just more music similar what's on the first CD.  The best part about the CD for Dukes fans is that it contains Ben's rendition of 'Good Ol Boys'.  It also contains a song called "Cooter's Place" that sounds like it was meant to be the theme song for Ben's stores (or maybe a Cooter spin off series?). 

Both CDs can be purchased individually or together at a discount at cootersplace.com

You can listen to samples of 'Southern' on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008A1VN16/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

I recommend both CDS for any Dukes fans- its not the kind of silly stuff from the 80s Dukes 'sountrack' record.

Here is the review I put on Amazon for 'Southern To The Bone:

Honest, Southern and pleasant to listen to- like spending some time with an old friend. Mr. Jones was probably the most authentic part of the Dukes of Hazzard cultural phenomenon and you can hear that come through in his music. Some original stuff, some covers, but all clearly done with love, and not some overly polished 'Dukes' merchandise record from the studio marketing department. Just what it should be- fun!

That said in disclaimer, this article features Ben Jones and some insights into his past political career. Gotta hand it to Ben on some of his down-home tactics:

http://www.salon.com/2011/12/12/when_cooter_took_on_newt/singleton/

Again, HNet doesn't officially endorse one party or the other or any candidate or anything anywhere. This article is shared for Dukes of Hazzard related purposes as it applies to a cast member. 'Nuff said.

Khee...the bloodhounds were a nice touch, tho'. Bahahaha!

"Will everyone like every single word, probably not. A decent balance of trying to put a life into two hundred, ninety two pages."

Could be described as inspirational and educational text for those recovering from addiction. What one person might experience, another might not. And that is ok.

Anyway, didn't know where to put this so I thought here would do. If anyone else was able to go yesterday or today would love to hear about it. I had a great time being there and talking to both Ben and James! It is great to see them out making appareances like this and keeping the show alive!

B.L. Davenport

Sept 23 2006

Ben "Cooter" Jones and the Cooter's Garage Band will appear at the Hylo Brown Music Festival in Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Yes, there's going to be a General Lee on display too!

Cooter's band puts on a toe-tapping, hand-clapping, dance-in-the-street show, so gitcher hoedown on and check 'em out!

This summer

I'm going to paint my yard truck like his...

Here is what it looks like now- I think it will end up close enough for what it's for...

Thanks.

One more thing...MANY of the fans coming up to him were five - ten years old who watch the reruns and are now huge fans. He talked with them and shook their hands just like everyone else. Ben was simply stating his opinion, and that's okay. Truth is...there were MANY young children out there after all these years still looking at him wide-eyed. And if the original wasn't so family-oriented...that wouldn't be happening today. I'm sure when the movie comes out to video, I'll rent it sooner or later. But I can tell you one thing for sure...regarding the "Boots are Made for Walkin'" video...my six year old son will not see the new Daisy Duke covered in bubbles and rolling around on the General Lee in a bikini anytime soon.