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  16. 22 years ago today...

    in Dukes of Hazzard General Discussion

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    WOW, I remember that one on the show plus I watched more reruns till it got closed on September that time I was a toddler at 3 years old back in 1985!

    I remember that I watched one rerun on tv that night after my kid sister was born (August 7th, 1985) before one month later, it got canceled! DAMN, I'm almost 25 (born on March 9th, 1982) that I can remember "DOH" for 3 years since I was a just baby like few months old till I was 3 that time! It's still there in my memory from my childhood days!

  20. Official Dukes Fan Club site back up

    in General Discussion

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    HazzardNet is independent of all other Dukes clubs and websites, and always has been, and unless MeadowMufn gets her brain reprogrammed by aliens I doubt that will ever change.

    Tho' over the years, we've been good neighbors with the Confederate General Lee Fan Club. We recognize that several people on HNet hail from there, and that's cool. You're always welcome. As are members of whatever other sites and clubs.

    I'm going to break from HazzardNet's officially neutral stance on all the fandom politics and tell you exactly what I think of the "official" DOH fan club as run by Aneesh. I used to be a dues-paying member of it. The opinions expressed from here on out are my own, and not necessarily those of HNet, or Mufn, or MaryAnne.

    Aneesh, by his own admission, is a kid who never wanted to work for a living. So he came up with a fan club and suckered people into paying $15 to join. I was one of the morons who fell for his ad in a trade publication back in the mid-90's.

    What I got for fifteen dollars was diddly-squat. Aneesh would send out a poorly photocopied "newsletter" about three times a year, that was barely legible.

    His partner in slime, Michael Streit, helped him a lot. Michael had an impressive Dukes collection. The purpose of the first Dukesfest that he and Aneesh put on in Covington, GA, was more or less an opportunity to pimp Michael's Dukes collection. Aneesh also sold bootleg copies of photographs along with items that had been donated to the "club." Michael had told me back then that he was getting ready to get out and that's why he was letting go of all the stuff he could. In short he was cashing in now that he had an opportunity.

    One of the things Michael cashed in on, was an autographed photo he'd received free from Jimmy. Michael turned around and sold it to a fan for $35.00. The fan took it to Jimmy at a later appearance, and asked if he could personalize it. Jimmy recognized it, found out what the fan paid for it, and was very upset. This was just one example of many.

    This happened with many materials that the "official" club got for free from cast members and WB. I'd like to say that the proceeds went to the club to "cover expenses" but that'd be baloney. Isn't that why they charged a membership fee - and still do? These are the same guys who can barely send a newsletter or keep a website running.

    I do give them credit for organizing a fan event of any kind, and in getting Ben and Sonny and Jerry Rushing and Don Pedro to hang out for awhile. Tho' Aneesh charged $25 to fan club members for advance tickets. Yet if you walked in off the streets of Covington, as whoever, you got in for $10. ( It was a tiny set up in an empty retail store in a strip mall. )

    There were a handful of Chargers there, but they couldn't stay put long enough for fans to see them. They were busy running around town and showing off. There was supposedly a "guided tour" of filming sites, and cars were supposed to follow a GL. The GL went so fast that many people got lost.

    There was no schedule of events. There was a party at the original Boar's Nest, a half-assed affair that required more money to attend. I think I paid $20 more to get into that. Other people later showed up at the door and got in free. I realized fast that there was no altruism in this "fan club" and members were not treated equally.

    I could tell ya'll a lot of dirt. But what speaks louder than anything I could say, is the fact that Ben himself banned the "official" DOH club from representation at DukesFest. Wanna know why? Aneesh/Marky B. had bought a bunch of photos from Cooter's Place, back when this was at Sperryville, and then marked them up to sell at their "club" table. There were other issues, but out of respect to the parties concerned and our usual neutrality, I won't detail them.

    I realize that there's very few saints in the fandom, and the cast members themselves are very dollar-driven. This is a fandom, this is a family, but it's also a business and means of income to many people and I'm keenly aware of that.

    When it comes to the "official" fan club, my advice is, save your money.

    Brian

    Wow, it's for fraud for that website?

  23. Howdy y'all

    in Introduce Yourself

    Posted

    I really like the new organization forum that I ever seen!

    Hello, my name is Alice K. Hochhausler. I'm 24 1/2 years old but will be 25 in March 9th. My birthday is March 9, 1982. I'm a member here on this forum and I'm a long time John/Bo fan for 25 years since I watched "Dukes" around 1982 when I was a baby like 3-4 months old but I don't remember which month excatly that time how old I was) till it ended on September 1985 when I was 3 years old but I remember the reruns, too. Oh, I loved the General Lee was so awesome when it fly into the sky when I saw on tv! YEE-HAAA!!!!!!!

    I met John at a car show here in Ohio 7 years ago when I was 18, it was a best moment of my life because of my dream come true!

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