RogerDuke

Thanks Hoss. You always come through when folks need you. I want to show these to Dave now that he has a board for his mobile Dukes Museum.

From the time we're little we see famous people and make them our heroes but let's face it....not all of them are deserving of that. In fact, the majority of them aren't. Being able to act , sing, play sports or jump a motorcycle (I loved Evel Knieval) doesn't mean they should be our heroes. Having a heart of gold like Sonny Shroyer makes them hero material. Happy birthday on Tuesday Enos. "Possum on a gumbush"

If anybody could help me I would appreciate it. I'm trying to find a thread from 2011 where they were trying to stop the original Dukes home in Georgia from being torn down. The grandson of the property owner was here on the HN updating us. Unfortunately they were unsuccessful and it was destroyed.

Well, it's the day after the show and I still have a huge smile on my face. I arrived at the Trumbell County Fairgrounds in Ohio at 12:30 and Enos was there signing autographs. He then went to lunch and I started to talking to folks. It's unusual to be out in public and find someone with a Dukes shirt or hat but here it was unusual to see someone without Dukes clothing (exaggerating slightly here). I was in Hazzard Heaven. The first people I encountered were Dave and Melissia DeWitt of "Dave's Dukes of Hazzard Mobile Museum". These two are awesome. Their mobile museum reminded me of Waylon's museum on "Welcome Waylon Jennings" only smaller. It was loaded with every Dukes toy imaginable and some I never would have imagined. This is truly a labor of love and I am grateful that the DeWitt's have this open to the public and there wasn't even an admission charge to get in. They are what The Dukes of Hazzard are all about! I then bumped into long-time HazzardNet member TimDuke and his General Lee that he has owned for many years. I also talked to another General owner and then met Jason, a Colonel owner, a 69 Charger painted yellow. I sure enjoyed bumping into Tim again. I didn't know he was going to be there. He's a big guy, standing about 6'5" and the trophy he won for his car was almost as tall, estimated at 6'2". He struggled to fit it in his General but eventually pulled it off. I was pretty happy for my friend. I also met a lot of friends since I'm a bit of a talker and am not shy about approaching anyone wearing an orange clunker car shirt. Speaking of Generals, there were 2 of them running around the track. For a small fee you could take a lap and get a picture. Finally it was time to meet Sonny, who I had met 8 years ago. (One of his two sons was also there yesterday) I was wearing the 01 hat he had signed back then. Actually the word "signed" doesn't do justice to Sonny's autographs. His signatures are truly artwork. The first thing I said was "I bet you didn't think you'd still be wearing that uniform 40 years later!" He laughed and shook my hand. I presented him with a birthday present (coming up on Tuesday) of a short board that was cut from the original Dukes farmhouse when it was dismantled in 2011, along with a notarized certificate of authenticity. (I also donated one to a very appreciative Dave for his museum). I told them both that the grandson of the landowner was once an active member here on HN. The line for autographs was long. He signed for 5 hours and treated each person like they were the most important person he had ever met in his life. That's classic Sonny Shroyer for you. Meeting him again was a true honor. He is a southern Georgia gentleman to the core. And now the stunt show. Ray Kohn is amazing. Every time I see a show I walk away thinking it can't get better and every show after that is better. I don't know how he does it. The show started at 6:00 with a dramatic entrance of Sonny onto the track. After he was introduced the cast was next, each driving a vehicle out. And of course the music was amazing. Sonny then led the show with a prayer the drama began. I don't have time to detail every stunt (maybe Hoss can post a link to some videos) but they were fantastic. The first one scared me a little because Mike, my favorite stuntman, appeared to be hurt but ended up being fine. I gave him a big Hazzard hug after it was over. Thankfully, nobody got injured the entire show. There were explosions that shook the bleachers, loud gunfire, great acting, high drama and of course, lots of comedy. Flash stealing Rosco's car and Rosco chasing him on a mini 4-wheelers was the best comedy routine to me. Tony, who plays Rosco is hilarious. While I'm on the subject of favorites, everybody is great but Ray's brother Rodney is an absolutely AMAZING Boss Hogg! I haven't seen every stunt show but this is the first time I remember seeing Big Ed Little and Cletus in one. The guy who plays Sheriff Little is unbelievable. What a fantastic addition to the show. His voice is exactly like Ed's. After the Duke boys saved the day it was sunset and time for the big jump. I believe this was Ray's 23rd and they are as dramatic as you can imagine. It's always great to see the green flag go up when the stunt crew runs over to see he is okay. Ray is one brave man and truly dedicated to the greatest show to ever grace a television screen. And that wasn't all. They also did an awesome tribute to all the actors who have passed on to Hazzard Heaven, the stunt actors passing on a large poster of each of them to each other while displaying them to the applauding thousands in the audience. It was emotional. Thanks so much to Ray for doing that. Then came Big John. They brought out a John Deere monster truck to crush the cars Ray jumped over. After the forklift lined up the wrecked cars and the actors parked the show cars they opened the gates for people to flood in to get autographs and see the cars close up. There were lines for autographs for each stunt actor, Ray's was the longest. These folks are celebrities. And the big celebrity, Sonny Shroyer stayed for the whole show! The Full Moon rose and the show ended. I left around 10:00, very grateful that I am lucky enough to live only an hour from the Northeast Ohio Dukes and the dozens of folks who work hard to keep the Dukes tradition alive. There were so many young folks there, making me realize that The Dukes of Hazzard will live on forever. Thank you Ray. Thank you cast. Thank you Dave, Melissia, Tim, Jason and Bill. I didn't catch one of the many shirts that they shot out between stunts but I did buy a CNH 320 plate and get Sonny's autograph on one of my pieces of wood from the original farm. Yesterday was a day I'll never forget!

It's amazing how many Dukes fan there are in this 'ol world. I'll post a review later but this place is awesome!

I'm here at the event and just met Dave. I donated a board from the original Dukes Farm. He was pretty excited and is going to display it. I've seen Enos but haven't talked to him yet.

The big show tomorrow! Sonny is going to start meeting folks at 10am. I'll probably be too excited to sleep tonight!

I see that Dave's Mobile Dukes of Hazzard Museum is going to be at the Northeast Ohio Dukes Stunt Show on Saturday Aug 25. For some reason I thought Dave was a member of HazzardNet. Does anybody know?

I really did LOL when you showed me where the missing Z was Hoss. In fact I even did a little ROFL. The Cleveland thing is certainly a small mistake compared to the Warner Brothers one.

Four days until the show! I'm so excited!

I just spent 4 days in Cleveland and was looking through one of the city's promotional brochures. They listed famous Clevanders in alphabetical order of their last names. Catherine Bach was the first one listed. Needless to say I was pretty excited to see that......even though they did spell Hazzard with only one Z.

Marching band

I just met a guy who just retired from being a sound man in Nashville for 35 years and still lives there. He has worked with just about every star I ever loved including Charlie Daniels, Waylon Jennings and John Schneider. He told me a lot of stories and I'll see him again tomorrow to hear some more. I suppose I shouldn't repeat them though! It sure was cool to hear from someone who has worked with Waylon and Bo!

I sure hope Dixie concludes the story.

Ball (The comedy hall of fame just opened an hour me. It's in Jamestown New York....Lucille Ball's hometown...in the western-most part of NY state)

As always....good to hear from you Garrett....GO CHASE ELLIOTT!!!

I don't know why I bother double checking Hoss's responses because he's never wrong and this was no exception. Seeing that circular chase was always bittersweet. It meant that I had just seen another great episode and that was sweet. But I hated seeing the credits because it meant I had to wait another week to see the Dukes again. I lived for Friday night back then. We sure hope to hear more from you RustyNail.

Charlie Brown (The round headed kid)

August 25 Is getting close so I'm getting pumped up. It will be really cool to see Sonny just 3 days before his birthday. Before I got older and Uncle Jesse became my favorite character Enos was.

sunny Sonny Shroyer is from Valdosta Georgia.

It's good to hear from you wekke!

Happy birthday Rosco. We love you and miss you. There will never be another Rosco P Coltrane. You are unique. Khee khee!!

Thanks for the update Dixie. I sure hope you log in more often. I'm always surprised at how often folks miss the simple things when fixing stuff. (My first reaction was that it might be the fuel filter) but clearly this is more complicated. Where is the fuel pressure regulator located?

If your shop has had it 2 weeks and hasn't figured it out it's above my head. It sure is good to hear from you Dixie. I've missed you.

Thanks for the update Garrett. It is always good to hear from you.