RogerDuke

fish (there's a breed known as channel catfish)

One of our Hazzardnet members was in the audience on that Graham Norton show. I believe she was in the front row. If not, it was the second row.

Hi Keith. Welcome to Hazzard County. Sweet Charger!

hunt

Very nice!

Ah yes, I remember this intersection. It did look a bit unusual compared to the other country crossroads on the show.

Hope ya had a great birthday Rosco, Khee Khee!

milk

What did you do with all that extra time on your hands with no NASCAR Garrett? You're right those races are loud. They're also dusty and smelly. So it should be no surprise that an old redneck like me feels right at home. To answer your question I do know four of the drivers so that makes it fun.

chocolate (Hey Hoss, are chocolate rabbits an Easter tradition over there?)

I guess that's why they call it FANTASY football because you're dreaming. Back to the subject of racing....I've been going to the local dirt track every Friday. I'm officially hooked so I'm excited today's Friday. It's a place called Speedway 7 in Conneaut Ohio. It's only 15 minutes from where I live just across the Pennsylvania state line.

gamble

Thanks for the update Hoss. Speaking of wrecks have you looked at my fantasy NASCAR team lately Garrett? At least I'm beating you in baseball.

cards

Thanks Hoss. I'm about as low tech as you can get. I still don't own a cell phone and have no plans to. If I did I'd have to carry reading glasses around too, which means I'd have two more things to lose.

As expected I had a blast Saturday. I arrived about three hours before Ray's stunt show started. I had an opportunity to say hi to Ray and a couple of his team members and then went to meet Coy and Sheriff Little. It was great talking to them since I'd never met either of them before. Coy was just as friendly and energetic and he is on the show and thankfully Big Ed is much friendlier than his character or I'd be in jail right now for wearing a General Lee shirt and hat. I really loved the experience of meeting them. They're both awesome representatives of the best television show in history. I then went off to watch the trucks at Yankee Lake's mud heaven (in eastern Ohio) do their thing. If you ever get a chance, go to their website and check them out. I even befriended some one of the drivers in the pit and convinced him to let me ride in the back and get splattered with mud! Ray's show was exceptional. I've seen several of them but this was definitely my favorite. While Big Ed didn't participate, Coy Duke himself (Byron Cherry) was riding around in the General Lee the entire time. The car was driven by Ray's crew member who plays Luke so 'ole Coy didn't get to show off his skills as a wheelman but it was an unbelievable experience for a super fan like me to see a real Duke boy running around in the General Lee. And talk about impressive, Coy jumped in the open window of the General just like he did 30 years ago!.....and he did it several times. What a showman! What an athlete! One thing that was added to the show that I hadn't seen the last time I'd been to one is a skit where a life sized Flash (man in a dog suit) tricks Rosco and steals his sheriff's car while Rosco hops on a mini motorized bike (and I do mean mini) and chases him around. I laughed so had I could barely stand it. What a great addition to the script. The guy who plays Rosco is a crowd favorite. You can watch fans light up every time anything comes out of his mouth. His interaction with Boss Hogg (played by Ray's brother) is priceless and that interaction alone is worth the price of admission. Both of those guys are amazing playing those roles. As usual, the stunts were breathtaking which is something that fans of Ray's shows have come to expect. And as usual, the highlight was seeing Ray fly like an eagle in the most famous car in the history of the planet. Fireworks came afterward but I didn't stay around because I had an hour and a half drive home and my daughter and her family are visiting from Virginia which means that I had to get up at 6:00 to grandsons who want to play with Duke cars so I left before congratulating the actors and stunt men. Great job to everybody at the Northeast Ohio Dukes for another flawless performance. Since I've volunteered at a couple of these shows in previous years I have a tiny bit of an idea how much is involved in organizing them although I'm sure I've only experienced the tip of the iceberg. Icebergs may be cool but Ray's shows are even cooler!

I'll let everybody here know how it went. These things make me a little nervous because I worry about Ray and the other stunt men. Any time I see Ray's shows it really gives me a deep appreciation for what the stunt men did on the show for seven years.

LOL Good point Hoss. I feel silly for not thinking of that.

sports

Only four more days until I get to meet Coy and Big Ed Little. Needless to say I'm pretty excited since I'm never met either of them. Hobie, in case you're wondering, Ray only uses Chargers that are unrestorable so it's not really a loss to classic car enthusiasts.

grandmother

I finally saw it for the first time. I loved it except for the fact that the Duke boys are considering trading in the General. They'd never do that. It reminded me of the reunion show where all three Dukes had left Hazzard, leaving Jesse to run the farm all alone. They'd never do that either. Still, it's awesome to see the Dukes in the spotlight again driving the most famous car in the history of the planet.

This thread is awesome! Keep up the good work and keep us posted! Thanks.

dangerous (Hobie, that quote is from one of the early Georgia episodes, possible even episode #1, One Armed Bandits)

*BIG SMILE* I couldn't agree more. There have been a couple times (since 1979) that I went a few months without paying attention to Dukes related stuff but I always came back. I'm definitely a super fan. And thanks to the HazzardNet I now know a lot of folks who understand what makes me tick.