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Jesse 68 Luke 32

*Jesse stands up, groaning at the stiffness in both his old knees. He looks around in all directions at the ominous looking surroundings* "All right then. We stand our ground. Now it looks like we have another decision to make. I have a net in the backpack. It might be big enough to catch him but I ain't sure. It's a lot bigger than the size I used to use to catch revenuers and wild boar. We got two problems though. It takes awhile to rig it up and I ain't sure if we got time before he comes back. That's not the big worry though. What happens if he gets out? I'd rather fight him when he's calm than mad and he ain't gonna be none too happy when the net falls on him." *Jesse stops to think awhile* "Well, I vote we try the net. What do ya think Bo?"

(Hmmm, what's that and what's it have to do with red hat?)

It's about time JJ gets back in form! Thanks for posting the standings!

*Jesse speaks while transfixed by the tracks. He studies them closely the whole time he's talking about their next move* "Well, if ya look close, ya can see that there's more than one set. It looks to me that the other sets were made at different times and this here path is pretty wore. It looks to me like it's the same creature and it's crossing here every day....once heading north and once, south. I'm not sure but judging by how these tracks are at different stages of deteriorating, that's what I'd guess. I reckon we have two choices. Set a trap and wait fer it to come by...or follow the tracks." *Jesse pauses and then looks Bo in the eye* "What do you think?"

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Jesse 69 Luke 31

*After slowly walking through the swamp for nearly an hour, Jesse stops and turns around to look at Bo* "Come up here Bo. You've gotta see this!" *Jesse gets on one knee and looks at a set of tracks on the swamp floor that are huge and are clearly not human* "This here should destroy any doubt about the monster's existence"

Yep, I'm positive it's bass. Well Hoss, she looks pretty good for her age...judging by that picture she posted of herself dancing.

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This is awesome. Three of my favorites are back! (Of course anyone who loves the Dukes as much as you three do is my favorite)

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No I didn't Hoss. Even if I did I wouldn't know how to post them. I can get on HazzardNet and check my e-mail but that's about the only things I know how to do on this contraption....of course I don't really care about anything else. I did buy an 8x10 from a professional photographer who runs around taking pics and selling them: www.hinelyphoto.com. It was a shot of the stunt crew all together (minus at least one of the guys who was in the outhouse). Yankee Lake's website www.trucknight.com might have pictures. Ray's website www.northeastohiodukes.com will probably have something later. I'm not sure when or if they'll post a video. I don't know much about YouTube but a lot of folks were taking videos. I wonder if it would be there. If you find something post it.

To counter that, one of my favorite scenes is also in that episode. It's when Jesse finds out his boys are alive.

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Jesse 67 Luke 33 Don't worry GLG. He seems to be making slow progress. Old Jesse feels like he's swimming 5 mph upstream in a current that's going 10 mph downstream....LOL

Congratulations Ray on a great jump. For those of you who haven't read about it yet, go up to the "Ray Kohn vs Bo Duke" thread.

Ignore the last post where I said I'll post a short review first. I'll get right to the long one. I arrived at Yankee Lake at 7:00. The sky was cloudy and it occasionally sprinkled but nothing serious. It eventually cleared up and the weather ended up not being a problem at all. It was awesome to see Ray and everybody from his family and crew. This was my third experience this year hanging out with them and I hope there'll be a lot more next year. I've really gotten pretty attatched to some of the folks there. It's so cool being around other Dukes fans.....it's a lot like the HazzardNet except you get to see real faces. Like the HazzardNet, they're a big happy family. I looked over at the jump sight and noticed school buses parked where I expected to see cars. There were two on the other end of the ramp (and they added a third later). Come to find out, there were some unexpected problems getting together enough cars for the jump and Ray had to go with plan B. Maybe I shouldn't say "unexpected problems" because in Hazzard County, unexpected problems are expected. Since I'm officially on the crew now (even though I'm just a little lost rookie) I now have access to do awesome things like climb up on the top of ramps. After greeting Ray and folks on his crew I made that climb and looked over the buses while standing on top. My jaw dropped at the view. I wish every one of the 14,000 people there could have seen what I saw from that perspective and then imagined jumping over it. I tried to imagine what it would be like but just the thought made me nervous. It's funny how thinking about it doesn't make someone nervous when they're NOT standing on the ramp. Yankee Lake Truck Night is awesome. There's so much to do. Google their website to check it out. After some of those activities, including trucks on steroids pulling a few tons, Ray was ready for his jump. I watched him put his suit on and get strapped in. He seemed as cool as a cucumber and laughed and joked with people as he was getting ready. If he was nervous, you sure couldn't tell. I walked down the hill and took my position guarding the jump area so people wouldn't get too close. The General Lee show car and Fury patrol car flew by a few times with Rosco in hot pursuit. They delighted the fans with their chase while the exited crowd of 14,000 waited for the big stunt. Then, it happened....after a trial run, Ray came speeding down the hill and hit the ramp, flying into the night sky above the three school buses, clearing them with ease and landing with a thud, crunching the front end. I was thrilled to see such a spectacular stunt so close up but since I've gotten to know Ray a lot better and consider him to be my friend, my strongest emotion was relief. I was happy that the landing went relatively well and he was probably fine. Come to find out, Ray did get a little scuffed up but nothing serious. It didn't take him too long to recover and start greeting his fans and sign autographs. Thirty years (and one day) after Bo Duke's famous Leap For Life on the episode Carnival of Thrills part II, Ray made a great jump of his own and it was an incredible tribute to the show and the stunt men and crew members who made that historic jump possible. The Northeast Ohio Dukes don't have any more crazy stunts planned this year but you can bet the money in Boss's bank that Ray and his crew will be back for more in 2011. If there's no DukesFest next year, the Dukes of Hazzard Stunt show will be biggest Dukes show on the planet so hopefully some of you can make to trip to hang out with a bunch of folks who understand why you love the Dukes so much. In conclusion, congratulations Ray on a spectacular jump! You're a lot braver than me. But that's why guys like you have all the fun and guys like me just write about it. See ya next year!

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I agree with MaryAnne. She was in college at the time so I'm sure she remembers it pretty well.