Garrett Duke

Bill Elliott is Chase Elliott's Dad. Chase now drives the 9 car that his dad use to drive...

That'd be cool to see them or another team like that. I've seen my Cubs at Wrigley Field several times...does that count for anything?  

If I remember I'll try to hop on. I go to church Saturday night so I don't know. 

That's great!  I'm out of emoticons...so......It's great!! ( SMILE)

Well Roger...that's just rude. I now feel dejected and spit upon.  My poor Cubs...
I'm all about my Chicago sports thanks to my Cubbies...I'm in Iowa so I have no professional sports team. So I go for the Cubs...have since I was four years old. I'm beyond hope. LOL. My Bears are pretty much beyond hope this season as well. It's been kinda painful. HA. Maybe the Blackhawks and Bulls will pull it off.  

I know you don't and I totally understand. I am the same way with other sports...like I was going for the Yankees post season since they have my Anthony Rizzo...who should still be with the Cubs if you ask me...which no one has. But you get my free opinion...HA! I have to find some connection, so I totally get it and was giving you a hard time. I can't give you too much of a hard time, because you did go for Johnson and you like Chase Elliott. Now if you liked some of them other drivers...I'd have something to really give you a hard time over. And if it helps you feel any better, it's the Dukes that got me into liking NASCAR to begin with and the only way I found Gordon to follow is he was in a People's magazine when I first found interest in NASCAR and then it took off...took me a long time to get to understand the sport and all that went on and to get to know the drivers...now most of those are gone and they got these young kids out there. But I am all about the Duke connection thing...
I appreciate you going for my Cubs because of me. That just made my day. They need you and everyone's support.  I always think of you when it comes to the Pirates too. 

Bill Elliott is Chase Elliott's Dad. Chase now drives the 9 car that his dad use to drive...

Talking about Chase Elliott he has won the Most Popular Driver of the Year award...fifth time in a row. ( I may or may not have voted for Chase to be the Most Popular Driver for the award...LOL.) Which means that Dale Earnhardt Jr has been retired for five years now since he always won that award before retiring.  LOL.

I am so sorry for your loss Skipper and to hear you are missing him bad right now. Sending hugs your way and hope you can find comfort and peace in knowing he is in a better place and that you make this a better place by being here. I am here if you need me. 

Of course I don't hold that against them. I'm just not the type of person who can watch a race (or any sporting event for that matter) and not root for somebody. I'm not as big of a NASCAR fan as you and don't know as much about the drivers and teams as you do, so it can be tough for me to decide who to like.  The Dukes connection just gives a little edge in my mind. But, hey...Dukes was filmed in California, so there's that! As you remember, I did like Johnson though! And I do root for the Cubs because of you....unless they are playing the Pirates that day....but anybody can beat my Pirates.

Well this isn't any noteworthy news to anyone...but I am really missing my Chicago Cubs baseball and my NASCAR. Don't know if it has been posted by anyone, but Jimmie Johnson is baaaacccckkkkk in NASCAR where he belongs. Just for a wrong team...but the Dukes will be happy. He is now co owner of Richard Petty's team and will race a limited amount of races for him. With a different number. Different team. Don't get me wrong, I like Richard Petty...but Jimmie Johnson belongs at Hendrick behind the 48 car. Seeing him in any other number and in any other team, is just wrong.  But he couldn't co own Hendrick as his old boss has that job now, Jeff Gordon. So it makes sense that ol' 7 time would go to the other 7 time team to co-own.
Dang I miss the Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson days...that was when racing was good and exciting. And well...before NASCAR completely ruined it.  Don't get me wrong I will always love NASCAR thanks to the Dukes and Jeff Gordon / Jimmie Johnson. And I do really like Chase Elliott. But it's not the same with all the new changes and everything else. 
Anyway...Daytona 500 can't get here soon enough. Either can April...when life gets good again when I have Chase Elliott and the Chicago Cubs to follow! 

I know what you mean about missing things. I'm pretty sentimental myself. So much so that Chase is my favorite driver because his father was mentioned on a Dukes episode....and he's a Georgia boy. I still miss Cale because of his Dukes connection but as long as someone in NASCAR has a Dukes connection I'll be rooting for them. 

So cool. Thanks for sharing it. I wasn't bothered by the inaccuracies in the General Lee but I am bothered that no creeks were jumped...LOL

I recently bought BeamNG.drive and have been playing around with it. I found out they have a General Lee mod. There's no Charger in the game, so it's basically just General Lee livery on a somewhat similar car body. Crashing is extremely fun in the game because of physics. So, I figured maybe Rosco would take the General Lee out for a little run. I recorded it and made a short video of it. Added a few sound clips from the show at the end too. I hope you enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLKta98Svo
 

Well this isn't any noteworthy news to anyone...but I am really missing my Chicago Cubs baseball and my NASCAR. Don't know if it has been posted by anyone, but Jimmie Johnson is baaaacccckkkkk in NASCAR where he belongs. Just for a wrong team...but the Dukes will be happy. He is now co owner of Richard Petty's team and will race a limited amount of races for him. With a different number. Different team. Don't get me wrong, I like Richard Petty...but Jimmie Johnson belongs at Hendrick behind the 48 car. Seeing him in any other number and in any other team, is just wrong.  But he couldn't co own Hendrick as his old boss has that job now, Jeff Gordon. So it makes sense that ol' 7 time would go to the other 7 time team to co-own.
Dang I miss the Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson days...that was when racing was good and exciting. And well...before NASCAR completely ruined it.  Don't get me wrong I will always love NASCAR thanks to the Dukes and Jeff Gordon / Jimmie Johnson. And I do really like Chase Elliott. But it's not the same with all the new changes and everything else. 
Anyway...Daytona 500 can't get here soon enough. Either can April...when life gets good again when I have Chase Elliott and the Chicago Cubs to follow! 

That works! Just remind us and I'll make a note of it.

We are going to have a Christmas Party, even if it is just on this thread writing posts like it is a group text. Two questions: Hoss, what is the latest (in eastern standard time) that you could participate? To the rest of you: What days would you not be available in the early evening? I was thinking Friday Dec 16 might be nice since Dukes used to be on Fridays. 

Unexpected. He went to Cleveland Clinic for a surgery and he didn't make it. 

I'm feeling down. I miss my good buddy Gary.

My wife looks nothing like this so I must not be the Duke she is talking about. 

I can't imagine life without the best website on the internet. Thanks for all you do. So many people have done so much these past 4 decades to keep Hazzard County alive and fresh and you are one of the global superstars in that effort. I know it has been, and still is, a labor of love for you.....and we love you for it. ❤ 

A few years back, Google was insisting sites move over from http to https. I updated everything, or so I thought. I had forgotten to update the configuration file for the forums. It seemed to work for a while and then suddenly stopped working sometime last year after one of the software updates. Glad I finally figured it out though.

I can't remember a cat. I do remember them being held captive and someone was hiding from the captors in the closet and made a noise. Luke or Bo tried blaming it on a cat before someone said they don't have a cat. They should have had cats. . .

very good post Brother!

Thank you Roger. It's so hard and heart breaking. I use to have a cat named Daisy.  Now I have no Duke related named animal except for my cat who lives at my parents' house whose name is Waylon. I do have a Wrigley kitty and a Rose dog. Wrigley after Wrigley Field and Rose after Rose on Golden Girls (don't judge...LOL. I was sad when Betty White died. Said if I ever get a dog I'd name her Rose...so six months ago I got a ten year old dog and renamed her Rose...) 
There will never be another Rosco. I do hope one day to rescue another younger dog...but no other dog could ever replace him. Nor his sister, Lilly, that I had to put down two years ago. 
I never saw a cat on Dukes...but they tried blaming a sound on a cat when they were held captive on the farm. But Rosco or someone had to pipe in that they don't have a cat. LOL. 
Thank you. <3