Brian Coltrane

Oh, come on. Christmas is comin'. You know I can't pull myself in all the directions here. Credit for the community service? Just like...this much? *pinches air* *hopeful smile* Please?

Buttermilk.... *shudder*

Ain't like I've been doing nothin' either. It only looks like nothin' because I don't take credit for whatever I manage to do, because then folks will go and expect me to be productive all the time. I got a low image to maintain, which is more work, sometimes, than it would be to look as important as say...MaryAnne.

Art

If I could remember what my bail is , it would be coming along faster. My current strategy is just to run out the clock. We're not far from the end of the year. *raises voice so MaryAnne can hear* I'm not completely off the hook though, I've been workin' on official stuff, which I hope counts for somethin'. Especially with the holidays comin' up.

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Nice try. Do you even remember what your bail is ? You gonna chew on that pencil for another year, or use it for somethin' constructive?

Presents

Well-spoken, cousin. And I gotta thank Roger again for bringing this all up, 'cause it's good to pause and reflect a bit this time of year. When ya stop and look around, it's the people that matter. It's the people, that keep the place going. But, as to not disappoint Roger, I won't stay serious too long. I gotta go half-bake some schemes. Post something to rile MaryAnne. Ya know, the usual. Maybe actually work on the newsletter. What day is it... *flips calendar* December. Yep, I'm behind schedule. We're back to normal !

Egg nog (cheers!)

Roger, your graceful words are deeply appreciated. I'm usually quick to make a joke out of something, but...not this time. Because it hasn't always been easy to keep a site up and running day in and out with this kind of consistency. I know what Mufn has invested in time in money. I know what MaryAnne has put forth in her own efforts. And while my own contributions pale in comparison, they've been there too. Even if you can't see it visibly, online, sometimes there's stuff going on behind the scenes, that doesn't involve the site directly - but that involves one of the three of us. I know that you can tell when something isn't right. When we're too quiet for awhile. Yes, we keep an eye on things and make sure the place is ok, but yes there's also times when one of us might be having to lean pretty hard on the other two, in order to keep going. And that's why HazzardNet endures. It's bigger than the three of us. Yet it epitomizes our own friendships and kinships. Therefore we can't let it fall. It's not just a website. It's a community. It's your home too. It's family. Thank you, Roger, and Hoss. And thank you to everybody out there who has visited HazzardNet, past or present. We'll be here when you stop by again. Brian

You can't have too many spellchecks, either. Not that I'm perfect, but your flubs are always funnier for some reason. Must be that patrol-car-into-the-pond kind of thang.

MUAHAHAHAHAA!! Georgia, there IS a Santa Claus.

Tell ya what. You make the egg nog this year. I like more nog than egg, myself, but not everybody has the tolerance. We'll have an updated newsletter and shopping thang in the next couple days, though, if you wanna pick out a punchbowl or somethin'. Also debating if we want to do Christmas letters to Nasty the Reindeer this year, or if that's just an invitation to more trouble.

A Dukes of Hazzard fan asked me last night if "Christmas Comes to Willow Creek" is going to be on the air anytime soon. Well, I checked CMT and I checked the TV Guide listings, and unfortunately...no, at least not in the next 2 weeks. It's possible that "Christmas Comes to Willow Creek" might be aired later in December, but from the info available at present, I can't tell ya. Meanwhile, the movie is available for purchase from Amazon. Psst...hey, buddy, wanna buy a movie? Scroll down in our giftin' guide and there's a link to it. Honestly if it was on the air for free, I'd tell ya, but right now it ain't, so there's the next best option. http://www.hazzardnet.com/blog/dukes-of-hazzard-christmas-gifts/the-2010-hazzardnet-christmas-and-all-things-yule-want-giftin%E2%80%99-guide/

You're right, but I'd still like to see him facing a big ol' stack of The Dukes cartoon DVD's. Heh heh. Better have a new Sharpie marker handy, Rosco. If anybody hasn't guessed, Rosco is my favorite character in The Dukes animated series. Won me over in the first episode, when Boss asks for a candle and Rosco brings him up a lit stick of dynamite. Kinda sets the tone right there.

Now I'm going to reply to my own post. That's always a sure sign of bein' completely nuts. Anyhow, wanted to mention again that the first 400 copies of "The Dukes" cartoon series DVD set will be personally signed by James Best, known famously as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane of The Dukes of Hazzard. The pre-orders of "The Dukes" have been steady! But you can still get in on the first 400 copies, looks like. Or at least the first 300, from this point. We're hoping to give ol' Rosco a hand cramp by havin' to sign his name so much.

We've made some tweaks to the toolbar based upon some of the feedback from various folks. Wow, this is like...the most work we've done around this place in a month of Sundays. Wish I could take credit for it, too, but Mufn does all the technical stuff.

Torch

CMT listings for Monday 11/29/10, show "Dukes of Hazzard -Reunion!" being broadcast at 9 p.m. eastern. Great chance to catch this one if you've somehow missed previous airings. Check yer local listings, showtimes may vary. 9 pm eastern is like...8 pm central, which is...7 pm, mountain, which is...uh....6 pm, pacific. Wow, the more west ya go, the younger you'd get. Cool.

You do, of course, realize how bad that sounds. Yes I have internet. MaryAnne might be unusual but she isn't cruel.* *For those who missed previous issues of "HazzardNet/Arrest So n' So" dramatic Forum topics, please note that certain administrators were involved in the storyline. As was half the website, willingly or not. That's about all I'm going to explain here because the more I try to explain it, the worse it's going to sound. Why not read up on old posts on a slow night? Thank ya, the HNet Staff. Where was I before Roger's comment? Something about the Dukes cartoon. Man, workin' here is like being in the cartoon...

Little bit scuffed up there, but not bad at all ! Interesting factoid too on the air tanks. Looking forward to more photos.

Just to take care of any Thanksgiving leftovers, so to speak, we got a couple of email inquries that I'll respond to here, in case anybody else had the same questions: Question: What happened to the annual HazzardNet Turkey Shoot? Answer: Discontinued due to too many sharpshooters and not enough turkeys. I can only run so fast, ya know. Question: When is the next newsletter coming out? Is it monthly? Answer: The next newsletter will be out in a few days, which technically, is next month, which would make it a monthly newsletter in theory, though the last one came out just a couple weeks ago. Keep an eye on your Inbox or Spam folder, depending on how you look at it. As always, thank ya'll for your readership. Here's hoping everyone had a great Thanksgiving and safe travel back home. See ya soon!

WB General Lee, you're welcome. I always dig hearing how people obtained an "official" General Lee or completed restoration of a replica General Lee. It's a shared passion for the cars that keeps them on the road and keeps them coming to shows. Tim, nice pic! Looks like ya'll took over Covington there! And to think people used to worry about outlaw biker gangs. I know a few towns up north that would either welcome a herd like this with open arms (and parking spaces), and then there's others that would probably block the road with the advice to keep on truckin'. Probably be fun to go surround the local Tasteless Freeze with about a dozen of these cars and see how many times you can hit the Dixie horn.

Happy Thanksgiving! I've got a lot to be thankful for. And I'm fortunate to be surrounded by terrific friends and cousins here and at home. I'm looking forward to enjoying the holidays at a slower pace this year, and letting myself be in the moment. While you're counting your blessings tomorrow, may you find new ones on the way.