Brian Coltrane

What's on your Christmas list for Dukes of Hazzard stuff this year? I'm thinkin' optimistic, with the show back on CMT, that we're gonna see new stuff from Johnny LIghtning / ERTL, and some more model kits. I mean, you can't have too many General Lee toys, can you? Of course not. Since ya nevah know when Santa is listening, I'll list the thing I'm after. A couple years ago there was a new Dukes slot racing set and I missed out on it. I gotta find one of those. I also never got the Dukes video games - can you even believe it? I don't have a PS2 or whatever, but it's killin 'me that I don't have those games. And if we know what people are looking for, we can help scout around and see what's out there, tell you where to find it, and how much. One of the retail stores I've seen come through every time with some kinda Dukes toys for the holidays, is TSC. ( Tractor Supply Company.) For those of you living near one of those, or a Farm & Fleet store, it's worth checking the shelves before the end of October. The toy departments usually set up by mid-month. Now then, if you've been good this year, leave your Dukes list for Santa. If you've been naughty, leave your list for Nasty the Reindeer.

Bells

Yer welcome. Now that the Dukes are back on CMT, I'm sure we'll hear more references out there. And don't forget about the tidbit in that new People magazine, as mentioned on the homepage. I don't think I've ever paid that much for a magazine in my life, but I try to support anything that puts in a good word for The Dukes of Hazzard.

Now I can't stop myself. Rosco: "Hey Enos! You know what one casket said to the other? "Is that you coffin' ?" KHEE khee khee! Anyway! Last word was coughing.

We got it layin' around the break room here. MaryAnne likes to bust a move once in while. We'll see what Hoss says.

coffin ( does anybody remember Rosco's casket joke?)

Uh....hmm... I shouldn't know this one, but I'll take a shot at it. Was it "The Complete Guide to Disco Dancing" by Karen Lustgarten?

Spook-talkin' medium (awright, that's only funny if you remember Enos saying it in Ghost of General Lee. Even then, maybe it ain't. NEXT!! )

Every so often I'll hear a Dukes of Hazzard reference made by a DJ on a country radio station. Once there was even a DJ going by the name of "Duko Hazzard" at a local rock station. Today, I heard the unexpected. A Dukes reference by a DJ on SIRIUS XM satellite radio. I was listening to the 70's on 7 channel. (yeah, surprise, right?) All of a sudden between songs, the DJ goes: "And tonight, on the Dukes of Hazzard, for the 10 millionth time, Boss Hogg tries to frame the Duke boys for illegal sheep sheering.." (baaas and yeehaa's interrupt) "...but the plan is foiled when Daisy pulls the wool over Rosco's eyes." (Dixie horn blares.) "Now back the music!" Whatever the satellite radio cost this month, it was worth it for the laugh.

Catching up to all this - I think there's good reason some of us haven't anagramed our names before. Yow. I was trying to anagram an entire message using MaryAnne's name, but it was turning into an unspeakable disaster. I think I'd better stay out of the puzzle business.

That does seem to be the case. Good thing for me, given the frequent disappearing acts I pull off. When did I last sign on, June? Or was it May. What's today...August? Whups.

That's freakin' awesome. Hoss, you deserve a medal for exceptional medal-makin'! That made my day.

Kristy needs to go to the doctor, please. Ignoring bleeding isn't going to help the baby or help her. We'll keep her in our prayers , but I'm gonna ask that she meets those prayers halfway by taking care of herself.

I just wanted to say a hearty "Congrats!" to Chet, who just landed what could probably be a dream job. Perhaps not in pay, but in the type of work, as it involves training horses and working on a ranch. Fresh air, wide open spaces... not a bad way to make a living. Chet and I have been frenemies for years, but all the drama aside I'm very proud of this accomplishment. Sal-ute! :beer::beer:

Eeeyep! Click the link there and scroll down a bit, it confirms Jimmie's appearance. July 9-11, 2010 Carlisle All-Chrysler Nationals Carlisle Fairgrounds Carlisle, PA. 717 2437855 http://www.carlisleevents.com/ce/events/chrysler-nationals/

Of course I do! Not only that, but here's the Beverly Hillbillies back when they really looked like hillbillies. Guns, rebel flag....now them's my kinda hillbillies! Everybody run....Granny's got a gun!

Congrats, well deserved! And thanks to Roger for keeping the Fan of the Month thing going so well. Sal-ute!

Awright, after getting good info from MaryAnne and Daney - and knowing what I know about this kinda stuff - it's my personal opinion that the original Dukes farmhouse cannot be saved where it's at. I do believe it's feasible to purchase the cabin itself , dismantle it and move it, IF the wood isn't so rotted as to make it impossible. The cabin is worthless, as-is, where-is. But I'm sure the neighbors with their newer houses and nice subdivisions would appreciate the thing being removed. I hate to say it, but sooner or later somebody's just gonna tear it down or burn it up anyway. I know it'd be a shame if the thing couldn't be kept in GA, but hell, it's been kept in GA this long and look what happened to it. I say we pack the thing up and move it. It's a matter if the current owner is willing to let the thing go and if somebody can financially take on the project. And where to put it? Part of the cost evaluation involves how far this pile of kindling has to travel. I keep thinking Cooter's Place would be a natural home, if he had the room for it. Otherwise, it wouldn't be impossible to plunk the thing in Tom Wopat's hometown, which could use some tourism anyway. But trucking this pile of wood and tin several states over is daunting. Keeping it in GA, if there was a movie/tv preservationist who cared enough to sponsor it there, would be the cheapest option. But I don't know that GA is swimming in Dukes toursim anyway. Diehard fans make the pilgrimage to Convington once in awhile, but again I don't think the locals care that much. ( my own impressions, having visited GA vs. having been to Dukes shindigs in TN, VA, and elsewhere.) Anyhow, it boils down to this. Is the current owner of this mistreated cabin willing to let someone take it away, for a nominal price? I'm kinda surprised Travis Bell hasn't already done this and then auctioned it on Ebay for $60,000 or somesuch. Ahhh, don't get me started. Check out this link, to see some picks of how the place looked in 2006, inside and out. Lotsa GA locations here, scroll down to the Duke house. http://users.telenet.be/roadmaster/dukesofhazzard_locations.htm

Heck, if Nash's grandpa would allow the place to be torn down (gently as possible) so that the remaining, original timber could be refurbished and saved, rebuilding the joint to the TV specs wouldn't be so bad. It would still exist. And Hazzard County, after all, is everywhere and anywhere that a rural lifestyle is celebrated. Restoring it where it's at, when somebody else is right behind the house... I don't see the neighbors digging a full-scale tourist attraction. Does anybody have the actual address of this place? I'm no slouch on some aspects of real estate and I'm willing to do some research. Can't promise a miracle here, but now I'm curious on a few points.

I'm all for saving the house, but sadly there ain't much left to save. The prior owner tore apart so much of the exterior that there's only sticks and rusty tin left. I don't know everything about historic designations, but I do know that once a house has been modified - or ruined - past a certain level of it's original structue, it's not gonna qualify. What are you wanting to do, exactly? Get the original log structure designated as a historical homestead, restoring it to the civil-war era condition? Or do you want to rebuild the place to look like the Duke farmhouse? (which would be neat, but not necessarily historically significant, as 5 eps of tv show do not a monument make. ) I'd suggest fleshing out a plan before going much further. One idea I'd like to throw out there, is the notion of dismantling the place, piece by piece, restoring the timber, and then rebuilding the place somewhere else, that is suitable for like-minded tourism. ( such as Cooter's Place.) I know, it wouldn't be on the original spot anymore, but it may have a better chance of viability as "The Duke Farmhouse" this way. Heck, I'd stop by and tour it if you could go inside, and have your picture taken on the porch, wouldn't you? Wouldn't you love to park your car out in front of it and pretend you were home? In my own home state, a lot of historic buildings were saved by this dismantle-restore-rebuild process. ( Such as eminent domain issues where a 4 lane highway was being built and the original location could not be supported anymore.) Anyhow - given the condition, this is a tough sell, no matter what. Don't throw tomatoes here, but it might be more feasible to build a new replica of the Duke farmhouse than it is to save what is sadly left of the original. It'd be kinda neat to keep the place in the Covington vicintiy, but you'd have to get the Boar's Nest lined up too. Don't even get me started on that place. Seriously, I looked at buying it 12 years ago with another Dukes fan who must have been on crack. What began as a fairly viable tourism prospect became Mission Impossible because the sellers were impossible and the county had more code violations on that dump than even Boss Hogg could have come up with. I'm not surprised it ended up being a church for awhile, because frankly, buying that place had to have taken an act of God.

Cathy is such a sweet person; she didn't deserve this. This is a tragedy for the family. Sending up prayers for her and her children.

Heah heah! And we're gonna need more toast. A little "rye" humor... heh!

It's tremendous, ain't it ! To HNet!! *clinks mugs, swigs beer, shares toast* *crunch* Mm. S' better if ya dunk it. *slosh*

A green root beer it is! And let us have a toast! To HNet!

I dunno, which would you pick? Bottoms up.