HossC Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 I've just seen the sad news that Clifton James has passed away. Known to millions as Sheriff J.W. Pepper in the James Bond movies 'Live and Let Die' and 'The Man with the Golden Gun', he was known to us Hazzardites as Sheriff Lester Crabb in 'Treasure of Hazzard'. He died yesterday (Saturday) due to complications from diabetes. He was either 95 or 96, depending on whether you believe the date of birth quoted on IMDb or Wikipedia - the news outlets all seem to be going with 96. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Wow! That IS sad, but I honestly thought he had been gone a long time ago. Someone with his build...you figure he would probably have a heart attack , etc. prematurely. He was good. I wouldn't have minded seeing him in more DOH shows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Thanks for letting us know Hoss. Even though he lived a long life it's still tough for us Dukes fans to see folks like him pass on. So many of the folks who weren't major characters are so loved by us serious Dukes fans. May he rest in piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 On 4/22/2017 at 10:23 PM, RogerDuke said: Thanks for letting us know Hoss. Even though he lived a long life it's still tough for us Dukes fans to see folks like him pass on. So many of the folks who weren't major characters are so loved by us serious Dukes fans. May he rest in piece. This is true. It brought Hazzard more to reality and gave it more texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 I think he would've functioned better as a sheriff of another county, but they needed a sheriff for this episode while Rosco was away. He did quite a good job for the spot he had to fill in but I personally liked Grady Byrd best as temporary replacement. Rest in peace Clifton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 On 10/21/2017 at 1:18 PM, Roth Potter said: I think he would've functioned better as a sheriff of another county, but they needed a sheriff for this episode while Rosco was away. He did quite a good job for the spot he had to fill in but I personally liked Grady Byrd best as temporary replacement. Rest in peace Clifton. I really didn't like Grady....he seemed to be a yankee trying to act southern. I liked Huey Hogg the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Hey Hobie I'm a yankee who tries to act southern....maybe you wouldn't like me. LOL...Seriousely, I know what you meant and I can see why you would say that. In fact I agree! Still, you have to admire yankees like me who want to be southern. At least we're smart enough to know your way of life is best. A person can't pick where they were born and raised but they can pick a lifestyle and attitude and then live that way when they grow up. If all my family weren't here I'd move to northern Georgia in a second. And one more point...A yankee who tries to act like a southern boy is a lot better than a southern boy who tries to act like a yankee. I suppose there's a few guys like that down there but thank goodness you're not one of them. We need folks like you to keep the southern culture alive. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 1 hour ago, RogerDuke said: Hey Hobie I'm a yankee who tries to act southern....maybe you wouldn't like me. LOL...Seriousely, I know what you meant and I can see why you would say that. In fact I agree! Still, you have to admire yankees like me who want to be southern. At least we're smart enough to know your way of life is best. A person can't pick where they were born and raised but they can pick a lifestyle and attitude and then live that way when they grow up. If all my family weren't here I'd move to northern Georgia in a second. And one more point...A yankee who tries to act like a southern boy is a lot better than a southern boy who tries to act like a yankee. I suppose there's a few guys like that down there but thank goodness you're not one of them. We need folks like you to keep the southern culture alive. +1!! Great post my Brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Charger Chaser Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) Well, for a lot of us Yankees, DOH was our introduction to Southern-ness. I grew up north of Boston on the Massachusetts coast, to parents from the Dakotas, and until the show I had NEVER even HEARD words like "ain't," and "y'all" or things like grits or pralines. Probably was a bit of a help when I went to school in the Deep South (Louisiana Tech) and married into the culture. Definitely impacted my speech being down there and for some reason I swing between accents and speech patterns with relative ease. Another funny thing on a related note; I ended up in the Southwest and amazingly became fluent in Spanish; I teach music in the barrios of South Tucson. When I was first introduced to the staff of my school I had the nerve to say I was tri-lingual, speaking English, Spanish and Southern English. Great ice-breaker Edited October 24, 2017 by Andrew D Charger Chaser Spike and Hobie Hartkins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted October 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 That reminds me of a Steven Wright joke: "I was in a bookstore, and I started talking to a French-looking girl. She was a bilingual illiterate. She couldn’t read in two different languages." Hobie Hartkins, Spike and Andrew D Charger Chaser 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roth Potter Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Wasn't expecting so set off such a big conversation! Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 That's funny Hoss. When microwaves first came out I think it was Steven Wright who said "I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time." If I ever moved down south I'd probably pick up an accent quickly. My favorite male singer is Charlie Daniels and favorite female singer is Loretta Lynn.I love the southern sound. Do you have an accent Hobie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 No...YOU guys do! LOL!! Yes, you would say I do but there are so many Yankees down here ( more of them than there are of us!), that some of the people here pronounce words like Yankees do! Charlie Daniels lives not too far from me...in Mount Juliet. Loretta Lynn has a ranch outside Nashville. I live right outside Cookeville in Sparta, home of Lester Flatt ( Flatt and Scruggs...bluegrass...a certain type of country music) Charlie Daniels real last name is Daniel with no " S ". He said they got it wrong when he first got into music and it just stuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Charger Chaser Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 7 hours ago, Roth Potter said: Wasn't expecting so set off such a big conversation! Well, as Yogi Berra used to say, "Sometimes you never know!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Charger Chaser Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, RogerDuke said: If I ever moved down south I'd probably pick up an accent quickly. My favorite male singer is Charlie Daniels and favorite female singer is Loretta Lynn.I love the southern sound. Do you have an accent Hobie? People with musical ears often pick up accents quickly. At the risk of talking about myself too much, I'm a professional musician, and depending on what word or phrase I'm saying, I may at any time sound 1) Midwestern (my parents), 2) Bostonian (my upbringing), 3) Southern (7 yrs in Louisiana and married into the culture) or 4) Latino (I speak Spanish). When it all comes together in the same conversation I can truly sound schizophrenic! Edited October 27, 2017 by Andrew D Charger Chaser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 On 10/26/2017 at 9:16 PM, Hobie Harkins said: No...YOU guys do! LOL!! Yes, you would say I do but there are so many Yankees down here ( more of them than there are of us!), that some of the people here pronounce words like Yankees do! Charlie Daniels lives not too far from me...in Mount Juliet. Loretta Lynn has a ranch outside Nashville. I live right outside Cookeville in Sparta, home of Lester Flatt ( Flatt and Scruggs...bluegrass...a certain type of country music) Charlie Daniels real last name is Daniel with no " S ". He said they got it wrong when he first got into music and it just stuck! Charlie has a book that has just come out about his life. The last time I was this excited about a new book it was by Ben Jones. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 What book by Ben? I might have to go shopping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I assume that Roger's talking about Ben's 2008 autobiography, Redneck Boy in the Promised Land: The Confessions of "Crazy Cooter". You should definitely add it to your shopping list if you don't already have it . Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 You're right Hoss. Ben went through some tough times in his life but just like 'ol Cooter....he can fix anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossC Posted November 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 23/10/2017 at 10:30 PM, RogerDuke said: Hey Hobie I'm a yankee who tries to act southern... Maybe you shouldn't be watching Dukes, Roger. I just came across this Waylon quote in "Along Came a Duke":"Now, Gen. Stonewall Jackson never set foot in Hazzard. Even the Yankees tried to avoid it." Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 As Larry the Cable Guy would say...."I don't care who ya are. That's funny right there." Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 That's definitely funny! Hey, thanks for the Ben Jones info Hoss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerDuke Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 I don't think you should be friendly to Hoss any more Hobie. After all, he is from Europe and that means his kind of folks were the original yankees. Hmmm, come to think of it ...you Southern rednecks have roots in Europe too so his kind of folks were also the original rednecks so he can't be all bad....in fact I think I'd better rewatch "Duke of Dukes" to see if I can figure out how all this works 'cause I'm clearly confused. I think we can all agree that Hoss is only half bad. Hobie Hartkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 10/24/2017 at 8:09 AM, Andrew D Charger Chaser said: Well, for a lot of us Yankees, DOH was our introduction to Southern-ness. I grew up north of Boston on the Massachusetts coast, to parents from the Dakotas, and until the show I had NEVER even HEARD words like "ain't," and "y'all" or things like grits or pralines. Probably was a bit of a help when I went to school in the Deep South (Louisiana Tech) and married into the culture. Definitely impacted my speech being down there and for some reason I swing between accents and speech patterns with relative ease. Another funny thing on a related note; I ended up in the Southwest and amazingly became fluent in Spanish; I teach music in the barrios of South Tucson. When I was first introduced to the staff of my school I had the nerve to say I was tri-lingual, speaking English, Spanish and Southern English. Great ice-breaker I had a guy where I used to work, from somewhere around one of the Dakotas and I said " Have a good 'un! " and he's like " Whaaat??" I said " Have a good 'un" and he's still confused and so I explained, down here " Have a good 'un " is short for " Have a good one!" Meaning have a good day! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobie Hartkins Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 11/3/2017 at 6:14 PM, RogerDuke said: I don't think you should be friendly to Hoss any more Hobie. After all, he is from Europe and that means his kind of folks were the original yankees. Hmmm, come to think of it ...you Southern rednecks have roots in Europe too so his kind of folks were also the original rednecks so he can't be all bad....in fact I think I'd better rewatch "Duke of Dukes" to see if I can figure out how all this works 'cause I'm clearly confused. I think we can all agree that Hoss is only half bad. Hoss is also a genetic Brother, being from Ireland...I'm Irish on both sides! ( One part of my family is from County Down). Hoss is also one of my " Go to" guys when I have a DOH question....He's definitely an ok kind of guy.....so....He gets a pass!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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