Like the bluebird of Spring, Ben “Cooter” Jones is heading north. He’ll be at the Cavalcade of Wheels Car Show in South Bend, Indiana, on March 20th and 21st. A General Lee will be there with him, so it’s a great opportunity to snap some photos and pick up an autograph. Admission fees and autograph fees apply; see the official shindig link for more details: http://www.cavalcadeofwheels.com/show.htm
If you can’t get to Indiana, then how about Virginia? Ben will be at the Wild WheelsCruisin’ Weekend in Virginia Beach, VA, April 16th through 18th. For details visit: http://www.oceancitycarshows.com/wild-wheels.php
Get in Tune with Tom Wopat
Or at least listen to his performance at the The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD, on March 28. Tom’s smooth, jazzy style is a crowd-pleaser no matter what your musical tastes. For ticket info call #301-581-5100,
Say Hello to John “Bo” Schneider
John Schneider, Hazzard County’s longtime hero, also of Smallville fame, will be at the Phoenix Comic Con, May 27th through the 30th. What more do ya need to know? Details are covered at : http://www.phoenixcomicon.com/
March 1st is Catherine Bach’s birthday. That’s a big deal around the HazzardNet. While it might be Daisy Duke’s day, it’s pendragon1980’s month because she has been selected as HazzardNet’s “Fan of the Month”.
Pendragon has been a fan of the Dukes of Hazzard since childhood and her love of the best show on television comes through with her writings here at the best website on the internet.
A veteran of many years of fanfic writing on this (and less important) sites, pendragon’s character Doc Walker (AKA Dr. Chance Walker) is legendary on the HazzardNet. Pendragon loves the challenge of trying to fit the good doctor into stories where such talented writers are creatively bringing fiction to life. And she’s very good at it. Don’t take our word for it. Check some of her work out for yourself if you haven’t already.
Pendragon has been a member of the HazzardNet since 2003. She has made dozens of friends here and considers those friendships the most valuable blessing of her HazzardNet experience.
Her favorite character is Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane….”Khee khee…I Love it, I love it” and she delights in watching Rosco and Boss interact….don’t we all!
Her favorite episode is “Jude Emery” and she wishes he would have been on more than just one ep. Hmmm, poor old Enos would have had some serious competition for Daisy if Jude would have hung around Hazzard much longer.
She has been to two Dukesfests and met several of the stars including James Best, John Schneider and Rick Hurst.
Being from Pittsburgh, she is of course a Steelers football fan. She is also an avid reader of anything and everything, especially the HazzardNet. She loves the Dukes because it’s good old-fashioned, clever, funny, family entertainment.
Finally, her two biggest priorities are family and helping others. Us folks here on the HazzardNet are honored to be part of her second family.
Thanks for all your contributions pendragon1980! Congratulations!
James Best’s and John Schneider’s homes will be featured on CMT: Cribs, airing tomorrow night at 10pm EST. It will air again at 1:30am and then at 2:00pm on Saturday. Additional showings will air in March. Check your local listings or CMT’s website for the latest schedule.
Some folks reported page loading issues with HazzardNet over the past few days. At first, we suspected that MaryAnne had spilled a hot chocolate on our server. Turns out though, that it was a technical thang at the host, and they’ve kicked the responsible parties in the butt. Thanks to all who brought the matter to our attention. We consider the matter resolved, but if you notice any problems in the future, we’ll blame MaryAnne first as usual, and then check into it.
It’s not possible to be a bigger fan of the Dukes of Hazzard than BoJamesDuke and that’s why she is being picked as February’s fan of the month.
A few of us could put up a legitimate argument that we are “as big of a Dukes fan” as Bo but none of us could say we’re a bigger fan. Considering how much Bo loves the Dukes, it’s simply not possible.
Bo just turned 21 on January 28th and resides across the Hazzard Pond over there in England. She has blessed the HazzardNet with over 6,300 posts since she first logged on nearly four years ago.
Bo has been a Dukes fan for 16 years, since she was 5 years old. When she was 17 she passed an English exam by doing a project based on a mix of Dukes episodes and Role Plays. That alone should show you how much she loves our favorite show.
Of course there’s more. Bo has met nearly every surviving major character from the Dukes and even some who weren’t so major, and she’s met some of them multiple times. That list includes Bo, Luke, Daisy, Rosco, Enos, Cletus, Cooter, Coy and Big Ed Little. Bo’s favorite character is (you guessed it) Bo. That being said, Bo is almost as big of a fan of Luke, but the twinkle in her eye is slightly bigger when Bo is mentioned.
Bo made the trip across the big Hazzard Pond a couple years ago to attend the Dukes Fest with her close friend, and HazzardNet member, DaisyMaeDuke. She supplied the trivia questions for the wildly successful trivia contest that was held there. She also appeared in the front row of the Graham Norton show when he had the Dukes stars on. Since the hour long BBC show was broadcast around world, Bo received four times more than her proverbial “15 minutes of fame.”
Bo’s wisdom and posts can be seen throughout the HazzardNet but fanfics, role plays and round robins are her specialty and she considers the “Going Home Series” amongst her favorites.
Bo’s top priorities in life are family, finishing her education (then finding a job) and the Dukes of Hazzard. She loves the show for the lessons and good advice that have helped guide her through life. She is very thankful to the HazzardNet and those who run it for bringing her close to so many folks who share her passion for the greatest show to ever appear on a TV screen.
We’re thankful to you too Bo. You are a true Dukes fan and a loyal member of the best website the internet has to offer.
Congratulations BoJamesDuke from all of us at HNet!
Give a listen to this new tune by “Bo Duke” himself, John Schneider. It’s been awhile since John has been in the recording studio, but it sounds like he hasn’t lost a thing. We’re glad to share this video of “The Promise”, as found on YouTube. If you like it, leave your feedback in the Forums!
Since our Fan of the Month became a pretty rousing success, once we got it going on a more regular basis (you know, like monthly) we figured we’d take a chance on selecting a Fan of the Year for 2009.
Trying to pick a FAN OF THE YEAR is like asking Uncle Jesse to pick his favorite ear of corn out of the 40 acres they plant. Every ear of corn the Dukes grow is a work of art so it’s a nearly impossible task. Never let it be said that the HazzardNet staff shies away from the impossible.
After careful consideration (and a little bit of that spiked egg-nog that was being passed around at the HazzardNet Christmas party) we have selected B.L. Davenport as 2009’s HazzardNet FAN OF THE YEAR!
B.L. has been a great addition to the HazzardNet since she stopped by nearly four years ago.
In 2009 she solidified her position on the HazzardNet as one of our most valued and prominent members. She recently recorded her 3,000th post and was selected as fan of the month for October while keeping herself busy covering a wide variety of forums and threads.
Her contributions in 2009 have benefited everybody involved with HazzardNet and we fell extremely lucky and blessed that she devotes so much of her time to this website.
B.L.’s personality is one that comes straight out of Hazzard County. She has a genuine love of God, family, country and her HazzardNet community. It doesn’t take long to review some of her posts to conclude that she is a wonderful and loving human being who has her priorities in order and cares about everyone in her life, including our family here.
B.L. has been a fan of The Dukes of Hazzard her whole life and for good reason. She lives her life with the same values and ideals shared by the residents of Hazzard County. We have a lot of respect for her and appreciate all she has done to help make this a world class website that is followed by Dukes fans all over the world. Speaking for all of us, folks like B.L. make that world much better.
Another month over, another fan of the month goes into the history book.
Today doesn’t just start a new month. It starts a new year. It also starts a new decade. A new decade means 120 more fan of the month awards.
In honor of a new decade…a fan who was around for most of the old one will be honored as the January Fan of the Month. That fan is Garrett Duke.
Don’t be fooled by the starting date on Garrett’s profile (1-24-04). Garrett has been using a computer long before that to express her love of the greatest show in the history of television. Garrett began ten years ago doing fanfics under the name Kristy Duke and hasn’t stopped fanficing since. She has been involved with dozens of fanfics and role plays in the past decade and is currently working on “A Friend’s Betrayal” as part of her “Hazzard Unleashed” series. She also has just started another titled “Evicted”.
Of course Garrett can be found in many more places than just the fanfic neighborhoods. She is very active on many threads and always has something positive to contribute. The old saying “If you don’t have something nice to say, then don’t say anything” certainly applies to Garrett. Since she started watching Dukes at age 4, it’s no surprise some of their ethics have rubbed off on her.
Besides loving the Dukes of Hazzard, Garrett also has a lot in common with them. She’s a NASCAR fan and is a follower of Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. (I bet she likes Cale Yarborough too). Her favorite color is orange…. the shade of orange the General Lee is painted of course. She is a big country music fan. Her favorites include Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban. And the most important thing she has in common with the Dukes is that she considers faith and family to be her top two priorities in life.
Garrett’s favorite character is Bo. Luke and Jesse are tied for second. She hails from the great state of Iowa and is a big fan of the Chicago Cubs. She loves to read and write and one of her favorite things to do is spend time with her dog Lilly.
Garrett loves the HazzardNet because this is absolutely the best place in the world to hang out with people who understand why The Dukes of Hazzard is so awesome. We think Garrett is awesome and thank her for her many contributions to the best website in cyberspace. Keep up the good work Garrett.
We are about to embark on a new year. The staff at HazzardNet would like to wish all of you a happy and healthy 2010. May you be blessed and accomplish all your goals for the coming year.
Once again this year, we’ll be having a Christmas Party in the Boar’s Nest Chat. The festivities start at 6pm EST on December 23rd and run until the last person is left standing, whoever that may be. And whoever that may be has to clean up and sweep the floor!
So stop on by for some good eats and a chance to yak it up with all your Hazzard friends and kinfolk.
All of us at HNet want to wish everyone a very blessed and joyous holiday!
A brand spankin’ new month means a brand spankin’ new fan of the month!
After careful consideration, RogerDuke has made his selection for Fan of the Month and the lucky fan is DaisyMaeDuke!
The o-fficial announcement is as follows:
“If there was a dictionary of Hazzard County words and you looked up the word “fanatic” there’s no doubt you would find a picture of DaisyMaeDuke beside it. Because of her pure love and devotion to the greatest television show in history, we are awarding her HazzardNet’s fan of the month for December. If you’re not already sitting down, you’d better do it now because reading the list of Daisy’s accomplishments is going to take awhile.
Daisy was born at a very early age…. I apologize for the bad joke…..Well, she did become a Dukes fan at a very early age. When she was just 5 years old she got hooked on the show when it was originally being aired. Little did anyone know at the time that that cute little rug rat would go on to receive the highest honor possible. At DukesFest 2008, Daisy was justly selected as “The Ultimate Duke Fan”.
Daisy joined the HazzardNet on July 8, 2007 and this place hasn’t been the same since. She has over 5,300 posts since that time and has been involved in countless Round Robins and Role Plays. But, what Daisy really specializes in is Fanfics. She has written or co-written a long list of them including, Dukes in Danger, Lost, A Hazzard County Christmas, Turkey Surprise, I’ll be Home for Christmas, Witness, Switch, The Gift of the Magi-Dukes Stlye and Letters from War Series.
Daisy can very often be found frequenting the various threads on the trivia forum. She usually gets them right!! In fact, she has a prestigious record that will likely never get broken. In mid June 2009, she had answered over 300 Duke or Dupes correctly before missing one. To illistrate how amazing of an accomplishment that is, try going to Duke or Dupe after reading this and getting all three right. If you can pull off all 3 now try it 103 times for a total of 309 in a row. Answering that many is an accomplishment. Answering them correctly is impossible…well, almost.
Daisy has met nearly every living star of the show in real life, many of them multiple times. That list of stars includes Bo, Luke, Daisy, Rosco, Cooter, Enos, Cletus, Coy and even Sheriff Big Ed Little. She owns one of the largest collections of Dukes memorbilia in existence with way too many items to list but no doubt, every single one of them is special to her.
A resident of Michigan (Go Wolverines) Daisy has been happily married for 13 years and keeps busy with her two kids and her job in public education. Her favorite singers are (you guessed it) John Schneider and Tom Wopat. Her favorite Christmas show is (you guessed it again) “Christmas Comes To Willow Creek” staring John Schneider and Tom Wopat. Even Cletus Hogg would be smart enough to see a trend here. Speaking of trends, we’re predicting Daisy will be around the HazzardNet for many years to help us continue a the trend we have here of honoring our favorite television show. We almost hate to call it a “television show” because it’s so much more to us…..and that’s not just because of what we see on the screen. It’s also because of the strong bond we have here as a HazzardNet family. Folks like Daisy make the foundation for that family.”
Amen! Congrats DaisyMae on this deserving recognition!
From our families to yours, have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving! We hope you have a lot to be thankful for this year and even more in the coming year!
Some of the staff at HNet was recently discussing (or rather, lamenting) the fact that the Dukes of Hazzard is not being actively shown on television anywhere, at least not in the US. Last we knew, ABC Family Channel had secured the rights to air the show and instead have just sat on it. We’re not sure why this is. TNN and CMT made a fortune in advertising rev-ah-noo when they aired this show so surely ABC Family would be interested in making a few bucks wouldn’t they?
And certainly we can’t imagine that ABC Family would be embarrassed at all by having aired The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, with a scantly clad April Scott in the role of Daisy Duke? If they had the gravitas to air the movie, airing the original Dukes shouldn’t be a problem.
As it is, the program remains under wraps. Since the Dukes isn’t currently airing on a television network, the other possibility is Internet airings. This too is scarce. Sites like Hulu.com don’t offer the Dukes of Hazzard and Amazon.com currently has the first and second season of the Dukes available through their Video on Demand option, where you can download an episode to your computer for $1.99. (iTunes offers season 1 and 2 as well, with per episode price the same at $1.99.)
Yeah, we know what you’re saying. “But folks can just buy the DVDs!” Yes, that’s true, but let’s remind ourselves of how we all got here. We all became fans of the Dukes by watching them on television. And another generation of fans is missing out by not seeing this show on the small screen, without having to fork over two bucks to download the episode.
If all that wasn’t discouraging enough, during the search through the Internet for online Dukes episodes we noticed that Amazon.com and iTunes use the following photo of the Dukes…
Look familar y’all? It oughta…
Let’s face it. Daisy Duke wore some skimpy outfits in her day but for somebody (we might assume Warner Brothers) to decide to totally airbrush her windbreaker for a bare midriff and add extra cleavage is really annoying. Plus, airbrushing half the windbreaker out just looks plain stupid! They didn’t even make up some little tie knot on the front. It just all looks like it’s rolled up under her You Know Whats.
If that wasn’t bad enough it makes our Original Daisy look more like the Latest Incarnation of Daisy.
Awright, now nobody at HNet has ever been accused of being a prude. Ah, well, at least two members have never been accused of being a prude (geeze MaryAnne, lighten up!). But, sheesh y’all! We like our Original Daisy, in her original clothes, thank ya.
Incidentally, we think Bo’s shirt should’ve been airbrushed to reveal more chest. Just to keep things fair.
Well, folks it’s a new month and that means a new Fan O’ the month!
We gotta admit, this kind of regularity is rare at HNet. Obviously we did right by selecting Roger Duke for this task. We might have to consider handing over the newsletter duties, regular front page updates, and half a dozen other tasks to Roger as well. Khee!
In the meantime, this month’s Fan O’ the Month is daisydukeXenosstrait.
Roger’s direct dictation reads…
“Congratulations to daisyxenos for being selected as the Fan of the Month for November 2009!!
It’s pretty impressive that someone can receive this honor after only being a member of the HazzardNet for 15 months but daisyxenos is an impressive fan. She’s certainly put up some impressive numbers. At the time of the posting of this award, she has typed a HazzardNet record nearly 30,000 posts. Granted, not all of those posts have been in-depth essays but the numbers are staggering.
Some days here on the HazzardNet are busier than others but one thing we can always count on is daisyxenos’s consistency. Her dedication to this website is legendary and her love of The Dukes of Hazzard is indisputable.
Daisyxenos is involved in dozens of threads on the HN. She has started numerous threads including “Beer for my Horses” and “Michael Knight meets the Dukes of Hazzard.” She has been involved in many Round Robins and Role Plays with creative ideas and names including “Sweating for the County”, “Dukes meet the Clampetts”, “Watermellon Crawl” and “God is Great, Beer is Good, People are Crazy.”
You can find her posts just about anyplace here on the HN. Besides RRs and RPs, some of her other favorite places are Trivia, Duke or Dupe and Musical Chairs. In addition, she is involved in 21 HazzardNet social groups. Truly, this place is her second home.
Daisyxenos hails from the country of Texas (Well, we might as well call it a country, it’s so huge and the people there are proud and independent). She is a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Longhorns and, like most Texans, loves country music.
She certainly has been a welcome addition to the HazzardNet and we sure hope she stays around a long time. This place wouldn’t be the same without her. We need more youngsters like her to keep the tradition of The Dukes of Hazzard alive forever and pass the torch on to future generations.”
The last sentence alone sums it up the best. Congratulations daisyXenos from all of us at HNet!
We at HazzardNet.com wish you a Happy (and safe!) Halloween! We have announced our contest winners. TomBo took 1st place in the costume contest, while BoJamesDuke took 2nd, and DaisyMaeDuke took 3rd. Congratulations! Also, Daney Duke was the only entry in the pumpkin contest so she won by default. Thank you all for participating!
To get in the spirit of Halloween, we’re going to have a costume contest and a pumpkin carving contest! For those who are interested in entering, we will be creating an official thread in the forum to post photos of your entries.
For the costume contest, you can dress as a DOH character or however you want, but please keep all entries PG-13 or lower. All costume and pumpkin entries will be judged by MaryAnne, Brian, and Meadowmufn. The 1st place winners will receive a $20 Amazon online gift certificate, 2nd place winners will receive a $15 Amazon online gift certificate, and 3rd place winners will receive a $10 Amazon online gift certificate. All entries are due by October 30th at midnight. Winners will be announced October 31st.
So, get cracking on some creative costumes and spooky pumpkins! If you need some ideas for costumes, check out CostumeCraze.com.
Recently, HazzardNet staff designated the task of selecting our Fan of the Month (in hopes we’d have it actually happen monthly!) to RogerDuke, our previous Fan of the Month in July and August of ‘09 (yes, he got two months because it was pretty much the end of July when he was bestowed with this coveted status!)
Well, now Roger has announced October’s Fan of the Month and the winner is….B.L. Davenport!
Here is Roger’s direct citation:
“Congratulations to October’s Fan of the Month, B.L. Davenport.
B.L. is certainly one of the most high profile members on the HazzardNet. She has been here in town for 3 and a half years and has been a fan of the show for over two decades.
You can travel on just about any street here on the HN and you’ll discover some sign that B.L. has already been there. She has posted her wisdom on nearly every thread imaginable and the HN is a better place because of it. All told, B.L. is approaching the 3,000 post mark, averaging nearly 1,000 per year.
B.L. has been a regular on the trivia threads as long have they have existed and can often be found in the chat room with one or more of her many friends. She has been active in several fanfics including “Wanted: Dead or Alive”, “B.L. Comes Home” and “T’was the Night Before Christmas in Hazzard”. She is a genuine country girl who’s favorite singers are the likes of Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, The Oak Ridge Boys and Alabama.
The quote she has at the bottom of all her posts is “Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.” While this is a great quote that certainly applies to our favorite show, the reality here on the HNet is that we can’t imagine a nicer person than B.L……or one more deserving to be Fan of the Month. Congratulations B.L. Davenport!!!”
Congratulations B.L. from all of us at HazzardNet!
Took us long enough, but we finally got serious about getting HazzardNet on Facebook. Oh, we were there if you looked hard enough, but we finally set up a fan page and, well, got around to tellin’ y’all about it! If you’re on Facebook, you can now become a fan of HazzardNet. Just check out our Facebook page or the Facebook Fans page we set up here at HazzardNet. Also, if you are on Twitter, you can catch all our Facebook activity and tweets at http://twitter.com/hazzardnet.
