HazzardNet Herald - August 2025

The month of August is busy for Dukes fans. This newsletter contains events and birthdays galore!

🎸 Hazzard Happenings at Cooter's Place

Get ready for a month full of FREE entertainment at Cooter's locations!

Weekly Live Music

• Every Saturday (1pm-3pm): Cooter's Garage Band rocks the stage at Cooter's Luray with high-energy live performances
• Every Sunday (2pm-4pm): Bluegrass Concert series continues at Cooter's Luray - perfect for family fun

Special Events This Month

August 23-24: Ben's Birthday Bash Weekend - Luray Location

• Friday, August 23: Birthday Bash CAR SHOW at Cooter's Luray (Rain date: August 24)
• Saturday, August 24: Ben's Birthday celebration continues

August 23-24: Catherine Bach "Daisy Duke" Appearance

• Meet & Greet opportunities Saturday 11am-4pm and Sunday 11am-1pm
• Cast appearance, autographs, and photo opportunities
• FREE ADMISSION to meet the beloved Daisy Duke!

August 30-31: Tom Wopat "Luke Duke" at Pigeon Forge

• Cast appearance, Meet & Greet at Cooter's Place Pigeon Forge
• Autograph and photo opportunities available
• FREE ADMISSION - times to be announced

All events feature FREE ADMISSION unless otherwise noted. For the latest updates and event information, visit Cooter's Place locations or follow their social media channels.

🎂 August Birthday Celebrations

Let's tip our hats to these Hazzard County legends celebrating birthdays this month:

• Parley Baer - Doc Appleby
• Gy Waldron - Creator and writer of The Dukes of Hazzard
• Earl Boen - Eustace Hastings in "Along Came A Duke"
• Mel Tillis - Country music legend and guest star in "The Rustlers"
• Buzz Bundy - Stuntman and actor
• Jeff Altman - Hughie Hogg
• Ted Barba - Stuntman
• LQ Jones - Guest actor in 2 episodes
• Sam Melville - Guest actor in 3 episodes
• Hal Smith - Henry Flatt
• Sonny Shroyer - Our beloved Deputy Enos Strate
• Lindsay Bloom - Mabel/Myrtle Tillingham
• Lurene Tuttle - Granny Annie
• Ben Jones - Cooter Davenport himself!
• Don Pedro Colley - Sheriff "Big" Ed Little

Happy Birthday to all our Hazzard County family members!

Cooking With Uncle Jesse

Here's Uncle Jesse's recipe for baked beans from the 1983 Dukes of Hazzard "Annual" by Purnell Publishing. Thanks to Roger Duke on our forums for this.

Ingredients needed PER PERSON

3 slices bread, butter, mustard, 1 egg, 225g (7.94 oz) can of baked beans, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 3 chipolata sausages

DIRECTIONS: Butter the bread on both sides, spread one side with mustard and cut each slice into 4 triangles.

Arrange the pieces, with mustard side facing inwards, overlapping around the edge of an individual ovenproof dish.

Beat the egg(s) in a bowl, stir in the beans and Worcestershire sauce and turn the mixture into the center of the bread.

Arrange the sausages on top then bake the dish at 190 C (350 F) for 20-30 minutes or until the sausages are brown and the bread crispy. Serve with a salad.

Fan Spotlight

Do you have an awesome Dukes of Hazzard collection, story, artwork, or maybe even a General Lee you built? Did you get to meet the cast or attend an event? Email us at webmaster@hazzardnet.com with your story and photos/videos and maybe we'll feature them here or on our social media accounts!

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