Trekkies aren't the only group who gather together to celebrate their favorite show: this year in Nashville fans of The Dukes of Hazzard, often described as "The Star Trek of the American South*," will come together along with the entire surviving cast of the popular CBS series which ran from 1979 to 1985.
Ben "Cooter" Jones, who started the event back in 2001 will be in attendance at CMT Dukesfest 2007 along with cast members John Schneider (Bo Duke), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), James Best (Rosco P. Coltrane), Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos) and Rick Hurst (Deputy Cletus).
Also in attendance: 150 General Lees (the festival ends with a General Lee jump).
Interesting bit of trivia: when I was young I always thought Rosco's name was "Rosco Peecoaltrain." Actually, maybe that's not really all that interesting.
CMT Dukesfest 2007 will be held the weekend of June 2 and June 3. Just make sure you buy tickets for the festival honoring The Dukes of Hazzard and not the similarly named "David Dukefest," because that's a festival you'll probably want to avoid.
* the show was never called that.
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