Weekend Gear Diary Diversion (Hootenanny)

Posted on 02 June 2007 by


I’m finding out that people passionately define “gear” in many different ways with many different expressions!

Especially with cars. 1969 Dodge Chargers. Painted orange.

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The Dukes of Hazzard – DukesFest just roared into Nashville this weekend. I was fortunate to get a “pit pass” this morning courtesy of the Hazzard County Pit Crew to photograph the big bright orange 1969 Dodge Chargers General Lees being offloaded from trailers. A few county mountie sheriff cars were spotted too, complete with working blue/red lights!

I chatted with some families who were traveling in from Georgia and South Carolina; they were here to have a blast with the expected 60,000 in attendance.

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Oh yeah, Daisy Duke shorts are back in style this weekend – and everybody is wearing orange!

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This year’s event will include appearances by Ben Jones (Cooter Davenport); John Schneider (Bo Duke); Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke); James Best (Rosco P. Coltrane); Sonny Shroyer (Deputy Enos); and Rick Hurst (Deputy Cletus). Tom Wopat, who played Luke Duke, canceled because of a scheduling conflict. (Darn!)

More from the Tennessean newspaper here…

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  • http://www.geardiary.com Judie Lipsett Hughes

    I loved The Dukes of Hazzard growing up…and the Character’s names: Cooter, Rosco P. Coltrane, Boss Hogg, Cletus, etc., used to totally crack me up. :-D

  • jake

    that top picture , isn't a 1969 it's a 1970 dodge charger r/t, the general lee was a 69. good try… but can't fool me