Mark your calendar for August 10-11 for Good Ol' Boys Fest

Never say never, they say! After years of hosting blockbuster events for "Dukes of Hazzard" fans, Ben ("Cooter Davenport") Jones and his wife Miss Alma were thinking that Cooter's Last Stand a couple summers ago would really be Cooter's last stand. But nope, they've got another one planned for August! Below is what they sent out to their "Dukes" followers last week ....

Hey Ya'll!

Hope you and your family are well and looking forward to a lovely spring. 
Ben and I have just returned from a Good Ol' Boys appearance in Bakersfield, California . What a great time was had by all. And we have good news!!
We are going to bring the tour right here to Virginia! Cooter's is partnering with The Good Ol'Boys Tour to bring you another Dukes of Hazzard Family Festival in the tradition of DukesFest, Hazzard Homecoming and Cooter's Last Stand. Ben said we couldn't manage another one, but fan demand and the appearance of great new partners has made it possible! As Ben says , "the flesh is weak" , and we enjoy these festivals as much as you do!
Our friends, Catherine Bach, "Daisy Duke", Tom Wopat" Luke Duke", Sonny Shroyer"Deputy Enos", Rick Hurst"Deputy Cletus" and a special surprise guest are all planning on joining us.
As much as we enjoyed  "Last Stand " at Cooter's we think we have found an even better spot, The Shenanndoah Speedway. It is just 12 miles from Cooter's and will have plenty of parking on site. We will also have plenty of room for music of course, but even a much better set up for our Stunt Show! In fact we are bringing in two stunt teams to really "knock it out of the park."
Speaking of music, our new partners are involved in the business in Nashville and will be able to help us put together an exciting lineup of talent. We will be announcing this great lineup soon. We are also committed to bringing you our traditional Family Fun with special activities for the kids( of all ages) 
Do mark your calendar and I also encourage you to buy tickets now because prices are going up May 1st. The Early Bird tickets are only $20 for 1day, $35 for 2days and $10 for kids 2-12. If Course Hazzard County Cars can register and get 2 free tickets. 
We hope you are as excited as we are!!
Love, Miss Alma and Ben aka " Cooter"

To reserve tickets or more info go to: www.goodolboysfest.com

Miss Alma & Ben Jones aka "Cooter"

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So sad to hear of Ken Kercheval's passing -- and yes, it really is true (apparently)

Accusations of fake news have abounded this week in regards to Ken Kercheval, our dear Cliff Barnes of "Dallas." It was reported the 83-year-old actor had died, then it was asserted that this wasn't true on his own official Facebook page. But alas, we seem to have really lost the talented actor who portrayed J.R. Ewing's nemesis, though we thankfully had him for quite a few more years than lung cancer typically allows.

Not Fake News: 'Dallas' Actor Ken Kercheval Is Dead At 83, Contrary To Denial On His Own FaceBook Page

The latest from Brian Lombard's Six Feet Under blog: Farrah Fawcett

Six Feet Under: Farrah Fawcett: Six Feet Under: June 25, 2009 was a day I'll never forget.  Farrah Fawcett, a true 70s icon, lost her battle with cancer.  The world was in shock........

TGIF! Check out BRB's latest film project, "A Taste of Honey"

Here are two words for you on a Friday ... Pig dance. Have no idea what that means? Well, you will when you watch this fabulous short film just released by talented new filmmaker Nikoleta Vatiqi.

She describes the film this way: "An experimental narrative exposing the different perspectives of identity issues through the relationship between thirteen year old Amelia and her mother Louise as they undergo deep breaking points as well as personal growth."

This author had the privilege of playing Louise, directed by Nikoleta to conjure up something along the lines of Joan Crawford in "Mommy Dearest." It was wonderful fun, a very interesting bad-mom role to dig into. Just what is going on inside this woman's head? You'll hear the thoughts of her daughter Amelia, as the action progresses in their home, but Louise's psychoses remain a bit of a mystery, informed by a very unusual dance and a few other clues dropped along the way, amid a delightfully eerie tone and "Twin Peaks"-ian atmospherics ...


A TASTE OF HONEY from Nikoleta Vatiqi on Vimeo.

Thanks so much to Nikoleta for this opportunity! I loved every minute of this project.

-- Billie Rae

Terrific non-TV Toys: Batgirl 14" figure by Mego

There's another amazon in the house at BRBTV, and it's not the same Amazon you saw on an earlier episode of Terrific non-TV Toys. This time it's the 14-inch Batgirl figure by the resurrected Mego, still relatively fresh on the shelves at your local Target store (heck, maybe it hasn't even gotten there yet; availability varies around the country). We're so excited to show this brand-new Batgirl, and she comes out of the box in the latest episode of the series ...

See the latest episode of "Fantastic Forum," including BRB's interview with Billy Tucci

It's a Billie interviewing a Billy in the middle segment of the latest episode of the Washington, D.C.-based "Fantastic Forum" TV series, shot at the thoroughly awesome Awesome Con in downtown D.C. Longtime comics artist and creator Billy Tucci talks to this author about his projects, including Roll Hard, Sgt. Rock and his very-well-done Christmas story, "A Child is Born."

This is one of many episodes of "FF" featuring footage from the con -- panel discussions and all kinds of great interviews. Sherin Nicole hosts this one, dropping this week on the "FF" YouTube channel after airing on all kinds of stations on the East Coast (this is real TV, mind you!). Great job to all involved in this one, especially our kind producer, Ulysses Campbell ...



As always, if you're on the East Coast you've got many ways to catch this great geeky TV show:

• Manhattan Neighborhood Network, New York, NY; Time Warner Cable MNN Lifestyle channel 2
• PhillyCam,  Philadelphia, PA; Comcast channel 66/966; Verizon FiOS channel 29/30.
• MCM  Montgomery County, MD; Comcast channel 21; RCN channel 21; Verizon FiOS channel 21.
• Arlington Independent Media (AIM), Arlington County, VA; Comcast channel 69; Verizon FiOS channel 38.
• FPA-TV,  Fairfax County, VA; Cox channel 10.
• DCTV, Washington, DC; Comcast channel 95; RCN channel 10; Verizon FiOS channel 10.
• Prince George’s Community Television (CTV), Prince George’s County, MD; COMCAST channel 76; Verizon FiOS channel 42.
• Community Media of Baltimore City (CMBC), Baltimore, MD; Comcast channel 75.
• Herndon Community Television, Cox channel 23, Verizon FIOS channel 28.

Terrific TV Toys: "B:TAS" Batgirl figurine by Eaglemoss

We're doing a Batgirl double-header this month on BRBTV -- a figurine from "Batman: The Animated Series" by Eaglemoss first up, for Terrific TV Toys, then the 14-inch new Mego Batgirl figure, just arriving on toy shelves, on Terrific non-TV Toys. It's an exciting April!

So first up, you'll see this figurine come out of the box, along with the booklet that details a little more about it ...



In a couple weeks, you'll see that Mego 14-incher!