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A Message from Ben:
REDNECK BOY IN THE PROMISED LAND
June 3rd of 2008 is going to be an exciting day around our place because that is the day my
book, “Redneck Boy in the Promised Land”, will be released nationally. Subtitled “The Confessions of Crazy Cooter”, it is a memoir of 65 years of adventures, good times, hard knocks, wild living, serious problems, and great blessings. |
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This is a story about a lot of things: my hard living family, growing up on the railroad, working my way through school, getting involved in show business, tales of acting on stage and in films, struggling with alcoholism and drug abuse, finding sobriety and then finding stardom on the “Dukes”, my love of politics and the South, my years in Congress, and above all the abiding strength that Alma and I have found through a loving God.
There are a lot of stories in this book that I hesitated to tell, and frankly, it isn’t a book for pre-teens. It is what I believe is an honest telling of a fully lived life of ups and downs, and the lessons I have learned in spite of myself. Hopefully, these stories might help someone who is going through what I went through.
I think you will like it and I hope you will buy it and let me know what you think. Although the book doesn’t come out until June, you could do me a great favor by pre-ordering it now through Amazon, Borders Books, Barnes & Noble, or just about anywhere books are sold. (Pre-ordered sales are a big help to the book’s promotion). All you do is type in Redneck Boy in the Promised Land and it will take you right to it. Ordering early will also save you 33% off!
We’ll have the book at Dukesfest in late June, and we’ll also be doing an extensive national book tour. So, “if the Good Lord is willing and the creeks don’t rise,” I’ll be able to sign your copy personally in the very near future. Until then, all the best! — Ben aka “Cooter”
Ben Jones—“Cooter” from
television’s The Dukes of Hazzard and former U.S. Congressman from Georgia— shares the inspiring story of his improbable rise to fame.
“Not too many of my ‘distinguished colleagues’ in the U.S. Congress had grown up as I had, on the docks by a railroad yard, in a shack without electricity or indoor plumbing. And none of them had been a likker drinkin’, hell-raisin’, dope-smokin’, fist-fightin’, womanizin’ jailbird wild man like me. Before The Dukes of Hazzard and before my Congressional career, I hit a hard bottom at the back door of hell. But my life is not a story about falling down. This is a story about getting up.”
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To order Ben‘s book, click on one of these links:
Amazon, Borders Books or Barnes & Noble. |
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Ben Jones is an actor, writer, musician, and political pundit who lives with his wife, Alma Viator, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. They are the proprietors of the Cooter’s Place museums in Gatlinburg and Nashville, Tennessee, and the creators of DukesFest, the annual mega-fan celebration of the Dukes. |
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PG-13 NOT FOR PRE-TEENS |
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featured events
Ben "Cooter" Jones will be at Cooter's in Gatlinburg signing autographs and taking pictures. Y'all come
Saturday August 23rd from 11am to 2pm and Sunday August 24th from 10am to 12.
Cooter's Rally In The Valley Labor Day Weekend
Saturday August 30th & Sunday August 31st.
At Cooter's In Music City
2613 McGavock Pike
Nashville TN, 37214
Y'all Come! Bring your Classic Cars, Antique Cars, Hot Rods and your General Lee!!!
There will be Prizes, Music and Lots Of Fun. Featuring:
Ben Jones and Cooter's Garage Band
With Special Guest Rick Hurst "Deputy Cletus Hogg"
Bring The Whole Family!!!
Free Admission
Saturday:
9 a.m. - Cooter's Place opens
10 a.m. - Rick Hurst (Deputy Cletus) signs autographs at Cooter's Place
10:30 a.m. - Ben ‘Cooter' Jones signs autographs at Cooter's Place
Noon - Luncheon with Ben ‘Cooter' Jones and Rick Hurst at the Nashville Palace
*BBQ luncheon -- $13 for adults and $7 for children (6 and under free). Enjoy lunch and a special question & answer period with Ben and Rick. Tickets are available at the Nashville Palace, or by calling The Palace at (615) 889-1540.
2 p.m. - The Cruise In - ALL models welcome - classic cars to General Lees
*General Lee rides throughout the afternoon
7 p.m. - Free concert at the Nashville Palace - Free
9 p.m. - Ben Jones & Cooter's Garage Band perform at the Palace - Free
Midnight - Ben Jones appears at on the Midnight Jamboree at the Texas Troubadour Theater - Free
Sunday:
10 a.m. - Cowboy Church at the Texas Troubadour Theater - Free
Noon - The Cruise In - ALL models welcome - classic cars to General Lees
*General Lee rides throughout the afternoon
1 p.m. - Ben Jones & Cooter's Garage Band perform
HOTELS IN MUSIC VALLEY WITH SPECIAL RATES:
FAIRFIELD INN - $89.
211 MUSIC CITY CIRCLE
NASHVILLE, TN 37214 www.marriott.com
FOR INFORMATION CALL
615-872-8939
SPECIAL RATE $89.
COURTYARD BY
MARRIOTT - $109.
125 MUSIC CITY CIRCLE
NASHVILLE, TN 37214 www.marriott.com
FOR INFORMATION CALL
615-882-9133
SPECIAL RATE $109.
FIDDLER'S INN
2410 Music Valley Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
877-223-7621
Ask for the special DUKES discount $64.95
www.fiddlers-inn.com
Nashville Yogi Bear Jellystone Camp-Resort
2572 Music Valley Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
800-547-4480
Ask for the special DUKES 15% discount
www.nashvillejellystone.com
Ben "Cooter" Jones will be at the Barnes & Noble in Macon, GA
Thursday September 18th from
7pm to 8pm
Ben will be there signing autographs and taking pictures.
www.BarnesandNoble.com
The Shoppes at River Crossing
5080 Riverside Drive
Macon, GA 31210
(478) 474-5260
Get directions
"Cruisin For The Cure"
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Click photo for details
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