THE TRUE STORY OF DIXIE DIESEL

bACK IN THE DAY, PERFORMANCE DIESELS were not something many if anyone talked about. Sure OTR drivers did, some tractor puller types did, but fewer than that did. Of course this was just at the cusp of everything from John Deere's to Volkswagons going diesel or as club member Terry Junkert called em drizzles. it was also shortly after the Dukes was finally pulled from CBS' TV's rotational line up(cancelled). So thought was what would good old Cooter do now? Would he continue to build hot rods or go innovative and build custom trucks and hot rod diesels? The answer ? Hot rod performance diesels. It was in 1989, I was trucking through St. George Utah and saw a name that would not go away from my brain. See I had been tinkering with rebuilding diesel engines in VW's and light trucks for nearly a year, but just could not wrap my head around a good name for a light duty diesel shop. So I had to stop to piss and grab a soda, and right there across the street from this small stop and rob store there. It read Dixie Diesel Service and Towing. Some rework there and in 1992 the official Dixie Diesel Shop of Idaho opened its doors in Pocatello Idaho. But it would not be until 1993 in Rupert that the idea of a full blown super rig shop and of course the Hazzard-ized trucker radio network would come into play.
See by this time, I had got married, Too bad to the wrong woman, and was living in Paul Idaho. 
The Dixie Diesel Shop as I saw it was the evolution of the Hazzard County Garage or at least part there of. Performance diesels and an all truck super shop that built custom rigs was seen. But not yet done. Long before the Chrome Shop Mafia and others were even a spit in the wind, what Cooter did in Hazzard County at the Hazzard County Garage did for the Duke boys and hot rod gear heads , the Dixie Diesel Shop would do for otr truckers and owner/operator gear jammers. But it was at this point through protest I had moved in part to Murray Utah. There, couldn't do big rigs yet there, but small automotive and light duty diesels really did not have a fix it specialty shop. The few dealerships that did repair them, usually had to farm out most of if not all intense parts overhauls, like injector pumps, nozzles etc. I had to go to Price Utah to do a service job for a Sheep farmer on an old JD, rig when I heard this gig on the local radio station there KOAL, AM was running then the ITRN. found out though that ITRN was going dark, some conversations and ITRN, became through our organizations purchase there of the Dixie Diesel Trucker Radio Network, and of course the Hazzard-ized otr truckers radio show Dixie Diesel Radio. Dixie Diesel rolled out of the then KBBK, out of Rupert Idaho, but they too were going belly up, so after we had opened our station there, licensed to the city of Minidoka, Idaho, KOTR (now KNAK of Wyoming) and that's where and when I discovered Robin. At least my Robin. She was the most stunning and sexiest woman I had ever known and still gives me dreams of extreme Heavenly thoughts today. She was one that could be thinking anything even across the valley and I would be tuned right in. It was not unusual to find us both at the shop/studio with the same idea on a show idea, at 2:00am. She could finish my thoughts, sentences, and more. Should have axed me and Janice, married Robin and one helluva lot of problems and money retention would have resulted. But hind sight is always 20/20. Thanks to me Robin now works for a major PR Firm in New York City at 5 times what I make, now, and she still sends me holiday and other greeting cards. 
Many companies, from BullyDog to many others owe the Dixie Diesel Shop a lot of kudos and thanks for their even being in business. As it was the Dixie Diesel Shop, pioneered the concept of performance hot rod diesels. With that in mind let me introduce you to the newest addition to our company The Dixie Diesel Shop of Evanston Wyoming.

A full on super shop of Super rigs and pulling Deere's. To add to that now ya'll can tune in to what we do on Dixie Diesel Radio at www.livestream.com/dixiedieselradio Truckin radio done Hazzard County Style.

That's the story of Dixie Diesel Radio and our Dixie Diesel Shop, many copies, we are still the original.

TTYLY

Radio in Hazzard County

Years and nearly an eon ago, just shortly after the Knytes was formed out of three groups, the TeenAge Truckers Association, the Street Commanders Club, and the JR-14 CB Club, we found that the noise of what our boys were doing was not very welcome on most reserved and stuck up radio and the one then TV station of the Tragic Valley. More over even with ad sponsor dollars, even the 4 Boise(then) TV stations were not too interested, and forget the Slime news.
So the bunch of us met and said lets build our own Hazzard County flavore cajun spiced radio station. Getting the license and all was as much of a pain in the ass , as it is today. Forget serving our public, the local what we did have in the Tragic Valley served Tweaker Flatts, not Hazzard or the Hazzard(Hagerman) valley. So there was this high school radio station that through some stiff armed negotiation, relented and decided to sell some of but not all of the analog radio gear they had there. So all 100 watts of a transmitter, a white, ( color here important) antenna and two pickups, a Uhaul Trailer and a Jeep, came home the building blocks of what now powers HazzardAyre Radio. Or at least some of it. More on that next time.
KHOGG or Hogg radio went on the air in September of 1976 , but due to being ratted out by a local fully licensed station in Tweaker Flatts, KHOGG became KTOW , fully licensed in September of 1983, shortly after my Moms death. During the time, of KHOGG, we'd do phony ads for just about every store that appeared on the hit TV show(The Dukes of Hazzard) that we saw. From Ruebottoms General Store, to Dixie Auto Parts, to Kim Wongs fried noodle cafe and CB shop. We even made up business' from the Hazzard Valley Mall, taken from the mall in Tweaker Flatts(Twin Falls) to Central City national Bank, when Daisy got hoodwinked in accepting gifts for being the 11, millionth customer, to others. What the mock very pirate and certainly fight the system station did, was give us a way to publicize and promote the gigs the Knytes were throwing, or honoring those who supported the Hazzard County Knytes. But it did more, the station introduced many youths to the world of over the air broadcasting, in fact our station even got under the skin of the then KLIX AM 1310 to form a radio Explorer Post. KHOGG, also showed other domestic rather ultra conservative radio stations that such shows as TalkNet, Dr. Ruth, and others could be ran without backlash, and many of them did. We also opened up the idea that such syndicated radio stations such as MRN and flag to flag door to door airing of major NASCAR races could be ran with wide open arms. Then it was possible for the farmer in his high top John Deere cab could listen to his fave NASCAR race and still plow, even on Sunday. We were for all intents thee radio station of Hazzard County. Of course the studio in Burbank heard about it, and with some discussion, the on TV Hazzard County had WHOGG and the rest of that was history.
Back then our radio station was housed in a fully built station studio room of our home overlooking Hazzard Valley. Back then male or female it didn't matter , all youth and even young adult came to the house at all hours to do radio. No body minded, and nothin hinky went on. Which is why I can't understand fully the reluctance of people here now that wont come to my place to do radio. Its not like their private parts or sexual exploits will occur. 
Finally, so that hopefully ya'll can understand. The Knyte's High Council voted last night to can the idea of a remote studio in town. The idea is that once and if at least 6 ladies of proper age, signs on and will be on air, then we'll move the station to the office at our shop. No use in paying for three places when two will do. So I live and do radio at the Wentworth, and the club and I build rides and go toew from the shop.
Hazzard County Choppers advances, that in my next edition.
HazzardAyre will be off air until MOnday, but we'll air both SAMCRO Radio(www.livestream.com/samcroradio) at 22:00 and Highway Hooker Radio overnight at midnight to 4:00AM(www.livestream.com/highwayhookerradio) 
until then I'm going in and catching some sleep. Got up to clean the church today and I do not do mornings on weekends, but since I got to hit the Bishop up for rent for June Sunday afternoon, thought I'd better do something in return.
TTYLY

No I don't know Everything, nor do I say I do

Again to the hecklers that seem to just thrive giving me jive about the wrong that I at times do on and about HazzardAyre Radio. The real come back is that I say to anyone that says can't you make that better? I would if I could. One must understand I have mucho money coming out of my pocket each month. I have to bust my ass more and more everyday just to keep my head above water. Yes thanks Obama. The club supports the station normally, except for one thing, after three shots they pretty much have said, hey once you prove its worth again, we'll be back in. So I have to pay for 80% of the ops for HazzardAyre. Sure I'd like to go on a buying spree for HazzardAyre, but what I have will do for now. See I do business like my Dad and Mom did. Oh sure towards the end of their lives they had credit cards, but only for expenses while Dad was rolling these Interstates hauling cattle. Before that, Dad would build what he needed on that 300 acre farm, that was subjectively taken away from me in 1984. Then once again, in 1999 by my cousin Bud. See my cousin Bud although at the last mile of the Foundation's life, Bud invested in a gig with my Cousin Gordon, to create AyreWolf Aviation. But even before Cousin Bud had to buy an annuity rather than when I wanted to buy a $100,000 home/shop/toew service in Price Utah in 1998. No we couldn't do that, but we could spend money on a long term payout rather than buying me something that could sustain life.
Now then there's this DickHead(Beaver Dick) on my radio web site, through Livestream. He criticizes me for my old tow equipment, the lack of investment in the station, and all of that. Instead of criticize, he and many should cheer. Why? Simple, I'm one for gaining financial altitude, so I can get off the SSI, church assistance, EBT card train. I want to be making my own money. I don't want to keep sucking off the hind teat of the government etc. But until I can get there, I have to rely on such helping sources. But I don't want to be a bum. If more did this, then others and this nation, would have better productivity, employment increases and tax revenue increases. And our city, county, state, and USA governments could invest more in infrastructure. No all I get is people who will not help, find fault and just complain because their lives are so messed up. Like I said, if your not part of the solution, your the problem, lead follow or get the fuck out of my and the Knyte's way. It's not that I completely say no guys in studio, but only one has jumped in, and he left on his own, as he was not of the biker/trucker/aviator, gearhead community. So Beaver Dick, become part or just shut the fuck up.
I don't know everything on radio. Some engineering things escape me, simple things, like uploading to YouTube I don't know. I can't make a pancake to save my hunger, I can't make much eating wise myself unless it has heat in microwave, on the label, I can't speak well with ladies, and there is much more. But I don't allow my limitations, limit my enthusiasm, nor am I willing to just stay home , collecting Government money watch TV and not do anything. I take risks in hopes I can land on something to put money in my pocket. And underwear thats so holy they need to be recycled and buy new. Let alone, go to NAB, Go to the California Tow Show, just build scoots, and toew. Sure LexiBelle is  37 years old, but there's a newer rollback that I'm eyeing, and once Nate fixes that it'll be mine. I have a Navistar 4400 with a Holmes 600R on order, and that's the short form. I'm busting my ass for community and the club and/or both. So hecklers do all the bytching ya'll want, I keep working and you get drunk with your welfare money.
I'd rather work for mine.
TTYLY

OFF THE AIR TONIGHT BUT WILL RETURN AT 06:00 HOURS FRIDAY

We are replacing gear and doing pre recorded show production, overnight here at the Wolf's Den but will return at 06:00 Hours Friday.
TTYLY

Just what did the Dukes of Hazzard give us and what did we learn from that series

When people ask me why I still cling to the Dukes and all of Hazzard County, since there has never been much if anything money wise donated by the show to the Knytes and/or me, dig this; name any, and I mean ANY TV show's cast showing up to ones moms death in the middle of Idaho? The Dukes cast did for me, but it goes much deeper than that. Every fiber in my soul cries Hazzard County, the adventures were what I and my pals in the Knytes lived every day, and in much the same way I still do today. Everything I do every day is to enhance what the producers envisioned of that series. Before the Dukes, many northern Yankees had little if any interest in NASCAR. Oh sure CBS ran the major races, but the popularity of NASCAR today can be attributed to what we saw when the old General took to major race tracks, that Bo & Luke Duke's biggest dream was to be NASCAR fans. Think of Burt Renyolds and Gomer Pyle as Bo & Luke Duke, Burt (The Bandit) being Bo, and Gomer being Luke. Stroker Ace was a show brought to light through the mind of Hal Needham, who also produced the movie Smokey and The Bandit. You saw a full ego race driver and a Crew chief in Gomer and in many cases Luke, although good old Crazy Cooter that I emulate today in real life as I do what Cooter did on TV. Of course, Kountry living is something the Dukes gave us, plus in the Hollywood scene opened doors for then just budding stars, the list is way too long. Did you know that WWII Ace pilot Greg Boyington, also appeared on the Dukes? Did you know Boss Hogg appeared on Black Sheep Squadron? Did you know that Lt. Commander 1st officer Star Trek Next Generation star, was one of the lovers of Daisy Duke on two episodes of the Dukes? Riker was Boss Hogg's nephew, when they was making counterfeit cash on that series, I put my two suggestions in and were adopted. There was the creation of something called the Hazzard County Syndicate, and its base was called the Grits Connection. I was introduced to the Dukes, long before I got my General Lee. My 5th Cousin in real life Richie Montgomery, who played the radio jock at WHOGG AM 1090 Hazzard County's main radio station, came up to Idaho from California and wanted some tips on being a radio jock. Equipment people also inspected the gear I had, and duplicated much of it, on set. Hazzard County runs deep inside of me, but I wished that the producers namely Gy, would've dug deeper into Hazzard rather than so much Dukes. Which is something we are doing in creating our series Hazzard County CSA. Going into more of Hazzard County rather than so much Dukes, no disrespect to either , and for those that say NOBODY liked the other Duke Cousins, I did and so did many others. Imagine if you will a series that brought the idea out of other actors in as Coy and Vance Duke and took Hazzard County into new directions with different actors playing the other Duke Cousins? Bring in the other hot rod of Hazzard County, either double 0 or Lee's right hand man General Jackson. Remember the only southern General honored besides name of the Charger was StoneWall Jackson. Remember the episode that had Bo & Luke bring back the sword of Stonwall, for General Jackson Day? They never had a General Robert E Lee Day. If truth be known the General should have been named Traveler, which was Gen' Lee's horse' name. BTW, it was named that in the original  pilot movie MoonRunners. Oh and Cooter was a part of the Sydicate, not the good guy mechanic that Cooter became in the Dukes. 
We also took from that series, kindness, that its not bad to love Jesus Christ, that its not wrong to fight for a cause, that loving your fellow person no matter their age or color or creed that all were equal. This message was driven home every Friday at 7:00PM Mountain Standard Time. While Ben, Alma , Tracey and every body else is busy making or trying to use the series to make a living, The Knytes-of-Anarchy is busy keeping alive and honoring the legacy of a creation, that the critics said would never make it past the first commercial. Who's laughing now. Last, imagine a movie that took the best of what the Dukes was, the best of what Son's of Anarchy still is, even now a long gone series, combined those two ideas and you'd have one killer TV pilot. We call it the Hazzard County Knytes(aka Knytes-of-Anarchy). 
That's what The Dukes-of-Hazzard gave us, and why the Knytes still work to preserve.
TTYLY

   

Add Evanston Wyoming to the top of my list of the least best places to start a business

Add Evanston Wyoming to the top of the list of my fave places to grow or create a business. For no place can and most likely will kill any dream, you may have of carving out your own stone of life. Hey even employers had to start somewhere. From nobody being willing to risk a visit to the Wolf's Den to work the radio station, such as it is, to some asshole doing up a car show here, getting a bur under his ass, or his head up it, when the Knytes being willing to pass out flyers or doing an ad on our radio station that we offered free. So in the not so exact order, but on the list, it goes like this;
1: Evanston Wyoming
2: Pocatello Idaho
3: Rigby Idaho,
4: Glenn's Ferry Idaho
5: Ogden Utah
6: Bountiful Utah
Common denominator? Too much LDS, addicts.
No I didn't mis-spell I said too much LDS in these communities. Piss off the church don't do business tomarrow. If its not church supported or taboo to doctrine, guess what ? Repack the truck. 
I have a goal though. No not go back to Idaho. Just stay here long enough to get my rides in excellent road trip condition, and move my sorry ass to Georgia, Arkansas , or deep south. Nothing hold me here any more.
I've got a 5 year lease on the new shop, take half of that rebuild the rigs, and go where things southern are not so much of a strange idea, as they are there anyway.
Rolling out HCC in full throttle color just in time for Sturgis, add to that, looks like Evanston next year will be the home of DukesFest West.
Yep add Evanston to the top of the list as my worst place to grow a dream or business.
Too, the best place to suck out your air and cash.
TTYLY

Due to illness HazzardAyre/Samcro Radio will not air overnight

Due to illness, mainly me with a fever, HazzardAyre/SAMCRO RADIO will not air overnight but will be on at 13:00 Thursday afternoon.
On the subject of the Hazzard County Nationals reported on here earlier, I mis-spoke by saying that we would stage the show on October 28th -31st 2015. I should have said the correct dates , and included the year as 2016. We are to meet with the FairBoard Uinta County Wyoming Thursday on the matter. We regret any misunderstanding this error may have caused. However the Hazzard County Nationals for 2015 will transpire at the Hazzard City Park, Hazzard Idaho on the 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st. 
TTYLY