Hey kids, have you ever wanted to be in pictures? Well, here’s your chance - sort of. With all the buzz about You Tube and other tubes we* thought it would be fun to have our own video showdown here on Hazzard Ahead. Truth be known we’re more likely to eat grocery store sushi than participate in any pop trend, but this is different. We love participation from our readers and what better way to express yourself than through streaming video?

Here’s the deal: Create a video featuring yourself and perhaps a few of your closest buds describing what it is that makes you a fan of Johnny Hazzard and/or his blog. You can do it through modern dance, a Shakespearean adaptation or even a sock puppet show. We encourage creativity so by all means shoot your video while coming down from a dangerous encounter with toxic cleaning chemical fumes! Submissions must be safe for all audiences or they cannot be displayed on this site**! Remember, Hazzard Ahead is for everyone (with an open mind, a big heart and a great sense of humor).

Please limit entries to three minutes in duration. Video files may be submitted in avi, mov or about any video format available using one of the following methods:

1. The fabulous online file transport service You Send It allows you to send files up to 1GB with a FREE account (but now it costs $2.99 for files larger than 100MB. It WAS free when I wrote this!). Send files to boywonder at hazzardxxx dot com.
2. You may send a data CD to me personally if your internet connection shrieks at the prospect of a major upload. The address is Jerrod Olson 311 N Robertson Blvd #497 Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

We will post our favorite videos here on the site. Of course, we can’t be sure anyone will even give a damn and submit, but you can be certain there will be no shortage of video here in any case. Yes, that’s right, the “prize” is publicity and the chance to appear here along side one of gay porn’s greats. OK, fine, maybe I’ll get Johnny to send a free vid or signed photo or something. I’m not making promises!

*Johnny doesn’t even know about this yet. I’m just really drunk on top of a massive Little Debbie’s sugar high and I can’t control myself.

** Videos deemed inappropriate for Hazzard Ahead viewers may be awarded with alternate recognition.

While mixing my morning protein shake at the office with my Skyy Vodka 1920s replica cocktail shaker I suddenly remembered something. Johnny revealed to me that he is of the stir school of cocktail mixing and I was so stunned to discover this fact. Really? Just when I was about to add a sarcastic quip about bruising the gin he beat me to the punch - except he was serious.

Now I’m all about doing things the right way and all and I’m sure there’s something to this whole stirring concept; however, shaking that cocktail maker not only feels good, it’s quick, easy and with minimal utensils and implements to clean up after. Am I an efficiency fanatic or just plain lazy? Does it make a difference?

Clearly I need to finish breakfast before attempting an entry here.

I can’t believe I forgot to post this. When Johnny first arrived in LA I scheduled a lunch with our mutual buddy, Michelle, at the Warner Brothers lot. Michelle hadn’t seen Johnny in ages and I thought it would be nice to have a meal together at the commissary.

Yeah, right! All I cared about was visiting the set of Gilmore Girls! Johnny had never heard of the show, much less seen an episode, but I dragged him along anyway and squealed with delight like a twelve-year-old girl. It was all there. Luke’s Diner, Doose’s Market, the gazebo, the church - all just as I had seen for so many years. What a fucking loser! I hate looking like a tourist, but in this case I took no issue with whipping out the camera for a few shots.

How I love it when Johnny indulges me! He does it quite often, you know.