Tuesday, November 18, 2008 , Updated
Promoter of Dallas reunion fiasco blames Southfork Ranch
Jason Hardison, promoter of the semi-disastrous 30th-anniversary Dallas reunion held at Southfork Ranch on Saturday November 8, has emerged from his silence to blame Southfork Ranch for a host of problems and chaos that marred the event.
Hardison claims that Southfork left a gate open that allowed 1,000+ guests to enter without buying a ticket, and got his security company to back up his statement -- one that contradicts a constable report and a spokeswoman from Southfork Ranch. He grossed $400,000 from the event, but says he'll be lucky to break even after paying bills. SouthFork says he still owes them more than $8,000.
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alexander troup, says:
Well even the old timmer's have to go to be by 9, and it is hard when you stop drinking and all of those other habits..besides J.R. Done drilled enough oil out of Dallas to force folk's to go hunt for Barnett Shale gas...Maybe that is the next T.V. show....'Barnett Electric', Oh well J.R. see you in 20 year's if we can all make it....A/T,.. Dallas Noticer.
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Russ Vandeveerdonk, says:
Jason Hardison, you were wrong, you screwed many people. Now you want to blame Southfork or even contradict a sworn peace officer/constable? Your lousy Ruiz Protective Services company agreed Gate #1 was wide-open, and they are a "protective/security agency"? Leaving a gate wide open all night and admitting to it? Now come on dudette! I sure hope, as a man, you have apologized already, to the aging actor Larry Hagman and his wife Maj for using them and thier name on this gig. You were such a little boy when you hid at the Crescent Hotel a week ago. Hiding from us, counting your money and partying. Punk! Gotta grow up, you should give some of your profits to help a homeless shelter in Dallas or something. Bye, bye Jason!
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alexander troup, says:
Yes it is a good note to observe, how even actor's today are involved in imature self promotion and desception...good point Russ,Poor old larry, back on the bottle again, I hope not..but this is a typical little J.R Does the big J.R in..A.T. Film and Events.
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Scott Doyle, says:
An open gate doesn't take a week to investigate. Wonder if his own grave is waist-deep yet...
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Pavel Lishin, says:
I assume he's sitting on some beach in Mexico, sipping some sort of stereotypical drink, and wishing it wasn't so cold.
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ak, says:
My sister was a volunteer at the event and said the whole thing was an unorganized mess. They didn't even have the tickets ready when people arrived. A woman paid an outrageous amount of money to fly in a helicopter with Larry Hagman, but it never happened. There is no way that is due to Southfork leaving a gate open!
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alexander troup, says:
Open grave robbers of T.V culture....and of the Dallas Image... while it appear's as a second hand story,...need to know more news...A.T, T.V Pop Cop.
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kcdallas, says:
Jason Hardison YOU are such a swindler and liar! YOU want everyone to be patient while you try to figure out if people will get refunds - Hello, tickets were purchased by credit card & I know you have to have a record of that! You are such a CON, you shouldn't live in Austin - you belong in Hollywood with all the rest of the dredge! By the way, per the senior management of SouthFork, the fiasco on November 8 is YOUR fault! So own up to it and start issuing some partial refunds to the people who paid an extra $500 for the "Cocktail Hour" that never happened because you had the actors signing the contracts, etc.! By the way, it was YOU who had the Table Numbers removed in Section A, thereby turning it into "open seating"! You're not even a bad joke, just a CON!
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alexander troup, says:
Read the local rag on the recent story, they still paint Housewive's....and as the saying should go.... Little J.R does the BIG J.R in...sad this should be happening but it is an intresting statement on this kind of fucnction and event, until then..A.T, Dallas POP COP.
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Travis Bush, says:
So is Hardison more like Bonnie or Clyde?
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alexander troup, says:
No worse,they were good folk's with a mean streak, this is a yellow worm that roll's on a carpet of illusion's and ....
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