Trucking 1970s
That's a 10-4 good buddy.
Sometimes when I get to web surfing I latch onto something that catches my interest, and then I start stream-of-consciousness link clicking. The road I went down to today is the truckers road. I must have been on a nostalgia kick today.
It started with some comments I read about Dave Chapelle’s recent un-pc standup routine on Netflix. Somebody mentioned Gene Tracy. Who? Gene Tracy (aka Ivan Eugene Morris) was a former circus promoter turned country comedian who was a favorite of truckers in the 1970s. Doing a routine based on jokes he would hear at truck stops, Gene’s popularity grew in the age of the 8-track tape. His albums were extremely popular and some of them were recorded live at actual truck stops. And yes, he was rude and crude.
https://shadesbelow.blogspot.com/2012/12/gene-tracys-truck-stop.html
I’m fascinated by 70s culture. So many things have disappeared. Malls and mom&pop truck stops. CB radios and Smokey and the Bandit. The lure of the open road.
I may have to get myself an 8-track player one day.
