Keep the Junk in the Truck

Some Thursday music news.

Help out some great guys and a most excellent band get on stage at Bonnaroo.

Sons of Roswell:

We hav​e pos​ted​ som​e of the​ new​ tun​es wit​h new​ mix​es up on a new​ sit​e (www​. our​sta​ge.​ com​). "Ge​tti​ng Old​" off​ of the​ new​ alb​um is ent​ere​d in a con​tes​t cal​led​ "Ba​ttl​e for​ the​ Roo​".


Go che​ck out​ the​ www​. our​sta​ge.​ com​ sit​e and​ sig​n up.​.. yep​, it'​s fre​e. Aft​er you​ hav​e you​r pro​fil​e set​ up,​ go to jud​ge.​ In the​ cha​nne​ls,​ sel​ect​ "Ba​ttl​e for​ the​ Roo​". You​'ll​ pro​bab​ly hav​e to lis​ten​ to a few​ tra​cks​ to get​ to us,​ but​ you​ onl​y hav​e to lis​ten​ to at lea​st 15 sec​ond​s of eac​h tra​ck.​

The​n VOT​E!

Ple ​ase​, spr​ead​ the​ wor​d! For​ce you​r fri​end​s to reg​ist​er on the​ sit​e and​ vot​e for​ us.​ Beg​ you​r fam​ily​ to sig​n up and​ vot​e.

Thi​s cou​ld gai​n us a spo​t on the​ Son​ic Sta​ge at Bon​nar​oo 200​8!

Aft​er you​ do all​ tha​t wor​k, you​ can​ go to our​ sit​e at www​. our​sta​ge.​ com​/pr​ofi​le/​son​sof​ros​wel​l and​ lis​ten​ to two​ oth​er tun​es of the​ alb​um.​ Thi​s is the​ fir​st mix​ of all​ 3 new​ tra​cks​.

So it still may sound a little different on the record.

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Dress Blues:

ESPN.com - E-ticket: Bedtime Stories for Catherine

GREENHILL, Ala. -- Every night, Nicole Conley tells her daughter a bedtime story about Matthew. Catherine's 2 years old now, and she gets scared before she goes to sleep.

Not long ago, after Nicole had told that night's story, Catherine started to cry.

Nicole asked what was the matter.

"I want Daddy!"

"Sweetie, it's time to go to sleep."

"No, Mommy, no! I want more Daddy!"

Now Nicole was crying, too.

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If your 'job' entails pissing me off every time I open my mail box and wasting a crap load of paper in the process then tough titty.

Efforts to Block Junk Mail Slowed:

"Chris Pearson, a state legislator in Vermont, had a sense that the people were with him when he proposed a bill last November to allow residents to block junk mail.

He got media attention, radio interview requests and e-mails from constituents eager to stop the credit card offers, furniture catalogues and store fliers that increasingly clog their mailboxes.

Then came the pushback from the postmasters, who told Pearson and other lawmakers that 'standard' mail, the post office's name for junk mail, has become the lifeblood of the U.S. Postal Service and that jobs depend on it."

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Me and Obama think alike... almost. I picked UCLA.

Play of the Day: Obama and hoops:

"CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Could Barack Obama's NCAA championship pick have something to do with an upcoming primary?

No, he was leaning toward North Carolina because of its 6-foot-9 star.

The Democratic presidential candidate and avid basketball player selected North Carolina, Kansas, Pittsburgh and UCLA in his Final Four bracket, and is counting on North Carolina to beat UCLA in the championship game."

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And as we wind on down the road.....

More on the rigged election and rigged imprisonment of Alabama Governor Siegelman.

Not a damn peep about any of this in the 'traditional media'.

'Incestuous' US attorneys downed Democratic governor:

"Siegelman, then the Democratic incumbent, was running against Republican Bob Riley in the 2002 election, and had by all appearances won the election against Riley, by a margin of roughly 3,000 votes. However, overnight, more ballots for Riley were 'found' and counted by an all-Republican panel and subsequently sealed by then-Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor. A 'cabal' of Republicans recounted the votes, determined Riley the winner, and the Attorney General then sealed the ballots. In order for Democrats to even challenge the ballots, they would have to get a court order. 'To this day,' says Alexandrovna, 'those ballots remain sealed.' 'Pryor...' says Papantonio, 'everybody understands--that have followed his career at all--he was the guy that gets the midnight appointment during the recess. He's a recess appointment by Bush, because everybody realized what a thug--and he is a thug. I'm down here in the south and I'm very familiar with Alabama--the legal system up there. He is absolutely a thug. And he then gets appointed to the appellate court as a recess appointment.'"

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They hate him. They really, really hate him.

Poll: Bush approval plummets among military families:

"There is a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg pollout today that shows that a majority of those with military connections -- active duty, vets and families -- disapprove of Bush and his war and only 36 percent believe the war was worth it."

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I see Paris, I see France, I see your underpants through my security cam.

LOOK :: Official Motion Picture Website

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And as we wind on down the road.....

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DBT WIR - 12/22/06

Simply Sabina

A Note From Jenn:

Hey you guys, while we're on the subject of cool little kids, I have a request.

We're having an art auction for Sabina (the lil' girl with the brain tumor) that will feature some of her work - she's a pretty good artist for 7 years old!

Unfortunately, because Sabina's vision has been impeded by the tumor, she isn't able to put out very much art these days.

We've begun looking for art from other kids to be auctioned off as well. So if you have or know a kid that likes to draw, color or paint, and who would like to send in some art to be auctioned off for the Sabina fund, let me know offlist (or at jenn@...) and I'll give you the lowdown on where to send it.

Thanks so much to everyone who has donated to Sabina's fund and helped out. She's a sweet little girl to whom fate has dealt a horrible blow, and every little bit you've done has helped her and her family immensely.

-Jenn

Check out the Adams Housecat! benefit show for Sabina by Patterson, Cooley and the EZB a few weeks ago on Southern Shelter. Some great tunes on this one. My favorite is Airplane Screams. Would love to hear a studio version of that song.

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Speaking of PHood, his new website is up and looking fine. He seems to be pumping out new songs all the time. You can check out some of the newer lyrics here and if you want to hear a couple of the songs click here. I dig and relate very well to 'Thanksgiving Filter'.

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Let us not forget out troops stuck in that hell hole which is Irag. Hopefully, once the new Congress convenes, we'll have a solid plan on getting them the hell out soon (and also a solid impeachment plan to take Bush's dangerous ass out of office).

Watch Jason's 'Dress Blues'.

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I want to give a loud 'GET WELL' to our DBT Lister Row!

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I compiled the Top Ten Album posts from the Yahoo list and only one of you ranked DBT #1. Bunch of damn Judaseseses. (Just when I get use to the group think that has pervaded the U.S. over the past 6 years, the Dems have to win and bring back respect for varied points of view).

BUT, DBT did receive the most mentions and there were 72 albums listed by you folks. Thanks for the carpal tunnel!

I'm listing below those albums that received 5 or more mentions but the entire list can be read in Excel or PDF formats on the DBT Yahoo List Files. Shoot me an email if you have any problems downloading and I'll send it to you via email.

Here we go:

Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing and a Curse - 11 mentions - Average Rank: 3.8
The Drams - Jubilee Dive - 9 mentions - Average Rank: 4
Centro-Matic - Fort Recovery - 6 mentions - Average Rank: 3
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood- 6 mentions - Average Rank: 6
Bob Dylan - Modern Times - 5 mentions - Average Rank: 4
Lucero - Rebels Rogues & Sworn Brothers - 5 mentions - Average Rank: 3

Check out the remaining list. Lots of varied music and a great

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Check out Teen Appeal.

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DBT has a month in The JamBase 2007 Wall Calendar

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'I'm a sinister elf with a sinister plan....."

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People from all over are discovering DBT

Pure Volume

Purevolume.com, hardcore, emo, eyeliner metal portal. The myspace of punk. Also, THE NEWEST DBT FANS!

Drive-By Truckers are track #3 on the 'We Were Here First' online sampler, which highlights the fringe of music on purevolume.com. "

More peoples:

Via elnorte72:

dbts : Message: some dbt: cma blog:

This guy is hilarious in his appraisal of music row. Seems to have a pretty good handle on 'real' country too: Check out Cooley on his list of 100 greatest country songs of all time. (I think in fairness he should've included one from each of the boys, but there you are)

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Here's some news of other bands that ranked highly on the DBT Yahoo List Top 10 Albums of the Year:

slackercountry.com The Drams “Jubilee Dive” (Finally gets reviewed…):

""Des Moines” proves Brent still has the songwriting chops- for those of you who think he’s gone soft - a song about trying to connect with a significant other on a cell phone that drops the call:

“What a fool I was to trust
Words so critical to say
To a wireless phone call
From 800 miles away”

He then takes the familiar (and oh-so-annoying) marketing slogan “Can you hear me now?” and turns it into a desperate and frustrated plea

Speaking of the Drams, they'll be touring the West Coast in early 2007. I'm very excited about seeing them again. Should be good fun. I'll take many pictures.

Check out their tour dates.

Jenn hooked us with a Brent Best Joke yesterday. Click to listen.

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KellyD informs us on the Matic of Centro:

dbts : Message: Centro-Matic....:

Good read about the fine Centro-Matic men and their show in Nashville...where it looks like they were joined by Jason...

Kelly D"

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The Hold Steady made a major showing on the Top 10 list and they've been influenced by DBT apparently

Jay Steele via Yahoo Group

Pitchfork Feature: Interview: The Hold Steady:

"Craig Finn: Yeah, I have to say we probably played that up a little bit early just to get an angle. But one of the things when we started playing was that it sounded really sweet because we were going out to the bars and hearing 'House of Jealous Lovers' every night. It's a great song; I don't dislike that music as much as I may have said I did at the time. But what happened at that time in New York is what always happens. You had a couple of great bands: Liars, Rapture, whatever. And then they started to get co-opted. You'd go out to see a band at Mercury Lounge, and then the two bands before that would be disco-punk. I think taking a contrarian position is kind of like selling short in the stock market; you're like, 'I bet people are going to really like this, if we play some loose rock'n'roll.' I think if it's a reaction against anything, it's a reaction against everything in indie rock that just isn't fun. I've said this in other interviews, but this kid said that he went to all these shows that year and us and the Drive-By Truckers were the only two bands that smiled. I thought that's a bad thing. It's a sad state of affairs if that's true."

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In other music news:

Aging rockers set to lose rights on early hits:

"LONDON (Reuters) - When finance minister Gordon Brown stands up to make his pre-budget speech next week, aging rockers Cliff Richard, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones might do well to tune in.

Not normally the stuff of rock'n'roll, Wednesday's address looks set to reject music industry calls for an extension of copyright on sound recordings to 95 years from 50, meaning veteran acts' early hits could soon be free for all to use."

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Joyeux Noel, y'all. That's French for "Merry Fucking Christmas".

Here's to an excellent 2007 with much great music coming from our favorite artist!

Y'all have fun at the New Year's Shows in Atlanta. I'm sorely upset that I ain't gonna be there so I best be seeing plenty of pictures and stories!

Cheers!

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DBT - Week in Review - 9/8

I want to pre-wish Mr. Mike Cooley a Happy Birthday. A little birdie let it slip that tomorrow is his big 4-0. Here are a couple of pictures by Silky of the Stroker Ace and a couple of my favorite Cooleyisms:

"It’s no wonder everybodies scared of downtown Birmingham
it’s just a little too close to home
But there’s more crooks down here and the cops don’t care,
while old white men wearing ties can do anything they want".

"Well you're only fifteen, girl, you ain't got no secretary
And "for granted" is a mighty big word for a country girl like you"

Happy Birthday, Stroker Ace! May you see many, many more.

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Y'all know I love my politics and y'all know I love my DBT. So when the two converge I get an extra charge out of life. Angi from the DBT Yahoo List pointed out that Dress Blues happens to be listed on the Democratic Underground website in their jukebox of war protest songs. Oddly enough, another Alabamian, Will Kimbrough, tops the list on their jukebox:

dbts : Message: dress blues:

"hi y'all!! i lurk around on the DU (that's democratic underground) website...as does my housemate....he pointed this out to me today...take a look at this link to see 'Dress Blues' listed on the DU jukebox of war protest songs:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hissyspit/113

way to go Jason...we here in Tampa, Fla are pround of you...AND the song kicks ass!!
for anyone who hasn't heard it, the links follow for the video (from Neil Young's Living with WAR site)it's #3:

http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwvideospage.html

and the song (from ninebullets.org...bless them guys!!):
http://www.ninebullets.org/home/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=76

peace,
angi"

While we are on the subject of Dress Blues, The Timesdaily in Florence had an article regarding Matthew Conely, his wife and child, and the scholarship that has been set up in his name. Here it is:

In his honor | TimesDaily.com | Florence, AL:

"U.S. Marine Cpl. Matthew Conley, of Greenhill, was killed Feb. 19, while serving in Iraq. He was buried with full military honors and more than 1,000 people in attendance on Feb. 26, his 22nd birthday.

The 2002 Rogers High School graduate was a squad leader assigned to the First Marine Division. His unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, 11 Marine Expeditionary Forces in Iraq."

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Corey put up some new guitar tabs over on Nine Bullets:

Nine Bullets - New tabs online

Margo and Harold
Feb 14
Daddy's Cup
Boys from Alabama
Do It Yourself

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Jenn's fine self pointed us to an article on the Flaming Lips and one of their members sporting some DBT gear:

STLtoday - Entertainment - Music:

"Crockett is a man with a scruffy beard, a Drive-By Truckers baseball cap and the power to make a singular rock 'n' roll dream come true. He is the Flaming Lips' 'animal wrangler' - so called because it is his job to recruit fans who will don costumes and dance onstage with the band."

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Jyl Freed has created a new blog taking a look at NASCAR and using some of Wes' old comic book illustrations. OH, and she also tells us that Jeff Wall is her bitch. You lucky devil, Jeff!

dbts : Message: Wes Freed SPAM!!!!:

"Hey to all you DBT fans. I don't check in here much - kinda onnagain offagain type, so I apologize in advance for spamming you, but I figured there was one or two of you who liked Wes's artwork well enough, and might be interested to see bits of some of his old comics. This blog ain't an art vehicle, it's more NASCAR related, but I'm using some of Wes's old illustrations (that aren't available anywhere else), so feel free to stop by and look at the funny pitchers now and then if you like. Hell, leave comments if yawanna...

http://willardsgarage.blogspot.com/

No Kurt or Kyle Busch fans, please. Oh what the hell? Everyone's welcome at Willard's!

Love to all y'all

Jyl Freed

PS- Jeff Wall is my bitch.

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I think Kyle posted this great article on MSNBC regarding the Drams. Boy, I sure I hope I get to see that band sometime soon.

dbts : Message: the Drams:

"check out the article on msnbc

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14572714/

Leaving the bar-band label far behind
By Rob Neill

“I understand from a fan perspective, it may seem like a jump,” Best says.

“Jubilee Dive” began as a Best solo project while Slobberbone was on hiatus. “I really didn’t want to be in a band,” he says. But sometime during the year-and-half before the end of the group he brought in former bandmates guitarist Jess Barr and drummer Tony Harper, and keyboardist Chad Stockslager and bassist Keith Killoren from the Dallas band Budapest One that Best was producing, to flesh out the sound.

He liked what he heard: “Suddenly I wanted to be in a band again.”

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Nickel Creek recently broke up as a band. I truly enjoyed their music and hated to see them go.

Official Nickel Creek Website:

"Dearest Listener,

After seven years of extensive touring in support of three records (seventeen years as a band), we've decided to take a break of indefinite length at the end of 2007 to preserve the environment we've sought so hard to create and to pursue other interests. It has been a pleasure to write, record, and perform for you through the years and we'd like to heartily thank you for your invaluable contribution to our musical lives.

Yours,

Nickel Creek
(Sean, Sara, and Chris)"

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Wanna make your Friday go by fast. Grab some head phones and click on this link

Punk-o-Matic - select music instruments and make your own punk music

Later, taters!

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DBT Week in Review - 7/14/06

FREE 'OSCAR' AND 'SIRENS' or I WANT MY DBT (solo albums)

In an attempt to have our (the fans of DBT) voices heard by New West Records, folks on the Yahoo Group have brain stormed the idea of a petition asking New West to Free 'Oscar' and 'Sirens'.

Murdering Oscar and Other Love Songs and Sirens of the Ditch are Patterson and Jason's solo albums that are sitting on a shelf collecting dust "for no goddamn, good reason". (well, i'm sure they have their reasons and they may think their reasons are good). The suits at New West need to know that we'll buy both albums in droves and promote it, virally, better than they ever could (*cough* stupid video game *cough* *cough*) if they would just put it on the shelves.

In no way is the band or those who work for the band associated with this petition. This is purely a fan driven petition that speaks to the netroots and people powered activism that is budding in the political and corporate arenas across the U.S. of A. Yee-fucking-haw!

So, sign the petition and pass it around. Stength in numbers and all that. Get it to our European friends who love DBT. Have your infant child sign it as they are the future of DBT album purchases.

Once we've collected enough signatures I'll send the petition to New West electronically and via snail mail.

My goal is to collect 1000 signatures.

Sign it and let your voice be heard! FREE 'OSCAR' AND 'SIRENS'!

Below is the url for the petition if you'd like to copy and paste it into your own email. (check the number in the petition url. Notice anything?)

http://www.petitiononline.com/7235018/petition.html

Next topic:

I've been listening and watching Jason's video of Dress Blues, daily, for about a week. Each listen/watch cuts a little deeper into my heart and it makes me proud, mad and very sad all at the same time. I wanted to learn more about Matt Conley so I went to the web.

As I have expressed before I am not anti-war. I am, however, anti-this-war. I believe we had every right to go into Afganistan but Iraq should never of happened. I fault the President and his administration and I fault the members of both parties, Republican and Democrat, in Congress who enabled this unnecessary war. I will ALWAYS be supportive of our troops and I will viciously attack ANYONE who claims that my opposition to a war equals opposition to our troops.

Matthew Conley was a Marine, a son, a friend, a leader, an Alabamian, and an American. He embodies all that is good about the American spirit. Learn about him. Honor him. Honor all of our troops. Let's make sure from this point forward that our most precious resource is used wisely.

"He was a Marine".

CNN.com - Special Reports

Cpl. Matthew D. Conley

Age: 21

Killen, Alabama

Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force

Killed when his vehicle was attacked by a homemade device during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 18, 2006

Honor the fallen: Marine Cpl. Matthew D. Conley

Conley, 21, graduated from Rogers High School in 2002, where he was quarterback of the football team. He was a squad leader for the 37th Weaponry Division of the Marine Corps, stationed at Twentynine Palms, Calif., and had been in Iraq since September 2005.

He was a passenger in the Humvee, training the soldier who was to take his place when he returned home. Conley was killed when the vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Here is a video that includes some footage of this American hero.

"Nobody here could forget you. You showed us what we have to lose."

Sign the quest book to show your rememberance of Cpl. Matthew Conley

Guest Book - Cpl. Matthew D. Conley

Thank you, Cpl. Matthew D. Conley!

Jayne from the Yahoo Group has been on fire with finding DBT articles online. Here is a collection from the past week.

Jaynes Corner:

Not in Athens Anymore:

A Blessing and A Curse, indeed. The title of the latest Drive-By Truckers album is more prophetic than perhaps even they intended. The quintet snagged the opening slot on the Black Crowes’ summer amphitheater tour, a plum gig for a band that could use the exposure. "

The blessing? Opening for the Black Crowes, outgrowing the club circuit at last and finally reaching an audience beyond the “y’all-ternative” crowd that’s firmly embraced them.
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So if the Black Crowes circa 2006 want to prove that they belong on any stage outside motorcycle rallies and state fairs, they need Drive-By Truckers way more than Drive-By Truckers need them.

Patterson talks about Prince in Paste Magazine.

Both Ernie and Jayne informed us of the online DBT show that will be hosted by NPR this weekend:

dbts : Message: NPR Interview Show:

"Hey folks, just swapped messages with a long time friend of mine that hosts a show called 'All Things Considered' on NPR. She is taping an interview program with the band on Friday up there in DC. It will air sometime over the weekend. She is supposed to be sending me the schedule for the broadcast time. I'll post it as soon as she does.

Check out The Day Jobs, a blog that Jayne contributes to, for more info on the NPR show:

DBT on NPR this weekend

Kyle from the Yahoo Group turned us on to a video of The Drams on YouTube:

YouTube - The Drams perform 'Unhinged' live at Stubb's in Austin, TX

Check out Tom Petty's new single:

Tom Petty -Saving Grace

.357 on Nine Bullets posted this quite a while back and I'm just getting around to highlighting on AAW. It is the official report on Skynyrd's plane crash. Interesting document. Check it out.

Till next week.

Sign the petition!

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DBT Week in Review - 7/7/06

Steve from the DBT Yahoo Group found a video of Dress Blues linked on Neil Young's 'Living With War' website under "protest videos". Check out the video here. It is hosted on New West's site and it has run a little slow for me on occassion.

Jim Stacy, who created the cover art for Gangstabilly and Pizza Deliverance, is a man of many talents. A man with enough vision to produce a synthesis of two mighty forces: Star Wars and Rock 'n Roll. Jim once had a band called Grand Moff Tarkin. I'll let the pictures below and the aritcles here and here speak to the concept:

Unleash the dark side on your ass, indeed.

Oh, baby, that is one hot Leah. Anyway, you can see the genius of this conceptual art. Of course, born out of the artistic ooze that inhabits much of the South.

Such a brilliant idea won't stay pure for very long. Corporate America has a way of sniffing out great ideas, stealing them, then whoring them to ragged oblivion. Thus we have Gnarls Barkley (who stole then altered a native Alabamaians name) on the MTV Movie Awards. You must watch the video.

Jim should sue Gnarls! Then, after that, Lucas can sue them both... but that's not the point! Have you no shame, Corporate America? (Note: Tongue firmly planted in cheek)

Being a political junky, I love finding references to DBT in a political context. This was posted a while back on I speak dog: The Alabama Ass-Whuppin’, Juan Cole style:

if you listen to The Drive By Truckers live album, Alabama Ass Whuppin’, I believe it’s lead singer Patterson Hood that explains the origin of the term that is the title of this fine recording.

I don’t recall his definition exactly, but it’s something like “An Alabama Ass-whuppin’ is where not only do you get your ass beat, but the fella doing it makes you tell him when you’ve had enough AND apologize for having interrupted an otherwise fine and pleasant night of drinking. Example: ‘You had enough, goddamnit, or are you gonna get up again? Look what you did to my shirt, you sack of shit. Get up again, goddamnit…c’mon, shiteyes…’”

Jonah Goldberg has been learning that lesson all damn week. Juan Cole’s foot has to be getting sore from putting it up Jonah’s ass so early, so often, and so damn sincerely."

Chris from the Yahoo Group was first out of the gate with the news that Paste had selected DBT as on of the top 100 best living song writers.

If you haven't already, you need to check DBT taper extraordinaire Sloan Simpson's new site Southern Shelther. I go there once a day to at least listen to a version of Goat. Lot's of other great bands to check out too.

Here a great old review I found while I was digging on the web:

Jack Sparks - The Other Side of Country - Where were you?:
February 9, 2004 08:06 AM

"Shut your mouth and get your ass on the plane. Yes, just shut your mouth and get your ass on the plane.

The cocktail napkin in my back pocket contains the phrase, 'like an omelette that's too big.' There's a lot of onions, mushrooms, bacon, sausage, and cheese in The Drive By Truckers, and they're spread out all over the griddle. You find yourself repeating to yourself and out loud at their shows, 'you simply cannot make this shit up.' There aren't enough 3 guitar assaults with a shared whiskey bottle in the music world today. And, let me repeat that...The Drive By Truckers are a 3 guitar assault; there's no where in the club you can go without getting a melon full reverb.

Not only was the word 'fuck' used in all its forms--noun, verb, adverb, and adjective--during the evening, but the DBT's also played the album they've been recording in its entirety. Think about that; this little asshole of a club at Cedar and Riverside gets 3 hours of music featuring all your old DBT favorites, plus, the group has the guts to shotgun through about 12 new songs, without killing everybody's buzz. And, if you know anything, you know that Patterson Hood can't just write a song, he has to have a theme to go along with whatever he's doing, and we all love him for that. (Just read this and imagine heavy guitar chords being played 'softly' in the background) 'Back in the 70's in a small county in Southern Tennesee, Sheriff Buford Pusser fought a one-man battle against the Southern Mafia known as the 'Boys from Alabama' that was subsequently made into a shitty movie called 'Walking Tall,'....' Patterson, you had me at 'hello.' You simply cannot make this shit up."

Til next time!

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