We went to two Trucker tapings this week. Both times we were on the guest list. Guest list good.
Wednesday night Lindsay and Kyle were with us. We sat at the tables in the front. Much more comfortable than being squished in the rows of chairs in the back. Another great show. I think they're hitting their stride. The shows seem to be getting better and better. Wednesday's show included an animated sequence that was hilarious. It was a Bulgarian Sesame Street thing that depicted T-Bones as a trim, well-muscled superhero type and the Naked Trucker as a short, hairy, grunting hobbit with a guitar. The Hitchiker(s) Of The Week were Tenacious D. Another great segment.
Last night Lindsay and Kyle went to a Breakups show so Jim and I went to the Trucker taping on our own. We left the house a little late and hit some nasty traffic. It didn't help that we got off at the wrong exit either. We arrived in time for the show but too late to get one of the table seats. Still, it was pretty fun. The guys were really "on", very high energy. This time they added a big production number with dancing girls. Very silly. There was also a very funny pre-taped scene where T-Bones takes peyote (dipped in Ranch dressing) with his guru/shaman/spritual adviser who was basically a grungy slacker. They tripped out in a gas station bathroom/sweat lodge.
There will be two more tapings in October and I hope we can go to both of them. It's a great way to spend a fun evening in LA and the show is free. We also want to go to some Craig Ferguson tapings. Jim, Lindsay and Kyle had a real good time when they went. Virginia and Bill liked it, too.
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The weather seems to be cooling down. Gotta get back up Rubidoux. I've been majorly slacking off on the exercise and I'm feeling blobby. I've got a lot to do this fall and I've got to get my energy up.
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As you know, I saw this Naked Trucker on Bill Maher once.
I don't know if I could ever be a big fan. I mean, I can get past the idea that he's a trucker. I just can't get past that he's naked.
Well, you're just going to have to come to a taping with us. That big guitar covers a lot.
... or not much
Just enough!
Babor, even though NT's profession is that of trucker, he's really a hippie at heart, and for real Gruber is just a really nice guy. The one that ye really need to look out for is T-Bones Tibbons; he's more of a redneck, I'd say!
Here's a few relevant Naked Trucker links:
The place to get tickets for their October tapings is here.
The naked trucker's web site is here.
Comedy Central's announcement of the show is here.
The IMDB page for the Naked Trucker and T-Bones show is here.
Our friend Arica Houy drew a great picture of the Naked Trucker; you can see it by clicking here.
And here is a great picture Arica drew of the Naked Trucker and T-Bones singing their anthem "Our American Dream":
"From the Presidents on Mount Rushmore
To the Canyon they call Grand
The golden spike on that railroad track
Connecting this great land
Postcards from places and downloaded jpegs
Of women who just turned 18
These are some snapshots from
our American Dream..."
In case it's not making any sense, I just gotta say that the show has a quite liberal bent to it.
Oh, darn, I forgot this link to a live recording of the "Our American Dream" song recorded at a Tenacious D. show a few years ago (warning: explicit language):
http://www.nakedtrucker.com/audio/american.mp3
Cool! Thanks for posting the links!
You're welcome, sweetie.
(Naked Trucker isn't really naked, y'know... he wears a jockstrap; but that guitar completely covers the front.)
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