Wednesday, February 09, 2022

When Was It?

A buddy and I were talking today, and something was said, and he asked me, "When was that?"

I replied without thinking, "It was the dark of the moon on the 6th o June, in a Kenworth, hauling logs." 

He looked at e like I had lost my mind, so I continued.  "Cabover Pete had a reefer on, in a Jimmy, hauling hogs."

Then I realized that he hadn't been born when that song was written.

It's amazing what culture will do for you.  Original here.

2 comments:

George Pollard said...

Ever hear of Mannheim Steamroller? Chip Davis, who co-wrote Convoy, used the money from this song to play the music he really wanted to, and founded Mannheim Steamroller.

rickr said...

This is funny. I had "Eastbound and Down" pop into my brain for no good reason this morning and, of course, had to listen to a few renditions by Jerry Reed. :)