Best song title on this best of 'country western truck drivin' singer' Red Simpson

I'm a Truck

Is this the Wild Man Fischer classic?

Truckin' Trees for Christmas

^^^Chris Rea cover?

Went with Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves, for its valiant attempt at adding 1980s James Bond glamour to the formula.

"I'm A Truck" suggests taking a new angle on matters.

You've got an awful lot to learn about truck drivin'.

Red Simpson (born March 6, 1934) is an American country singer-songwriter best known for his trucker-themed songs.

^^^otm

xmas ftw

i can't say i like any of these songs as much as phantom 309. by the other truckin' red. but i do love "i'm a truck".

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i38/richardjgibson/RedSovine-Phantom309.jpg

Cover would be better if he was standing on a floating guitar case

http://intvfunhouse.com/imagic/box/truckin.jpg

kinda want to play the truckin' game now.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/41/Big_Rigs_-_Over_the_Road_Racing_Coverart.png

The box of Big Rigs states that the player may "race trucks across the country, with cops chasing them." GameSpot's Alex Navarro wrote that this description of the game is nothing more than "horrible, horrible lies", since there are no police in the game. Additionally, they pointed out, the computer-controlled opponent vehicles have no AI and never move from the starting position, making even the description of the gameplay as a "race" questionable.
There are technically no obstacles for the player to negotiate in Big Rigs, as the truck may freely be driven on and off roads without any loss of traction, up or down 90° slopes with no loss or gain of speed, through structures such as buildings and trees, simply falling right through bridges, and even out of the boundaries of the map into an endless grey void. When the player's vehicle is put into reverse, its speed will increase infinitely, but the truck will halt instantly when the reverse key is released.
Though there appear to be five courses from which to choose, only four of them actually work. The fourth map, titled "Nightride", does not function, and selecting it simply quits the game.
Upon completion of the race, the player is presented with digital representation of a large three-handled trophy and the text "YOU'RE WINNER !". The game occasionally fails to distinguish between whether the player is starting or finishing the race when they pass through the starting point, and so this congratulatory screen may appear within seconds of starting a game, ending the race before it even begins.

i guess "teddy bear" was an even bigger trucker hit for red sovine, but it kinda loses its charm after you've heard it 500 times. (as i have, cuz it's on all of rufus's trucker comps and he used to want to hear them every day when he was three.)

The game occasionally fails to distinguish between whether the player is starting or finishing the race when they pass through the starting point, and so this congratulatory screen may appear within seconds of starting a game, ending the race before it even begins.

Awesome.

rip big jim swells

16 posts in and no prostitute murder jokes? This is the ILX nanny state at work

Best not to google the phrase "a ride for a ride" at work btw

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red sovine is so fucking bizarre. y'all should check him out.

Oh, I remember "Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around" from a mate's 20 best truckin anthems cassette.

http://www.latimes.com/tn-blr-0527-catching-up-with-red-simpson-the-bard-of-bakersfield-story.html

RIP RED

http://theboot.com/red-simpson-dead-dies/

Red Simpson, a pioneer of the “Bakersfield sound” and an icon in the sub-genre of country trucking songs, has died unexpectedly. He was 81.
According to the Bakersfield Californian, Simpson had suffered a heart attack on Dec. 18, after returning from a tour. Family friend Gene Thome tells the paper, “He seemed to be doing better,” but on Friday night (Jan. 8), Simpson went into cardiac arrest and could not be revived.