Apr
10
2010

The World Famous Truckers On Speed

PhotosSaturday, April 10, 2010 - 11:53:22 pm
(Posted Under: Tempe Music Scene Tempe Music Scene, Music Music, Live Shows)
We got to Teakwoods by 10 tonight, with the intention of eating there, so it was a later dinner. Damn you Marc Norman. [wink] There weren't many booths near the stage given the time. We eyed off one that hadn't been bussed, and then retired to the patio for a smoke. Sara must have noticed us eyeing it off and came out and asked if I wanted that booth which was much appreciated! Have I said how much I love Teakwoods? [wink]

Looking over the menu I noticed the "G. Brian Scott" burger, which I thought was really cool. Even though it was our first time eating there, I have looked at the menu at Teaks before and I don't know how that hasn't caught my eye before. About 2 minutes after noticing it and pointing it out to Katie, I looked up and there's G. Brian himself walking past our table. [smile] At some point Rational Anthem came on the house music. More evidence to why Teakwoods is my favorite place to hang out.

I decided to go for the fish & chips special, and while it was nice, what I was really taken by was the jalapeño coleslaw side! I've never come across something like that before, and it was awesome. Eye watering, but awesome. [smile] My new favorite side dish? Maybe! Which is funny to say given how good Teakwoods curly fries are.

Surprisingly by the time Truckers took the stage the crowd had cleared out somewhat, and we moved to a table for a better view of the band. The set list was absolutely great, and I'm fairly confident that they played all of our favorites. The most impressive thing was that they played for 2 hours straight! There was no set breaks. There was no calls for alcohol. There was no screwing around. They started playing at 11 and kept on trucking (yes, pun intended) until 1am! That really blew me away.

Photobox ImageThe Dead Hot Workshop parts of the night just kept coming. I'd ironically worn my Dead Hot tee - Dave Speed was also sporting the sleeveless version. About half way through the set they broke into A which was a real treat! After the show when I picked up the new disc the fact we were sporting the same shirt wasn't lost on him, and said that he hoped I wasn't disappointed with the version - and I wasn't. The other notable cover (or should I saw "cover") was Lightning Speed - I was really happy that they played that. Getting to see both a Dead Hot Workshop and Piersons' song in their set was pretty sweet.

Chad had the lap steel in front of him all night for Lightning Speed and 42-40, and kicked ass on the latter. I don't feel like I've listened to that a lot, but was certainly quite familiar with it and really enjoyed it. Original bassist Theron Wall was there and sat in for Omaha and Ice Cream, and added backing vocals on a couple of songs including Cindy Crawford, which was one of our favorite songs of the night. Not that that's too surprising though! Dave's punk rock four count on that one was pretty cool too.

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