# Tell me about Drive By Truckers! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 7, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-drive-by-truckers/767838 "2016-10-07T13:37:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-drive-by-truckers/767838/21 "2016-10-15T03:41:49Z")
A true story from Patterson Hood, “18 Wheels of Love” from Drive-By Truckers live album _Alabama Ass Whuppin’_. NSFW lyrics. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8AW14edk9w4/hqdefault.jpg "Drive-By Truckers - 18 wheels of love") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AW14edk9w4) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-drive-by-truckers/767838/22 "2016-10-15T04:51:18Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > A true story from Patterson Hood…] - …Dropped acid at a Blue Oyster Cult concert, I thought those lasers were a spider chasin’ me…\* - Let There Be Rock\* I’m not sure of the details, but I guess they got sued by AC/DC over this one. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-drive-by-truckers/767838/23 "2016-10-15T05:37:31Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > - > > …Dropped acid at a Blue Oyster Cult concert, I thought those lasers were a spider chasin’ me…\* > > - > > Let There Be Rock\* > > I’m not sure of the details, but I guess they got sued by AC/DC over this one. I’ve never heard that and couldn’t find anything about it online. Why would they have been sued by AC/DC? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-drive-by-truckers/767838/24 "2016-10-15T15:09:36Z")
Don’t remember where I read that (probably 3 Dimes Down message board), and didn’t get much into the details. Pretty weak sauce, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-drive-by-truckers/767838/25 "2016-10-15T23:38:59Z")
Thanks for all the video links. I was out of town at a wedding last week and had a busy week at work, so today was really my first chance to listen to some of these. Some good stuff here, I will definitely have to dive in deeper. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-drive-by-truckers/767838/26 "2016-10-16T03:34:16Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Some good stuff here, I will definitely have to dive in deeper. _“Deeper In”_ is another one of those awesome story songs, inspired by true events. I won’t spoil it for you here. Go seek it out! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-drive-by-truckers/767838.md?page=1)