and here's a cool photo
http://poplife-shop.de/Bilder/613374.JPG
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 21:11 (ten years ago) link
He drove NASCAR!
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/923245_10151409797990878_1615056798_n.jpg
Marty loved NASCAR racing and as he had the funds to do so, he raced occasionally. His cars were built and maintained by Cotton Owens. Marty Robbins always tried to run at the big race tracks (Talladega Superspeedway, Daytona International Speedway) every year, and then a smattering of the smaller races when time permitted. In 1983, one year after Robbins' death, NASCAR named the Nashville Fair Grounds race the Marty Robbins 420 in honor of him. Robbins typically ran cars bearing either number 42 or number 22. Over the years he ran a few makes and models (Dodges or Fords) before buying a 1972 bodied Dodge Charger race car from Owens. Robbins had 6 top-ten finishes as well as a few major wrecks during the 70's and had Owens rebuild the car and update the sheet metal to the 73-74 Charger spec, and then finally 1978 Dodge Magnum sheet metal, which he raced till the end of 1980. This car was superbly restored by Owens and donated to the Talledega Museum by his family, and was displayed there from 1983 to 2008. The car is now in private hands in Southern California and raced on the Vintage NASCAR club circuit. Marty's final NASCAR race car was a 1981 Buick Regal that he rented and drove in a few races in 1981 and 82 before his death.
Suck on that, Toby Kieth!
― Sheela-Tubb-Mann, You Real Know-It-All (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 21:34 (ten years ago) link
oops...
http://www.mopardealer.com/_borders/marty_robbins_magnum_6.jpg
― Sheela-Tubb-Mann, You Real Know-It-All (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 21:35 (ten years ago) link
I do hear that Neil Young wants the LincVolt to compete in the 2014 Nextel Cup series.
― Sheela-Tubb-Mann, You Real Know-It-All (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 21:37 (ten years ago) link
yeah most of his Wiki entry is NASCAR related, which is pretty funny/cool
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 23 April 2013 21:42 (ten years ago) link
hmm... well I'm going to keep trying to keep this thread going, lol
You Gave Me a Mountain is one of my favorite Marty Robbins songs -- though I honestly think it ticks over to fantastic in Elvis' hands at the 72 Vegas shows, this one in particular
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC1zUC0vZd8
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 24 April 2013 16:02 (ten years ago) link
Good thread to start this year, VG.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 30 September 2013 02:14 (ten years ago) link
yeah NOW everyone flocks to my thread
harrumph
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 30 September 2013 03:11 (ten years ago) link
always loved Marty's hawaiian/caribbean/mexican excursions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iEqzCkTO6M
― nomar, Sunday, 3 April 2016 23:49 (eight years ago) link
ha just came here to praise Hawaii's Calling Me album. Marty + Hawaiian is right up my alley.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 25 November 2019 19:30 (four years ago) link
ooh i havent heard that one. any standout tracks/s you recommend?
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 25 November 2019 20:09 (four years ago) link
only listened once but the 1st track, Lovely Hula Hands, is v pretty
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 25 November 2019 21:25 (four years ago) link
Haven’t been about to get “Devil Woman” out of my head this week: Songs where it's fun to say HOOS in place of the actual lyrics
― Irae Louvin (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 30 November 2019 13:24 (four years ago) link
That Hawaiian album is perfection
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 9 May 2020 18:52 (three years ago) link
https://youtu.be/bo0pxeOBkuU
Omg the swag is off the charts