Back It Up | 192: Tour Bus Tales
Hammer Lane Legends
Merkel Media
4.7 • 611 Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2025
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
The conversation also delves into the logistics of tour planning, such as navigating through city venues and managing back-to-back shows. Connor gives insight into the diverse backgrounds of people in the touring industry and the strong sense of camaraderie among crew members. The guys and Connor discuss the impact of COVID-19 on touring, with Connor recalling his time driving for traveling nurses. This episode paints a vivid picture of the life of a tour bus driver, highlighting the resilience and adaptability required in this unique profession, and the behind-the-scenes efforts that contribute to the success of band tours. So sit back, relax, and crank it to 11 while Connor shares about the life of a tour bus driver.
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| 0:05.0 | The He put it in park parked through over the driver's door, |
| 0:42.6 | ran out the side of the car, |
| 0:44.5 | crossed the front of it, |
| 0:45.4 | and jumped right off the side of the bridge in front of you. |
| 0:48.1 | The only people are really cold over were truckers. |
| 0:51.3 | He said, we're going to hodge, and he didn't slow down. |
| 0:54.4 | He went across the median onto the oncoming traffic, |
| 0:58.5 | but where they could see him come and they just got out of the way. |
| 1:03.3 | I noticed his plane was really low. |
| 1:06.0 | He went right in front of us, hit the fence, and it spun around. |
| 1:09.9 | You know, 30 seconds more nor he could have hit us. |
| 1:14.5 | I went around that truck and a guy, stepped out from behind the truck and threw a piece of wood |
| 1:19.2 | and shot through my window just like a spear and stuck in the back of the cab of my truck. |
| 1:25.7 | That's probably one of the stranger things I've seen. |
| 1:34.4 | Welcome to Hammer Lane Legends. |
| 1:35.9 | I am Brian Merkel. |
| 1:37.3 | I'm Brian Shipper. |
| 1:39.1 | If you have a crazy and wild story you would like to share with us from the road |
| 1:43.1 | or if you'd like to have a conversation with us about your experiences on the road, from the road. You can contact us at |
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