WTW: Povertyneck Hillbillies
October 5th, 2005 at 7:20 am by Preston Taylor Holmes
Someone please stop these indie-country
rockers from staring at me. They’re menacing.
Last week, when the crew and I were driving up the gut of central Alabama, a tour bus drove past us with POVERTYNECK HILLBILLIES on the side – sponsored by 84 Lumber. My immediate reaction was, what the hell kind of ignorant-ass name is that for anything? Then I noticed the address for their website – povertyneck.com – on the side of the bus and Mrs. Holmes was quick with the pen and paper.
I don’t know what this has to do with White Trash Wednesday beyond the absurd name of the band and the menacing photo above. Unfortunately, their “official” website doesn’t have sound files, so I can’t even mock their particular brand of C&W, though I’m fairly certain it would fit into the nauseating genre of new Nashville country that should be stamped out with a size 15 snakeskin boot.
Here are your White Trash Wednesday bloggers….
October 5th, 2005 at 12:37 pm
They’re from PittsburgH. They are about as middle of the road and dull as one would expect a, “New Nashville”, band to be. They’re huge around here but then again Allegheny county voted solidly for Kerry.
October 5th, 2005 at 12:41 pm
Come to think of it – they do look like they’re angry about something. Perhaps they’re still pissed off that Bush stole the election last fall. Thanks for the info, Brian.
October 5th, 2005 at 1:45 pm
[...] Preston over at Six Meat Buffet has a ongoing series called White Trash Wednesdays. The fact that it is a ongoing series shows that Preston has ample material to work with. That fact is a topic for another day though, so today, Preston discusses a band called the Povertyneck Hillybillies (sponsered by 84 lumber) that he passed on the road last week. (post here) [...]
October 5th, 2005 at 6:34 pm
Only one looks mad to me, that sumbitch in the middle. And if he’s willing to bring his ass to Charleston, I’ll whip his ass back to Allegheny. That’s the redneck ‘look’ that has been practiced for generations. You just pretend you have to shit real bad, then you channel that feeling to your face. This is used in the absence of actual toughness or courage to look ‘tough.’ He could just be mad that the rest of his bandmates are a bit light in the pants. No need to be mad at the rest of the world.
October 6th, 2005 at 10:01 pm
Light in the pants. You crazy bastard, you!
October 16th, 2005 at 10:58 pm
What’s this. The Tennessee Butt-Budy Blog?
Never met anyone worth a damn from Tennesee. And I lived there for five years!
October 24th, 2005 at 1:19 am
You guys are all assanine as hell!!!!!!!!11 PNH is an awesome band and they will be a great national band one day too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
October 27th, 2005 at 9:50 am
I know all guys in Washington, PA long time ago with Wayne Warner, Josh Tuner, Lone Star,
Povertyneck Hillbillies too. They sign autograh picture.
Marla
October 27th, 2005 at 10:09 am
Marla,
Sounds like you’ve been around quite a bit in Washington, PA.
Care to share any pictures?
November 1st, 2005 at 3:30 pm
LIKE THE COVER OF A BOOK, DON’T JUDGE A BAND BY THE NAME. IF YOU COULD HAD ANY SENSE YOU WOULD BUY THE CD THEY HAVE ON THE SITE. THEY WILL BE THE NEXT BIG THING…
November 4th, 2005 at 12:12 am
Thatat’s Right. PNH is gonna come down and put a hurtun’ on two cuddly love bugs from dirtland like my ancestors did 130 years ago. You know who da bitch is. It’s the vanquished.
November 4th, 2005 at 12:14 am
Preston, What kind of name is preston? Either a KKK name or a fag name, I guess. Southerners are weak and their IQs tends to peak at 80.