Grave Digger

Monster trucks are, in my opinion, a big piece of American history. This great American pass time started one clear night in 1981 when Bob Chandler and his “Bigfoot” roared as it smashed a line of cars for hundreds of curious onlookers. It did not take very long before others started to build monster trucks of their own, and one of those just so happened to be Grave Digger, a masterpiece creation by Dennis Anderson , in his hometown Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

Gravedigger backstage.

Since Anderson there have been six other drivers of this beast ! Grave Digger has always been a family favorite. Gravedigger was completely different than all other monster trucks, with its unique body shape and awesome paint job. This was and is a serious monster truck! I remember when I was younger going to see Grave Digger with my dad, I had the honor of climbing up one of the huge tires. I was on top of the world that day, literally, my world was monster trucks and those tires were the instruments for doing one of my most favorite things, smashing stuff! Without further a due, here is a video of Grave Digger smashing a bus, repeatedly! (as for your musical selection this morning, notice George Thorogood's 1982 classic, "Bad to the Bone" playing in the background of the video, sorry, can't put this one on itunes!)

p.s. I know I said that I do not do weekends, but I had some downtime and decided, what the heck? Plus there was no update Friday, I started the party a little early this weekend. Had to, work was busy.