So I am driving home from gig number 6 this week and get pulled over in BFE by a trooper for 38 in a 35 zone. It is 3AM. Dude asks me what I have had to drink tonight… I say nothing which is the truth. I had water all night. Drags my butt out of the car and I spend 15 minutes doing side walk acrobatics and finally I tell him get the breathalyzer… I want to blow as it will get this over with. He gets all pissed as “He is in charge and I don’t tell him what to do”. Great… At this point, I get “Hands on the car” and he frisks me and tosses me in the back of the cruiser. Meanwhile, Alison had made some cookies a week ago for a parent class she teaches for her violin students. She wrapped the left overs up and put them in foil for me to take to work as she didn’t want them around the house to prevent temptation. In digging through my car dude finds these and thinks he has just busted a cartel king pen. He grills me on the cookies thinking there is dope in them. This is grilling a guy who has never even SEEN marijuana in the flesh let alone smoked/eaten/injected any. Now he tells me he is going to have to take my license. Apparently I have an outstanding fine in my home county (turns out to be a $15 fee on an ancient ticket or so the Clerk of Courts website tells me this AM.) So I am stranded 45 miles from home if a back water town with no license. Luckly the bass player saw me get nabbed and was heading back any way. Of course he had great fun taking pictures of me from across the street in the cruiser. Long story short, I get to drive back out to BFE on Tuesday to appear in court. SUmsofbitches.
The lead singer of the Slang grew up in this area and in relating this story to him this morning he asked the cop’s name. I tell him and I guess this guy is a know prick he went to high school with… he was the guy everyone figured would be dead by 25 as he drove down the back roads in his Chevette at 95mph at 17 and was the drunken wild child. He has charged everyone in town on DUIs as he refuses breathalyzers (thus his huff over me requesting it) and charges based solely on the field test which is judged by him… and I guess people are to dumb to fight it. F-er.
Since the buget crunch - around here I read there were 384 tickets issued on a weekend.
I think this is the new stimulus source.
Feel for you though, been there quite a few times. I got one coming back at 3am - no one else on a dual lane (each way) - and got stopped for 5mph over the limit. And of course the 45min to an hour wait while the christmas tree is burning my eyes out.
Yep - same thing happened to me one night in Tennessee - I wrote a song called Super Trooper - I’ll see if I can find it… Those kind of guys need exposed. Find out his name and we’ll post it so future searchers can find him to be what he is!
Ok now for the good stuff… WHERE’s THE PICS? 
Fortunately, there are a lot more good ones, or at least that’s my experience. From listening to his dad, and from whatever it is he’s seen on tv, my grandson thinks cops just shoot people and take them to jail. I’m having a hard time convincing him otherwise. Thinking about taking him to next year’s Police/Community Get Together Picnic Thing (can’t think of what they call it).
I did get pulled over a couple years ago for no tail lights by a female police officer. She informed me that the powers that be ended the tradition of friendly warnings… they need the revenue. Cost me around twenty bucks, best I remember.
Thx for the great story bubba! You can add the post offce photos link to your myspace page dude!
That's what you get for being a bohemian musician type! Whats a matter you anyway?
Believe me, I know how you feel.
Look buddy if you need any witness to the fact that you don't drink all of us here know that you don't drink.
you should have offered him a browney.
I've been wondering where you are!
Thinking you got hijacked and was out on tour.
I would walk lightly around this guy, he's lookin for some big game to hunt.
Don't ya just hate fanatics?!? Mercy!
Pictures taken? bummer,
No more Bubba on the Wheaties Box’s
There are pictures… just need to get dude to send them to me… sigh.
Rough deal Bubba!! However, priceless in Rock 'n Roll credibility 
Rough deal Bubba!! However, priceless in Rock 'n Roll credibility
Not exactly throwing television sets out hotel windows or
underage girls across state lines,,but yeah,having the collar felt by Bum F Egypt's best after midnight is notable,,,
Kinda reminds me of Johnny Cash and the story of the Starkville City JailnullStarkville City Jail Lyrics
That sounds about right.
Now he tells me he is going to have to take my license. Apparently I have an outstanding fine in my home county (turns out to be a $15 fee on an ancient ticket or so the Clerk of Courts website tells me this AM.)
Got a nice twice notarized letter from a judge and the Clerk of Courts saying my licese is nice and clean... get to take that to this court tomorrow and tell them to suck it. It took all day running through the court house and chatting up a baliff, but I get it done.
get to take that to this court tomorrow and tell them to suck it.
Might not want to use those exact words in the presence of a judge. In a small town, could be his son-in-law that pulled you over. Then again, we could all chip in and send TomS down to you to provide legal counsel.
Stick it to the man Bubba - Power to the people
I fought the law and the law won! (Sorry couldn’t resist)
Good luck in court Bubba!
son-in-law or not, they all need to be put in their proper place. all of 'em can suck it!
bubba hasn’t been in today has he? They have internet in jail these days?
I seen him lurking around earlier… peering between the cell door bars I guess…
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