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'''Truckers Move America''' was less a "real" band than a concept. The closest to there being a gig by Truckers Move America came in 2000, when Jed and [[Danduran|Dan]], most recently of [[Sophiexenola]], joined forces with [[Rob Jerram]] (Hamilton actor and poet) and John-Paul of the [[Clampers]] one night while intoxicated in Wellington, and played the ''Velvet Underground'''s ''Sweet Jane'' during an open mic night at a random bar. Upon taking the stage, John-Paul announced the band was called "Timothy", yet upon leaving the stage (after an inept Dan had been replaced on drums by a local) Jed announced the ad-hoc group was called ''Truckers Move America''.
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''Truckers Move America'' was less a "real" band than a concept. The closest to there being a gig by Truckers Move America came in 2000, when Jed and [[Danduran|Dan]], most recently of [[Sophiexenola]], joined forces with [[Rob Jerram]] (Hamilton actor and poet) and John-Paul of the [[Clampers]] one night while intoxicated in Wellington, and played the ''Velvet Underground'''s ''Sweet Jane'' during an open mic night at a random bar. Upon taking the stage, John-Paul announced the band was called "Timothy", yet upon leaving the stage (after an inept Dan had been replaced on drums by a local) Jed announced the ad-hoc group was called ''Truckers Move America''.
  
Others associated with the Truckers Move America conecpt included Amy Doyle (of Sophiexenola and the Dead Pan Rangers), Emma Philpott, Dave, and others who may've lived on Nixon Street in the late 1990s.
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Others associated with the Truckers Move America conecpt included Amy Doyle (of [[Sophiexenola]] and the [[Dead Pan Rangers]]), Emma Philpott, Dave, and others who may've lived on Nixon Street in the late 1990s.
  
ROb and Jed later used the moniker for their collaborative recordings, though it is unknown if these were ever released in any form.
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Rob and Jed later used the moniker for their collaborative recordings, though it is unknown if these were ever released in any form.
  
 
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Revision as of 05:53, 25 March 2007

Truckers Move America was less a "real" band than a concept. The closest to there being a gig by Truckers Move America came in 2000, when Jed and Dan, most recently of Sophiexenola, joined forces with Rob Jerram (Hamilton actor and poet) and John-Paul of the Clampers one night while intoxicated in Wellington, and played the Velvet Underground's Sweet Jane during an open mic night at a random bar. Upon taking the stage, John-Paul announced the band was called "Timothy", yet upon leaving the stage (after an inept Dan had been replaced on drums by a local) Jed announced the ad-hoc group was called Truckers Move America.

Others associated with the Truckers Move America conecpt included Amy Doyle (of Sophiexenola and the Dead Pan Rangers), Emma Philpott, Dave, and others who may've lived on Nixon Street in the late 1990s.

Rob and Jed later used the moniker for their collaborative recordings, though it is unknown if these were ever released in any form.