I-24 76 Truck Plaza / Ray's Roost

05/19/2023

The original Snapperheaded panty snatcher has gone to that big plaza in the sky. Mike Thompson, you will be missed. All your old pals from "the Plaza" salute you.

05/18/2023

https://www.lindseyfuneral.com/obituary/Micheal-Thompson

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04/02/2019

When We Ruled The Roost

I remember a time back round ‘93
We were all just kids, my buddies and me
We worked at this old hole just outside of town.
Even if we were off,that’s where we’d be found.
At night when that big orange ball shined o’er that truck stop roof.

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We were all just kids right out of high school. Getting to hang out with stars we thought we were cool. We smoked a little smoke and times all Hell would break loose. Just a bunch of crazy kids, when we ruled The Roost.

We met NASCAR drivers, musicians country and rock
And if we were lucky they’d come in and talk.
Marty Stuart called my Mama from the pay phone one night
I sit with Ronnie McDowell and watched two waitresses fight.
The party welcome wagon was the bunch of us.
Hell, we even swiped a pumpkin on Halloween for Wynonna Judd’s tour bus.

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We were all just kids right out of high school. Getting to hang out with stars we thought we were cool. We smoked a little smoke and times all Hell would break loose. Just a bunch of crazy kids, when we ruled The Roost.

Mel McDaniel was a regular he’d even call ahead, and we’d come back to party even if we were home in bed.
Garth Brooks put on a mini concert from his bus door one night, and The Intimidator’s hauler was a hell of a sight.
David Allen Coe wasn’t happy when he lost big and Merv’s boat. I said I guess he’s blowing the money from “The greatest country song ever wrote”

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We were all just kids right out of high school. Getting to hang out with stars we thought we were cool. We smoked a little smoke and times all Hell would break loose. Just a bunch of crazy kids, when we ruled The Roost.

The old Roost is gone now, we cried when they tore it down.
We’ve lost a lot of those old friends and some moved on and settled down.
Truckers to this day still park on our old stomping grounds.
That 76 Truck Plaza on the outskirts of town.
I miss those guys a little more every day, and if that old lot could talk, I’ll bet it would say.

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They were all just kids right out of high school. Getting to hang out with stars they thought they were cool. They smoked a little smoke and times all Hell would break loose. I miss those simpler times back when they ruled the roost.

07/11/2017

R.I.P. M***a Trucka

07/25/2015

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=495681650597658&id=100004674823342

06/22/2014

Up to 25 people in a matter of a couple days, on an non publicized page.... Not too shabby... Looks like everyone is finding their way back to the ROOST. (Garth)

06/20/2014

We now have the man himself! Welcome home, Ray and Teresa, look what you've created. If not for you none of us (former) delinquents would have ever met. Lol

06/19/2014

06/19/2014

Someone who would have loved to have been a part of this, and the main inspiration for starting this page.

This page is so we friends and former coworkers can catch up, and relive our glory days when WE ruled a small piece of Calvert City and had the Greatest time of our lives!