![]() ![]() It’s thought that porters associated trucks and the idea of trucking with the concept of moving along, sometimes saying they were going to “truck on home after work.” And, it’s certainly possible that today’s meaning came about because long-haul truckers, faced with long drives across the country, have to keep moving on down the road. Other possibilities for how the expression came to be synonymous with persisting or moving ahead? When trains were a popular form of travel, baggage “trucks” were used in railroad stations. Young dancers would keep moving and dancing all throughout the night, which may be how the term truckin and the phrase keep on truckin came to have the meaning we know today. The phrase is repeated throughout the song in the lines “keep on truckin’ mama” and “keep on truckin’ baby.” While we can’t know for sure what Fuller meant when he used the expression, he may have been alluding to a popular 1920s and 30s dance, similar to the Lindy Hop, called trucking or truckin.ĭuring this time period, marathon dance contests were quite popular. It’s possible that the phrase has its origins in the 1936 song “Truckin’ My Blues Away” by the blues guitarist and singer Blind Boy Fuller. I know you’re having a hard time, but tomorrow is a new day.I kept sending out resumes until a great company hired me. After I lost my job, I had to keep on truckin.Jim was the kind of man who would always keep on truckin, no matter how many tragedies he faced.Just keep on truckin, and you’ll finish in no time! (encouragement) Of course, the phrase can also be used not to offer encouragement, but rather to describe someone who is continuing to move forward or continuing to try it can be used to talk about someone who is persisting-generally in the face of adversity. Put simply, it is often written or said to inspire someone to not give up. It’s used to help motivate someone to stay focused on a particular task or job, or to otherwise persist with an effort or undertaking, usually one that is challenging. As you can probably tell from the paragraph above, the idiomatic phrase is typically used to provide encouragement. But I will let Mike Baxter have the final word "A throwback to simpler, happier time.Keep on truckin means to keep going-to continue on or to carry on. This show will always hold a special place in my heart and I was pleased the show was picked up by FOX but unfortunately I don't believe it fulfilled it's potential at the end and instead of going out with a bang it simply walked to the finish line with what appeared to be a hastily written finale. One would have assumed that with the effort it took to get the show back on the air and all the talk have having "a lot more left in the tank" there would have been better storylines, unchartered territory and certain more creative ideas. I'm quite certain that die hard fans could have written better episodes. There were episodes that really made me question how all of the people associated with this 22 minute sitcom could be paid millions. All of things certainly contributed to the lackluster episodes during the FOX years, most especially the last season but what it really came down to in my opinion was the sub par writing. Yes there were the changes with actors the addition of Jen, the lack of Eve in most episodes and having to recast Mandy. ![]() Like most LMS fans, I think we can all agree the 3 years on FOX were just not on par with the 6 years prior on ABC. She always quoted this famous comedian, and I can't remember his name, who said, "Men are pigs, oh, oh, oh." Baxter out. What kind of punks steal other people's stuff? Make something yourself. And that's something that can't be stolen from me. It was a classic from a simpler, happier time. Then I'll rise and fight again." I loved every moment of that show - I mean truck. And the verse he quoted when he lost the 1976 GOP nomination. And I did what I always do when I get sad: Eat some pork and remember Ronald Reagan. It's an empty feeling, like when John Elway retired. Ten years of attention to detail, poof, gone. Mike Baxter: I've been thinking a lot about makers and takers, you know? Because I had something very valuable taken from me. For too many people, the only thing they know is how to make an excuse. But I also wanted to thank everyone who's not watching, because they're probably out making something, building something, doing something, fixing something. Mike Baxter: Hey, Mike Baxter here for Outdoor Man, with a big thank you to everyone who's watched these vlogs, all 194 of them. ![]()
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