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ProfessorGAC

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20. We Had A Spinal Tap Coincidence...

Reply to Upthevibe (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 07:27 AM

Dec 21

...in our band.
When we bought our truck from the retiring Ryder fleet, we repainted it it. (The guitarist was a car painter.)
The one thing we didn't paint was the area around the fleet number!
We bought truck eleven!
The movie was only 4 or so years old & every rock band remembered the "it's goes to 11" bit.
Very symmetrical that a rock band buys truck #11.

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I have to admit I've never watched Spinal Tap.... [View all] Upthevibe Dec 20 OP

It's brilliant. Goes to eleven. Ocelot II Dec 20 #1

"Whats the name of that song?" gay texan Dec 20 #2

When you're finished, if you have a copy of the DVD ZZenith Dec 20 #3

"Hull-LO? It's dark. Really dark." Aristus Dec 20 #16

We own the DVD so I've seen it a few times. Spinal Tap II did not mzmolly Dec 20 #4

I've never watched it either but that will change very soon Shellback Squid Dec 20 #5

I've only seen clips but..... wolfie001 Dec 20 #6

When he's at the piano writing a song still cracks me up. BradBo Dec 20 #7

"Lick my Lovepump" Skittles Dec 20 #11

i have a worse admission. barbtries Dec 20 #8

The American President is one Upthevibe Dec 21 #18

"Mime is money" Skittles Dec 20 #9

Big Bottom, Big Bottom videohead5 Dec 20 #10

I met her on Monday Skittles Dec 20 #13

I saw it when it came out with art school friends BigmanPigman Dec 20 #12

I too saw it in the theater Skittles Dec 20 #14

I watched it (again) on TCM BaronChocula Dec 20 #15

I wonder if we're going to hear stats Unwind Your Mind Dec 20 #17

Spinal Taps I and II are currently available for streaming on HBO Max. Intractable Dec 21 #19

We Had A Spinal Tap Coincidence... ProfessorGAC Dec 21 #20

It's in my Top Ten list of best movies of all time! bif Dec 21 #21