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34 • SEPTEMBER 2023 Thetrucker.com RHYTHM cont. from Page 11 chance meeting with Bill Rice of the Foster-Rice songwriting duo paid off. They wrote several chart singles including “We Let Love Fade Away” and “Never Ending Crowded Circle,” but Orlando Records was too small of a production company to make much headway on the radio. Eventually, “Don’t Feel Like the Lone Ranger,” broke into the Top 30, and Orlando Records began to gain traction. Everette’s career desperately needed the boost of a major label, but the hardheaded performer wanted total control of his songs and production. RCA expressed interest, but the large company wasn’t about to give control to an unproven singer. However, when “Over You” hit the Top 10, the company reconsidered. In 1980, Leon Everette signed with RCA and received the creative license he craved. “Giving Up Easy” and “I Keep Going Crazy,” Everette’s first two RCA releases, shot up the charts, both reaching the Top 10. This led to the release of his first RCA album, “I Keep Going Crazy,” a mix of country/rock and ballads. The album even included a version of Willie Nelson’s “It’s Not Supposed to be that Way.” All the while, his stage show grew in popularity because of its high energy and hardcranking music. Some described Everette as a hurricane on stage. It just so happened that a song of the same name became Everette’s top hit. “Hurricane” is the story of Everette’s meeting with an old man while a hurricane churns “30 miles out in the Gulf Stream” off the Louisiana coast. As the bridge “looks lower” and the “shrimp boats hurry home,” Everette meets a man in the French Quarter of New Orleans who has little fear of what the hurricane might bring to the city. His attitude toward the storm is that “nobody taught ’er that it takes a lot of water to wash away New Orleans.” “Hurricane” became immensely popular along the Gulf Coast and, coupled with its national airplay, the song reached No. 1 on the country charts. Leon Everette’s career was off to the races. He followed with three consecutive Top 10 hits — “Midnight Rodeo,” “Just Give Me What You Think is Fair” and “Soul Searching.” Everette was a true force among male country performers throughout the mid-80s, although he began to fall from the charts after reaching No. 6 with “I Could’a Had You” in 1984. After his career waned, Everette accepted Jesus Christ as his savior and made the switch to gospel music. He remains active in the genre today. Until next time, don’t let a late start or a negative attitude among your peers keep you down. Like Leon Everette, you may be a “Hurricane” lying in wait. 8 mind cont. from Page 12 here are some tips to help you maintain good posture: • Stand with your back against a wall or the side of your truck or trailer (any flat, vertical surface). • Bring your heels near the base of the wall and adjust for your backside to stand as tall as you can. • Point your feet forward (double-check this; most people’s feet will be pointing out and uneven). • Level your hips and pelvis so your back has a small curve. • Relax your front ribs down. • Bring your arms up to shoulder height in front of you. Without bending your elbows, plug your shoulders back into the wall without pushing your ribs out (hello, core muscles!). • Next, find the wall with the bottom edge of the back of your head (occipital bone) while keeping your chin level. • Finally, reach up through the crown of your head and feel your spine elongate. How long can you stand here? Can you lift your arms overhead without moving your ribs and torso? Where do you feel tension or strain? This is a great starting point for posture and your body’s true balance, strength, and stability. Yoga is a great way to build strength that can be useful in maintaining control over your vehicle in emergencies. Yoga can also improve a greater range of motion when driving. This may allow for more rapid reflexes when reacting to hazards on the road, which could save lives! There are many types of yoga poses (asanas) that are beneficial for relieving stress and keeping your body strong during long hours behind the wheel. A few of these include the Half Dog, Standing Extension, Devotional and Cobra. If you’re looking for a way to improve your health on the road and reduce stress, I highly recommend trying yoga. You don’t need any special equipment or clothes, just some space in your truck or trailer where you can lie down or sit up straight with good posture. The numerous benefits include increased flexibility and strength, improved balance, and a sense of calmness. Plus, the simple act of breathing helps reduce stress which leads to better sleep and more energy! Hope Zvara is the CEO of Mother Trucker Yoga, a company devoted to improving truck drivers’ fitness and wellness standards. She has been featured in Forbes and Yahoo News, and is a regular guest on SiriusXM Radio. Her practical strategies show drivers how they can go from unhealthy and out of options to feeling good again. Find out more at mothertruckeryoga. com. 8 truck stop cont. from Page 32 learned to cherish their downtime, trading the bunks of their Peterbilt for the comfort of their bed at home. The time is used to catch up on rest, family, friends, and as many doctor’s appointments as possible to make up for the lack of care on the road. When they have to be on the road, she uses FaceTime or Facebook Messenger to keep up to date with her family and friends. Even though she prefers to remain in the background to do her job — and do it well — Plummer’s efforts have not gone unnoticed. In the past year, she has found herself and her achievements in the spotlight not just once, but twice. Prime holds an annual Highway Diamond Gala for its women drivers and honors one driver as the company’s Highway Diva of the Year. As the presenter read the biography of the winner, Plummer says, she noticed it seemed strangely familiar — and then she heard her own name. Winning the Highway Diva of the Year award at Prime was the fuel that kept the truck rolling, so to speak. Plummer says she was asked to come in for a visit with one of the company’s media/marketing representatives. During that meeting, she was told the company planned to nominate her for TCA’s 2023 Professional Driver of the Year. She recalls being shocked and saying, “Why would you do that? I won’t win it.” Plummer knew that two Prime Inc. drivers had previously won the award — but they were both men, and both had more than 30 EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT years of experience. Plummer says she didn’t believe the trucking industry was ready for a woman to win. She was wrong. One winter day, Plummer was navigating her way through a Nebraska snowstorm when she received a call from Prime. “He asked me what I was doing and told me I needed to pack my bags,” she said, adding that the caller told her she had won a spot as one of TCA’s Professional Drivers of the Year and would be traveling to Orlando, Florida, for the awards ceremony during the association’s 2023 convention. Shocked beyond words and emotional, Plummer could only say ‘Wow’ and start crying. That phone call made all the effort she put into both her career and her life feel worthwhile. 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