When I was writing Razor Girl, I thought it would be fun to have a redneck TV family that was really just a bunch of actors who had to be trained to be rednecks. That's not so farfetched, if you know how Hollywood works.
When you were a teenager in Colorado, the way to be a punk rocker was to rip on Reagan and Bush and what they were doing and talk about how everyone in Colorado's a redneck with a gun and all this stuff.
If you've ever made change in the offering plate, you might be a redneck.
You might be a redneck if people hear your car long before they see it.
Unfortunately we just toured the East and West coasts so we didn't run into any rednecks.
You might be a redneck if you're moved to tears every time you hear Dolly Parton singing I Will Always Love You.
Yes, sir. I'm a real Southern boy. I got a red neck, white socks, and Blue Ribbon beer.
You might be a redneck if Santa Claus refuses to let your kids sit in his lap.
You might be a redneck if your beer can collection is considered a tourist attraction in your home town.
If you think 'loading the dishwasher' means 'getting your wife drunk', you might be a redneck
You might be a redneck if...you've been on TV more than times describing the sound of a tornado.
You might be a redneck if your primary source of income is the pawn shop.
You might be a redneck if you're still scalping tickets after the concert is over.
You might be a redneck if you see a sign that says Say No To Crack and it reminds you to pull your jeans up.
If you think the last four words to the national anthem are " gentleman, start your engines", You might be a redneck.
I'm from West Virginia. If you didn't know what was happening in NASCAR, you were on the outside. NASCAR is a big league sport, but it's still also country and redneck.
You might be a redneck if The Salvation Army declines your mattress.
You might be a redneck if your sophisticated show-biz cousin is a rodeo clown.
You might be a redneck if your grandfather completely executes the pull my finger trick at the family reunion.
You might be a redneck if somebody hollers ho-down and your girlfriend hits the floor.
You might be a redneck if you can tell your age by the number of rings in the bathtub.
You might be a redneck if directions to your house include turn off the paved road.
You might be a redneck if you think a chain saw is a musical instrument.
You might be a redneck if you think the Mountain Men in Deliverance were just misunderstood.
You might be a redneck if the dog catcher calls for a backup unit when he visits your house.