Roger Alan Wade Releases New Album “Too Fat To Fly”
Only six months removed from releasing the Saving Country Music Album of the Year called Deguello Motel, Roger Alan Wade is right back at it, just releasing a brand new album that is light years away from the sober and reflective DeGuello, called Too Fat To Fly. Roger made the announcement about the release on Blue Ribbon Radio Episode #50:
It came out last week, the day of the horrible tragedy in Japan, so I didn’t want to get on chirping about it too much out of respect for what’s going on over there. But now I just want to tell everybody that Too Fat to Fly, our brand new album, we released the single about a month or so ago, but this is the album. Man, it is the polar opposite of Deguello Motel. It’s tons of fun. We figured it was time to have a little fun again.
When Saving Country Country Music interviewed Roger last May, he mentioned that “Too Fat to Fly” was inspired by the story of filmmaker Kevin Smith getting kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight. From The 9513:
Remember that fat guy that got kicked off the airplane? Kevin Smith? Well Knox (Johnny Knoxville, Roger’s cousin) called and said, “Hey you gotta write a song about that.” So I wrote “You’re Too Fat to Fly.” Well they’ve been down in Orlando filming for the new Jackass movie. So he calls and says “We need you to finish two more verses because we’ve got a skit we want to use it in.” Nowhere else in the world could you get “You’re Too Fat To Fly” in a movie.
Blue Ribbon Radio also asked Roger about XXX, started by fellow Sirius/XM Outlaw Country DJ, and a man he has shared the stage with before, Shooter Jennings.
If anybody has a right to do that, it’s ol’ Shooter, coming from that bloodline, you know Waylon started the whole thing. I think he’d be proud of Shooter. He treats people right, he’s so kind and talented, and (I am) just a big fan. I’d love to see anything he tries like that make a mark. It seems like everyone has their heart in the right place.
A review is coming, but until then you can preview tracks and purchase Too Fat to Fly.
March 22, 2011 @ 10:53 am
Roger is such a fun guy to have on the show. He’s easily on of my favorite guests.
March 22, 2011 @ 2:29 pm
Thanks for passing this on. I had no idea that he had a new record out and it’s definitely on my “to buy” list. And I’m totally stoked that he’s supporting XXX. He’s one of those rarer songwriters like David Allan Coe who can, at different times, make you laugh out loud and make grown men cry.
March 22, 2011 @ 3:30 pm
That’s hilarious. I wonder if Kevin Smith has heard it? Any album that has songs named Too Fat to Fly, Party in my Pants and Psycho Bitch From Hell has surely got my attention.
March 24, 2011 @ 1:33 pm
This’ll probably get put on the ‘to buy’ list, though I’m looking forward to reading your review of it as well.
March 24, 2011 @ 5:45 pm
Roger Alan Wade can write some great comedic stuff. I’ll look forward to this release!
March 24, 2011 @ 6:33 pm
some good funny ones on here, “leave me alone” is my favorite so far. Polar opposite from Deguello like he says, just fun stuff.
March 24, 2011 @ 7:12 pm
Already bought my album for the week/month – CKY’s b-sides and rarities which is excellent – so this will have to wait. Love RAW though so I am glad to see him getting more music out there so quick. I previewed the album on Amazon and I could definitely see myself listening to several of these songs a good deal – “Stoned Playin’ Pinball” seems right up my alley… Thanks for the heads-up Triggerman and kudos to Roger Alan Wade for not pushing the release with the Japan earthquake and all. My wife follows him on facebook and he seems to be a good man.