Q&A With Koloff- #266

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I've got with me, just gosh, I met these guys at the, it's called the NRB, the National Religious Broadcasting Convention. In Nashville, Tennessee, and they were doing a special concert. For Truth Radio Network. And of course, I'm referring to this group called Sunday Drive, Jeff Misty and Dusty Trees. Welcome to the QA show with Koloff.

Oh, thank you so much. We're happy to be here.

Well, great to have you guys here with me today. And, of course, let's take a couple of minutes and just talk about that. Maybe, Misty, I'll maybe start with you and just tell our listening audience who Sunday Drive is. Sunday Drive is a family van from Knoxville, Tennessee. It consists of my husband Jeff.

And his brothers, Dusty, and myself, Misty Tree. And Sunday Drive has been around for how long have you guys been traveling and singing together?

Well, we've all been in music pretty much our whole lives.

However, Sunday Drive formed and started in two thousand nine.

Okay. And so you said your whole lives. Let me go ahead and bounce to Jeff first. And so, Jeff, You you come I I do know a little bit of the story. You come from a music family.

Your family toured before Sunday Drive came up came about and was formed. You toured as a family, right? Uh yes. Uh Cedar Ridge, my family Group started in 1967 as Cedar Ridge and And then I came on board when I was thirteen years old. And started playing the piano for my family group.

It started out as my mom and dad, my aunt and my uncle. And they traveled around locally. But in the 80s, it kind of took off from and they got some national.

songs and things and um and so we toured a little bit more extensively and it ended up being uh my older brother Dwayne and um myself and my mom and dad and and my little brother Dusty and you know usually a few more.

Okay, as Cedar Ridge. And how how many years then did the as a family did did you guys travel as the as Cedar Ridge?

Well, my mom passed away in 97. She was the lead singer, and so it started in '67.

So Cedar Ridge had about thirty year span Um, we went for about a year after that without mom and and then my older brother decided to start having kids and and uh and raising children.

So he went into the car business, selling cars and and uh opened a car lot and and then um so Dusty and myself Dussy was just a little boy at the time and so And and the get one the guitar player for Cedar Ridge, we uh we kept traveling as Jeff Trees band. And it was usually three of us, sometimes four guys. We are a boy band. And then in um 2009, I married Misty January 17th. And so we went that year's Jeff Trees band.

And at the end of the year, we changed the name to Sunday Drive. Because Misty was a whole lot better singer than I was. And so he's like, you don't need to be Jeff Tree's fan, you know, when we got a good singer here.

Well, that's amazing. And so, Dusty, so you come into the picture.

So, Jeff was 13. How old were you when you became a part of the family band? I I was around twelve years old when I started playing drums for the family. And uh and it just kept progressing from there. And then then we went on the road to have treespan and I started out as a percussionist with Jeff Tree Spin, then I switched over to drums and For Sunday drive, I uh I play drums and sing tenor.

Awesome. And so Misty comes into the picture, gives it a new face, a new look, right? And a new name, and a new name. And Misty, I know there's a new era of gospel music. And Misty, I know there's a story there on how you guys.

How the name Sunday Drive came about. Can you take a minute and share that with our listening audience? Sure, I'd be glad to. Sunday Drive is a special thing for me because as a child, Me, my mom and dad would go to church on Sunday, we'd go out to eat, and then we'd take a Sunday drive. And we didn't necessarily have a destination, but it was just the time together as family.

that one on one time and just enjoying the beauty of God's creation as we as we go. And so from that, you just that became the inspiration for becoming the group name, Sunday Drive. Yeah, yeah.

Well, and Sunday drives were always so relaxing and enjoyable. You know, they were just. A time to sit back, relax and enjoy the journey. Enjoy, yeah.

Well, you're out there. And I've actually taken a few Sunday drives of my own. I've got a convertible Corvette. I put the top down on a beautiful Sunday. Yeah, on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

And just take, I just take some back roads. You know, we call it looking at God's creation, right? And, you know, no, no hurry, no hurry, just, you know, and hopefully nobody comes gets behind me so I can just go as slow as I want to go and just take it all in. And as you said, I can actually relate to what you're saying. And how cool that that became an inspiration for your group name.

That's awesome. That's awesome. Yeah, I'm very thankful. Very thankful. And I love the name.

Whenever I talk about it, it just relaxes me because I know the joy that I had when we took them as a child. And we still take them today. That's awesome. Well, Jeff, so what genre, like if people wanted to find Sunday Drive, find your music, Jeff, what. What genre, what do they look for?

Where do they go and what do they look for?

Well, they can check out our music at our as far as purchasing a C D or something at our website at Sunday DriveMusic. com or on any platform. Whether it be um Uh Spotify or Pandora, any streaming platform we're available. And anywhere music sold, you can find our music. I guess you would consider us Uh the the we got dub nominated, multi-dub nominated this year, and it was under the bluegrass country roots.

We're not bluegrass. We don't have banjo, so I guess we'd be considered country roots, and uh, which is probably under falls underneath the Southern gospel field, but we just call it gospel music. We share Jesus and gospel. You know, to anyone wait to listen.

Well, that's awesome. And congratulations, by the way. It's quite an honor to be up for a Dove nomination.

So congratulations on that as well. Thank you so much. Yep, absolutely. Dusty, last question before we transitioned here to your questions for me. I know you guys go out on tour as well.

So about how many shows a year do you guys tour? We do around one hundred shows a year We used to um do a few more, but Recently, I've got two I've got a four-year-old and a seven-year-old at my house, so they're very wild at my house. Spend a little more time at home, and you got your hands full. Yeah, you got your hands full with a four-year-old and the seven-year-old. Oh, yeah.

It is wide open 24-7, almost. That's awesome. So, 100 concerts a year, live concerts a year, and I'm guessing. Website as well to find out where you're touring. Is that right?

Yeah, just under the tour tab on Sunday DriveMusic.com. It will have everything you need on that. And we also are on Bands of Town too. You can you wan if you're on bands in town the app. you can subscribe and detail us.

Tell you when we're in your area automatically. That's awesome. Sunday Drive. I know, go out. I just want to encourage you to support their music and pick up some copies of their music and download and go watch them live in concert.

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Well, Dusty, since I got you on the phone now, let me go first. Let me let you ask the first question, okay, since you and I are talking the what do you have in mind for me today?

Well, I had read that In addition to wrestling, you had also been a football player. And what I'd read said that you were a Defensive lineman and a receiver. Is that correct? Correct. Yes, sir.

That's not something you hear very often, the defensive lineman playing wide receiver. I want to know how to have a few more pounds. Let me give you a little backstory. I don't think I've ever been asked that question before.

So it's really cool. Good question. I'm excited to answer it because, you know, of course, most people, many people know my wrestling history and story, and not everybody, but a lot of people. But I didn't grow up dreaming of being a wrestler. I mean, I was passionate about football, right?

I mean, give me a helmet and some shoulder pads. Let me knock somebody's head off, right?

So I was passionate about it and weightlifting. And so actually, to give you a little more of the backstory, so earlier on in my football career, I played wide receiver and then I was a punter for our varsity team as a sophomore and kickoffs and all of that as a Sophomore, one of only three guys actually in my sophomore class that not only dressed for varsity, but actually got to play in varsity games as a sophomore. And so as time went on, And I got bigger, which, by the way, I don't know how big wrestling fans you guys are, but those who are listening out there right now. Who also played wide receiver on that same football team was a guy named Ravishing Rick Roode. He was on the same team.

He was on that same high school football team. In addition to that, one of our other defensive players was a guy named Kurt Henning. Mr. Perfect Kurt Henning. Another lineman was a guy by the name of Barry Darcell, who would go on to be Crusher Khrushchev and Demolition Smash.

All on the same thing. All on the same team, and one more. And one other offensive lineman, defensive lineman was a guy by the name of John Nord, who wrestled as Nord the Berserker, Nord the Barbarian, or something, I think. But anyway, yeah, all five of us on the same high school football team, right?

So I spent it. It is crazy. It's really crazy to think about.

Somebody needs to do a movie on that one day. But anyway, hey, if you're listening out there, you're a movie director, producer, writer, do a movie on this Robbinsdale high school story. Anyway, so fast forward, I'm getting. Older, I'm getting bigger.

So then I actually went from wide receiver and came in closer and played tight end.

So that would make a little more sense, right? To playing tight end. Getting closer to defensive line. Closer to defensive line.

So then I started playing tight end and defensive end, but not only in high school. I actually played some of both in college, which is even more unusual, right? Yeah, I wasn't necessarily a two-way starter. Maybe for some of the games, and I may have played more defense than offense or offense than defense. And then in the latter part of my college career, I was scouted by the NFL, and I was now being scouted as a tight end.

But my coach also put me in on goal line defense just because of how aggressive I was. And I guess you might say how insane I was. He's like, okay, we need this guy on the goal line for defense.

So there you go.

So there's all. When I. When I saw um It said wide receiver and defensive line. I was like, how on earth does that work? That is one big wide receiver you're thinking, right?

They couldn't tackle you, though. That's right.

Well, but interestingly enough, you know, some of the athletes today, as we all know, are, I mean, including some of those wide receivers and guys now that are technically a tight end, but they split them out wide and some very gifted, skilled players out there nowadays.

So I guess that was just before my time. That's all. I'm going to conclude by saying that. I was before my time.

So, all right.

Well, I'm going to bounce to Jeff and then let the lady of the group finish with the last question.

So, Jeff, what question do you have for me today?

Well, um, when I was younger and and growing up, um, Uh We are. We didn't have cable and things. We just had the three stations. And I got a kind of a two part. We're from Knoxville, Tennessee, and our Mayor is Glenn Jacobs.

And so, do you know? Have you ever wrestled with Glenn? Of course. The people will know him as Kane. Right.

And so, have I ever wrestled him? Yeah, have you ever been ringing with Glenn? I had not been. We were somewhat, I guess, what you might say in a different era, in that I was in the 80s and early 90s. And, of course, I made a decision to walk away, retire from wrestling at age 33, which is pretty unusual for that industry.

And I think Glenn was just really ramping up his career, and of course, him. And I wrestled his, I guess, his brother, the Undertaker, Mean Mark Callis, when he was Mean Mark Callis. In WCW, yeah, in WCW, I had a few handful of matches against Mean Mark, and uh, then he won, of course, up Craig Diab. Yes, yes, yeah. And of course, The Undertaker and Kane, you know, did that, had a pretty storied career there in WWF, now WWE.

And it actually just saw Glenn Refuge. Relatively, we we were actually sharing the platform together, speaking at a at a at an event recently, and so got to got to say hi to Glenn. And so, I don't know him all that well, but he certainly had a great career. And so, so tell me, how's he doing as a mayor from pro wrestler to mayor? How's he doing as a mayor?

I love him as a mayor, and I'll vote for him every time. He's sticking with the people, he stands up for us, and he don't take, you know, he don't take no junk in the ring.

Well, he don't take it in political ring either. I mean, He stands up to them.

So he's just transferred that from inside the squared circle. Good. Imagine trying to stand across the debate stage from him.

Well, I know, for those who don't know, he is a big man. Like, we're talking about how big I was, right? Physically big for, you know, to play football. But yeah, he is a very large man, right?

So very imposing figure, very intimidating, imposing figure, right? Yeah, he's very intimidating, but when you start talking to him, it's kind of like a gentle dying. Yeah, he's soft-spoken, right? Yeah, you shall ring a bell, right? Yeah.

Which is kind of conflicts with what you saw on television, right? But his persona on television versus his personality in real life, right?

So. Yeah. Now, when I was a kid, there was this character.

Now, I don't think he was national, but you might have run across him. His name was Ron Bright.

Okay. He wrestled around here with a big deal around here. And um And he was great. You know, he would, you know, Uh, he popped it till his till his whole face was bloody, you know, right. And and uh But yes, and that's what a lot of are each areas have that are people.

It's not national. I don't I my question, I guess, is do you ever run across anybody like that? you know, that's uh that's max You're you are regular guys and regional guys you ever have to uh wrestling of those or visit or anything. Uh so so The terminology in today's world is indie, indie circuit, independence, right? And back back in the day, the those more localized or regionalized guys would have would have been a very fancy term they have nowadays is called enhancement talent.

And so We would have come. I know, right? It's kind of like sanitation worker versus garbage collector, right? But anyway, I'm just saying. I'm just saying.

Okay. But all that to say, so there is always a possibility. Many of those underneath guys we'd film in local markets might have been on the show and making us, you might say, quote, superstars look good for television, right? And TV was quite different back then. And wrestling was quite different back then.

I'll say this just real quick, and then we'll get on to Misty's question here. And that is, in fact, Vice TV, for those who are listening, not familiar, they did a series a while back called Tales of the Territories. And of course, Knoxville in its day was a wrestling Territory, uh, just like Jerry Lawler had Memphis wrestling, and the Von Ericks had world-class in Texas, and Jim Crocker promotions had mid-Atlantic, and there was Florida Championship, Georgia Championship, St. Louis, the AWA up in Minneapolis, and Vern Gagne, and of course, Vince McMahon Sr. up in Northeast, etc., etc.

And so we would come across a lot of those guys in our travels, and they might be on the underneath cards. And so it's possible I may have met him and/or wrestled him. It doesn't come to immediate memory, but uh. That's a great question.

So, well, let's get that I think you'll enjoy.

Okay. Um there was these two little older ladies used to every time we would sing in Knoxville, they would be on the front row, and they would just praise the Lord and raise their hand and everything. And, you know, it was like these two sweet little old ladies.

Okay, and they just come up and oh, you're so pretty, you're so blessed, you're all that you know. And one night I'm watching the local wrestling on T V. And on the front row, the rest of that, they were up there going, killing, killing.

So these two sweet little old ladies were on the front row of our gospel concert. They were also on the front row of the wrestling Matt Sam Gillam.

Well, so I'm like, you know, wrestling and gospel music really is fits close. We do the same thing.

Well, let me just say this real quick.

Okay. So you have no idea how many times I have heard it said, you know, I've wrapped up a church, say I've preached on a Sunday morning or something, right? And And people will come out, or I'll be doing an autograph signing, and people will come to my table and they'll say this. My grandma. Or my grandpa, right?

It's like either or. And they go, They loved two things. And they'll say, They love church on Sunday morning and they love professional wrestling. And so it doesn't, one doesn't seem really kind of to go with the other.

However, you're not the first to tell me a story like that, but it is too funny, right?

So, well, let's roll over. Misty, you get the final word, the final question, and then we'll wrap up the show today. What do you got for me?

Okay, well, I was the 80s wrestling girl. I remember you, Nikita. I remember Tommy Rich. You know, I can go down the list, had the posters and all that kind of stuff. Come on.

You should see Robbie's face right now, by the way. Hey, let me just hold that thought just for a second. Robbie Dilmore, who else produced this show, was the main man here. He knew nothing about wrestling when I first started.

Now, his wife knew some things.

So, his face right now, when you said I was the wrestling girl, I wish I could have taken a snapshot of that. Anyway, all right, go ahead, Tommy Rich. Tommy Rich, all that good stuff, at the toasters, and all that kind of stuff. But my question is: what is your greatest memory from wrestling? Like maybe one of your most, I know there's probably several, but what's your greatest memory from it?

Gosh, you know, and I do get asked that question fairly often. And it's, I mean, it really is hard to use a wrestling term, pin it down, pin it down to ha ha ha. Yeah. To nail it or pin it to down to one match. But like for real, because I mean, there were so many legendary guys that I had the privilege of wrestling.

I mean, from guys like Dusty Rhodes, right? Like the Road Warriors, Ric Flair, I mean, Ricky Steamboat. Rick Flair, yeah. I mean, go down the list. Rick Roode.

I mean, I wrestle Rick, you know, and so many guys. Lex Lugers, Sting. I mean, on and on and on it goes. And uh but You know, certainly.

So, if I have to try to narrow it down, certainly the first ever match against the Nature Boy Ric Flair at the Great American Bash in 1985 was certainly memorable. I don't know how many, 25, 30, 35,000 people. You know, I'm only 13 months into my wrestling career, so I'm still a novice, right? And yet, I'd become the world tag team champion, the world six-man champion, and now I am the main all eyes on me, right, for the world heavyweight title against one of the biggest matches ever, the great American Bash. And so That certainly is one of many, but that's one for sure.

So. That's awesome. We're thankful for all that you've done through the years, and we're thankful for you having us today. Ken, when I told my friends I was coming on this, they like. Sent me a hundred questions, and if I don't have the reform from them, they're probably going to be really mad at me.

Okay, all right. Uncle Ivan, were you all, they want to know if you all were really if y'all were friends off of the out of friends? Usually I get, were you and Uncle Ivan related? You know, was he really your uncle? That's normally what I got.

I'm like, well, he was as much an uncle to me as any uncle I ever had. And all that to say, we became, we certainly were friends inside the wrestling circles and became even better friends outside of the wrestling world. And since you asked and I brought it up, you know, I invited him to a revival in 1995. He showed up, didn't know he was there until I saw him at the altar surrendering his life to Jesus in 1995 and became a Jesus lover the rest of his life up until his passing, going home to be with the Lord, and was blessed to speak at a very small, intimate grave side. Service for him that his wife Renee had asked me to speak at.

And so there you go. If you went to the funeral to that, so that's that's off. Yeah, well, well, that's just if you've got a hundred questions, that just means we'll have to have you guys back on QA another time. Take two. That's right.

Take two. All right, just real quick before we roll, one more time. Your website. Tell everyone your website where they can get Sunday music, Sunday Drive music. One more time.

Sunday drivemusic.com. There you go. And you can't all streaming platforms, anywhere you can find music, we will be there. You just go search Sunday Drive. We're also on all social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, to search Sunday Drive and we'll pop up.

Awesome. Sunday Drive, Jeff, Misty, and Dusty Trees. Thank you guys for being on Q ⁇ A with Koloff today. And thank you. Thank you for tuning in.

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