Ma’s Roadhouse Hits a Grand Slam
By Motorcycle Monster
If you missed the debut of the new Tru TV Series, Ma’s Roadhouse, you probably missed the arrival of a “new sheriff in town” in the reality TV / Motorcycle builder world. Custom bike builder Rick Fairless’ Mother affectionately known as Ma, brought her rare candor and smart mouth to the motorcycle masses on Wednesday night with more attitude, piss and vinegar than Paul Sr., Jesse, and a boatload of tattooed bike builders. The best part of the whole deal is Ma and her hard drinking, chain smoking, smart ass way, seems to be as real as it gets, in a TV arena where “scripted story lines” are the norm.
With three generations of family, Rick acts as the “ring master” in this biker world of beer, bikes, and babes with a family and crew of knuckle heads trying to grind out a living, giving bikers what they want, a good time.
Fairless who is obviously a “master at marketing”, gives his guests the rare and unusual, with little regard for anything other than “making a buck”. The wrinkle that makes this show different, is Rick is operating under the watchful eye of his “wacky and irreverent Mom”. He operates his “biker circus act” mainly at the Dallas Ice House Tavern while trying to maintain more conventional business’, next door at the custom bike dealership, parts, and apparel store. And did I mention there is also a tattoo shop on property. I guess calling any of this conventional is a bit of a stretch.
The chemistry that makes this show really something special is the star of the show, a hard driving 71 year-young, Texas gal, who could “give-a-shit-less” about her famous bike builder sons reputation or opinion. She basically says whatever her pretty little head thinks, with no regard for political correctness or who’s listening. It is refreshing to find someone who says, what the rest of us are usually thinking. And, oh by the way, Rick and the rest of the crew are pretty good too.
The Monster gives this new show “a perfect”, Five Monsters Rating, for biker TV. Rick and his great family have “hit this one out of the park” and have a “huge success” on their hands.
Do yourself a favor and check out Ma’s Roadhouse Wednesday at 9:00pm EST on TruTV. You won’t be disappointed.
