He seems to have written his memoirs mainly so that he can 'dish the dirt' on all his former lovers.
The police 'struck pay dirt' when a witness came forward with new information.
The band 'hit pay dirt' [=had a big success] with their first single.
(..) Tomorrow. Tomorrow, we'll come get you. He's got a plan for y'all to get away. Be ready tomorrow at . Neckbone'll be waitin' at the side of the motel with a dirt bike. Wait, just... Just wait a minute. I don't know about all that. Where does he think we're gonna go? What are we even gonna do? (..)2012 Mud
(..) that might work. We're gonna need one that runs. - I can get it runnin'. Tell him, Ellis. - Let's pull this. It's true, he built his own dirt bike. Little more. Neck, take a shot at it. I don't know, that motor's worth somethin'. It's not like all the rest of that junk. It's been there for months. (..)2012 Mud