I think after he saw our van, and the loft set-up, he felt sorry for us and let us go. It all went down on a reservation, so the cop was not a state trooper, and let us go after a bullshit story along with my willingness to let him search the van. We made it past Sante Fe on Highway 40 before we got caught. That was the infamous trip where we decided to steal gas the entire way. We did manage to jump on a show while in California. The longest drive we ever did was between Kansas City and San Diego when we recorded our first record. What’s the longest drive you ever did between shows? What was the first trip you took with it? We also had a heart spray painted on the back door.īoys Life, Out “glamping” with Giants Chair. We had no place for our spare tire so we tied it to the top of the van. When we would hit a good gust of wind it could change lanes on its own. Honestly, that van was the best running vehicle I have ever driven, or been in, except that the steering linkage was badly worn. The whole thing was carpeted to the nines because Joe’s old man was a master carpet installer.
There was just the two front seats, and then the loft, extended the whole length of the van so you had to sit cross legged, or on a stack of pillows, but never could your legs hang down unless you sat between the two front seats. I waxed it, and we built the most insane loft inside. It was light blue, and the paint was all chalky like all those old Fords get. It had a GOOD straight six in it that you just couldn’t kill. It was a Ford short body from the early 80s. Tell us about the van, year, make, model, color – did it need work, and did you do any DIY, build a loft, etc.? “When we would hit a good gust of wind it could change lanes on its own.” – Brandon Butler tours in it with very little maintenance. We had $250 in the band fund, and Joe threw in a bicycle. Joe worked with a guy who had an old church van. Where did you get it? Did you know the its background when you purchased it? Well, maybe “Tour Song” by Jawbreaker.īoys Life, August 1995. Nah, no particular bands inspired us, just that we needed one. We figured we’d sleep in the van since we had no real contacts yet.ĭid a particular band or event inspire you? We had our first drummer, I was just days out of high school, and our cars weren’t going to do the trick. Why did you get a van in the first place? I interviewed Brandon Butler from Boys Life (KC), The Farewell Bend (KC/DC), Canyon (DC), The Vicars of Dickroy (DC), and Six Bells (KY), etc., about Boys Life’s first van and touring.
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