BUS-ted.

You kids and your fancy travelling pants. when I was your age. There was no school bus. when we wanted to go on tour, we'd have to walk to the surrounding cities, up-hill both ways in 15 feet of snow in our bare feet.

well Gramps, looks like those days are making a comeback. After 2 solid years (and change), the hardest working member of

Sober mornings, drunken nights.

"Run with the heard" has suddenly passed away. This bus has been a major player in every show and tour we've ever done as a band. It has hosted many pre drinks and after parties around shows locally or abroad.

About 2 hours before 'kicking the can't" the bus would argue that it went down in a blaze of glory being the star of an advertisement shot for Valor Skate Shoes for their new skate video! In a drive to Surrey it sadly had enough and retired to the side of the number 1 Hwy.

Some of you may remember events that went down in this bus. There were improv songs that will never be created again. One song, in particular, was about something happening to you, that made you make the decision, to 'settle' for rape.

The legacy put in to this 'little engine that did' will never be forgotten. There were moments of resilience, perseverance and power that would smash any odds we'd put against it. Of course propane freezes when you stop in Valemount, B.C. when it's 40 below. we're just glad it didn't happen while we were on one of the many mountains it slowly climbed on the way to GRAND PRARIE!!

40, 000 kilometers of building, planning, and growth.

These are things that I wouldn't condone doing to a Toyota Tacoma. when Ford F-150s are parked outside of motels in rural alberta they all talk about the "Legend of the short bus" and it gives them the incentive needed to travel long distances.

This bus has lugged our gear around many areas meeting many people and supporting many things never before possible in other vehicles. Like standing.

Through many climates... climb many hills.

Joey has put a lot in to this bus. Taking a hit for the band, he used it as his personal vehicle though I can guarantee that there were FAR more hours logged by the band. You don't just BUY a bus for your own personal enjoyment. There's obviously plenty of room for your laptop in a Smart Car or a 700 dollar civic.

And only in its absence can we really feel the appreciation for such a noble act. Only in the sudden end can we see how much this party enthusiast of a bus has effected us all.

There are people out there that will remember it forever. I really couldn't take enough photos of Her Majesty as she shined in any soul-capturing moment. People had sex on those vinyl seats.

Many kilometers through this rear view.

It would be a shame to replace such a thing and of course, near impossible. So it has been the shared opinion of the band to have a donation box and throw a fundraising event that helps us along. Something that utilizes some of the bands that have travelled with us or partied in the lovely yellow traveller. we'll keep you posted on that event that will happen at some time in November.

we'll miss you bus. we love you. And hopefully your replacement makes us as happy as you did.

Rwth.