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Mon May 26, 2008 9:59 am

grim reaper wrote: I just want everyone to know the missing pieces are in safe hands and there is no way i would ever get rid of them unless they went back to the Diedrich bus.I dont need anyone to talk to him for me i just want to talk to him myself.after all it was my bus at one point in its life and it would be neat to chat with him.I do care thats why i started this thread.

k, I'll get off your case. Thanks, Grim!

Mon May 26, 2008 10:04 am

thank you.

Mon May 26, 2008 10:05 am

Seeing this pic on the first page shows really how loaded down this Bus would be travelling all the way from Guatemala!

Truely a beautiful machine.

Mon May 26, 2008 10:07 am

the bus drove so high when it was empty.

Mon May 26, 2008 10:26 am

July 5 2007
Diedrich coffee bus on a parts mission.

Mon May 26, 2008 11:20 am

We appreciate the support everyone... but Grim, I'm not worried about these items being in your hands. Without having met you, it's apparent from your posts on this forum that you care about them, so no guilt from us. You were the rightful owner of the bus at the time and you were within your rights to keep them. Had someone else purchased the bus, for all we know these items might be lost for good.

If you do feel inclined to strike a deal at some point, you can easily reach me through our website contact. It would be cool to have them back sometime, but there's no urgency -

Mon May 26, 2008 11:27 am

Oh and thanks for posting more photos!

Mon May 26, 2008 11:35 am

A Reality Shrine for a Wired World
Coffeehouse Founder Carl Diedrich's Memorial Van
http://www.nathancallahan.com/realityshrine.html

Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:12 pm

The Diedrich's coffee bus made it to its first OCTO. I believe Martin was wowed by it all. Good to see a bus with so much history come join in the fun today.

Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:16 pm

did anybody get any pictures to post?

Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:50 pm

grim reaper wrote: did anybody get any pictures to post?

x2. lets see em.

Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:22 pm

old pics i found that i never posted taken at a 07-07-07 celebration last year

Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:53 pm

what a "Kean" bus

Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:49 pm

another old pic of the bus with my beetle's and some ovals i sold last summer.

Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:37 pm

really great looking VW and a very interesting history behind it. cool license plate.. 8)

Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:11 pm

suebug wrote: grim reaper wrote: guilt trip.
if you really care about these items buy them from me and give them back to Martin.Martin only asked if i had them he never asked to get them back and im sure they will end up back in his hands but it wont be all this "X3" crap that gets it there.They are my items to do what i want with, i never sold them with the bus for a reason.If i cared? im the one that helped get it out of the woods and back to Costa Mesa.So when Martin ask for them back then im sure we will work it out but stop with the guilt trips people.
Martin give me a call and we can work out a trade for some coffee or something, dont stress these items like the rest.

Hmmm, I was hoping this was being handled with some class behind the scenes but now here is the ugliness for all to see in the public forum. Martin is a real nice guy and I'm sure he would trade some coffee beans to further the reunification of the coffee bus' parts that should have stayed with it. Want me to ask for you? I'll make a special trip to Kean's just for you.

That is like finding a lost dog and hacking off one of its legs before calling the pound.

Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:21 pm

what are you talkng about?who is the hacker and who is the pound?or are you talking about all of the random hacks the bus has=bulkhead,horn,tail light,reverse lights,windows,and some wierd hoops in the nose.

Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:25 pm

I agree. they are GR's plates. he should put them where they would be best served. They really should be installed on the A$$ of something and they are his and he should display them on the A$$ of something. i saw the bus at OCTO.

Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:32 pm

Why is this resurfacing? Grim and Martin can make a fair trade (Kean's beans for Guatemala plates/manual/etc.?) when the time is right. (That Washington plate just didn't look right, though.)

Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:39 pm

the plate will be back with the bus in due time.let it rest and just enjoy the bus for what it is instead of what it doesn't have on the a$$. Martin is not worried about and nobody else should worry about it either.
M&KDiedrich wrote: We appreciate the support everyone... but Grim, I'm not worried about these items being in your hands. Without having met you, it's apparent from your posts on this forum that you care about them, so no guilt from us. You were the rightful owner of the bus at the time and you were within your rights to keep them. Had someone else purchased the bus, for all we know these items might be lost for good.

If you do feel inclined to strike a deal at some point, you can easily reach me through our website contact. It would be cool to have them back sometime, but there's no urgency -