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OldBayAlex
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 Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 7:23 pm Post subject: Save the Bus! |
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I figured I would post this here, a good friend of mine, Andy Landers is a recording artist in Washington and he travels around in his trusty, rusty VW bus. He loves it, and it's become a part of his band in many ways.
He's come to a crossroads and feels he needs to sell it in order to make ends meet / have a more reliable form of transportation to & from shows. He would never ask for help, but his friends & fans are trying to come together to raise money so he doesn't have to sell his beloved "Eugene".
This family pumps an incredible amount of love into the world (seriously, his story is amazing). If anyone here in the VW community would want to contribute a few sheckels - here's his GoFundMe page. Hope it's okay i'm posting this here!
https://www.gofundme.com/6bpbz-save-the-bus |
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Spike0180
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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We here at thesamba, are here to help solve problems with VW's not wallets. 
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:01 pm Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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you're not trying to save the Bay, you're trying to save his lifestyle.
unless they sell it for scrap.. the bus will be saved. and go onto the next fanatic/owner/vanlifer
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airschooled
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:13 pm Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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Oh, a donation thread on TheSamba? 
Can I bold this:  ?
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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| OldBayAlex wrote: |
| Hope it's okay i'm posting this here! |
Seems you skipped over a few parts of the forum rules.
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Wasted youth
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: Save the Ta Tas! |
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There are two young people in an orange Westy who I am now thinking about...
They wrote a book... 
ANYWAY... Andy, the goal for your friend is twenty large. For about half of that matched with sweat equity, he can have an extremely reliable and comfortable bus again. Also maintains his iconic ride, his image and originality.
Will he have to stop touring or get a loaner while his bus is renewed? Probably.
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airschooled
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: Save the Ta Tas! |
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| Wasted youth wrote: |
There are two young people in an orange Westy who I am now thinking about...
They wrote a book... |
The L20A Chrome Yellow bus that they keep calling orange?
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Wasted youth
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:45 pm Post subject: Re: Save the Ta Tas! |
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| asiab3 wrote: |
| Wasted youth wrote: |
There are two young people in an orange Westy who I am now thinking about...
They wrote a book... |
The L20A Chrome Yellow bus that they keep calling orange? |
Yes! THAT one.  Actually, I cannot recall if they are calling their bus orange, or if that was just me. Anyway, the orange is optimistic. |
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BUSBOSS
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| Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:55 pm Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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| OldBayAlex wrote: |
If anyone here in the VW community would want to contribute a few sheckels - here's his GoFundMe page. |
A few sheckels = $20,000. 
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:05 am Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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| $20,000 would probably keep my fleet of old rigs running for at least 10-12 years at today's prices and 20,000 miles a year. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 4:11 am Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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This is why we can't have nice things, and why all the folks selling videos and " content" belong in the other Fora
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Lil Lulu
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| Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 5:18 am Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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Go support my idealistic lifestyle. Jeez.
Did this myself in the 60s-70s. Never asked anyone else for a dime.
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EverettB 
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hazetguy
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| Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:48 am Post subject: Re: Save the Ta Tas! |
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| Wasted youth wrote: |
| ANYWAY... Andy, the goal for your friend is twenty large. For about half of that matched with sweat equity, he can have an extremely reliable and comfortable bus again. |
But the additional "extra" money is needed for a constant supply of microbrews and organic veggie burritos. Thought you knew.
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iowegian
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| Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:36 am Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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| Interesting. I wondered where they ended up after leaving his position as an Evangelical pastor in Iowa. |
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OldBayAlex
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| Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:42 am Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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Lol.
Okay, I made a goof posting in the wrong forum. But seriously - Andy's not looking for charity, never has. He's not even aware of the GoFundMe, this is just an effort from his family, friends & fans to keep his Bus as he is selling it - but I think that got lost by the nature of the replies.
I get it. Everyone's got our own bills and frankly you guys don't know him, just thought it would be a nice gesture to a fellow bus owner. Maybe not the appropriate forum. |
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hazetguy
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| Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:17 am Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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so he's wanting money to buy a car. that's what i got from the gofu<kme description. how about getting some gigs? one wedding in may and $20 hats ain't gonna pay the bills.
maybe he should do another kickstarter campaign. i mean sheesh, he got over $80K there.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/567582528/andrew-landers-music/description
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wcfvw69
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| Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:23 am Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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I think the core issue here is this "go fund me" generation has rubbed many folks raw. 99.9% of the folks on this site work hard for what they have without asking others to help them with donations/handouts for their lifestyle choice.
I think there's PLENTY of appropriate times when a "go fund me" is appropriate and needed. This situation isn't one of them.
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OldBayAlex
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| Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:24 am Post subject: Re: Save the Bus! |
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You seriously can't read can you.
HE'S NOT BEHIND THE GOFUNDME |
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