About this project

We're a band of good friends who love playing music together, and for other people. We've been called hippies, hipsters, indie rockers, and pop lovers, but when it comes down to it, we don't really fit into any of those categories. All we know is, when we play music, people dance and sing, and we have SO MUCH FUN.

Since we started this band over two years ago, we’ve played as much as possible. Borrowing our friend’s van, we’ve toured the Northeast, performed at colleges and venues in many states, been featured at independent showcases in New York City, and driven to California and back during our National Tour in 2009.

Now, it’s time to plan this year’s summer tour, and we need a van to do it. This van will be our new best friend, a great addition to the band, and a necessary part of our future as a touring group of musicians. But we don’t want any old van- we want a van that will run on vegetable oil.

So let’s talk about this “vegetable oil hippie van.” What is it? Why do we even want one? Well, we want to do our part. There are limited resources on this planet of ours, and we’d like to recycle those resources as much as possible. We’re willing to smell like grease and stop at Chinese Food Restaurants instead of gas stations in order to contribute less to the degradation of our beautiful world and the air we breathe. Grease burns much cleaner than gasoline, and after all, Rudolph Diesel invented the diesel engine to run on organic oils not fossil fuels! Playing a show in a different city every night means LOTS of driving, and LOTS of gas, so why not just forget the gas and recycle the oil that’s already been used at restaurants?

***For more information on how this kind of van works, visit:
http://www.greasenotgas.com
http://www.greasecar.com/tech.cfm
http://www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_svo.html#intro ***

You can help. Your donation will make it possible for us to buy a used diesel van, convert its engine to one that runs on vegetable oil, and save thousands of dollars in gas and thousands of breaths of fresh air so we can drive across the country in an environmentally responsible way.

We're asking for $8,000, but hoping to raise even more than that. $5,000 will cover the used diesel van, $3,000 will fund the engine conversion, and anything over that will be put toward CHECKING OUR BRAKES, van insurance, a van repair fund, and paying a publicist to support our tour this summer. If we don't reach our $8,000 goal, we won't receive any of the money we've raised, whether it be $25 or $7,999.

Your donation will help us bring our music to listeners all over the country. With your help, this can really happen! We are so grateful for your support, and so excited to play music for you.

Love,
Kaila, Luke, Colin & Danny