A counter protester tries to sabotage the generator being used by independent media at the first campsite of the March on Blair Mountain.

http://marchonblairmountain.org

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Blair March Photo's by Jerry Nelson

This starts off with a bike ride through the French Quarter.  Then NOmadjik Media Bus travels from Frenchmen St. New Orleans to the French Broad River Hot Springs North Carolina.  In route I stop off in Tuscaloosa Alabama with donated supplies for the tornado disaster zone.  I hook up with John Wathen who gives the run down on the enviro-friendly tactics he's pushing to use in Hurricane Creek, which happens to have been 1 of the most bio diverse areas on the planet.  If you're looking for a volunteer opportunity why not help him ensure that it remains 1 of the most bio diverse areas on the planet? 

There are photos of what this area USE TO LOOK LIKE & Mo'Fo' @
http://www.hurricane-creek.org/join-friends-hurricane-creek

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Time lapse photos of 2 afternoons worth of heating, filtering and pumping about a 100 gallons of waste veggie oil. The Bus leaves for Alabama's Tornado Zone on Wed. the 18th.  Then on to the March on Blair Mountain in WV.  ~ download

Thanks to the Frenchmen St Deli & Mardi Gras Zone for their lovely fuel.

http://www.frybrid.com/forum/showthread.php?p=129334#post129334

on the road with a fucked bus ... still

If you missed the previous RIP NOmadjik Bus post, here's the back story on this. Part#1, Part#2

In classic Monty Python style, the bus just raised it's fist and cried "but I''m not dead yet!"

Shortly after being told the estimate was 5,768 dollars; which was a death blow to the bus, no brainer... I got another message from the shop but since I was downing beers I turned my phone off for awhile. 

The NEW Message:  They were real sorry, someone else's estimate had accidentally been stapled to my ticket.

The bus only needs a new oil cooler assembly, related items and services.

The Actual Estimate is $1,575.00
Now, while this estimate is at least feasable; it's not like I got an extra dime laying around.
I'll be focusing on paying jobs for awhile. 
If you have a paying job for a webmaster or video producer, I'm all ears.

If you feel compelled to donate for the cause
I'd love you forever and will send you a DVD of anything I've produced, just name it.
However, I need to say that the bus will No Longer be traveling back an forth across the country All The F'n Time as it has been for the last 3 years.  The remainder of it's life will consist mostly of regional use for off grid film screenings, music and guerilla 1st ammendment covered activist video projections (like this on a smaller scale).

UPDATE: Not Dead Yet

how do you write a eulogy for a bus?

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1021847509#!/album.php?aid=16433&id=1021847509

the guy on the phone rattled off a list of things that needed fixed and then wrapped it up with an estimate of 57 68... it took a few seconds to realize he meant 5 thousand seven hundred and who the fuck cares dollars.

is this worth $5,800 more? ... no... it's not..

I could use some help stripping the gear and modifications out of it. This will need to be done soon so to not incur storage fees.  Bus is in Houston.  ... and I'm imMobile in Austin.

possible blown head waiting to get it looked at the coolant is gray with
the consistency of thin pudding. opinions here seem to think that oil
mixed with the coolant and that would explain why the oil level was down
this morning. I'm too far away to get towed to Austin.

download ~  Part 4 covers the journey from DC back to Harrisonburg.
Breaking down getting lost and getting found.

The Petrol Free Gypsy Tour is a music & art tour covering 450 miles
across Virginia by bicycle over a 2 week period. I drove the support
vehicle (the NOmadjik Veggie Powered Bus).

http://gypsycarnivaltour.org

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The Petrol Free Gypsy Tour is a music & art tour covering 450 miles across Virginia by bicycle over a 2 week period.  I drove the support vehicle (the NOmadjik Veggie Powered Bus).

Part 3 covers Richmond through Washington DC

http://gypsycarnivaltour.org

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The Petrol Free Gypsy Tour is a music & art tour covering 450 miles across Virginia by bicycle over a 2 week period.  I drove the support vehicle (the NOmadjik Veggie Powered Bus).

Part 1 covers the lead up to the ride, the first days ride through a consistent rain and the first 2 shows.

http://gypsycarnivaltour.org
http://bluenileva.com
http://darjeelingcafe.com