Bernard The Bus Blog

cruisin' smelly-style

2009-04-30T10:55:00.003-04:00

well, the tour is going great so far. Skiffle and Tiny Ensemble were recorded for haveyouheard.net in an amazing in-house studio by atlanta's coolest sound engineer, we found a ton of veggie oil in GA and SC, and we've had just about the perfect amount of leisure time so far. right now we're parked in front of the Dripolator in my favorite little North Cackalackey town, Black Mountain. if you're here in town and see this, feel free to knock on the Bernard's door and say hello, and be sure to come by the open mic tonight at the Watershed, right by the bus, where you'll have a chance to see one or more of: HARPER Sublette, SKIFFLE, jesuschryslersupercar, CATS in the Basement, MAID Mosephine, and Tiny Ensemble! it's gonna be the F'n S!! WOO!

woah, 2 updates in a year!

2009-04-27T12:02:00.004-04:00

ok, here are flyers for shows the bus will be attending in ATL, Charlotte, Philadelphia, and back in Sarasota. we ALSO have dates in Roanoke, VA , Brawltimore, and Pensacola. so come out and see the bus! it'll be accompanied by some great music and good times and after this tour it may not be on the road for a while!

Holy crap, we're on tour!

2009-04-22T23:06:00.002-04:00

WELL! i've decided against a history post, the bus has been here and there, i've overhauled the veggie oil collection system, life grows continuously simpler and more complicated, and the bus is on tour, carrying me and 6 musicians between Sarasota and Brooklyn for the next three weeks! if you read this and can get to Gainesville on friday, Apr 24, come see Skiffle, Tiny Ensemble, JesusChryslerSupercar, Harper Sublette, and...some others! at the Kickstand! in Gainesville, Fl! flier and more posts concerning the tour to come! woo!

I bet this is going to be fun!

2008-05-06T16:41:00.004-04:00

Thank you to Brianna and Ngaire for making this happen. I am so excite!

Come out and see us!

Bernard the Bus - Earth Day 2008 @ New Gate Montessori School in Sarasota Florida!

2008-04-15T21:45:00.003-04:00

Hello everyone, I had plans in motion to be in virginia before we were aware of this wonderful opportunity to attend this years earth day event at the New Gate Montessori School, but Bob is amped and will be holding things together this saturday april 19th. Check out the link below and come out to visit Bob and learn about Bernard the Bus!

http://bernardthebus.com/images/earthday08.pdf

We met another Veggie Bus!

2008-03-07T19:29:00.005-05:00

We met a couple from oregon traveling around in their veggie bus. Our friend brandy saw them at whole foods and brought them back to us. We exchanged stories and tip and tricks and technicalities and formalities. They have a sweet bus and we hope to see them around sometime. They were on there way out of florida but you can check them out on myspace

Working it out, yeah, we are getting things going.

2008-03-06T14:33:00.004-05:00

Although slowly. I am finding sarasota comfortable this time around and this time of year. I am selling my photographs at the Artists Market downtown. I am eating great local produce from Jessica's Farm. I am riding bike as my main form of transportation. I have been practicing yoga at rosemary court with Beth and friends. I have been reading books of all sorts, and I have started recording some music at my friend nino's in home studio. I am in no hurry to leave. Work and money have been slow and it has changed my thinking somewhat. My good friends Jesse and Nino are having a baby in june and we have decided to stay for this magnificent occasion. We have also decided to sell two shares of Bernard making him owned and inhabited by four people. We are accepting application at roth@thelur.org from all interested parties. Shares will be sold for $3,000. I cut off my dreadlocks and I am much faster now :). So, the plan is still coming together but at a much slower rate than I had originally thought. I have been doing lots of research into alternative energies and the companies and organizations involved. I still need to make connections and put together information to distribute. We still have a lot of projects planned for Bernard. All said and done I feel very fortunate, my life is awesome.

If you are interested, here are a few things to look into:
Loremo- 150 miles per gallon 2 cylinder diesel vehicle.

Air-Powered Hybrid

Energy Literacy.org

Hand Harvested Seaweed from Maine

Grow your own Sprouts

Nathan Stubblefield

soon...

2008-01-13T17:08:00.000-05:00

i know no one will see this post. soon, though. i think. i've been doing everything i can to get roth to put this up on the site, finished or not. i feel like any display of progress would be better than our excited but somewhat outdated 3-month-old update. am i wrong? if i am, let me know before the next post. i dare you.

anyway, here's the news: the bus is grounded by technical difficulties. one of the 2 coolant-heated fuel system components is leaking coolant into the vegetable oil. no bueno. so, i'll have to take all that stuff apart and send something away to be replaced. we're considering the february gathering in ocala as our next excursion, provided i'm able to take care of the aforementioned snafu by then, though it would mean quite abandoning our employer here in sarasota. it would also likely push back our march departure, as the projects are coming together slow. perhaps it's just the lack of money, perhaps more a lack of focus. either way, what we need are materials. namely, 1 1/4 inch angle iron - lots of it. a slab to work on would be nice, but that i can get around. storage boxes would be huge. then, the deck, then... well, we have alot to do. hopefully the site will be up soon, everybody. thanks for listening.

-bob
"donations graciously accepted!"

Sarasota Chillin and Getting Ready

2007-12-24T13:57:00.000-05:00

We are holding up in Sarasota, our home town, for the winter. Sunny sunshine and the warm weather down, down in the Florida. Our friend Lee bought a house with the perfect side yard, Bernard fits perfectly. The location is amazing, we can get everywhere on our bikes.

We plan to head out west in the spring. Untill then we have lots of work to do. Several modifacations to Bernard, including but not limited to: An electrical system with solar panels, storage boxes on the deck and undercarraige, a center console, extending the deck, and a large RV style roll out awning. We are also turning Bernard into an idea and information hub in the form of a booth that we can set up at festivals or fairs or markets. We will distribute and spread idea's and information on topics ranging from sustainable building and alternative energy to health and nutrition to anything else we come into contact with. We are forming a non-profit for the bus, collecting literature, and all and all getting things together. We have a lot to learn, a lot to organize, and a lot to build. Send us some encouragement to help keep us going and we will keep you posted.