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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Sep 4

From Jeff Lamm “1987 Half Life from Pittsburgh, the plywood compartment for gear left a little sleeping area above. We went to CA and back with 6 guys packed in it. Always left a person sleeping with the gear, that sucked. From left to right: Mike LaVella, Damon Che’ (above) , Vince Curtis and Me.”

Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Apr 10

From @parallelstatesband “The van is the bass player’s van and he converted it into a camper, he’s a legend at woodwork and turning vans into campers.

We were outside a practice studio in Nottingham UK 🇬🇧 and needed new pictures.

We are a punk band with a 90s style and sound.”
#parallelstatesband

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 27

From @dannywleo “In the Zone Sara G | Desert South West | The Holy Childhood | 2000 | pic by Peter Nye Kerlin — with Anawim Avila, @jayseadub and Peter Nye Kerlin”.
#bandvans #punkbandvans #theholychildhood

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 26

From @halfglassofrum “Meet our van “The Michael”. Viking Viking Viking on tour summer 2012. A Walmart somewhere in Pennsylvania. When it’s too hot in the van to sleep. He lasted us a few runs until he could run no more. He was burned ceremoniously for our local fire department to train on.”

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 25

From @lbcjeff “Me and my old 1975 Econoline 350. I hauled a lot of gear in it during the mid-late 90’s. I miss that ol’ van.”
#fordeconoline

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 24

From @pausantesmasses “The Aina van. Pretty sure it’s me at the wheel but I can’t tell who else is in it. Late 90s.”
#aina

Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 22

From @bix1973 “Goofing around in Chicago on Braid’s No Coast tour, July 2014. — with @chrisbroach “
@braidofficial
#braid

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 21

From @kim.coletta “Jawbox van action”.
@jawboxofficial
@dischordrecords
#bandvans #punkbandvans #jawbox #dischord

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 20

From @maxwedge1
Probably a found photo?
#bandvans #punkbandvans #thehighspirits

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 19

From @_straight_edge_punk “Pillsbury Hardcore, July 1987 at my grandparents house in Plainfield Illinois on a stop for our Chicago show the guy on the far left his name is Tommy he was our friend from our youth and we stopped in for a sandwich and some time with the grandparents or whatever.”

Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 15

From @mrjameswall “The original Wind of Change , Fuse, and K454 Van before it’s fire.”
#bandvans #punkbandvans #windofchange #fuse #kerosene454

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 14

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 14

From @lowercase_band “Lowercase’s 1977 Dodge Tradesmen 100”
#bandvans #punkbandvans #lowercase

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 13

From @_straight_edge_punk “Loading the van for the HEAVY PHUCKIN TOUR July 1987.
#pillsburyhardcore - photo credit👉 #jasonwatson #pornovalleyhardcore @iron_mtn @ericwood809
#bandvans #punkbandvans

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 12

From @mrjameswall “This Van has some legs... the second K454 Van. Bought and prepped in AZ by Mike Wall, Denno, myself.”
@twistless
#bandvans #punkbandvans #kerosene454

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 11

Was going to be released, but then the guy with the label disappeared. It’s Fred, Carlo, me on guitar, John Wall on bass, Josh LaRue on electric piano, and Justin Wierbonski on drums.

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 11

From @mrjameswall “The other Fuse ❤️”
What he is referring to is that I was in a “Fuse” too before we became Admiral. We even had t-shirts!
@mrjameswall @godspeedbrokenpress @astoriffic
Photo by M. Waters 1990?
#bandvans #punkbandvans #fuse

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 11

You should hear the 3rd album that was never released!

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 10

From @cennamowoodwinds “No van in this photo, but we are using maps.
It is remarkable how powerful the nostalgia is for the time before Google maps.
This is me and John Wall planning a route in England.
Can't remember the club this was at, but it was 1999 The Boom tour. We opened for Fugazi.”

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 7

From @byrotron2 “Boys Life and Giants Chair 1995.”
@boyslifemusic @giantschair
#boyslife #giantschair #kansascity #1995

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 6

From @mikemagarelli “Does this count?
Sunshine State circa 2014. Weekend Warriors.”
#bandvans #punkbandvans #sunshinestate

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 4

From @bigjoe_aka_josegrande “The Hellworms outside of whatever club in whatever German town we opened for them in. 1999 The Boom tour.”
#bandvans #punkbandvans #hellworms

Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 3

From Ceylon Mooney “PEZZ and BURY THE LIVING, which shared 4 members, had this van 1997-2006. veterans for peace, voices in the wilderness, the wheels of justice tour, mirror of truth tour used it. it supported the coalition of immokalee workers. i gave it to common ground in NOLA.”

Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 2

From @marrrteen “here is my ‘89 econoline (same as Schlong’s!) on a @the.love.songs tour. “
#thelovesongs #1989fordeconoline #tourvehicle

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Punk Band Vans @punkbandvans.bsky.social · Feb 1

From @putabulletthruthejukebox “This is a photo from my band give me danger in 2003. No idea where it is but possibly somewhere in the Midwest. This windowless and heatless ford econoline was used by a lot of NJ bands, including purpose, revolution summer, vision (I think), etc.”
#givemedanger

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