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Posted in music | pictures | tour dates on March 21, 2008
Genghis Tron cancels some shows due to van accident
by Black Bubblegum, photos by Leia Jospe
Let's start with the good news. They are all OK - NO injuries. Genghis Tron narrowly avoided a truly great disaster when the right rear wheel of their van went Audi 5000 and sent them skipping across three lanes of traffic into the relative sanctuary of a ditch in the median. From the band:
"Deja vu. For the second time in Genghis Tron's career we got into a pretty harrowing car accident. Yesterday afternoon while driving on I-71 in Ohio, the rear right wheel of our van decided to jump ship. We spun out across three lanes of busy traffic and landed in a ditch in the median. Somehow we managed to avoid all other cars and luckily no one was injured, but our van and trailer have certainly seen better days."Scoot on over to their myspace and donate via paypal if you can. Things don't look good, indeed, though so far they've only officially cancelled last night's show in Butler, PA, and tonight's in Philly."We've set up a paypal donation button on our MySpace page to help us get back on the road in time for next week's tour with Converge. You can also send donations to gtmerch AT gmail DOT com. Every little bit helps...thanks in advance and make sure your tires aren't dickwads like ours! "
Genghis Tron recently played a bunch of shows at SXSW including the Brooklyn Vegan free day party at Emo's Lounge. More photos from that show below....
Posted on March 21, 2008 2:36 PM
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Comments (7)
So who's the moron who improperly mounted that wheel?
Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2008 3:01 PM
sucks that this happened, but i think it's kind of obnoxious for bands to ask for handouts from their fans whenever something goes wrong (although this bothers me less than that chick who wants fan donations to make her next record). obviously charity/health causes are a bird of a different feather, but a new tire...cmon. is it really THAT difficult to raise $100? and if it is, we need to start thinking about day jobs.
Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2008 3:43 PM
Riiiigggght, as if there weren't any damage to the van, trailer and their contents, Dumbass 3:43.
Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2008 4:00 PM
good point...you pay for it then
Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2008 4:04 PM
honestly? bands put their life on the line driving 6+ hours a day so you can cross your arms and snicker once a week at shows. I guess your time spent on blogs has taught you neither values nor the ability to appreciate anything anyone does for you. go ask for compassion handouts from your parents as i doubt anyone else will find room for you in their hearts, you armchair music cynic and straight-up insensitive jerk.
Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2008 4:29 PM
"bands put their life on the line driving 6+ hours a day"
a bit melodramatic, no?
Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2008 4:33 PM
I'm glad they're ok.
Posted by Anonymous | March 21, 2008 4:35 PM