Mother natured destroyed our van!
Posted May 20, 2007
The following was taken from New London Fire's MySpace blog, as well as seen on Absolutepunk.net:
"So it was a nice day here in Oakland NJ...and then a storm rolled in. Lighting struck a looming, enormous tree in my backyard causing it to fall and crash down onto our tour van (and the house I live in). The whole right side of our van is smashed in. The van is un-drivable and the cost to fix all of the damages far exceeds the actual worth of the automobile itself. It's going to be months before we see any compensation from our insurance company and even if, it will only cover a small fraction of what the van is worth.
In other words: we're pretty fucked.
Over the last 2 years we've really worked our asses off. We've played countless shows, worked ridiculous 20 hour days, spent endless nights writing, planning, booking and designing... but like most bands, we're completely broke. We do this because music is our lives. It's what we know how to do. But with a crushed van, we have no way to tour, we are limited in the shows we play, we are out the thousands and thousands of dollars we've invested in it and are unable to do what we love.
This is something I never thought we'd have to ask... but, we need your help. We've set up a PayPal fund for those who'd be willing to donate. Every penny would help...
http://www.paypal.com
Paypal e-mail: jason@magnifold.com
Thank you so much for even reading this far. Even if you cannot donate, your kind words will help us as well.
Keep checking back for all sorts of updates. We appreciate your help and we love all of you.
- The boys of New London Fire"
Please repost and help spread the word!! They need everyone's help!
