Rollins - get in the van
June 25, 1982. Lawrence, KS:
i learned a powerful lesson that day. we were pulling into town and we smelled smoke. the bottom of the van was on fire. we all got out and backed away from the van and watched it burn while backing slowly away. there's no gas cap on the van and we knew that it could go up any second. Dukowski grabbed a towel and got underneath the van and started trying to put the fire out. he yelled for us to help him. all i could do was watch. Mugger ran across the street to a gas station and got a fire extinguisher to help put it out. Dukowsli's forearms had burning oil on them. he must have been scared shitless, but he saved the van and the equipment and he could have been killed. all i did was stand there. i felt bad. later that night a pig came into the gig and told us to turn it down. he looked like Don Knotts and we didn't turn down and we kept on playing and nothing happened.
i learned a powerful lesson that day. we were pulling into town and we smelled smoke. the bottom of the van was on fire. we all got out and backed away from the van and watched it burn while backing slowly away. there's no gas cap on the van and we knew that it could go up any second. Dukowski grabbed a towel and got underneath the van and started trying to put the fire out. he yelled for us to help him. all i could do was watch. Mugger ran across the street to a gas station and got a fire extinguisher to help put it out. Dukowsli's forearms had burning oil on them. he must have been scared shitless, but he saved the van and the equipment and he could have been killed. all i did was stand there. i felt bad. later that night a pig came into the gig and told us to turn it down. he looked like Don Knotts and we didn't turn down and we kept on playing and nothing happened.