THE BUS NEWS PAGE

Thanks to Mad Mike

Road Manager Adolph Kruger

All our sponsors

&

All the Band Bus Volunteers

WE DID IT !

Click HERE for Mad Mike's video about THE BUS

Click HERE for the Bus Photo Page

Click HERE to read the October 4, 2007 Star Ledger article

Star treatment transforms an ugly duckling of a bus

Click HERE to read the October 3, 2007 Suburban Trends article

PTHS band gets 'pimped ride' back

Click HERE to see Mad Mike and Adolph at our Home Band Compitition 9-29-07

Click HERE to see Mad Mike and Adolph visit  9-29-07 to check out the BUS

Click HERE to see and hear Vinny tell it like it is.

Click HERE for the ride that Mad Mike and his crew took (Chris' View)

into the home Band Competition.

Click HERE for the ride that Mad Mike and his crew took (Mike's View)

into the home Band Competition.

The Bus has been on the road making visits to some of our sponsors.

                                    Audio Expressions Owner Vinny Stigliano       Manager Ray Cordero and the crew at Lowes

                         Owner Rawn Leegwater fo NY-NY Trailer Supply                The Truck Body East Crew

                                                                                       Owner Nick Del Spina standing in doorway

                         The Avenue Auto Body Crew                                        Owner Tom Johnson of Route 23 Carwash

              Owner Mark De Raffele standing in doorway

Click HERE to see Mad Mike's original request for help with the Bad Bus Project

Click HERE to see the work of

Donna Cetani of

Initial Encounter

BIG THANKS to our Carpentry Team and Wood Suppliers :

Al Escudero Owner of ME Construction

 Kinnelon, NJ

Tom Mongelli Owner of Mongelli General Contracting

 Kinnelon, NJ

Woody Francescone Owner of Something New Construction Pequannock, NJ

Ray Cordero Manager of Lowes,

Butler,NJ

Brian Winning of Winning Ways

 Pompton Plains, NJ

 The interior woodwork has been completed

 on Mad Mike's Band Bus Project.

Click HERE to see the video" A clean bus is a happy bus"

Click HERE to the video " The hidden Woody trick"

Click HERE to the video  "Interior tour"

Click HERE to see September 14th work on the bus

Click HERE to see September 13th work on the bus

Click HERE to see September 5th work on the bus

Click HERE to see a September 5th video clip of work on the bus

Thank You

 to

Owner /Director Alan Concha

Instructors and Students

for all the hard work that was completed on

The Bus

Click HERE to see all the photos of the welding work that was done

by the students of

Ho Ho Kus School of Trade and Technical Services.

The Ho Ho Kus Crew

Click HERE for the 1st Ho Ho Kus Video

Click HERE for the 2nd Ho Ho Kus Video

Click HERE for the hidden student trick Video

Click HERE for another Ho Ho Kus Video

On August 17th the welding has begun at the

Ho Ho Kus School of Trade & Technical Services.

 The students in the welding program will be

designing and installing new under storage compartments.

Click HERE for photos of the bus at this stop

The bus had it's flooring removed, engine cleaned, and interior power washed

on Saturday August 4th, at Frank's Valero.

Thanks to Frank Sr., Frank Jr., Mr. Lyons,

and

 PTHS Band Members Craig and Thomas.

Check out some of the videos:

Frank Jr. removes the old bus seat floor brackets

Craig gives the bus a BIG TIME cleaning

Craig removes the flooring

Click HERE to see some photos

Click HERE to read the October 4, 2007 Star Ledger article

Star treatment transforms an ugly duckling of a bus

Click HERE to read the October 3, 2007 Suburban Trends article

PTHS band gets 'pimped ride' back

Click HERE to read the August 1, 2007 Suburban Trends Article about the bus

Click HERE to read August 1st article: Joe Phalon's views: "Get on the bus"

Click HERE for the 1st Responder article about the fire department visits of Mad Mike

Click HERE for the August 3rd Clifton Journal article about Mad Mike's CFD visit

Click HERE for the  August 1st School Transportation News article about the bus

Click HERE for the July 29th Herald News article about the bus

Click HERE for the July 29th Star-Ledger Newspaper article about the bus

Click HERE for the July 29th Daily Record Newspaper article about the bus

Click HERE for the July 29th Record Newspaper article about the bus

Click HERE to read the July 27th Record Newspaper article about the bus

Click HERE to read the July 25th Suburban Article about the bus

On July 24th the band took a break to do a shout out to Mad Mike in California via a cell phone call.

July 23, 2007

Press Release

Mad Mike Coming to the Rescue

Pequannock, New Jersey – “Mad Mike” (Michael Martin) from the MTV Show “Pimp My Ride” will be coming to Pequannock Township High School (PTHS), located at 85 Sunset Road, Pompton Plains, New Jersey, at 12 noon on Saturday July 28, 2007,  to kick off a project to rejuvenate and restore the PTHS Band Bus. This bus is utilized to transport the various instruments that the band plays as it performs throughout the state.

Recently, after seeing photos of the current bus, Mad Mike said he would be very happy to be part of this special and charitable event, especially for the students. Mad Mike who had studied classical piano in his youth, stated:” one thing for sure, you need your musical equipment to your shows on time, safe, and rollin’ big”. He also went on to say, “These students don’t need an unsafe, doggie looking bus”.

 The students of the PTHS Band and Mad Mike invite you to join them as they look over the bus, and come up with a plan to overhaul and modify this Mad Mike Project. In addition, if you would like to become part of this project by becoming a sponsor or donating services, please stop by and talk with Mad Mike and his crew on Saturday. Mad Mike is seeking help in the areas of: mechanical, welding, body work, painting, detailing, upholstery, auto wiring, cabinet / shelving, and bus parts.

Mad Mike is known as: The Man With The Plan, and has been Pimpin rides since 1985. For more information about Mad Mike, you can click onto his website at: www.cmimadmike.com

In addition, Mad Mike works at Galpin Auto Sports where the MTV show "Pimp My Ride"  is filmed, and you can click onto that site at: www.galpinautosports.com

If you would like additional information on how you can help with this project, please contact the PTHS Band Parents Bus Project Coordinator Tom Lyons at: (973) 616-2570 or by clicking on the link below:

Click HERE to send an email to the Band Bus Project Coordinator

if you would like to become a sponsor or make a donation to the project.

Click HERE for the BUS Sponsor Page

email the: webmaster@PTHSBANDPARENTS.COM

08/20/2008