I recently got a call from my friend Safia—another transplant from Tallahassee, Florida—letting me know that our friend, Josh, was in the Los Angeles. He’s the drummer for the band, Look Mexico. “They’re playing at The Echo this weekend,” she said. Read the rest of this entry »
“Wow,” I said, “They drove all the way from Tallahassee with gas prices this high?”
“They bought a diesel bus and converted it to vegetable oil.”
That Saturday night, before their gig, Josh, along with other members of the band were kind enough to answer a few questions about their experience.
B: What made you decide to convert to vegetable oil?
Josh: We had some friends who were touring in a full sized bus—they had built and installed a system themselves and we were pretty impressed by that…since…the more we tour the more we go into debt!
(laughter from the band)
Josh: It’s just the nature of rock and roll these days. So we decided to bite the bullet and shell out the money.
B: How much did it cost to convert from diesel to vegetable oil?
Katie Halper:
Nicole Hughes: 
Andy Kondrat: 
Jon Popham: 
Giulia Rozzi:
Gina Telaroli: 
