Besides the band, Doug’s only other pride and joy was a brand new, 1992 Chevrolet Astro extended passenger van. It was a hideous shade of burgundy with tacky silver trim that seemed to attract pollen and dirt, giving it a constant glassy sheen. Larry hated accidentally brushing up against it. Doug had used a substantial amount of student loans to help finance the van, which Larry thought would probably come back and bite him in the end. But he shrugged off Larry’s arguments and said, “I need it to get to and from class, so that makes it a school purchase, no?”
“You can take the bus for free, like I do,” Larry pointed out.
But Doug loved the ugly piece of s**t, which he alternately called his Love Bus or his Band Van, depending on his mood. “If it’s ever rocking, don’t come a knocking,” h
