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Craigslist find of the day: The Aquabats RV
The Aquabats, whose members hail from "the distant island of Aquabania," is a SoCal band that has recently turned its talents to television. Having recently filmed a pilot, the band is unloading the RV to help pay for costs. The 1975 Winnebago -- looking like a lately resurrected extra from the original Batman series -- has been extensively modified for modern-day superhero duty.
Mods: a third axle was installed "to support this battle ready vehicle for turbo speeds and the use of rocket thrusters." A glass, rooftop dome allows 360-degree visibility of bad guys. The split door hatch on the driver's side is for "motorcycles or personal hovercraft." And the giant AquaSpoiler keeps the battle tank on the ground when it's doing rocket-propelled speeds. Step aside, KITT. It can all be yours for $10,000. But as the ad states, "disco ball and .60-caliber ammunition not included." Neither, we assume, is rocket fuel. Thanks for the tip, Joseph!
[Source: craigslist]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Will 4:38PM (2/07/2008)
that.
is.
AWESOME.
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Menice 4:53PM (2/07/2008)
cool... but posting has been removed
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Pinhead 5:00PM (2/07/2008)
worst ska band ever.
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Joe K. 5:06PM (2/07/2008)
Clearly you have never heard of "The Skanking Pickles"
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Pinhead 7:00PM (2/07/2008)
I kind of like the Skankin' Pickles. Aquabats not so much. Check out this ride however was quite a funny song, but other then that not so good.
Joe K. 5:07PM (2/07/2008)
Ok, since reply no longer works, that was aimed at Pinhead...
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Dax 5:12PM (2/07/2008)
Mormons are funny
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Samurai Jack 5:26PM (2/07/2008)
I'd buy this, but I'm saving my pennies waiting for the "Ark II" to hit Ebay Motors...
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Vexorg 5:27PM (2/07/2008)
Shouldn't that be "Super Rad"?
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Fooman 5:29PM (2/07/2008)
Did you know everyone between the ages of 28 and 35 in Orange County has been a member if the Aquabats at one time or another?
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iamhoff 5:44PM (2/07/2008)
What?!? No disco ball?!? Maybe they'll include a cat with two heads.
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smaterchild 6:19PM (2/07/2008)
The band's full name is "The Aquabats!". You must include the "!"
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jamey 7:40PM (2/07/2008)
That van is indeed Super Rad
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jake18oly 9:09AM (2/08/2008)
Not as funny as bigots.
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jake18oly 9:09AM (2/08/2008)
that was a reply to Dax.
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lauralemay 3:38PM (2/08/2008)
The Aquabats! were awesome for the first album or two. Later, eh. I saw them at an all ages show in Santa Cruz in 1999 or thereabouts and had the unsettling experience of being apparently about twice the age and nearly a foot taller than everyone else in the mosh pit. Damn, I am old, thought I, and slunk back to the beer garden. Come to think if it I think that was the last time I was in a mosh pit. Damn.
But! Aquabats! TV Show! OMG!
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Harribert 5:52PM (2/08/2008)
The Aquabats are kick some major donkey. The van does as well. But Streetlight Manifesto is better.
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Brian f 6:22PM (2/09/2008)
They had planned an animated show a while back, 10 years ago I think. It was Called "We are the Aquabats!" and the title song ended up on one of their albums. I had no idea they were still around after '00.
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