![]() ![]() “We hung out on the ‘stoop’ outside the student center and scared innocent students on their way to class.” (Photo by Hilary O’Connell.) We hung out on the “stoop” outside the student center and scared innocent students on their way to class. (Side note: Devo, the seminal art-punk band of the ’70s and ’80s, were formed there.) It was also a pretty inexpensive state school, so that attracted people from different backgrounds. Kent is a great art school and attracts a lot of different people. As you can see in the photo below, we were a mix of punk rockers, goth kids, art students and hillbillies. (Him … not so much.) Along with a slew of other kids in and around the dorms, we quickly formed a little crew. He’d play obscure punk music for me and I played a lot of Moldy Peaches for him. He was just one of those guys you wanted to be friends with instantly, and was equivalent to an actual pineapple – rough on the outside, but sweet and gooey on the inside. (You don’t get to see much of his feet in the movie, but believe me, it’s there.) I’m not really sure what it meant, other than some punk rock symbol for “I’m a badass.” In fact, he’d wear a handkerchief around his boot, like his character does in the movie. This jacket became the inspiration for his clothes in Drunk Bus. He had a mohawk and wore a big, studded leather jacket with patches from his favorite New York bands, such as Choking Victim and Leftover Crack. But he was also a lot more punk rock-looking back then. I kept seeing him and thinking, “Who is this guy?!” In those days, he didn’t have face tattoos yet, just a shitload of piercings. Pineapple and I met each other in the dorms freshman year at Kent State University in Ohio. A time before smartphones, Uber and White Claw. Come along for a little ride into our history, which dates back all the way to 2001 in Kent, Ohio. So, I’m here to shed some light on my old friend and co-worker, Pineapple. He plays a major role in this movie and many people out there don’t know he’s essentially playing himself! Which leads me to Pineapple Tangaroa, who was my actual security guard on that bus at the time. The movie is loosely based on my time behind the wheel and some of the hijinks that ensued. ![]() For anyone who might not know, the “Drunk Bus” is the all-night campus-loop bus that drives in a circle, ferrying inebriated co-eds to and from parties. And this is indeed true – I went to Kent State University from 2001 to 2005 and actually drove the “Drunk Bus,” like the main character in the film. Drunk Bus isn’t the movie that you think it is, largely due to the fact that it’s “based on real shit,” which is stated in the opening credits. My name is Brandon LaGanke, co-director of the hit movie Drunk Bus (say it enough and it will manifest itself into a hit!). ![]()
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