ENCORE: The Dave Matthews Band Bus Poop Incident
6/2/202633 min
In what eventually became known as ‘THE CRAPPENING’, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of toilet waste while driving across the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago in 2004. And in an example of what might be the most perfect - yet unfortunate - timing ever, there just happened to be an open-air sightseeing tour boat passing directly under the bridge at the exact same time…
Dave Matthews Band tried to deny being involved, but after being soaked in what was described as a "rust-coloured waterfall” the 120 passengers who were aboard ‘Chicago’s Little Lady’, and soon the entire city of Chicago, were demanding answers.
We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:
Dave Matthews Band bus incident Wikipedia page - Complete incident details and aftermath
WBEZ 20-year anniversary coverage - "20 years after that disgusting Dave Matthews Band incident, victims now can laugh about it" (2024)
CBS Chicago retrospective - "Remembering the disgusting Dave Matthews Band bus incident 20 years later" (2024)
Chicago Tribune vintage coverage - "Vintage Chicago Tribune: Remembering the Dave Matthews Band bus incident, 20 years later" (2024)
The Crappening documentary - Filmmaker seeking witnesses for documentary about the incident (2024)
CBS Chicago vault footage - Original 2004 news coverage
Chicago mascots tribute video - Benny the Bull, Staley Da Bear, and Tommy Hawk pay respects on anniversary (2024)
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First 90 secondsRosie Waterland· Host0:00
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James Joseph· Host0:10
Rosie. Hey, Rosie, we need to do the intro for the episode. Come on. Um, no, no, no, I can do it. I can do it. I can do it. I can, yeah, I can do it, no problem. Um, yeah. Uh, hi, Gistaners. It's me, Rosie Waterland's boyfriend, um, James. And, um, Rosie is, uh, let's say she's been touched by the Bali belly angel right now, so isn't able to, um, say hi. Um, so yeah, you've got me instead, um, which is, which is great. Um, we're currently sitting in departures, uh, on our way back from celebrating Rosie's 40th birthday, which for the large part was amazing. Um, so yeah. Um, I don't know what I'm doing right now. Um, this is much, much harder than, uh, Rosie makes it look. But, um, we're doing an encore for you today, so um, we've got a much-loved previous episode. But do not fear because tomorrow you're getting a fresh, regular episode. Oof. Uh, anything else I have to say? Um, Rosie has Bali belly. I got to pick today's episode, um, and I was inspired by Rosie's current situation s- when selecting the episode. So sit back, um, look up at the heavens I guess, and,