Personally I was always a big fan of the Saturday Night Live skit where Chris Farley portrayed pudgy motivational speaker Matt Foley. It always made me wonder what would happen if I didn’t get my life on track and actually ended up “Living in a van down by the river.”
Luckily, I always stuck to the straight and narrow path and the closest I ever came to misfortune was living in a camper down by the river just outside of good ol’ Iola, WI. (it wasn’t nearly as bad as Matt Foley had warned!).
However, never once did I consider trying to capitalize on my misfortune like Aaron Heideman of Oregon. I guess I maybe I missed out on a prime opportunity to cash in.
Heideman is now living in his 1989 Dodge van (I’m sure it is parked near a river whenever possible) and is encouraging folks to write their hard-luck tales on the side of his van. His goal: to win an art competition worth a cool $250K.
Oh well, I guess that I never really understood “fine art” anyway.
You can check out Aaron’s touching tale by clicking here.
Cashing in on "Living in a Van Down by the River?"
Incredibly Sad Story About a Guy who Lost his '39 Ford Sedan
Unfortunately, like way too many people over the years, Tom Burden's life was put into a tail-spin earlier this month when he opened his garage and found that the classic he had devoted 13 years of his life to was missing.
"I haven't felt this bad since the day my mother died. I hadn't realized that car had gotten to me so much," Tom told the Dallas News recently.
You can read the whole sad story HERE.
Anyone with information is asked to call Garland police at 972-272-8477.


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I purchased the car 2 1/2 years ago and it was restored in 1995 right down to nuts & bolts all I did was mount the visor. thanks for the comment
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