Help out the Prids (car accident content)

Saw this bulletin earlier... Apparently the Prids, a great post-punk band out of Portland, Ore., were in a very serious car accident in Los Angeles recently. Please help if you can; these guys and gal are great people and a great band. I saw them a few summers ago at a house in Harvard Sq with Protokoll and others, and it was killah. Donate to the band, then buy their albums.

From the bulletin: Our friends (and labelmates) The Prids - David, Mistina, Joey and Maile - and two of their significant others - Kristin and Chris - were in a serious accident early Sunday evening while en route to Los Angeles on tour.

A tire blew and they lost control of the van and it rolled several times. David was airlifted from the scene of the crash, he suffered a broken collar bone, broken ribs and has 6 staples in his head and will be released from the hospital shortly. Everyone else was released last night. Chris broke his arm, and may have spinal injuries. Maile has a broken vertebra and toe and a severe cut with stitches on her knee. Joey broke ribs, Mistina suffered a concussion, and as far as I know Kristin is in similar shape. They are currently staying at a hotel in Fresno. Mistina and David *do not* have health insurance.

A special paypal account has been set up to help out and donate directly to The Prids. They need help getting home and paying their hospital bills. If you can't help out monetarily, please repost this info on your blogs, etc.

Thanks! You can send money using paypal directly to "donate@theprids.com".