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THE GRAPES OF WRATH reminisce about Much Music, punk rock and the good old days
BAHAMAS! Check out this sweet uplifting song about mental health that's bound to lift anyone's spirits! "They used to call it the blues...now they call it depression"
JIM CUDDY - BLUE RODEO Jim debuts a brand NEW song from Blue Rodeo’s upcoming album! We also pick up some interesting hitch hikers. An NHL star and a boat captain who takes us to the British Virgin Islands.
APPLE CO-FOUNDER STEVE WOZNIAK & ARIANA GILLIS ”I’m into genuineness”. Steve tells us about the the greatest rock’n roll festival ever thrown!
SARAH HARMER Sarah & Danny talk house renos, looking inward, music and more.
THE MILK CARTON KIDS The van winds up in a drag race against a home-made electric car and "The Milk Carton Kids" talk about Grand Ole Opry, dog owners, nuclear submarines, the banjo, Leonard Nimoy and more!
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION EDITION ~ Danny & Astronaut Chris Hadfield go on an 18 day Arctic expedition up the northwest passage on a Russian Icebreaker. Danny gives a tour of the mighty Khlebnikov and talks about the album he recorded while aboard
STEVE POLTZ Danny & Steve land a helicopter on a glacier, ride around in the Space Van, chat about art, jet fighters, baseball & the time he met Elvis.
ASTRONAUT CHRIS HADFIELD Dan and Chris cruise around, chat about music, zero gravity & lots more. Chris performs his first ever beat poem and a song written on the international space station
JOEL PLASKETT Joel Plaskett takes a ride in the Space Van & sings an awesome song about HIS van!
DAN MANGAN & Danny discuss their love for "The Last Man On Earth", how to support art & feel connected during this unique time. AND and hear Dan perform...
GUEST MARK LALAMA and Danny talk accordions and Mark thinks Danny stole his wallet.
Skier BRIAN STEMMLE who shares his amazing and heroic story.
ROSE COUSINS and Danny discuss the Grammys vs the Junos, The ocean vs lakes and play "Trevor & Jeremy"
IRISH MYTHEN and Danny discuss her "cease and desist" order, dinosaurs, Immigration, Vulcan Alberta & Star Trek vs Star Wars
ALAN DOYLE. Danny's learns about the 1st cross Atlantic telegraph lines & Alan tells us about singing restaurants and starring in the movie Robin Hood
SKYE WALLACE and Danny discuss Dawson City, the science of curling ice and a song about prostitute French Marie.
LINDY VOPNFJORD. Danny visits Icelandic, descends into a volcano, visits the penis museum, borrows a helicopter, soaks in a geothermal spa and eats Hakarl (rotted shark)
ED ROBERTSON / BNL The Space Van hits FanExpo in Toronto, learns Klingon, and goes to Ed Robertson's cottage to challenge his pinball skills.
KEVIN BREIT & Danny talk Italian guitars & CB Radios
Dan’s Space Van is a quirky web series created & hosted by Danny Michel, filmed IN a custom, retro “Star Trek”-themed 1978 boggie van, resurrected after 33 years in storage. The show features musicians & inspiring people from all walks of life, blending music, comedy, and offbeat conversations
Filmed in Canada, Africa, British Virgin Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Belize, New Zealand, Amsterdam & Portugal, watch Danny descend into volcanos, parasail off a cliff, crash in a hot-air balloon, dive the ocean, buzz Arctic glaciers, eat narwal, hakarl & more! The fun never ends! ”Space Van" is written, created, filmed, edited & mixed by Danny
EPISODES 2013
Victoria BC - Neil Osborne/54-40
Victoria BC - Daniel Lapp
Victoria BC - Gareth Gaudin
Vancouver BC - Matt Mayes
Kelowna BC - Danny Michel
Penticton BC - Shane Koyczan
Nelson BC - Barney Bentall
Canmore AB - Dustin Bentall
Lethbridge AB - Leeroy Stagger & Kendel Carson
Banff AB/Inglis MB - Del Barber
2015
Toronto ON - Chris Hadfield
Altin BC/Heidelberg ON - Alysha Brilla
Vulcan AB/North Bay ON - Hawksley Workman
Altin BC/Owen Sound ON - Steve Poltz
Pelee Island ON/St. Marys - Emm Gryner
Toronto ON/Jones' Bay ON - Ed Robertson
Toronto ON - The Milk Carton Kids
Niagara On The Lake - Alan Doyle
2016
Toronto ON - Jim Cuddy
Greenland - Danny Michel
Iceland - Lindy Vopnfjord
2018
Owen Sound ON - Bahamas
Dawson City YK - Sky Wallace
Owen Sound ON - Joel Plaskett
Owen Sound ON - Irish Mythen
Owen Sound ON - Kevin Breit
Orillia ON - Sarah Harmer
Orillia ON - Mark Lalama
Orillia ON - Fred Penner
Orillia ON - Rose Cousins
Belize CA - Jeremy Fisher
2019
Kelowna BC - Brian Stemmle
Vancouver BC - Dan Mangan
2020
California -Steve Wozniak & Ariana Gillis
2026
Owen Sound ON - The Grapes of Wrath
Southern ON - Ron Sexsmith
HAWKSLEY WORKMAN. Danny tours the Town of Vulcan, winds up in a parade and visits Hawksley Workman.
WARNING: High Star Trek content.
ALYSHA BRILLA. Dan visits an inspiring young man in Atlin BC and goes to buy cookies Alysha Brilla
FRED PENNER and Danny have a ball chatting it up and telling kids to stop crawling in old rotting logs
EMM GRYNER and Danny catch up, Space Van gets a full make-over, a space-call from Gowan, visits the artist who airbrushed the van back in 1980, Pelee Island and the Mayor of St. Marys.
DUSTIN BENTALL, KENDEL CARSON & LEEROY STAGGER. Dan visits BB Gun Leather and have double performances by Dustin, Kendal and Leeroy
LOU! Danny makes headway completing the show's mission. He tracks down and visits one of the original 1978 owners of the van and, together, take a trip down memory lane. RATED PG * Nudity
DEL BARBER. Dan talks to Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen about the city and tours Del Barbers Manitoba farm.
MATT MAYES. Dan talks with the artist that painted his space van 35 years later and wakes Matt Mays up to sing a song
BARNEY BENTALL. Dan talks with to a man named Carl about crashing a jet fighter and Barney Bentall sings a beautiful little song "Dan's Space Van" is a mobile web-cast/show created & hosted by Canadian singer Danny Michel.
SHANE KOYCZAN. Dan talks with cartoonist Gareth Gaudin on the B.C. Ferries and introduces a new segment called space cribs. (Warning: High Star Trek content)
NEIL OSBORNE. Dan talks with 54-40 frontman Neil Osborne and visits Daniel Lapp at the Victoria Conservatory of Music
SEASON 1 PILOT. Dan lays out the whole story behind the show, talks with the previous owners, family and performers a brand new "spacey" song
THE AMSTERDAM HOLIDAY SPECIAL. Danny visits with Buddy the Elf, travels to Amsterdam Holland to attend the Star Wars premiere in dutch and The Milk Carton kids perform another song. Happy holidays everyone! "Share" & "Like" "Dan's Space Van" is a mobile web-series created & hosted by singer Danny Michel.
SPACE VAN SPECS
- 1978 customized Chevy Vandura
- Mint / Winter stored for 41yrs
- Parked for 33 yrs
- Original milage: 36,000km
- Customized in Ontario, Canada by Luigi
- Airbrushed by Gordon S. Roy 1980
- Dual side pipe exhaust
- Cragar rims
- BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires
- Diamond quilted/crushed red velvet interior
- Wooden octagon steering wheel
- Fire engine siren
- Swivel bucket seats / Sleeping bunk
- Reverse camera / CB Radio
- Transporter technology
2013
Victoria BC - Neil Osborne/54-40
Victoria BC - Daniel Lapp
Victoria BC - Gareth Gaudin
Vancouver BC - Matt Mayes
Kelowna BC - Danny Michel
Penticton BC - Shane Koyczan
Nelson BC - Barney Bentall
Canmore AB - Dustin Bentall
Lethbridge AB Leeroy Stagger & Kendel Carson
Banff AB/Inglis MB - Del Barber
2015
Toronto ON - Chris Hadfield
Altin BC/Heidelberg ON - Alysha Brilla
Vulcan AB/North Bay ON - Hawksley Workman
Altin BC/Owen Sound ON - Steve Poltz
Pelee Island ON/St. Marys - Emm Gryner
Toronto ON/Jones' Bay ON - Ed Robertson
Toronto ON - The Milk Carton Kids
Hearts Content NL/ Niagara On The Lake - Alan Doyle
2016
Toronto ON - Jim Cuddy
Oilakitsoq Uummannaq Fjord Greenland - Danny Michel
Iceland - Lindy Vopnfjord
2018
Owen Sound ON - Bahamas
Dawson City YK - Sky Wallace
Owen Sound ON - Joel Plaskett
Owen Sound ON - Irish Mythen
Owen Sound ON - Kevin Breit
Orillia ON - Sarah Harmer
Orillia ON - Mark Lalama
Orillia ON - Fred Penner
Orillia ON - Rose Cousins
Belize CA / Ottawa ON - Jeremy Fisher
2019
Kelowna BC / Beaver Valley ON - Brian Stemmle
Vancouver BC - Dan Mangan
2020
Los Gatos, California - Steve Wozniak & Ariana Gillis
2026
Owen Sound ON - The Grapes of Wrath
Southern ON - Ron Sexsmith
Special thanks to Team-Space-Van supporters
Brian Bosch
Allison Brown
Andy & Jennifer McKiel
Brett & Sarah Slade
Brian Geddes
Chris "Red" McLaren
Chris Hadfield
Evan Hadfield
Jeff Sumner
Jeff Weadick
Johnny Mac
Jude Coombe
Kanelva Porch
Kristie Gerulski
Laurie Darveau-Willms.
Linda Carter & Gord Barnett
Lisa Kilgour
Mike Silver
Peggy McIntosh
Sandra Matthews
Team Brachel
Thomas Kelp
SEASON FINALE FLASH BACK SPECIAL!
JEREMY FISHER. Danny gets out of the cold, heads to Belize to visit the new kids at the Ocean Academy School and singer Jeremy Fisher sings a song for kids everywhere!