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Mike Cassetta

Integrity is Prosperity

About Me

I'll be blunt; that you needn't be sharp: I am an environmental revolutionary. I drove to LA in a van run on Waste Vegetable Oil from the dumpsters of many store locations of my company, Whole Foods Market. I work in the West Hollywood Whole Foods Lifestyle boutique selling recycled, organic, and hemp products and living my dream that ecology and economy can be in harmony (less harm; more money). I am also a musician, as I'm sure you hear now. My album, Damn Near Definite, is out now (in recycled packaging, of course). In my firm belief that the power of population moves the most stubborn of nations, I am setting up a database of veggie vehicle friendly food institutions called 100th Grease Monkey.org Just as with the famous study showing that one island's monkey's practice of washing sweet potatoes spread to all the monkeys on every island in a wave of collective consciousness once the Hundredth Monkey picked up the practice, the site will challenge you - yes YOU - to become the Hundredth Grease Monkey by giving you the resources to travel across the country in a veggie vehicle, and inspire others to do the same. I am compiling a list of restaurants now. Please email me any restaurants' links or contact info if you feel they would be willing to help green the Earth and their wallets at the same time.Oh yes, and I joined the club to be in now:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/3/2006
Band Website: mikecassettamecca.com/
Band Members: Recorded with studio cats; if you dig watcha hear, hit me up and we'll get together!!
Influences: Fishbone, Pearl Jam, Blind Melon, Charlie Hunter, Jeff Buckley, Robert Randolph, Claude Debussy, Stevie Wonder, Zero 7
Sounds Like: Check it out! It's for sale now!!Buy the CD from CD Baby:
Or download it from ITUNES:
Or download individual songs right here:

Or I'll ship you one myself:BUY NOW!
And if you'd like me to play where you are, check out my EPK:
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Record Label: Mike Cassetta Music
Type of Label: None

My Blog

On My Way in LA

I have been out here almost a year, and so far it has been nothing short of amazing.  I've seen tons of celebs in Whole Foods, even selling them organic clothing and supplements.  I wen...
Posted by Mike Cassetta on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:34:00 PST

Thanksgiving at Disneyland

As we do not have but each other out here for family (still haven't gotten in touch with my namesake cousin the Venice Beach policeman), Coley had the brilliant idea of going to Disneyland for Thanksi...
Posted by Mike Cassetta on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:56:00 PST

Finally . . . a new blog from LA!

Yes, we are living in LA!!  We are adjusting every day, though I am starting to feel at home.  It's funny; you can't order steak tips from the meat departments out here . . . they don't know...
Posted by Mike Cassetta on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:28:00 PST

from Los Angeles, CA

Well, we made it!!!  After spending far too long in Tempe waiting for the van's camber problem to be diagnosed on paper, we finally left for San Diego quite late in the afternoon - a mixed move, ...
Posted by Mike Cassetta on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 01:28:00 PST

from Tempe, AZ

After changing the sock filter, we also, aside from parting with Libby, filled up more of the tank - this time with veggie oil that Whole Foods Baton Rouge filtered for us before they put it in thei...
Posted by Mike Cassetta on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:35:00 PST

from Baton Rouge, LA

We spent a good amount of time in Mobile, and I must say its a beautiful city!!  And the people are so friendly!!  In light of the fact that GPS really isnt helpful in many local areas...
Posted by Mike Cassetta on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:14:00 PST

from Mobile, AL

Coley and I got all the way from Swampscott to Chapel Hill on a half tank of diesel and the rest veggie fuel.  In Philly we refueled the veggie tank and all four extra 5 gallon jugs.  I wa...
Posted by Mike Cassetta on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:55:00 PST

from Chapel Hill, NC

Do y'all ever get the feeling that life cannot possibly get more challenging?  It was smooth sailing from West Chester to our next stop at the Harbor East Whole Foods in Baltimore.  I had em...
Posted by Mike Cassetta on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:16:00 PST

from West Chester, PA

Hello All.  We've made it all the way to Philly, and we still have over 3/4 of a tank of diesel fuel left.  The first day did not quite go according to expectations.  At North Atlantic ...
Posted by Mike Cassetta on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:19:00 PST

Last minutes before late night nap before leaving

Thirteen hours ago I finished my last shift as Swampscott Whole Foods' Customer Service Supervisor, and in less time than that, I will be driving the first leg of the veggie van's journey to La La Lan...
Posted by Mike Cassetta on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:30:00 PST