AD Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 copied and pasted:if anyone has information, ANY INFORMATION!please, please, PLEASE as soon as possible contactEric Fischer at:nycentral13@gmail.comcell phone: +1 646 932 1907PLEASE FORWARD AS FAR AND WIDE AND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE!!!IGGY AND THE STOOGESEQUIPMENT STOLEN ON AUGUST 4, 2008OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL208 SAINT ANTOINE OUEST,MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADAall equipment was in a rented penske 15 foot yellow truckwith u.s.(michigan) license plate number AC46493parked immediately outside the hotel, the theft hadto have happened in the morning, between 6:30 and7:30 am - truck and all gear stolenthere's a web page at:http://www.hootpage.com/stoogesstolenstuff/stoogesstolenstuff.htmlthat will soon have pictures and updates to more stuff found missingItem Country of Origin Serial NumberRed roadcase containing:Red Gibson 1963 EB-3 bass (this is mike watt's bass!) USA No serial numberBlack roadcase containing:Reverend Flying V guitar - Volcano black USA #08001Black roadcase containing:Reverend Orange guitar USA 03416 ZSL7Black fibre case containg:Gibson red SG short scale bass USA No serial numberBlack roadcase containing:Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier UK M-2007-07-0926-2 RoHSBlack roadcase containing:Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier UK M-2007-07-0927-2 RoHS4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #1 Slant: M-2007-05-0149-04x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #2 Straight: M-2006-49-0380-04x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #3 Slant: M-2007-05-0150-04x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover) UK #4 Straight: M-2006-49-0381-0Orange Calzone road case containing:Guitar pedal board and pedals USA/Japan No serial numberAssorted leads USA/UK No serial number2x mic stands Germany No serial numberAssorted strings and spares USA No serial numberplus:2x Boss TU2 Chromatic TunerBoss CH1 Super ChorusFulltone OCD OverdriveCrybaby WahPeterson Strobo-Stomp Tuner PedalWhirlwind A/B BoxesWhirlwind Cable Testerand many many istrument cablesvarious tools ( screwdrivers, soldering iron, pliers, etc... )tambourine and maracasCardboard box containing:Assorted replacement drum heads USA No serial numberGretsch Silver Sparkle Catalina drum kit USA No serial number26" Kick Drum No serial number13" Rack Tom No serial number18" Floor Tom No serial number4x Cymbal Stands No serial number1x Snare Stand No serial number1x Hi Hat Stand No serial number1x Drum Throne No serial numberEden D810 Bass cabinet USA D810RP4 0703E5001Eden D810 Bass cabinet USA D810RP4 0703E5002Cardboard box containg:Eden VT300 Bass amplifier USA 0601E5115Cardboard box containg:Eden VT300 Bass amplifier USA 0507E5033Floor Fan CHINA No serial numberFloor Fan CHINA No serial numberGreen clamshell suitcase containing:Yamaha snare drum JAPAN No serial numberYahama kick pedal JAPAN No serial numberZildjian Mega Bell cymbal USA No serial numberZildjian 15" Hi-Hats USA No serial number3x Zildjian 18" 19" 20" crash medium cymbals USA No serial numberBrown Epiphone guitar case:Black Epiphone EB3 short scale bass KOREA F300503PLEASE FORWARD AS FAR AND WIDE AND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE!!!if anyone has information, ANY INFORMATION!please, please, PLEASE as soon as possible contactEric Fischer at:nycentral13@gmail.comcell phone: +1 646 932 1907 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 holy fuckballs, sounds like there's a gang or something roving the streets of Mtl, looking for gear to steal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Montreal might not be a good memory for British (sic) American punk icon Iggy Pop and his band The Stooges after their instruments and gear were stolen following a weekend performance.According to the band's road manager, Eric Fischer, the gear and instruments were worth tens of thousands of dollars.The truck holding the equipment was stolen from outside the hotel where the band was staying on Monday following a concert the night before.The missing items include "priceless" vintage instruments, Fischer told the Detroit Free Press. He singled out bassist Mike Watt's Gibson guitar, which he has used since he played with the Minutemen in the early 1980s."That bass would go in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame some day if we could find it," Fischer said. "We're all just gutted."The 61-year-old Pop and his band are in the midst of the North American leg of an international tour. The band would continue on, Fischer said, including playing a gig in Toronto on Wednesday using rented and donated equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 holy fuckballs, sounds like there's a gang or something roving the streets of Mtl, looking for gear to stealNot shit, thats crazy.Maybe it's an unemployed ex-promoter with a serious grudge.. :susel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 shouldn't somebody be watching the stuff if it's worth so much? you wouldn't leave thousands of dollars just sitting around, why would you leave tens of thousands of dollars in priceless gear? doesn't seem too bright to me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 It's just the practicality of it. As worried as one gets on the road with a van full of gear, you just can't have someone sleeping in the van every night on a long tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 hire a security guard. seems simple enough. these people aren't exactly poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 uh-oh.Thems fighting words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Iggy should personally Search & Destroy the people who stole his gear. Unleash some Raw Power on the perps and give them the Death Trip. As far as having somebody sleep in the van to guard the gear, I imagine that would be No Fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 that person would lose their lust for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 i didn't say someone has to sleep in a van full of gear...lol security guards...ever heard of them? they watch buildings, parking lots, etc. i'm sure they could watch a van. maybe a hundred or two per day but they can afford it. (little local bands, yeah not so much) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 I'd like for Mike Watt to find the people involved. He's a badass S.O.B.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Iggy Pop and the Stooges will play tonight at Massey Hall, despite having had their instruments and stage gear stolen Monday night in Montreal."It's happening. They're replacing their instruments with rentals," said a Massey Hall spokesperson yesterday."They (the band) have already lined up some replacements and the show will go on," confirmed Live Nation spokesperson Kathy O'Donnell.Montreal police have recovered the stolen rental truck, but the tens of thousands of dollars of equipment inside is long gone.A police spokesperson said the truck was found empty several blocks from the hotel where it was stolen. Police said most of the equipment was marked with serial numbers, making it difficult to resell.Bassist Mike Watt bemoaned losing his long-time Gibson, but told the CBC: "Her last gig was smoking. Igg was going off and the Montreal people were pumped up." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 I'd like for Mike Watt to find the people involved. He's a badass S.O.B..Love Mike Watt and his mustache.Remember when he had the perineum infection? Who the hell wants people to know that?And how the hell does it get infected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 It won't be too hard to spot Watt's famous Gibson bass if it's hanging from a pawn shop window: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 The reviews in the papers and on-line for last night's "rented-gear" show at Massey Hall have been outstanding. Even a hard-to-please friend of mine fucking loved the show.Here's the setlist:"Loose" "Down On The Street" "1969" "I Wanna Be Your Dog" "TV Eye" "Real Cool Time" "No Fun" "1970" "Fun House/LA Blues" (or at least a jam that was LA Blues-esque) "Skull Ring" "Search And Destroy" "My Idea Of Fun" "I Got A Right" Encore: "Trollin'" "Little Electric Chair" "Little Doll" "I'm Fried" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I met Mike Watt at the Foo Fighters/ Hovercraft show at the Opera House gig in 95 (Watt was on bass, with Grohl and Eddie Vedder along with a drummer). He signed my ticket stub and was a great guy chatting for about 10 minutes with me and a friend after that show.......... Too bad, I hope things get found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulvee Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Watt gets a rental.... http://www.cbc.ca/clips/mov/dick-stooges-080805.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 I met Mike Watt at the Foo Fighters/ Hovercraft show at the Opera House gig in 95 (Watt was on bass, with Grohl and Eddie Vedder along with a drummer). He signed my ticket stub and was a great guy chatting for about 10 minutes with me and a friend after that show.......... Too bad, I hope things get found.I've a;ways been a big Mike Watt fan. I really wanted to go to that show. For some reason by the time that I heard about it it was sold out. He's got a Sistas in the Pit sticker on his guitar pictured above. They opened for the Stooges in Boston when I saw them last year. I was pleasantly surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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