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[TJ]

Mike Watt writes:


if anyone has information, ANY INFORMATION!
please, please, PLEASE as soon as possible contact
Eric Fischer at:
nycentral13@gmail.com
cell phone: +1 646 932 1907

PLEASE FORWARD AS FAR AND WIDE AND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE!!!

IGGY AND THE STOOGES
EQUIPMENT STOLEN ON AUGUST 4, 2008
OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL
208 SAINT ANTOINE OUEST,
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA

all equipment was in a rented penske 15 foot yellow truck
with u.s. (michigan) license plate number AC46493
and the theft had to have happened in the morning,
between 6:30 and 7:30 am

there's a web page at:

 http://www.hootpage.com/stoogesstolenstuff/stoogesstolenstuf f.html

that will soon have pictures and updates to more stuff found missing


Item      Country of Origin   Serial Number

Red roadcase containing:      USA   No serial number
    Red Gibson 1963 EB-3 bass (this is mike watt's bass!)   USA No serial number

Black roadcase containing:      USA   No serial number
    Reverend Flying V guitar - Volcano black   USA   #08001

Black roadcase containing:      USA   No serial number
    Reverend Orange guitar   USA   03416 ZSL7

Black fibre case containg:      USA   No serial number
    Gibson red SG short scale bass   USA   No serial number

Black roadcase containing:      USA   No serial number
    Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier   UK   M-2007-07-0926-2 RoHS

Black roadcase containing:      USA   No serial number
    Marshall Vintage/Modern Amplifier   UK   M-2007-07-0927-2 RoHS

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover)      UK   #1 Slant: M-2007-05-0149-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover)      UK   #2 Straight: M-2006-49-0380-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover)      UK   #3 Slant: M-2007-05-0150-0

4x Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (with Tuki cover)      UK   #4 Straight: M-2006-49-0381-0

Orange Calzone road case containing:
    Guitar pedal board and pedals   USA/Japan   No serial number
    Assorted leads    USA/UK   No serial number
    2x mic stands   Germany   No serial number
    Assorted strings and spares   USA   No serial number
 plus:
    2x Boss TU2 Chromatic Tuner
    Boss CH1 Super Chorus
    Fulltone OCD Overdrive
    Crybaby Wah
    Peterson Strobo-Stomp Tuner Pedal
    Whirlwind A/B Boxes
    Whirlwind Cable Tester
    and many many istrument cables
    various tools ( screwdrivers, soldering iron, pliers, etc... )
    tambourine and maracas

Cardboard box containing:
    Assorted replacement drum heads   USA   No serial number

Gretsch Silver Sparkle Catalina drum kit      USA   No serial number
    26" Kick Drum      No serial number
    13" Rack Tom      No serial number
    18" Floor Tom      No serial number
    4x Cymbal Stands      No serial number
    1x Snare Stand      No serial number
    1x Hi Hat Stand      No serial number
    1x Drum Throne      No serial number

Eden D810 Bass cabinet      USA   D810RP4 0703E5001

Eden D810 Bass cabinet      USA   D810RP4 0703E5002

Cardboard box containg:
    Eden VT300 Bass amplifier   USA   0601E5115

Cardboard box containg:
    Eden VT300 Bass amplifier   USA   0507E5033

Floor Fan      CHINA   No serial number

Floor Fan      CHINA   No serial number

Green clamshell suitcase containing:
    Yamaha snare drum   JAPAN   No serial number
    Yahama kick pedal   JAPAN   No serial number
    Zildjian Mega Bell cymbal   USA   No serial number
    Zildjian 15" Hi-Hats   USA   No serial number
    3x Zildjian 18" 19" 20" crash medium cymbals   USA   No serial number

Brown Epiphone guitar case:
    Black Epiphone EB3 short scale bass   KOREA   F300503


PLEASE FORWARD AS FAR AND WIDE AND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE!!!


if anyone has information, ANY INFORMATION!
please, please, PLEASE as soon as possible contact
Eric Fischer at:
nycentral13@gmail.com
cell phone: +1 646 932 1907




can you believe this shit?

[rjd2]

oh man, that SUCKS. an opening act i had on tour once got their van broken into at a hotel in montreal at the exact same time of day. dont remember if it was embassy suites or not.

best of luck in recovery....

[Ross Hogarth]

holy shit !!

[RSettee]

That's retarded....i'm a huge Stooges fan. Sorry to hear, and i'll put some bulletins out at other places.

Mike's a good guy--I talked to him a bit after a DOS gig about what it was like playing with those guys, he said that it was pretty surreal.

[phantom309]

A good friend of mine owns a number of pawn shops here in Calgary, I'll circulate this list to him. They won't dare try to cross the border with this stuff...it's hard enough to get LEGAL gear past those Home Security goons these days.

[RSettee]

Camper Van Beethoven got all their gear ripped off in Montreal, too, a few years back.

[PaulyD]

I'm really sorry to learn of this.

I have to tell you though, if I were managing a tour for any act, I would make it clear to the road crew that someone, either for the whole tour or on a rotating basis, would have to watch the gear at night. If at all possible, I would have someone watching it 24/7 with a cell phone in hand.

Maybe I'm too geeky, but I also know a little bit about electronic surveillance. It's not that hard. Also, why not do something to disable a truck when it's parked? At least throw a club on the steering wheel. I've popped the rotor out of distributors before and taken them with me or hidden them somewhere in the vehicle.

I just think we've read too many of these stories for bands to not start taking extra measures to safeguard their gear.

Anyway, again, I'm really sorry to learn of this. I hope they catch the scum that did this and the band gets their gear back.

Paul

[RSettee]

PaulyD wrote on Mon, 04 August 2008 23:18

I'm really sorry to learn of this. I have to tell you though, if I were managing a tour for any act, I would make it clear to the road crew that someone, either for the whole tour or on a rotating basis, would have to watch the gear at night. If at all possible, I would have someone watching it 24/7 with a cell phone in hand. Maybe I'm too geeky, but I also know a little bit about electronic surveillance. It's not that hard. Also, why not do something to disable a truck when it's parked? At least throw a club on the steering wheel. I've popped the rotor out of distributors before and taken them with me or hidden them somewhere in the vehicle. I just think we've read too many of these stories for bands to not start taking extra measures to safeguard their gear. Anyway, again, I'm really sorry to learn of this. I hope they catch the scum that did this and the band gets their gear back. Paul

Maybe they did have precautions and it still got stolen? There's been vehicle immobilizers on vehicles here and thieves have still got around that and stole the vehicles.

[Berolzheimer]

PaulyD wrote on Mon, 04 August 2008 21:18

I'm really sorry to learn of this. I have to tell you though, if I were managing a tour for any act, I would make it clear to the road crew that someone, either for the whole tour or on a rotating basis, would have to watch the gear at night. If at all possible, I would have someone watching it 24/7 with a cell phone in hand. Maybe I'm too geeky, but I also know a little bit about electronic surveillance. It's not that hard. Also, why not do something to disable a truck when it's parked? At least throw a club on the steering wheel. I've popped the rotor out of distributors before and taken them with me or hidden them somewhere in the vehicle. I just think we've read too many of these stories for bands to not start taking extra measures to safeguard their gear. Anyway, again, I'm really sorry to learn of this. I hope they catch the scum that did this and the band gets their gear back. Paul

Gotta agree here.  It sucks & I feel for them, but also have to wonder how it could have happened- it's not that hard to prevent these things, or at least put obstacles in the thieve's way.

[Tomas Danko]

Sometimes the guard can risk getting stabbed or shot. After all it's just equipment, not life. I wouldn't be surprised if some people on the road considered this and decided to take the risk to get stuff stolen instead of having someone get killed.

[Barish]

No serial numbers. Too busy/famous/lazy/overconfident/insured to be bothered to make a list. Bummer.

M.

[organica]

PaulyD wrote on Tue, 05 August 2008 00:18

I'm really sorry to learn of this. I have to tell you though, if I were managing a tour for any act, I would make it clear to the road crew that someone, either for the whole tour or on a rotating basis, would have to watch the gear at night. If at all possible, I would have someone watching it 24/7 with a cell phone in hand.

"............ with a cell phone in hand" at a very minimum .

OUCH !

[Barish]

With a cell phone?

With a shotgun brother, with a shotgun...

M.

[ScotcH]

Fucking quebec ... the wasteland of Canada.  We go racing in Montreal a couple of times a year, and without fail, someone's car or truck/trailer is stolen.  If you don't have quebec plates, you're a target.  We don't even trust the "security" guards anymore, since they just call up their waste of skin buddies and get a cut of the profits

[JDNelson]

Minuteman Mike's a local hero here in Long Beach... I hope he (and the band) get's his gear back.