Sinister: Fw: URGENT/SY GEAR STOLEN! --> please forward! (fwd)

[Matthew McLean]

Wow...this really sucks...maybe some of our west coast friends can help...


Forwarded message ----------
> 
> >>>  URGENT/SONIC YOUTH GEAR STOLEN!
> >>>
> >>>  july 4 1999 LA/Orange County
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  Hello all, this is Lee from Sonic Youth
> >>>  here, we have had a fucked up situation
> >>>  come down on us over this last night--a
> >>>  brand new Ryder truck parked at a Ramada
> >>>  Inn in Orange County with ALL OF OUR GEAR
> >>>  IN IT was STOLEN! All of our guitars,
> >>>  tools, amplifiers, drums, synth --
> >>>  EVERYTHING. We are fucked, both for the
> >>>  show tonight at the "This Ain't No Picnic"
> >>>  here in Orange Co., and for shows upcoming
> >>>  this week in Austin and Santa Fe. Our
> >>>  guitars are all mostly older and either
> >>>  very modified and/or fucked up/beat up.
> >>>  They are unmistakably ours, as are some of
> >>>  the amps, including my own 60s Fender
> >>>  Concert with the red/blue/yellow "Jasper
> >>>  Johns-style" target on it.
> >>>
> >>>  We are asking ANYONE with ANY INFORMATION
> >>>  about this to get in touch with us as soon
> >>>  as possible by calling our man Aaron
> >>>  Blitzstein in New York City at
> >>>  212.343.2314, or via email to
> >>>  "Mascaras66 at aol.com". Call collect if you
> >>>  want to. Please no pranks, all, this is
> >>>  really serious--all the gear we've used to
> >>>  write our last few LPs worth of stuff,
> >>>  instruments used for songs old and new
> >>>  which if truly lost will mean those songs
> >>>  will be lost forever.
> >>>
> >>>  Help us out if you can, there will be a
> >>>  reward for any info, I'm sure. All our road
> >>>  cases, etc, are fully marked up with our
> >>>  name on them, the gtrs are so unusual that
> >>>  they won't really be too hard to mistake.
> >>>  ANY info at all will be appreciated.
> >>>
> >>>  If the thieves themselves read this, I'm
> >>>  sure we'd rather buy the stuff back from
> >>>  you than lose it forever (you fukkerz).
> >>>
> >>>  here are some descriptions of gear:
> >>>
> >>>  drums: green satin flame 60s Gretch kit (w
> >>>  "paisley" glow in dark kik head
> >>>
> >>>  Fender ToneMaster head and 4x12 cabinet
> >>>
> >>>  Fender blackface Concert (4x10) w "Target
> >>>  design" spraypainted on front
> >>>
> >>>  PeeVey RoadMaster Head
> >>>
> >>>  Marshal 4x12 cab
> >>>
> >>>  Mesa Boogie 400+ bass head/4x10 cab/18" cab
> >>>
> >>>  Fender Bassman head (two!)/ 2x12 fender cab
> >>>
> >>>  Fender presicion Bass
> >>>
> >>>  Gibson Les Paul Jr w snoopy sticker
> >>>
> >>>  Fender Jazzmasters and Jaguars--lots of
> >>>  'em, mostly modified to hell (orig
> >>>  electronix pulled, diff p/u's etc) and
> >>>  usually way beat up.
> >>>
> >>>  Travis Beans--1 koa wood, one red beat to
> >>>  shit
> >>>
> >>>  White roadcase/briefcase full of gtr tools
> >>>
> >>>  we will post more equip info later...
> >>>  thanks in advance for any help...
> >>>
> >>>  PLEASE PASS THIS LIST ON TO ANYONE WHO
> >>>  MIGHT BE OF HELP!
> >>>
> >>>  ---Lee/Sonic Youth
> >>>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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