> Dear friends of "Demons" and Gearhead Records
>
> At sometime between 4 and 8 AM on Wednesday March 3rd, the van rented
> for the "Demons" US tour was broken into in front of the Gearhead
> Office. We are heartbroken as nothing like this has ever happened
> before, but right now the most important thing is to get the
> following information out to as many people as possible. Below is a
> list of items that were stolen from the van. The list of guitars has
> been sent to all local music stores, and the CD list has been sent to
> Amoeba, Streetlight, etc. Please feel free to email this list around,
> the more people who know about this, the better chance we'll have of
> either hearing something about it, or actually retrieving some of the
> goods.
>
> Guitars missing.
> #1 Hagström Partner SG-model, 1979. Red with the color scraped off
> the back and half the Hagström logo gone from the head. Guitar case
> black, covered with stickers and taped together with duct tape and
> blue strap.
> #2 Fender Squire Supersonic, sparkling blue, left handed model turned
> right. Guitar case black with Sparks and Death Leisure stickers.
> #3 Hagström Swede, Les Paul model, 1974. Mahogany brown with the neck
> broken by the head. Crack visible. Finish scraped off the back. 1
> Hagström pickup, 1 Gibson pickup. Worn brown guitar case with
> Gearhead and band stickers.
> #4 Epiphone Sheraton II, vintage sunburst, brand new. Guitar case
> brown, with stickers.
> #5 Gibson Bass, EB 3 model, brown with switch missing, tuner peg
> loose. Guitar case black with stickers.
> #6 Hondo II Bass, black with b/w Rocket From The Crypt sticker. EMG
> pickups and Badass bridge. Fender Bass Case with dozens of stickers.
> (This is Mike's bass from Half Life)
>
> Other equipment:
> #7 Bright yellow Boss distortion pedal with Gearhead sticker.
> #8 White Boss tuner
> #9 Black tuner
> #10 Orange Boss distortion box
> #11 Set of four bass strings
> #12 Four black guitar chords
>
> Other stolen property:
> #13 Black CD case with Dragons and Hemingway sticker. Contained
> mainly home burned CD's but also Zero Boys, Neil Young, Bukka White,
> The Now Time Delegation etc.
> #14 Digital video camera Panasonic NV DS-65 (purchased in Sweden a
> few weeks ago)
> #15 50 copies of 7" single "DEMONS: Electrocute" Ruff Nite Records
> #16 DVD "Five Easy Pieces"
> DVD " Dressed to Kill"
> CD "Roky Erickson: Don't Knock the Rock"
> CD "Dictators: Go Girl Crazy"
> CD "Devil Dogs: Saturday Night Fever"
> CD "Badlands: Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska"
> CD "Roky Erickson: Acoustic"
> CD "Brian Setzer Orchestra"
> CD "New Bomb Turks: Information Highway Revisited"
> CD "Rocket from the Crypt: Scream Dracula Scream"
> #17 100 "DEMONS" cloth patches 5" x 2"
> #18 250 "DEMONS" stickers 5 1/2" x 2"
> #19 Addvision LCD 10 1/2 inch Screen
> #20 30 copies of CD's "DEMONS SÝCome Burst!ng Out!" Gearhead Records
> (RPM013)
> #21 25 copies of "DEMONS: Demonology" Gearhead Records RPM042
> #22 CD case (red with yellow star) containing approximately 40 CD's
> "Aerosmith: Live Bootleg"
> "Creedence Clearwater Revival: CD 1-3 from the box set"
> "Trojan: Reggae Sisters box set"
> "Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska"
> "Bruce Springsteen: Ghost of Tom Joad"
> "Kiss: Rock and Roll Over"
> "Kiss: CD1-2 from the box set"
> "MC5: Back in the USA"
> "MC5: High Time"
> "VA: Jump, Jive and Harmonize"
> "Tammy Wynette: Greatest Hits"
> "Radio Birdman: Essential"
> "Ramones: Leave Home"
> plus over 20 more CD's
>
> Additionally, the van was decked out with audio/ video equipment that
> made touring easier for the band. It was all stolen and Mike is
> responsible for the costs per his contract with Bandigo.
> #23 Microsoft X-Box
> #24 X-Box Games
> SSX Tricky
> Halo $50
> Ghost Recon
> Sega GT 2002
> #25 Sony CDX-M730 FM/AM Compact Disc Player
> #26 Coleman 400 Watt Power Inverter
>
> Hopefully we can organize a benefit show to cover some of these
> costs. If anyone has an creative ideas about where we can post the
> list of stolen goods, or anything else that you do when things like
> this happen, please contact Gearhead with that information sooner
> than later. Mike: 510-535-2082 Michelle: 530-758-7967
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> --
> RIP Exploding Hearts
>
> Mike LaVella
> Gearhead
> PO Box 421219
> San Francisco, CA 94142
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http://www.gearheadmagazine.com> lavella@gearheadrecords.com
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:53 (twenty-one years ago)