(idm) Fw: [Fwd: URGENT/SY GEAR STOLEN! --> please forward!]

From Nick Rejack
Sent Tue, Jul 6th 1999, 04:03

Ok, not very IDM, but worthwhile content none the less...I'm sure there are
some SY fans on the list, and I'm among them.

Apologies if this arrives twice to the list by multiple people, I'm on the
digest version of this list.

thank you.
nick rejack.

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From: Q-Bot Eye <x_xxx@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Smells Like Records <xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx>; RykThekreatorr
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Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 1:36 PM
Subject: [Fwd: URGENT/SY GEAR STOLEN! --> please forward!]


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>
> --- "Daniel A. Rigney Jr." <xxxxxx@xxx.xxx> wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 12:47:55 -0400
> > From: "Daniel A. Rigney Jr." <xxxxxx@xxx.xxx>
> > To: xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx
> > Subject: [Fwd: URGENT/SY GEAR STOLEN! --> please forward!]
>
> >
> > > >
> > > >>Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 22:05:58 -0700
> > > >>From: bofus? <xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> > > >>Organization: http://hootpage.com
> > > >>MIME-Version: 1.0
> > > >>To: xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
> > > >>Subject: URGENT/SY GEAR STOLEN! --> please forward!
> > > >>
> > > >>xxxxxxx@xxx.xxx wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>  URGENT/SY 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
> > > >>>  "xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx". 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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