!!! help !!! frank black and the catholics had their trailer

[jeremiah]

Damn, I hate to keep posting all this sad news but Watt asked me to put this up so hopefully somone will read this that knows something about it….

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Philadelphia – Friday, April 13, 2001

IN CASE ANYONE OUT THERE CAN HELP

Hi,

I just want to let you know in case anyone
out there can help with this situation that
last night after their Philadelphia show,
Frank Black and the Catholics had their
trailer stolen with all their gear. They, of
course, have to cancel shows now. I’m hoping
that maybe if people know about this then the
band can recover at least some of their
beloved gear.

Thanks for posting this (if you do).

Jean Thompson

If you have information that might help the
boys get their gear back, Bethany at W.A.R.
is coordinating leads.

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Friday, April 13, 2001

HELP FRANK BLACK & THE CATHOLICS

Gear and trailer has been stolen from the
hotel EconoLodge Airport 600 Rt. 291 Lester,
PA 19029 parking lot. In the middle of the
night 3:00ish or later last night!

APPROX. LOSS IN DAMAGES: $60,000 – $75,000
TRAILER DESCRIPTION: 10 x 4 white custom made trailer.

GEAR DESCRIPTION:
Fender Telecaster Guitars from the late 50’s – 60’s.
Vox Amps AC 30’s
2 pedal steel guitars – Showbud and a Mullen
1972 Fender Precision Bass
Gibson Les Paul Rose Top
descriptions of other items forthcoming…

ANY INFO:
Please contact Bethany in Colorado,
303.440.0666
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Remember that this sort of shit happened to Sonic Youth a while back…. [img]images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img]

[defduck]

i was pissed when i heard that. no ones fucking gear is safe. im going to the show tonite or tommorow. and it will be all new gear. should be neat to see. sucks being in that position. i feel sorry for em. oh yea. the watt diaries get better and better everytime i read them. thanks watt. for the love. haha. later. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

[jeremiah]

April 15, 2001

Frank Black Cancels 2 Shows

LESTER, Pa. (AP) — Thieves in suburban
Philadelphia stole up to $100,000 worth of
guitars, musical equipment, and other items
from veteran rock musician Frank Black,
forcing his band to cancel their next two
shows.

Black, who formerly led the avant-garde
Pixies, had performed with his new group, The
Catholics, Thursday night in Philadelphia. The
band’s trailer and most of its musical
equipment were stolen from a hotel parking
lot.

While the band is insured for its 17 guitars,
amplifiers, drums, and other equipment, some
of the vintage items are irreplaceable, Black
said. They include four 1960s Fender
Telecaster guitars.

The Philadelphia show was the third date on
The Catholics’ current tour. The band has had
to cancel shows in Washington and Pittsburgh,
but plans to buy new equipment and resume
their tour with three shows in Toronto.

[ April 17, 2001: Message edited by: jeremiah ]

[jeremiah]

Watt just sent me the full list of items those assholes took –

> FRANK BLACK AND THE CATHOLICS STOLEN GEAR LIST
>
> # Items – Item – Serial Number – Value
> – – –
> 28 – Flight Cases – 4770
> 1 – Fender Precision Bass Guitar – 604578 – 2000
> 1 – Fender Precision Bass Guitar – 329564 – 2000
> 1 – Fender Telecaster Guitar – 26673 – 2000
> 1 – Fender Telecaster Guitar – 166209 – 2000
> 1 – Fender Telecaster Guitar – 231549 – 2000
> 1 – Godin Guitar – ? – 1000
> 1 – Gibson SG Jr. Guitar – 836489 – 2000
> 1 – Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitar – ? – 1500
> 1 – Sho-bud Pedal Steel Guitar – 7655 – 1500
> 1 – Guild Guitar – FS-46EJ10010 – 1100
> 1 – Gibson Les Paul Jr. Guitar – ? – 2000
> 1 – Gibson SG Guitar – 81664524 – 1500
> 1 – Mullen Pedal Steel Guitar – 2421 – 1500
> 1 – Fender Deluxe Amplifier – A04088 – 1000
> 1 – Fender Deluxe Amplifier – 200442 – 1500
> 1 – Fender Twin Reverb Amplifier – A07555 – 1500
> 1 – Vox AC-30 Cabinet – N/A – 1000
> 1 – Vox AC-30 Amplifier – 12812b – 2500
> 1 – Vox AC-30 Amplifier – 13827 – 2500
> 1 – Vox AC-30 Amplifier – M-19999-41-1600-B 2500
> 1 – Bag End Cabinet – 230027 – 1000
> 1 – Trace Elliot Amplifier – 6130169 – 2000
> 1 – Trace Elliot Cabinet – N/A – 500
> 1 – SWR Amplifier – 2362725 – 1000
> 1 – Alesis QS6 Keyboard – S68003978 – 1100
> 5 – Drum Claws – 100
> 4 – 1 foot Goosenecks – 40
> 2 – Whirlwind imp-2 Microphones – 150
> 2 – Sennheiser 409 Microphnes – 700
> 9 – Shure SM – 57 Microphones – 755
> 10 – Shure SM – 58 Microphones – 1200
> 1 – Shure SM-91 Microphone – 250
> 2 – AKG 451 Microphones – 600
> 1 – AKG D112 Microphone – 200
> 2 – Countryman Direct Boxes – 300
> 1 – Microphone Case – 150
> 1 – Yamaha Kick Drum – MBD1122-LM-3720 – 900
> 1 – Yamaha Snare Drum – SD455MO587 – 550
> 1 – Yamaha Tom Drum – MTT-1116-LM-3723 – 800
> 1 – Yamaha Tom Drum – MTT-1112-LM-3710 – 675
> 1 – Yamaha Tom Drum – MTT-1105-LM-3744 – 400
> 1 – Yamaha Snare Drum – SD20756-ID-3955 – 250
> 1 – Zildjian Cymbal Set – N/A – 1750
> 1 – Yamaha Drum Hardware – N/A – 1750
> 14 – Guitar Tuners – N/A – 1500
> 30 – Guitar String Sets – N/A – 500
> 11 – Guitar Bags – N/A – 1000
> 1 – Aphex Compressor – AX1085861 – 500
> 1 – Sentrex Power Supply – N/A – 500
> 18 – Guitar Pedals – N/A – 2700
> 2 – Pedal Steel Guitar Seats – N/A – 500
> 9 – Guitar Stands – N/A – 300
> 1 – Stage Tools – N/A – 500
> 1 – Trailer Tools – N/A – 800
> 1 – Equiment Trailer – 5000
> 1 – Set Of Golf Clubs – 2100
> 1 – Set Of Golf Clubs – 1200
> 500 – Frank Black CDs – 6000
> 100 – Coronet Premier CDs – 1500
> 20 – CDs (Various) – 200
> 100 – Frank Black Tee Shirts – 500
> – – –
> Total – 81790
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[hager]

You cannot sneak a big white frickin’ trailer away without being seen. They may not recover all their gear, but I bet they get most of it back and find the little dickheads who took it.

[jeremiah]

OMFG, where in the world have you been? [img]images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Welcome back hager!

[hager]

Thanks, it’s great to be back. I’ve just been on a lengthy hiatus in my own mind. Sortin’ some things out, being selfish, a little anti-social, and dealing with a stressful job that has been unusually so of late. No big deal.

[defduck]

sonic youth found practically nothing. i dont think anything. but not much, thats for sure. [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

[alan ciccone]

who are theses assholes that steal bands equipment didnt this happen to sonic youth not so long ago it really deprives bands i think

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