Stolen guitar - help!
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- vespa
OK so at my gig last Thursday someone stole my guitar just before we went on stage.
I had to borrow one of the other bands' guitars to play our set, luckily it was a good gig anyway (and an awesome Gretch) but I'm really sad about my white strat, I've played every gig on that guitar since the band started and more importantly it's my ONLY electric guitar.
The only hope I have left is that the opening band accidentally packed mine in with their stuff when they left, but the promoters won't give me their contact details and keep giving me the runaround every time I call them to ask if they've contacted them yet. I'm going crazy with frustration. Clearly they don't have as much emotional investment in getting it sorted as I do.
So, interweb friends. If anyone is able to find me any contact details for a little-known London band called "The Poppies", I will be forever grateful.
- moth0
not on MySpace?
- moth0
That's a shit by the way. Did you have insurance?
- Horp0
Vespa, any more info on The Poppies? only asking because (from Wikipedia)...
There seem to be multiple bands called the Poppies:
The Poppies (Australian band)
The Poppies (American band)
The Poppies (Welsh band)
The Poppys (French band)were they one of these?
- nope, london based, just started out so doesn't seem like any info on them anywhere :(vespa
- chossy0
Come on the internet LETS DO THIS.
if we find the culprits they get a 30 second kicking form all of us :D
- MrOneHundred0
Ah, sorry to hear about it. I'll see if I can dig anything up.
- drgss0
Look no further
it was me
- You're using it to assassinate Obama later on aren't you.Horp
- I like Obamadrgss
- Great, now FBI will be all over this place.duckofrubber
- MrOneHundred0
Does the venue have security cameras?
- chossy0
What was the name of the venue you were playing at and what was the line up and did the gig have a name like a gig night called "four shite bands except the mentalists cause all the ladies are tidy like".
- Yeah, I think I got a flyer for something called that.MrOneHundred
- chossy speaks the truth.meffid
- MrOneHundred0
Check eBay and pawn shops. And check the porn shops while you're at it. Maybe not. Sorry.
- moth0
What these guys?
Water Rats is mentioned in the comments...
http://profile.myspace.com/index…
- chossy0
Maybe the mangina sag hid it up their saggy mangeeeena?...
- moth0
And here they are again;
http://www.themonto.com/listings…That's the promoter right?
- chossy0
Ok whats the approach do we all email the promoter and the band?. What would you have us do Vespa :)
- yeah I'm sure mass spamming by angry assholes is a great way to win someones favour.max_prophet
- Nathan_Adams0
What kind of fucking promoters act like that? What's it to them if you can contact them directly? Venues I can understand, as they want to remain the middle men between the venue and the band; but other bands - I just can't understand.
- MrOneHundred0
Ugh! MySpace is so depressing.
- Lucky for you, I built an alternative.
http://peoplesmusics…moth - < SPAM :)Jimbo82
- It was in context!moth
- Lucky for you, I built an alternative.
- 23kon0
Sorry to hear about your loss.
Aye, gotta keep your eyes on your stuff at all times when gigging.I doubt someone would have taken it by mistake and stuffed YOUR guitar into THEIR bag, cos wouldnt there still be a spare guitar left at the end of the night without a bag?
My brother was the drummer of the band i was in and after losing a few cymbals because of thiefing c*nts in other bands you learn to keep an eagleeye on everything.
And if something goes amiss and you notice before the end of the night and no one is owning up to it - then do a runner with all the door money. ;)
*whistles innocently*
- BaskerviIle0
not to be regionalist, but it's interesting that The Poppies turn out to be from Liverpool.
I'm not saying anything about that, just interesting
- chossy0
Ok it seems you have the contact details vespa?.
How can we take this to the next level yo?. We should call ourselves 'Protection, Righteous, Incredible, Capture Keepers.'