NEED YOUR HELP! DETAILS ON STOLEN VAN & EQUIPMENT

Felt terrible when I heard about this. I looked in chicago craigslist for Gretsch, found a listing for a gretsch hollowbody case. It led to this facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.117889388240126.15455.117887644906967 No idea if this matches what you're looking for, but I know your bassist plays a P-bass.

Please go to www.dangeroustrailers.org and take note... over 11 States have no registration for trailers and in fact I can steal your trailer and call it a homemade trailer and get a new vin number in all 50 states. You van is going to be found....because they can't change the vin number. Your trailer is already sold and your equipment is gone. Your Government instead of helping us solve this...they fight us because they want you to buy new TRAILERS when yours get stolen. see this.. published today in California... http://www.contracostatimes.com/columns/ci_18655475 http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/opp-notes-increase-of-insurance-frauds-involving-homemade-trailers-marina-chop-shops-and-atvs/1000529425/?h=opp-notes-increase-of-insurance-frauds-involving-homemade-trailers-marina-chop-shops-and-atvs&aid=1000529425 I want to help...but nobody cares about your stolen trailer. Wake up.......your Police know this is going on...and in fact even our DMV...see this heartless comment.... Childress, William (DMV) wrote: > Mr. Melancon: > > > > You recently sent an e-mail to Emily Rabbitt regarding Insurance fraud involving homemade trailers, marina chop shops and ATVs. DMV produces and supplies the replacement/new vin numbers that law enforcement attaches to the homemade trailers. I am not sure that I will be able to provide you with any assistance regarding trailer thief and insurance claims. > > > > However, I am interested in talking to you make sure that I understand your concerns. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Wm. > >

Your the last guys on the planet who would deserve something like that. The garage should be held liable. I've also got a custom tele and a couple of tube amps you guys can borrow if needed. Keep your spirits up and the good work. We'll keep an eye out for the stuff up here but it's unlikely that it would come this far north. Better luck on the rest of the tour and have fun overseas.

That is just not right. You guys played your hearts out, and made our Sunday great. For what it's worth my friends are in a band that travels quite a bit. They have gear, instruments, and vehicles to transport it all in. I have no doubt they would let you use it if needed. Thank you all for what you do, and we appreciate you!!!

Hi, Hate what happened, reflects poorly on Chicago - and we're a great city with great people. If it helps, I would like to loan you my Ford Explorer Sportrac if you need wheels getting around. Drive it as much as you like - no cost. Just tell me when you are done and I can pick it up - anywhere. Yes, even Alaska. Also thought you should put the word out to a private detective to find your gear. Have him do it for free and he should receive big dividends by virtue of press. Just a thought. As I live by, every problem is an opportunity. Truly it is.

Hey guys, I heard what happened to your gear and I wanted to see if I could help in some small way. I don't have money that I can give you to buy new gear, but I do have a really nice acoustic guitar that I would like to lend you until you have your gear back, or have the means to build up your gear again (I understand that this may take a long while). I say lend and not out-right give because this guitar has very strong family ties: my Aunt Colleen took this guitar with her around the world and back on her journeys with the Peace Corps in the 1970's and then while she traveled as a musician. She is now a professional Jazz musician with her husband (Primal Mates is their group). When I was 19 Aunt Colleen gave me her guitar in the beat-up case that had traveled the world with her (it is in a slightly-better case now), as my Christmas gift. I have been a percussionist since I was 10 (taught by her husband, he now has his PhD in percussion, pretty awesome, huh?), and do more theatre and singing than guitar playing. So the guitar has been sitting in it's case for several years...instruments are meant to be played. You need instruments in order to play. But this guitar is meant to be passed down the generation line in my family. But this would give the guitar another great story. So gentlemen, I offer you my guitar. I am a fan, I am a Portlander. This is how it should work. Let me know, Maille

I saw this post for a JUNO 106. It's recent as of Monday. I troll craigslist a lot and find it suspect to run into an ad meeting one of your keyboards descriptions so soon after your theft. I'm sorry for your loss. Take care. http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/msg/2537335166.html

As a Chicagoan i am sick that this happened in my city. I only hope the people to did this get their karmic retribution sooner than later. thanks for an amazing set at lolla...