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Somebody stole the Stooges' gear from a truck parked outside their Montreal hotel this morning. What gives, man? Full list of stolen property at the link, in case you want to be on the lookout. [Hootpage.com; HT Jon Solomon]
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Did they steal any of Iggy's shirts?
Musical equipment must be super easy to fence, because it seems to get stolen on a very regular basis, from acts both large and small. At least the Stooges are probably insured, although that will hardly make up for the loss of favorite instruments.
I hope they catch the fuckers who did this or at very least recover the gear. Not safe even in Canada. Wow.
@loudersoft: Actually, it seems that more often than not these things happen up here in Canada. Strange...
Oh man, you gotta feel for Watt - I believe this is his first bass - used for minutemen and probably ought to be in a museum some day:
Red roadcase containing:
Red Gibson 1963 EB-3 bass (this is mike watt's bass!)
@2ironic4u: But Iggy almost never wears a.... oooohhhhh, I get it now! Hey, that's funny!
No fun.
In the Stooges' case, I think the person was doing a heroic deed to save the public from these embarassing old geezers.
Yeah. Already saw the reports. Win Butler did it.
Arcade Fire Stole My Concert Gear (Iggy Pop's personal blog)
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