TEXANS: Keep an eye out...STOLEN GEAR

[OrangeChannel]

New flash - on Saturday night after their Houston show, Engine Down's van and trailer were stolen from the parking lot of the Red Roof in on NW Freeway in Houston. All of their gear, 3 laptop computers, cameras, merchandise: t-shirts, stickers, buttons, CDs, personal items are all gone. The band has the fortune of having Brazil as their touring partners who are lending them what they need to play to stay on the road. Right now, the El Paso show will be cancelled for ED because of logistics, all other dates should stay on schedule. ANYONE WITH ANY TIPS or information about this crime should contact the Houston Police Department. Case #132442904T

UPDATE: The van was recovered, stripped and empty, sometime late Sunday night. Trailer and contents of van and trailer are still missing.

Gear lost includes:
- all guitars, amps (2 Rickenbacker 330 guitars - one black, one red, 1 Gibson Firebird V Sunburst, 1 Gibson "The Paul", 2 Fender PBass both black (one Elite), 2 Marshall 1960 lead series 4x12 cabinet , 1 Marshall JMP 50watt amplifier, 1 Marshall jcm800 dual reverb amp, 1 GK 800 RB bass amp, 1 Ampeg 8x10 bass cabinet)
- drums & cymbals (Ayotte 22" bass drum, 12" rack tom, 16" floor tom, red maple, 14" Ludwig snare, 22" Zildjian K Custom Medium Ride, 18" Sabian HH Crash, 18" Zildjian K Dark Crash, 14" Sabian AA Hi Hats and stands)
- lights
- pedals, keyboards, effects, tuners
- road cases -- all guitar and drums were in cases
- cords, sticks, picks - all supplies
- computers (2 iBooks, 1 Powerbook, 160 GB external HD)
- trailer (5x8 Haulmark) VA license plate: CT-439925
- t-shirts and merchandise (new, hundreds of pieces of each)
- CDs & LPs from Lookout and Lovitt Records (new, shrinkwrapped - cover art and information at http://www.lookoutrecords.com/enginedown)
- cash
- cameras
- phone chargers
- CDs, DVDs

Contact at Lookout Records - Cathy Bauer, General Manager 510 450 8310 x22 or [email protected]

Well wishers go to Engine Down's message Board

Please help by attending their upcoming shows, buying the CD from us, or ordering merchandise from their web site. More info on a donations fund or benefits will be posted here shortly. Thank you all.

xoxo Lookout and Engine Down.

 

[shaver]

my fingers point at Bov, even tho he's in dalas
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i've heard of these guys, found them on purevolume.


Cripes jon, your a sick guitarest.. i just checked out your purevolume site

 

[OrangeChannel]

Thanx Shave!
Yeah those EngineDown dudes are a pretty special bunch, great songwriting, nice dudes (met em a while back in NYC). hopefully things turn up for them. I'd hate to be that far from home and have my life flipped upside down like that.

 

[phatduckk]

that sucks balls!!!! im a huge fan of Lookout Records (local bay area label) and it sucks even more that this had to happen to someone off their lineup (not trying to say its ok for this to happen to anyone).

im definately gonna try n get all the musicians i know to "pitch in" and grab their latest disc.
(you can hear an mp3 and buy the cd at: http://lookoutrecords.com/catalog/item.php3?matrix_id=1020)

 

[crazybass888]

Why can't anybody leave other peoples stuff alone? My band got back in town Saturday night from a show in AL and when I went outside on Sunday morning, someone had busted the lock on the coupler latch and ripped out the wiring trying to take the trailer off our truck. The good news is they didn't attempt to get inside... Best wishes to Engine Down...

 

[xshawnxearthx]

that sucks.


as i stated another time i saw this exact thread.


1.) you need to have a kill switch put into your van if you are doing a lot touring. we have one, it defintely helped us not get our **** stolen, since the van was broken into, but couldnt be started or moved.

2.) when you park your van, anywhere overnight, makesure you can park the trailer up against something. like a huge fence, or a telephone pole. so if you cant move it, the only way you are getting in is if you take a sawzall and cut the trailer in half.

3.)equipment insurance, for theft/accident through the insurance company, its like 200 bucks a month, you just need a list of your gear and an know how much the gear costs. its usually around 200 a month, for a full band.

 

[nismaniac]

that sucks.


as i stated another time i saw this exact thread.


1.) you need to have a kill switch put into your van if you are doing a lot touring. we have one, it defintely helped us not get our **** stolen, since the van was broken into, but couldnt be started or moved.

2.) when you park your van, anywhere overnight, makesure you can park the trailer up against something. like a huge fence, or a telephone pole. so if you cant move it, the only way you are getting in is if you take a sawzall and cut the trailer in half.

3.)equipment insurance, for theft/accident through the insurance company, its like 200 bucks a month, you just need a list of your gear and an know how much the gear costs. its usually around 200 a month, for a full band.

That's good advice. It makes me sick to think about my band in this situation. Good luck to them.

 

[xshawnxearthx]

That's good advice. It makes me sick to think about my band in this situation. Good luck to them.

yeah it makes me not want to tour. but hey, thats part of my life.


hell, we had a kill switch and didnt know it, ocne we realized we had it, it was a god send. same with backing the trailer up to a wall or someting.

 

[cgworkman]

I feel their pain..

 

[Disquieter]

that sucks.


as i stated another time i saw this exact thread.


1.) you need to have a kill switch put into your van if you are doing a lot touring. we have one, it defintely helped us not get our **** stolen, since the van was broken into, but couldnt be started or moved.

2.) when you park your van, anywhere overnight, makesure you can park the trailer up against something. like a huge fence, or a telephone pole. so if you cant move it, the only way you are getting in is if you take a sawzall and cut the trailer in half.

3.)equipment insurance, for theft/accident through the insurance company, its like 200 bucks a month, you just need a list of your gear and an know how much the gear costs. its usually around 200 a month, for a full band.

if you don't have a killswitch available.

when you park for the night, take out the battery, or the take off the steering wheel.

adds a few extra minutes to your day, but it's a world of assurance.

joel D.

 

[tkarter]

What xshawn said plus.. get an alarm installed in both van and trailer. Louder the better.

tk