Re: OT: gear stolen in Las Vegas

["Timothy Mungenast" <mungenast@earthlink.net>]

Yeah, it is, as you say, a "sucky sucky thing," both your experience and
the Mermen's and Sonic Youth's and...damn, there are a lot of awful people
out there who just don't understand what they do to someone when they take
their stuff, especially their instruments. Best of luck to the Mermen.
~TimM


> [Original Message]
> From: mark sottilaro <marksottilaro@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: 5/30/2005 2:23:55 PM
> Subject: Re: OT: gear stolen in Las Vegas
>
> This sounds so familar... didn't they get all their
> gear stolen once before?
>
> AS FOR LAS VEGAS
>
> My girlfriend and I were staying at the Mandalay Bay
> this April.  We checked out and had the bellboy bring
> out luggage to be stored in their luggage storage
> place.  They assured us it was locked and guarded. 
> When we came back a few hours later to get our bags,
> all seemed in order.  When we got home we realized
> that both our iPods had been taken out of my bag.  It
> was something I carried on with me and never left my
> shoulder... save for the time it was in their "secure
> storage."
>
> If the Mandalay Bay would have done the right thing
> (they've admitted that our bags were never put in
> storage at all- when we got there they were out on a
> baggage cart by the taxi stand!  AND a security person
> notiticed something suspicious going on so started
> recording in the area our bags were in.) I wouldn't be
> writing this.  Instead, they claim, "no liability"
> EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THE INVESTIGATION THEY HAD DONE
> WASN'T DONE.
>
> a-hem.
>
> so the moral?  Be prepared to be ripped off.  I hope
> the Mermen get their gear back, it's a sucky sucky
> thing.
>
> Mark
>
> --- Sean Echevarria <sean.loop@creepingfog.com> wrote:
> > Forwarding this from the Mermen list - if you're
> > near Las Vegas please 
> > watch for this UHaul trailer.
> > 
> > 
> > Mermen's Gear Stolen in Las Vegas! HELP!!
> > 
> > The Mermen suffered a disasterous tragedy last night
> > (5/26/05) in Las Vegas 
> > after their
> > show at the Hard Rock Cafe. The UHaul trailer that
> > they had all of their 
> > gear stored in was
> > stolen from the oversize parking lot at The Flamingo
> > Hotel/Casino. The lost 
> > all of their
> > amps, Jim's guitars, Jennifer's bass, Martyn's
> > drums, cables, Jaime's video 
> > projection
> > equipment. They are all devastated, and need help
> > getting their gear back.
> > 
> > $$$ They are willing to pay a reward for the return
> > of their gear.
> > 
> > The UHaul trailer that was stolen had a Chicago
> > travel ad on the side, and 
> > the license plate
> > # is: Arkansas PT103498. The UHaul number is :
> > AU34671C. 
> > 
> >