harmonicanick
1151 posts
Apr 04, 2011
3:07 PM
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Last night my good friend and guitarist, Steve Webb here in Bristol uk was burgled in his flat while he was sleeping with the window open!
The scum took his '64 Fender Strat with an Alder wood body and a fairly new Epiphone guitar also. No money, cause he ain't got a lot.
He lives in a very bad area with many druggies but still it shocks at the state of the world and the callousness.
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tookatooka
2268 posts
Apr 04, 2011
4:00 PM
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I daren't write what I think of burglars. Scum is way too good for them.
I only hope they were ID marked in some way and that Steve gets them back.
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Rift
67 posts
Apr 04, 2011
4:11 PM
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Three things in life a man should never do.
1. Mow another mans lawn
2. Sleep with another mans lady
3. Steal a mans gear or tools
I hope your friend is ok and somehow gets it back
Last Edited by on Apr 04, 2011 5:12 PM
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eharp
1267 posts
Apr 04, 2011
6:49 PM
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why #1??
i aint got a problem if somebody wants to mow my lawn.
or shovel my drive. i usually shovel 3-4 neighbors' drives when i get done with the snow work. i dont think they have a clue who does it.
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didjcripey
59 posts
Apr 04, 2011
7:32 PM
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Where I come from, #1 and #2 mean the same thing.
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Lucky Lester
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RyanMortos
1057 posts
Apr 04, 2011
8:01 PM
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That sucks. I can't believe people got to be like that.
Things in life a man should never do addendum:
+ #4. Touch another mans car/motorcycle/truck/auto
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~Ryan
"I play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window." - Stephen Wright
Pennsylvania - H.A.R.P. (Harmonica Association 'Round Philly)
Contact:
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Rubes
270 posts
Apr 04, 2011
10:46 PM
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.....ahem..........#5, suck on someone elses harp
(death to the thief!)
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Rubes
271 posts
Apr 04, 2011
10:46 PM
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.....ahem..........#5, suck on someone elses harp
(death to the thief!)
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Stevelegh
145 posts
Apr 04, 2011
11:39 PM
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Best thing for him to do is ring every music shop in town. If it's druggies, they'll try and offload it quick, although if peeps know it was a 64 strat, it might have been nicked to order.
I hope the guy is insured and thank goodness he didn't disturb them. That's when things get bad.
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Ant138
880 posts
Apr 04, 2011
11:39 PM
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That sucks big time, the thought of coming home or worse waking up to my equipment missing is horrifying.
Absolute scumbags:o(
I think i would be patrolling the rough areas with a hammer in my pocket asking if anyone has a guitar they want to sell.
Theres no one more sly than a baghead with a Monkey on his back.
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Last Edited by on Apr 04, 2011 11:46 PM
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Aussiesucker
819 posts
Apr 04, 2011
11:52 PM
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I agree real scumbags.
I travel a lot and always have my gear with me. I am always fearful, even though its all insured, of its loss. Many items are not easily replaceable, have been tweaked, have been collected over years and are like a part of me. There would be some sense of grieving were it taken away. I feel for your friends loss.
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harmonicanick
1159 posts
Apr 21, 2011
10:05 AM
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Update on this, Steve had a call from Cash Convertors in Bristol. The Fender Strat has been bought in, the police are dealing with it, and he can pick it up, at no cost tomorrow.
The seller is on cctv and is named and will be dealt with I am assured. Good news!!
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toddlgreene
2917 posts
Apr 21, 2011
10:20 AM
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Good news indeed! Glad to hear he got his baby back. Unlike the Epiphone, one doesn't just rush out and buy another '64 strat when some lowlifes make off with it. I like a happy ending.
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Todd
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nacoran
4038 posts
Apr 21, 2011
12:40 PM
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That is a great story, unless it ruins the end to the great blues song he was writing.
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MP
1625 posts
Apr 21, 2011
5:28 PM
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^1964 Strat returned! awesome! awesome!
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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Mojokane
362 posts
Apr 21, 2011
7:44 PM
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..great story. next time put a 'RIp Me Off' sign on the front door, and leave it ajar.
..many not as fortunate as he.
Teach him a lesson, eh?
And the lesson IS?
..never leave your 64 strat out. Where a burglar can easily break in, and make off with it. Dummy..
Indeed, he is ...SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
LUCKY!
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chromaticblues
788 posts
Apr 22, 2011
6:21 AM
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Yeah MoJO you have a point.
My Gibson GA-20 amp is right beside my bed. I am not kidding! When ever I go anywhere with it has a cover on that has no emblems saying what it is. When it is not in use it next to my bed with the cover on. My mics are on the whoa wait a second. I'm not telling you where my mics are.
Actually I sold the amp last week!
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MP
1630 posts
Apr 22, 2011
11:06 AM
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mojo,
too funny! even so, i remember a friends 59 les paul junior that got ripped and it was heartbreaking.
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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Mojokane
365 posts
Apr 22, 2011
11:04 PM
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You are hilarious Chromaticblues!...
I'm chompin on the bit, for those harps...
U Da Kine!!
Send pix of the 200 mod...?
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