Thursday, November 11, 2010
Music news Hawks gear stolen!
Posted by Chad Radford @ChadRad on Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Word had spread that the trailer containing pretty much all of the band Hawks musical equipment, along with a ton of merchandise, was stolen from in front of the house where vocalist Mike Keenan and drummer Shane Patrick live on Park Ave. near Oakland Cemetery.
Sometime late in the evening on Wed., Nov. 10, thieves smashed the padlock, pictured above in Keenan's hand, off of the trailer hitch on his car and hauled it away. It's a big trailer and the perps would have needed a vehicle big enough to tow it away.
Bottom line: It looks like the band lost about $8,000-$10,000 total. Insurance covers the trailer, but not what was inside, and that hurts. Benefits and vigilante street justice teams are coming together today, so check back here for a Paypal link and more information as it becomes available.
Click below for an inventory of what was stolen:
City of Atlanta Police Report
Case number — 103142315
Officer — King, H
¬ Fender Jazz bass — Black Japanese Geddy Lee edition / Black case
- GK 700RB w/ black and silver rackmount flightcase (2008 model, stickers on frontface: Talk me off,
The Sunglasses, etc)
- GK 400RB (mid 90's model)
- Mesa Boogie bass cab 1x15, 1x10, 2x5 (loaded with 1x15 Kappa Pro LF)
- Electro Harmonics POG
- Boss Tuner
- 2 1x15 Lopo cabinets. Black w/ OxBlood grill cloth. (Eminence 15 loaded. White tape on the top, one missing one of the back port covers)
- Dark brown wood stain, Tama kick drum and case (orange HOX$, spray painted on the outside of case)
- Dark brown wood stain, Tama rack tom and case (orange HOX$, spray painted on the outside of case)
- Dark brown wood stain, Tama floor tom and case (mountable) (orange HOX$, spray painted on the outside of case)
- 20in Silver, MEINL, Latin Surdo Samba drum
- Silver Pedaltrain PT-2 pedal board case w/ removable black pedal board
- Roland Koass Pad, Black (White tape over the number 2 position button)
- Boss DD-3 Delay Pedal
- X Frame Keyboard stand
- 2 Eurolight LP Flightcases (yellow and camo)
- 37 copies of Hawks Barnburner — LP
- 4 copies of WE NO FUN Comp — LP
- 60 HAWKS T-shirts (Black and Red) w/ black and yellow storage case
- 6 speaker cables
- 6 instrument cables
- 3 mic cables
- 1 Shure SM58A Beta mic
- 1 Shure SM58 mic (white tape around the base)
- 1 white Carry-On trailer, 5x8, wooden floor, small “name tag and GRIDS stickers” on left side
Comments (15)
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Hey guys, we rehearse a couple doors down from you. If you need any gear in a pinch or we can help out in any other way, please don't hesitate... we're big fans.
--Josh
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dislikeALSO, All my hardware. 2 snare stands, 2 cymbals boom stands, hi-hat stand, and throne. All Tama gear. PLUS, my carpet...it looks like a zebra that drank too much and has cig burns all over it. shit....
Why did you leave all your equipment outside....unprotected?? this is ATLANTA!! Did you forget about CRIMINALS??? Next time unload before getting drunk and passing out.
If you want to park the trailer in front of the house, you have to live somewhere like Cherokee county. It sucks being so far OTP but you can grow weed in the backyard.
Good luck, guys.
UPDATE: microphones were NOT stolen they were let at the earl and are safe in my bedroom.
I feel bad for these guys.. but on a unrelated note.. they should prob change the name of their band for SEO reasons..kinda like The-Dream
here's a more complete/more detailed list on craigslist:
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/msg/2055…
I feel for your loss guys, being a fellow musician and one that does not make any money. I agree with yeti, Its ATL. I live OTP and If I have a gig downtown My band's and my gear never leave my site until its all accounted for a packed up. Then its straight to a safe place away from downtown and unloaded as soon as were back. Ill keep an I out guys. Wait for beers and bongs after you got your shit taken care of!
I appreciate the love guys, but to those who think we were reckless and/or drunk, this is not the case. It isn't the safest place in the world, but damn it, ATL is my home. The gear was locked in the trailer, locked to the car, and not left there very many days, parked directly in front of our door on the street. I do understand the behavior you talk of, and have been reckless in the past, like we all have. Though, in this instance we were victim to a couple of asswipes who got us.
Sincerely,
Don't need dad's advice
Have some sympathy
@ Shane,
People are such fucking dildos. Like you guys were not already kicking yourself in the ass about it. We left our shit in Peoplestown for two days one time like dumbasses. Luckily we didnt get anything stolen. These kind of things happen and it sucks. To those who want to rub it in, have a nice life in Lawrenceville you fucking dweebs. It could always be worse. I got friends in a band in Dallas. They say that every band out there gets their trailer stolen about once a year. People use them for construction. But anyways, keep up the good fight. You guys kick ass.
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