This really, really sucks

September 5, 2004 6:09 PM

This really, really sucksOn Saturday night after their Houston show, Engine Down's van and trailer were stolen from the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn on NW Freeway in Houston. All of their gear, 3 laptop computers, cameras, merchandise and personal items are all gone. If you want to help them out at all, click here.
posted by chinese_fashion (24 comments total)

It does suck, and unfortunately, it happens to bands all the time.
posted by Quartermass at 6:25 PM on September 5, 2004

Does anyone know if they had insurance on any of it?
posted by Quartermass at 6:26 PM on September 5, 2004

If they want me to donate, they shouldn't abuse my browser window like that.
posted by reklaw at 6:35 PM on September 5, 2004

FYI, Firefox can stop the resizing of your window in the Options > Web Features > Advanced Javascript Options menu
posted by ALongDecember at 6:39 PM on September 5, 2004

I guess their engine is really down now.
posted by epimorph at 7:10 PM on September 5, 2004

Should have locked their shit.
posted by Keyser Soze at 7:17 PM on September 5, 2004

does anyone know who Engine Down is?
posted by Satapher at 7:57 PM on September 5, 2004

oh my god, please go back to pitchfork and never come back
posted by Satapher at 7:59 PM on September 5, 2004

They're a semi-local band for me (Central VA) that have earned a respectable following. Nice guys, too. Sucks about the theft.

That said, I'm not sure if this post will past muster for some...
posted by dhoyt at 8:16 PM on September 5, 2004

Don't they have insurance?

I was saving up money to give to charity this fall but...
posted by crazy finger at 8:19 PM on September 5, 2004

Don't they have insurance?


In my experience, insuring equipment is very expensive, and most car insurance won't cover the instruments in the vehicle.

In Engine Down's favor, they probably have enough fans to help them out. For many bands, getting your equipment can be the end of you, or at the very least put kinks in your plans for a while.
posted by drezdn at 8:45 PM on September 5, 2004

hey, there are a lot of nice guys in the world but that doesnt mean their output isnt vomit
posted by Satapher at 8:50 PM on September 5, 2004

Satapher, I totally agree with you. I don't think I would want to actually hang out for too long with many of my idols. But what's really sad is when total jerks make "vomit," too.
posted by chinese_fashion at 9:22 PM on September 5, 2004

Has anyone seen my keys?
posted by euphorb at 9:23 PM on September 5, 2004

This happened to Sonic Youth some years back, too. I saw them recently and they were touring with a phalanx of customized guitars...do any of you know if they got their stuff back, or just rebuilt their arsenal?
posted by chinese_fashion at 9:34 PM on September 5, 2004

haha, touche my friend... though i only arranged those words, they were originally written by god.

and i prefer vomitific ;)
posted by Satapher at 10:00 PM on September 5, 2004

the coolest (saddest) thing about Youth getting their gear stolen is that they had so many guitars dedicated to a unique tuning, that once they were gone, many songs became impossible to recreate.
posted by Satapher at 10:02 PM on September 5, 2004

Hey, I'm poor. Somebody want to give me some money, too? I can probably write a few bad songs in drop-D if that helps.
posted by keswick at 12:22 AM on September 6, 2004

dude are you grunge?
posted by Satapher at 2:08 AM on September 6, 2004

"the coolest (saddest) thing about Youth getting their gear stolen is that they had so many guitars dedicated to a unique tuning, that once they were gone, many songs became impossible to recreate."

WTF? Can you explain that? Could none of the band members write (the tunings down somewhere) or something?
posted by cell at 4:22 AM on September 6, 2004

Yeah...and like those unique tuned guitar NEVER needed to be re-tuned...EVER! I call BS!
posted by sexymofo at 5:59 AM on September 6, 2004

i saw engine down about a month and a half ago at a small show, opening for rainer maria.

their bass player moves like a very tall robot. they weren't very good.
posted by lotsofno at 6:17 AM on September 6, 2004

"Does anyone know if they had insurance on any of it?"

That's the manager's job.
posted by mischief at 8:43 AM on September 6, 2004

I only donate to bands that have gone platinum, sorry.
posted by angry modem at 8:44 AM on September 6, 2004