Posted on 07/22/2013 10:57:48 PM PDT by Bullish
Playing a medley of their greatest hit!
Too little, way too late.
While I would never condone theft, in this case I consider this crime an act of benevolence.
Which just goes to show that if you are in a band and you can put out an album, just one album, with a few catchy songs, you can build an entire career out of it. Thirty years later and they are still playing shows. Granted, they are playing for peanuts and staying at the Comfort Inn, but at least people are still showing up to see them.
A friend of mine had his plumbing van stolen yesterday to. About 10 miles from where their van was stolen from. Redondo Beach. His whole business was in there. Thieves suck.
He couldn’t get away.
They were the band that was probably most associated with those very early days of MTV.
Can you imagine the sea of people making a bee line for the restrooms when the lead singer announces, “Now here’s a song from our new album.”
My pal grew up in Downey, and worked swing shift. On the way home, around midnight, he would stop at the local supermarket, from time to time, and see Richard Carpenter, on occasion, doing his shopping. This was after Karen died; Richard would put on a brave face, when recognized, but mostly, he was a forlorn figure, according to my friend. Too bad.
Sometimes it isn't possible to take everything inside the motel with you when you have an entire sound system, drum kit, stands and all. We always took instruments inside. We'd also try to back the trailer up against a wall or something so they couldn't open the door.
Very sorry for your friend. :( The hard working Vietnamese man that mows my mom’s lawn had is garage broken into not so long ago and a lot of his equipment stolen. He talked to my mom about how violated he felt. Theft can be seen as not that big of a deal. It’s not a violent crime in an of itself, but it’s terribly upsetting and violating to have it happen. I feel for the band. All their work and the expense of things to replace (hopefully they have some kind of insurance). Having to deal with that and get set up for a show and go on to new shows. Yeah, they will survive, but not a fun thing to deal with for sure.
Their “music” is the crime. Silencing them is an act of mercy.
Ain't it the truth.
Was his hair gel stolen too? The horror!
And also of Downey Records, which put out a lot of surf rock, including the Chantays' hit Pipeline. It was located in Wenzel's Music Town, a record store at Lakewood Blvd. and Gardendale Ave. For years, the store was a Mecca for record collectors. Last I heard, a lawnmower shop is on the site.
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