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Off Topic Rant...
« on: January 09, 2012, 09:38:16 pm »
So today is Philadelphia Freedom Band's first day back after the holiday concert. We go down stairs of the Church to find that someone broke into the room where the instruments were stored and stole all our marching drums, and various brass and woodwind instruments. One of our members tenor saxophone was also stolen.  &(rage_ I'm just a mix of emotions right now. I understand that people do things without thinking, and I really hope whoever stole the instruments used the money for food or shelter or something. We spent so much time fundraising for the new marching drum equipment and now we have to start all over again. Just trying my best to think positive that nobody was injured, and that we are all in good heath. You could tell that everyone was bummed out.
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Re: Off Topic Rant...
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2012, 09:55:11 pm »
Greg, I'm really sorry to hear that.  How awful to open the door to find everything gone.     bawlin)0   
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2012, 10:13:51 pm »
Thanks KV, It stinks but we will figure something out.
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Re: Off Topic Rant...
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2012, 10:41:20 pm »
Sorry to hear that, Nothing is safe. Can't you take the stuff home with you?
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« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2012, 11:35:28 pm »
Oh, no Greg!  That's so awful!  Do you think maybe you guys can contact the news?  Maybe you can get some donations or leads on replacing the instruments.  Someone has to be sitting on some information somewhere...

Best of luck.
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Re: Off Topic Rant...
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2012, 06:43:51 am »
In Philly....  someone always knows something  ...  Great idea Heather!     Greg it's a good public interest story.. call the Action News Call for Action or one of the similar groups.
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« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2012, 06:47:00 am »
I think we are working on it, calling Pawn Shops. I take my instruments home, but a lot of people come to rehearsal on a bus or the subway so bringing a drum with them would just be too much.
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Re: Off Topic Rant...
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2012, 07:26:53 am »
Beet, that truly sucks. It really does. Try to look at it this way, that it forces your group to be more determined to go out and recreate the stuff you had. That group effort can be real rewarding and knowing that you all stay together in handling adversity  means a lot too.

Peeks and valleys of life. Get through a valley, and their is a peek on the other side.

Wow, the above is so wisdom filled, I'm thinking of changing my name to MugWagen......
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« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2012, 07:53:15 am »
Humm, MugSensei, very deep, very deep. (hail-
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Re: Off Topic Rant...
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2012, 07:09:29 pm »
Mr MugYagi....
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Re: Off Topic Rant...
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2012, 09:10:35 pm »
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« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2012, 09:14:31 pm »
 &^rofl #@rofl3   yeah I did...
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Re: Off Topic Rant...
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2012, 09:31:29 pm »
wow, the theft of instruments is big this year, and in churches too.
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Re: Off Topic Rant...
« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2012, 09:45:27 pm »
Greg,  did you recover any of your instruments?? 
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Re: Off Topic Rant...
« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2012, 10:01:16 pm »
Not yet, Rumor has it that Occupy Philly will be helping us buy new ones.
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You buy your own bus, and do what you want to your bus. I'll do what I want to so with mine. Pissing off purists one modification at at time.

"After a Hurricane Comes a Rainbow" - Katy Perry
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