Over the Rhine
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ysobelleAnyone who's known me any length of time knows how much I dig the band Over the Rhine. Theirs is the only poster I have up on my wall, their anual Christmas show is pretty much the ONLY thing I'd drive all the way to Cincinnati to see (that and the OtR Lostees, of course!), and their music is something I use as a litmus test: if someone about whom I'm feeling kind of soft doesn't like their music, chances are, I won't like them.
So this...this breaks my heart. And it enrages me. I've been here, I know how it feels. I want to hurt someone, and I wish to G-d I could help.
From Linford's letter to the Rhinelanders today:
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After fourteen years of fairly active touring, we thought we had seen just about everything. But then we woke up in Columbus and discovered that all of our touring gear had been stolen except for the Hammond B-3 in its road case. I guess that was the one thing that they couldn't lift.
We waited around for a few hours and filed a police report finally and then booked it to Cincinnati where several very helpful friends came to our rescue and loaned us instruments etc to play the sold out show at Twentieth Century Theater.
It was a blast and we were able to shake the whole thing off for the time being and enjoy ourselves, enjoy you, the evening. I think it was the first Over the Rhine show where someone took up a collection (what used to be called a love offering if memory serves) and handed us a bag with about $600 in small bills to take the edge off. My knee jerked and I started playing Just As I Am, and Karin was crying and said something to the effect that there were tears and cash on stage and it was turning into a bona fide evangelistic experience.
We talked through the whole thing and it's just stuff, and nobody was hurt, and it's not a mortal wound. But when somebody enters your world and messes with it, it's hard to shake the feeling of being violated. It is emotional to lose instruments that you've played and written and recorded with for years. Our prayers fluctuated between Old Testament and New Testament prayers: May they fall into the snare they've laid for themselves. May we forgive them.
We've still got the important stuff: each other, our friends, the watering trough.
But what the heck, if you're poking around in music stores or pawn shops and happen to see any of the following feel free to let us know:
~Karin's Lowden Acoustic Guitar: handwritten Serial Number 8406 on the label inside the sound hole.
~Leslie Organ Cabinet Model No: 122 RV, Serial Number H65918, with
accompanying Starbound Road Case.
~Yamaha P200 Digital Piano Serial Number 016459 in a Showcase Custom Road Case Serial Number 2846.
~Karin's pedal board w/Fishman Pre-amp etc in a road case marked "over the rhine".
~Karin's vintage Fender Twin Guitar Amp in a road case marked "over the rhine".
That's just the tip of the proverbial ice berg lettuce. Maybe we'll get serious (we've been trying to round up serial numbers etc) and post a complete list on the site and turn the wrath of our fans loose on the world armed with lyrics such as "Eyes wide open to the great train robbery" and "I didn't know that murder could be good".
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So if you happen to live in the Columbus area-- Chris? Kyle?-- keep an eye out. EBay, too, I suppose.
G-d, I'm angry.
So this...this breaks my heart. And it enrages me. I've been here, I know how it feels. I want to hurt someone, and I wish to G-d I could help.
From Linford's letter to the Rhinelanders today:
****
After fourteen years of fairly active touring, we thought we had seen just about everything. But then we woke up in Columbus and discovered that all of our touring gear had been stolen except for the Hammond B-3 in its road case. I guess that was the one thing that they couldn't lift.
We waited around for a few hours and filed a police report finally and then booked it to Cincinnati where several very helpful friends came to our rescue and loaned us instruments etc to play the sold out show at Twentieth Century Theater.
It was a blast and we were able to shake the whole thing off for the time being and enjoy ourselves, enjoy you, the evening. I think it was the first Over the Rhine show where someone took up a collection (what used to be called a love offering if memory serves) and handed us a bag with about $600 in small bills to take the edge off. My knee jerked and I started playing Just As I Am, and Karin was crying and said something to the effect that there were tears and cash on stage and it was turning into a bona fide evangelistic experience.
We talked through the whole thing and it's just stuff, and nobody was hurt, and it's not a mortal wound. But when somebody enters your world and messes with it, it's hard to shake the feeling of being violated. It is emotional to lose instruments that you've played and written and recorded with for years. Our prayers fluctuated between Old Testament and New Testament prayers: May they fall into the snare they've laid for themselves. May we forgive them.
We've still got the important stuff: each other, our friends, the watering trough.
But what the heck, if you're poking around in music stores or pawn shops and happen to see any of the following feel free to let us know:
~Karin's Lowden Acoustic Guitar: handwritten Serial Number 8406 on the label inside the sound hole.
~Leslie Organ Cabinet Model No: 122 RV, Serial Number H65918, with
accompanying Starbound Road Case.
~Yamaha P200 Digital Piano Serial Number 016459 in a Showcase Custom Road Case Serial Number 2846.
~Karin's pedal board w/Fishman Pre-amp etc in a road case marked "over the rhine".
~Karin's vintage Fender Twin Guitar Amp in a road case marked "over the rhine".
That's just the tip of the proverbial ice berg lettuce. Maybe we'll get serious (we've been trying to round up serial numbers etc) and post a complete list on the site and turn the wrath of our fans loose on the world armed with lyrics such as "Eyes wide open to the great train robbery" and "I didn't know that murder could be good".
****
So if you happen to live in the Columbus area-- Chris? Kyle?-- keep an eye out. EBay, too, I suppose.
G-d, I'm angry.
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Forwarding arround....
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Date: 2004-07-09 06:04 am (UTC)*gasp* What?! oh, they're lovely and kind and gracious people, yes yes. I think Karin's an introvert (as am I), but she's sweet when you get her talking, and Linford's always been very friendly when I've seen him.
In any case... *anyone* deserves better than this. Apparently they were uninsured, too. Ugh.
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Date: 2004-07-09 06:34 am (UTC)People make their livelihood with this stuff...it's theirs, it's cared for, and it's all got memories and hopes and dreams attached to each piece. And whether it's just stuff or not, it's going to be hard to replace, and even harder to feel safe leaving it in the van or wherever they had the stuff...and lord knows you can't unload the van everytime you stop overnight somewhere.
It's just really sad. And yes, it makes me angry, too. And I don't even know these folk or their music.
Yeah, I gasped when I read that.
Date: 2004-07-13 12:04 pm (UTC)