Reverend Beastly
2005-10-25 06:41:05 UTC
Those familiar with the story of this guitar will know how awesome this
is for Bob. If not, well, here is the story.
In 1980, for the Freedom of Choice album and tour, Bob1 had a
customized blue Ibanez cloud/potato guitar made. It can be prominently
seen in the Live 1980 DVD, the Girl U Want video and just about any
live photo from the FOC tour. He truly loved that guitar. When my
partner at the Basement, Tom, and I interviewed him for the site, we
enquired about the guitar:
"In the mid-80's, I developed a fondness for cocaine that turned into
full-blown addiction. When the band stopped working, I ran out of money
and one day I woke up broke, hungry and needing alcohol and drugs. So I
pawned the Ibanez guitar for $250, which seemed great at the time. I
really miss that guitar, even though it weighed a ton." - Bob1
And, according to Bob, that was one of the things he most regretted
ever doing. He spent $2000 on it initially. After he sobered up in the
early 90's, he tried to find the guitar again. The pawn shop he sold it
do did not keep proper paperwork, so a dead end was pretty much hit,
and it seemed impassable. VaheVahe, frontman of the band Nu-Tra, and
friend of Bob's, helped him for years trying to find this guitar, but
to no avail.
Then, on September 8, I got an email from a guy named Matt saying he
had read the interview on the Basement site and knew where the guitar
was. It was in the possession of pro skateboarder Jason Jessee, who had
picked it up some years past. After confirming that it was indeed the
same guitar, I put Matt and Vahe in touch with each other, and through
a number of mutual friends the two of them shared with Jason, they
finally got in contact with him.
Tonight, it finally happened. Bob and Vahe drove up and retrieved Bob's
lost guitar.
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And now, there's just that much less wrong with the universe. And I
wouldn't be too surprised if we got to see Bob play that live in the
not-too-distant future...
-Alex
http://www.boojiboysbasement.com
is for Bob. If not, well, here is the story.
In 1980, for the Freedom of Choice album and tour, Bob1 had a
customized blue Ibanez cloud/potato guitar made. It can be prominently
seen in the Live 1980 DVD, the Girl U Want video and just about any
live photo from the FOC tour. He truly loved that guitar. When my
partner at the Basement, Tom, and I interviewed him for the site, we
enquired about the guitar:
"In the mid-80's, I developed a fondness for cocaine that turned into
full-blown addiction. When the band stopped working, I ran out of money
and one day I woke up broke, hungry and needing alcohol and drugs. So I
pawned the Ibanez guitar for $250, which seemed great at the time. I
really miss that guitar, even though it weighed a ton." - Bob1
And, according to Bob, that was one of the things he most regretted
ever doing. He spent $2000 on it initially. After he sobered up in the
early 90's, he tried to find the guitar again. The pawn shop he sold it
do did not keep proper paperwork, so a dead end was pretty much hit,
and it seemed impassable. VaheVahe, frontman of the band Nu-Tra, and
friend of Bob's, helped him for years trying to find this guitar, but
to no avail.
Then, on September 8, I got an email from a guy named Matt saying he
had read the interview on the Basement site and knew where the guitar
was. It was in the possession of pro skateboarder Jason Jessee, who had
picked it up some years past. After confirming that it was indeed the
same guitar, I put Matt and Vahe in touch with each other, and through
a number of mutual friends the two of them shared with Jason, they
finally got in contact with him.
Tonight, it finally happened. Bob and Vahe drove up and retrieved Bob's
lost guitar.
Loading Image...
And now, there's just that much less wrong with the universe. And I
wouldn't be too surprised if we got to see Bob play that live in the
not-too-distant future...
-Alex
http://www.boojiboysbasement.com