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I just got an email from a friend stating that The Stooges had all their equipment ripped off in Montreal yesterday....that really sucks! Here's
what it said on the Stooges site (I feel bad for Mike Watt...I've seen him play with that bass when he was playing with the Minutemen and other bands):

NEWS FLASH 8.5.08

The Detroit Free Press reports that Iggy & The Stooges gear was stolen on the morning of Aug 4 in Montreal, Canada. Take a look at the equipment and keep an eye out for the instruments. Of course the band is continuing their tour with new and borrowed equipment.

"The Michigan-bred rock band is counting its losses after this morning’s theft of its rented tour truck, packed with all of the group’s instruments and stage gear.

The equipment’s dollar value is estimated to be in the tens of thousands, said Eric Fischer, the band’s road manager. But he described some items as priceless -- including the vintage Gibson bass that had been Mike Watts’ go-to instrument since his Minutemen days in the 1980s.

“That bass would go in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame someday if we could find it,” said Fischer. “We’re all just gutted.” more from the Detroit Free Press here

Find pictures of the equipment and more information on Mike Watt's Hoot Page:
Hoot Page