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Conference rdvax::grateful

Title:	Take my advice, you'd be better off DEAD
Notice:	It's just a Box of Rain
Moderator:	RDVAX::LEVY::DEBESS

Created:	Thu Jan 03 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	580
Total number of notes:	60238

389.0. "Equipment Stolen at LA Show - Reward Offered" by TERAPN::PHYLLIS (in the shadow of the moon) Wed Dec 29 1993 13:08

Message posted by tnf@well.sf.ca.us (David Gans) to rec.music.gdead

***begin forwarded message***************************************

 I just got off the phone with Don Pearson of Ultra Sound, and he asked me to
 pass this information along to the Deadhead community:
 
 On the third night in LA (December 10), during the set break Branford Mar-
 salis took his hat w/ wireless and earplugs and left them near the net
 while he played basketball. When he went back to get them, the hat was
 empty.
 
 He played the second set with a spare receiver and a cheap set of earphones.
 
 Healy, Pearson et al. have no choice but to "retire" this frequency and buy
 a new transmitter, because whoever has the receiver could record the gigs.
 So it's worthless as a piracy device, but the band is out several thousand
 dollars.
 
 Anyone who knows anything is urged to contact Ultra Sound, GDP, or get in
 touch with me and I'll get you in touch with Don. Or just put the receiver
 and earphones in the mail to Ultra Sound, PO Box 3625, San Rafael CA 94912.
 
 Don offers this reward for information leading to the return of these items:
 four tickets to the show of your choice.

-- 

        David Gans      tnf@well.sf.ca.us
                        {apple,pacbell,hplabs,ucbvax}!well!tnf

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
389.1	Why retire the freq?	ESGWST::MIRASSOU	Old McDonald was dyslexic. I-E-O-I-E	`Thu Dec 30 1993 05:00`	7
	Just curious. Why do they have to "retire" the frequency because of this theft. I thought that the broadcast frequency was known already, so why whould they need that specific set of phones for piracy? Wouldn't any comparable equipment that could receive that frequency be just as good?
389.2		CSCMA::M_PECKAR	That would be something	`Thu Dec 30 1993 12:08`	6
	The only frequencies which are known to anyone other that the band and crew are the frequencies for the stage direction, which is different from the frequency for the monitor sets. The monitor set frequency was the one conpromised in this case. Fog
389.3		CXDOCS::BARNES		`Tue Jan 04 1994 13:31`	8
	"It's worthless as a piracy deveice..." "because whoever has the reciever could record the gigs..." I still don't understand...is it me??????? rfb
389.4	or eliminating broadcast on the freq.	GNPIKE::HANNAN	Beyond description...	`Tue Jan 04 1994 13:42`	4
	I'm not sure, but I think they'd eliminate the specific frequency for that device, making it useless. /Ken
389.5		CXDOCS::BARNES		`Tue Jan 04 1994 13:49`	4
	ya but the shows are STILL recorded, no matter what! I guess THAT'S the part I don't get? rfb_duh!
389.6		AKOCOA::SMITH_D	twenty four and there's so much more	`Tue Jan 04 1994 14:11`	9
	I think the device would not only enable you to singularly monitor the instrument/microphone on that frequencey, but also all the jibber jabber between the band members. Also if they were to continue to use that frequency, the thief would probably be able to insert his/her own crap in which would probably be annoying to the band members.
389.7		MKOTS3::JOLLIMORE	Tis the Season to be Jolli	`Tue Jan 04 1994 15:03`	3
	<--- jibber jabber ??? ;-) ;-) ;-)
389.8		GNPIKE::HANNAN	Beyond description...	`Tue Jan 04 1994 15:06`	8
	> ya but the shows are STILL recorded, no matter what! I guess THAT'S > the part I don't get? My take is that yeah, audience recording takes place, but not every show is available widely as sbd recordings. That's the difference. /Ken
389.9	Future Rock Memorabilia	JUPITR::OCONNORS		`Tue Jan 04 1994 15:23`	7
	the person that took it was probably interested in the hat too!! WOW! MAN! ....Branford wore this hat while jammin' with the Boyz!! :-) Sean
389.10		TERAPN::PHYLLIS	in the shadow of the moon	`Tue Jan 04 1994 16:25`	4
	they left the hat - just took the equipment in it.
389.11		NAC::TRAMP::GRADY	Short arms, and deep pockets...	`Tue Jan 04 1994 16:47`	5
	Jeez, I think I'd rather have the hat. But, then again, I've always had this thing about hats...;-) tim
389.12		SLOHAN::FIELDS	Strange Brew	`Tue Jan 04 1994 17:29`	6
	yeah I agree with Tim because right now the hat is the only thing worth anything :') fool ! gesssh !! Chris