The phone call you pray never comes.....

[Jeff Roller]

Guitarist just called, the venue we were booked for NYE and the next weekend just burned......

With all of our gear inside.

I'm out of town on business and can't get back to help, they're on their way to see if anything is left.

We may be out of business.

Sad day.

 

[hrodbert696]

Holy crap. So sorry to hear it. I don't suppose any of it was insured?

 

[Jeff Roller]

I doubt very seriously the club was insured. I dropped my insurance a couple of years ago and decided to play the odds. I will be fine, I have other bass rigs, but the guitaris and drummer are sunk if it's gone. Guitarist owned all the PA.

 

[carl h.]

Ouch x2

 

[tjh]

.. not good at all .. you have quite an inventory in your profile, what all did you have in the building ?? ... which of the groups was this with?? ..

 

[Pentatonic]

Sorry to hear.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

That is really bad news. I have insurance, but I've got a feeling they would fight me tooth and nail over a payout on musical gear.

 

[twinjet]

Sad news. Hope you can recover soon.

 

[lfmn16]

That is really bad news. I have insurance, but I've got a feeling they would fight me tooth and nail over a payout on musical gear.

They wouldn't have to fight you; they would just say read your policy. If you are like most people, your insurance doesn't cover items you use in a business.

 

[Marial]

Wow, really sorry to read this. Hopefully no one was hurt at least?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

If you are like most people, your insurance doesn't cover items you use in a business.

Good for me then, because I'm still in the hobby lobby.

 

[Jeff Roller]

Still waiting to hear the verdict. My Phil Jones 16H folded horn cabinet (one of maybe10 in the world) and my Fender Bassman 300t (discontinued, and getting scarce) were in there.

Even if the fire didn't touch the stage, I'm sure the sprinklers took care of everything.

Frustrating to be several hours away while this goes on!

 

[Jeff Roller]

Odell Brummett and the Renegade Band. Even if our stuff was fine, the loss of the current and future gigs is devastating.

 

[Jeff Roller]

Just heard from the guitarist, the other end of the building burned, so we are only looking at potential smoke damage. Being a bar band, the equipment gets smoke damage every week, so this might be okay. Except for losing the gig revenue.

 

[Jeff Roller]

Everyone take note, insurance might be worth investigating, especially if this is your livelihood!

 

[RoadRanger]

Good for me then, because I'm still in the hobby lobby.

If they can prove you got paid for any gigs they'll classify it as a "business". If you lie and get caught they'll have you arrested - I know someone who got caught .

 

[Killed_by_Death]

The only person that even comes close to paying me is the neighbor gal who dances around in the back yard some days.

 

[Milo Spleen]

This same thing happened to my guitarist and keyboardist 30 years ago. They came rushing to the club and the firemen herded them away, so the guitarist dashed past the guy into the building to grab his Les Paul and as much stuff as he could carry. Luckily, the fire was at the back of this building too.

 

[Matthew Barrack]

Sorry to hear that man, that really sucks.

 

[Matthew Barrack]

About the smoke damage only thing, that's got to be relieving. Hopefully everything works fine. Still sucks that your gig is cancelled.