The guy isn't a guitar player, he's a rapper, and not a very good rapper either. Musical dreams crushed, he carries on with this daily life.
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Why would someone deliberately.....it's just disgusting
- Thread starter ahbradot
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That's nothing. The baggage handling systems are brutal. If you care about something, pack it carefully. 
I try to not get too sentimental or emotional about musical instruments, but that clip is just wrenching to see—for the obliviousness and lack of interest on the part of the handler. That those are instruments and not just common luggage makes it even worse.
Very glad to hear that this asshat's performance went viral
Edit: Viral only in Murdoch-owned opinion rags, apparently. Too bad real news didn't pick it up.
Edit: Viral only in Murdoch-owned opinion rags, apparently. Too bad real news didn't pick it up.
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I have heard that L.A. is the rudest city in the entire USA. Lots of bad attitude.
Didn't used to be that way, but back in the 90's folks from NYC discovered that we had better weather and moved out here, and their infectious attitudes spread like herpes.
Just kidding. People here have always had bad attitudes. When I moved here in '84 many people had bumper stickers saying "Welcome to California, now go home!"
Now L.A. attitudes are spreading to other states, due to high cost of living here and people moving away.
Even the best hardshell cannot stop the internal components and surface woods from getting shocked, cracking or dislodging in rough treatment like that. I had the preamp detach from the control cavity on one of my basses during a move, in a good hard case, and it wasn't thrown around, just got a little rough treatment from the movers putting it in the truck.
That's some bad ju-ju. Sometimes, I just have to wonder why some people act like that.
The reason why this guy is handling the guitars like this is because that is how he was handled on the day he was born.
"Whoops, that kid was slippery! Did you see how his head bounced on the lineoleum!" LOL.
"Whoops, that kid was slippery! Did you see how his head bounced on the lineoleum!" LOL.
I think it’s more of someone not happy with their life choices, and acting out because of that.
I used to work for 2 of the major U.S. carriers.
I’ve seen the worst of the worst.
That vid is nothing compared to what I’ve witnessed.
And I reported it to my superiors.
I’ve seen the worst of the worst.
That vid is nothing compared to what I’ve witnessed.
And I reported it to my superiors.
Based on all the dings and dents, scrapes and scratches on doors, fenders, bumpers of my car, lots of people in L.A. are like that.
In the late 90s, my band leader's Gibson J200 got a forklift fork thru the body. She had to go to court to get any compensation from the airline.
Around 2004, my Roscoe Beck 5er got lost by an airline for three days.
Any flyouts after that, I would contact the promoter and insist that they provide a bass for me. I even agreed to take a small paycut a couple of times .
I ended up in Costa Rica playing a Stingray with three round wounds, a flat, and a tape wound once, but it was worth it for my peace of mind.
At this point in life, you'd have to pay me stupid money just to get on a plane, much less bring an instrument.
Around 2004, my Roscoe Beck 5er got lost by an airline for three days.
Any flyouts after that, I would contact the promoter and insist that they provide a bass for me. I even agreed to take a small paycut a couple of times .
I ended up in Costa Rica playing a Stingray with three round wounds, a flat, and a tape wound once, but it was worth it for my peace of mind.
At this point in life, you'd have to pay me stupid money just to get on a plane, much less bring an instrument.
