Bob1's blue potato guitar found!

Reverend Beastly

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Oct 25, 2005, 2:41:05 AM10/25/05

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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.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/reverendbeastly/BobGuitar.jpg

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

Dr. Zontar

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Oct 25, 2005, 12:08:14 PM10/25/05

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Reverend Beastly wrote:
> (story snipped)

> 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...

Wow. And you helped it happen. Very cool.

- Rich

Pink Pussycat

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Oct 25, 2005, 1:11:36 PM10/25/05

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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

The look on Bob 1's face is priceless.
You rule, rock, and kick ass. You've got some very good
Spudly karma now, dude! :-)

~Pink

--
"The enemy is at the gate. And the enemy is the human mind
itself - or lack of it - on this planet." - General Boy

Hugh Jorgan

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Oct 25, 2005, 3:39:57 PM10/25/05

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In article <1130222465.0...@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
"Reverend Beastly" <reveren...@gmail.com> wrote:

> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/reverendbeastly/BobGuitar.jpg

great story! bob's struggle with the usual entrapments of fame and
fortune would make a great chapter in the continuing tomes of DEV-O.
it's hard to imagine that the spuds could ever run out of cash,
considering how big "whip it" was (and still is) but those last Warner
years, and the few Elektra years, probably didn't add much to their
accounts. nowadays, with their touring and Target deal, hopefully they
can save a little cash.

Rev. Richard Skull

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Oct 25, 2005, 7:04:22 PM10/25/05

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No wonder those 2 hurrianes tured out to sea!

All is now right with the Yeng & Yang of the UNiverse!

Now, a new era of peace and kick ass guitar solos will dawn on this
planet.....or not.

JonYo

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Oct 25, 2005, 7:35:59 PM10/25/05

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In article
<rexrunKILLSPAM-8C8...@news1.west.earthlink.net>,
Hugh Jorgan <rexrunK...@mindspring.com> wrote:

Hi. I'm mister nitpick, sorry! They were never on Elektra, I'm
guessing you're thinking of Enigma, the label they were on during
1988-1990.

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Hugh Jorgan

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Oct 26, 2005, 7:35:25 PM10/26/05

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In article
<NOjonyoSPAM-C9CF...@comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
JonYo <NOjon...@NOmacSPAM.com> wrote:

thanks, you're right. i remember going to the ENIGMA office in El
Segundo. they had a huge DEVO poster in the lobby. this was in 1987-88
so was that TOTAL DEVO? they had high hopes at the time but sadly it
didn't pan out.

VAHEVAHE

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Oct 29, 2005, 1:46:14 PM10/29/05

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I still can't believe we got that guitar back!

David Mooney

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Oct 31, 2005, 2:45:14 PM10/31/05

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For some reason, that story`s just made my day. I think it`s because I heard
Bob 1 playing the guitar back in 1980, and it was a partnership that changed
my life. Some things should never be separated. Well done for bringing about
this reunion!