Rash Of Unsolved Tuba Thefts Plagues Southland High Schools (Banda Music craze..???)

CBS Los Angeles ^ | 11/13/11 | CBS Los Angeles Staff

[AngelesCrestHighway]

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Officials say a rash of recent burglaries has left them searching for tuba thieves.

South Gate High School music teacher Ruben Gonzalez Jr. told the Los Angeles Times that thieves broke into his band room and took only tubas. Losses included an upright concert tuba and a silver sousaphone — or marching-band tuba — worth a combined $13,000.

[Lucas McCain]

As a former tuba/sousaphone player, I’m shocked and dismayed.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Problem is...It’s not only tubas...

http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/8414277.html

[elcid1970]

In a “Police Squad” episode, detective Frank Drebin while looking for clues plays “Holiday for Tubas” on his eight-track car player.

(Imagine the worst ever rendition of “Holiday for Strings”)

They’re relating the tuba thefts to Mexicans. I always thought it was Cuban bands which relished the big brass boom.

[Silentgypsy]

I lived in a Mexican neighborhood, and their music had a lot of tuba bottom.

[PUGACHEV]

I think you are right. It's shocking how valuable copper and brass has become. I was in a Williams Sonoma store recently and saw a copper stock pot that, were it not made of copper, you could buy anywhere for $50. It was priced at $900.00. That's why people are stealing copper.

[dfwgator]

Mexican music is mostly rehashed polkas.

[Bigh4u2]

Where’s the tuba???

:0)

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Who took my damn tuba?...

[pappyone]

Ok, I’ll say it...this article blows.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

“Mexican music is mostly rehashed polkas.”...

With the same beat...

Una Una Una Una Una Una Una Una Una......

[exit82]

Looks like our society has hit another low note.

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

Not the sort of thing that’s easy to hide, carrying it Or playing it.

And do these Tubas have serial numbers on them?

[AngelesCrestHighway]

"Just shut up and blow..."

[Bigh4u2]

“Who took my damn tuba?...”

OH NO!!!

Another ‘rash’ of Tuba thievery!!

):-(

[Bernard Marx]

Yes, thieves motivated by the "Tuba Revolution." They've found the "good life," where tubas are just lying around waiting to be stolen. Tuba Revolution

[GSWarrior]

“Is that a tuba under your coat or are you just happy to see me?”

[Bigh4u2]

Well that guy sure has big ‘brass’ one(s)!

[count-your-change]

Are the police going to search students for the stolen tubas?

[Bigh4u2]

“You come to get out of the hole.
You think you’re going to grab money in piles. You get here and you realize it’s not as easy as you imagined.”

That’s the exact same thing I thought when I played my first ‘gig’ in a bar...

Boy! Was I disappointed!

lol!

[Bigh4u2]

Yeah!

Check their backpacks.

Kids put everything in those nowadays...

:)