On Monday, August 29th Justin Ratowsky, local working musician and surfer went to surf at the Cliffs off of Pacific Coast Highway and Goldenwest in Huntington Beach. After getting into the water, his car was stolen along with all of his musical equipment and instruments. Police found his car on 15th and Orange, but all of the equipment he uses every day to perform live music gigs had been taken.
This list includes: Breedlove AD25/SR Guitar, Black Lanikai Acoustic Electric Ukulele, Crate CA-30 Acoustic Guitar Amp, Yamaha Keyboard, 2 Mackie SRM-450 PA Speakers, 2 Realistic Monitor Speakers, Shure SM-58 Microphone, Guitar Stands, 1/8in, Power, and XLR Cables, Microphone Stands, and Keyboard Stand.
Insurance will only cover personal items, but it only covers up to $250 for business items. The stolen equipment totaled close to $10,000. If you see any of these musical items for sale on Craigslist, Ebay, etc... please contact justin@listentojustin.com
Any monetary or musical equipment donations would be greatly appreciated to help Justin replace some of those items and keep playing!
