Yaws - Fundraising for stolen gear

At approximately 4.15 am on Thursday 16th, May (last week), my partner Jade and I awoke to find a stranger in our room. In the pitch darkness of Hackney's early morning, as I steadily worked myself out of a deep dream, the motionless figure at the bottom of our bed gradually became a real person rather than the hazy shape I had originally deemed it to be. Once the lights had been switched on, we saw a more accurate image of the invader in our room - a frightened, high-looking, hoodie-wearing woman, struggling with all her might to get out of our house. As she pushed closer to the front door, it was suddenly kicked inwards by a large bearded man who screamed at the top of his lungs - not words, but a continual shriek as if to put us off guard (as if we weren't already!). As he entered, he grabbed one of the bikes from our hallway and threw it in our direction, creating a mountain of tangled bikes that enabled them both to get away down our street. We looked at each other with confused tears (lol, it's the truth). It wasn't until after they had left that we realised that my laptop and other items had been passed through our window before we woke up. We spent the remainder of the morning with the police, doing reports and having forensic tests done on our room. The invaders wore gloves, and seemed to move in a way of experienced thieves, and nothing was found through these procedures. The police left no hope that the perpetrators would be caught, and only days later emailed saying they had decided to close the investigation report.

I've never liked asking people for favours, but this incident has left me with a lack of purpose. I feel lost and ready to give in to the sheer fucking ruthlessness of life. I don't classify what happened to us a tragedy, and the more I think about it, the more I doubt it's importance in comparison to some of the more sombre realities of the real world, and the hardship of general human struggle. But with the support of the people around me, I've been encouraged to give a fundraiser a go, to help rebuild some of things that were lost, including basically starting from square one with nearly everything I was working towards musically.


GOAL:


- replace computer - a high-spec 13" macbook pro - suitable to be used for large amounts of audio recordings, performance, touring etc.
- replace headphones - Audio-Technica ATH-M70X monitor headphones
- replace back up hard drive
- obtain new software, sample libraries etc
- use any extra funding to contribute to rebuilding safety in our household. New locks, window security, support networks etc.


Any help would be truly appreciated.


Dom
xxx


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