United Breaks Guitars

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There is now a video response:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_X-Qoh__mw

Full Story: http://www.davecarrollmusic.com/story/united-breaks-guitars - In the spring of 2008, Sons of Maxwell were traveling to Nebraska for a one-week tour and my Taylor guitar was witnessed being thrown by United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago. I discovered later that the $3500 guitar was severely damaged. They didnt deny the experience occurred but for nine months the various people I communicated with put the responsibility for dealing with the damage on everyone other than themselves and finally said they would do nothing to compensate me for my loss. So I promised the last person to finally say no to compensation (Ms. Irlweg) that I would write and produce three songs about my experience with United Airlines and make videos for each to be viewed online by anyone in the world. United: Song 1 is the first of those songs. United: Song 2 has been written and video production is underway. United: Song 3 is coming. I promise. Follow me at http://twitter.com/DaveCarroll . Video Produced by Curve Productions of Halifax, http://www.curveproductionsinc.com.

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Music

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• united airlines
• broken guitar
• sons of maxwell
• dave carroll
• UA
• baggage claim
• lost luggage
• consumer complaints
• damage claim
• taylor guitar
• united breaks guitars

[kloran]

great way to get attention but what's with the sterotype of Mexicans?

[sonsofmaxwell]

@kloran Hey there, I’ve receive many “why the Mexicans” questions and the answer is simple. The music and feel of the song reminded me of a combination of old Marty Robbins and early Elvis tunes. Since “Fun In Acapulco” is my favourite Elvis movie, and in it he had a mariachi back-up band, I thought it’d be funny to have a mariachi group in this video. Because I didn’t have a budget for full mariachi outfits I simply bought sombreros and moustaches and the Amigos were born.

[Maddiemoo246]

Thumbs up if Toby sent you~

[HartsfieldSpotting]

I will be a United pilot and break guitars.

[paul196824]

@HeyBaumeister could be worse it could of been a martin guitar

[BabyEater9000]

@HeyBaumeister Not just any Taylor, it was a Taylor 710ce. I would've broke down and cried.

[DavidUmstattd]

11 million views? I wish United broke one of my things.

(I'm kidding. Great vid)

[DavidUmstattd]

The free market at work. Who says big governments are necessary to keep bad business in check. All we need is youtube.

[iseebeefypeople]

Skill

[Damon23232323]

lol did they ever fix it? I mean this has a buuuunch of views.

[meatyumy]

Pure skill this guy has

[MKP43]

still fuking love this

[Fonzzie37]

Thumbs up if Essentials of Public Speaking brought you here.