Maria Taylor -- singer-songwriter from Alabama who stopped in SF recently to play a gig -- had her stuff stolen this past Wednesday. Her touring van, naively parked over at Mission and Eighth Sts., was broken into and the contents inside swiped. While Taylor's bass has been recovered at a nearby pawn shop, here's what's still missing:

• Left-handed RED Gretsch Tennessee Rose Guitar
• Left-handed Martin Acoustic Guitar
• Left-handed WHITE American Fender Precision bass (w/ green pick guard)
• Right-handed PURPLE Fender Jazz Bass guitar
• Right-handed 1976 BLACK Les Paul Deluxe
• Right-handed Alvarez acoustic guitar (Hand painted white w/ black swirls. Guitar strap is nailed on)
• Boss Tuner Pedal
• Boss distortion Pedal

And would you look at how woeful and wan she's become without her flute, or her triangle, or... whatever she plays. She's a shadow of a human being, folks. Anyway, we've conveniently been given no contact info as to what you should send your tips as to the whereabouts of her equipment. But we'll post it as soon as we get an email address. In the meantime, send us your hot tips here.

Update: You can send tips about Taylor's stolen equipment to info[at]saddle-creek[dot]com. Presumably, her stuff can probably be found at pawn shops in the mid-Market and Mission Street areas.