Marc, I just read about your scare in the "Confluence Report" thread. I'm glad you got your babies back safe and sound. Hopefully the trip home goes without any incidence like this for anyone there.
...and it is probably better that you walk your basses all the way to the plane if they let you, so you can see them being loaded on the plane.
Glad you got your basses back, and didn't let it ruin your time. I remember Brooklyn (Canarsie) as playing ball in the street till dark, and rolling the amps over to a friends house before we had driver's licenses. Looking forward to more pics and possibly some sound bytes.