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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Music The Hugs and the Case of The Stolen Guitar

Posted by Ezra Caraeff on Thu, Jul 26 at 2:59 PM

Someone hire the boy detective, there’s a mystery afoot!

According to sources at last week’s You Am I show at Dante’s, the Australian band (along with support act, Bobby Bare Jr.), had a couple of guitars stolen. Turns out that the alleged thief was no one other than Jonny Roe, guitarist for local openers The Hugs. The guitars were returned, and within hours, Roe (far left on the above photo) was booted from the band.

Here’s the part of the post where I remind local bands that it’s in bad taste to steal from national (or in this case, international) headliners, who are gracious enough to allow you to open for them. This sort of thing happens every few years, and it’s amazing that anyone ever thinks they’re going to get away with stealing a couple large instruments from a crowded club that has both security guards and cameras.

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Cut your hair

Posted by Gramps | July 26, 2007 3:34 PM

Stupid? yes
Criminal? yup
Young kid who deserves another chance?
youbetchya

It would be one thing if a grown-ass man had pulled something like this, but judging by the picture, these kids know little about life. They know a little more today, though.

Posted by Kris | July 26, 2007 4:11 PM

What an idiot. They were they put on this bill by their booking agent WHO ALSO BOOKS THE OTHER TWO BANDS! Talk about shitting where you work. Not to mention he stole the guitars after playing the opening set. Kid needs to learn HOW to steal. The band did the right thing by canning him. We'll see him turn up in a Led Zep cover band in Clackamas, I'm sure.

Posted by gramps sr. | July 26, 2007 5:09 PM

Musicians who steal from other musicians: Evil.
Guitarists who smash/break perfectly functional equipment: Wasteful.
Squirrals who slay acorn monsters with Finish metal: Awesome.

that is all.

Posted by Dex | July 27, 2007 11:19 AM

these guys are all first rate douche nozzles.

Posted by collin | July 27, 2007 4:25 PM

He was the only one in the band I respected.

Posted by BJ | July 29, 2007 1:00 AM

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