Blame Canada! Nick Moss & The Flip Tops’ Gear Stolen En Route to Ottawa Gig
Blame Canada! Blame Canada!
It turns out Depeche Mode was right when they said “People are people.” It turns out that despite the reporting of some media outlets, America doesn’t have a monopoly on assholes after all.
Nick Moss & The Flip Tops were the victims of theft this past weekend while traveling through Canada en route to their gig the Ottawa Blues Festival. The band’s van and all their gear was stolen. The hotel parking lot was supposed to be secure, but Dudley Do-Right didn’t change the fucking tape in the security camera so the prick thieves got away with the van and gear and law enforcement doesn’t have much to go on.
Setting aside my bitter sarcasm, and the faux anti-Canada snipes in the relentless and futile pursuit of humor, this is just a total rear-ending.
Moss & The Flip Tops are scheduled to play a pair of shows with Lurrie Bell at Chan’s in Rhode Island to record a new live album here in a couple weeks and they have something like this happen. So far there’s nothing to suggest the shows won’t go on, but this is a kick in the crotch at what should have been a real high point of the band’s tour in support of the fantastic double album Play it ‘Til Tomorrow.
My best wishes to Nick, Gerry, Willie, and Bob. I hope anyone with information related to this crime will come forward and provide it to Canadian law enforcement and that full restitution is made in this case.
In the meantime, don’t forget about Nick’s shows the 18th and 19th of July at Chan’s.
Filed under: Tags: A Day Late and a Dollar Short, Nick Moss & The Flip Tops
It bites donkey dick, that’s what this does. This Canadian aggression will not stand, man! Can we call the thieves mother fuckers and demand the Canadian government buy the band new gear in an attempt to avoid some sort of North American incident?
Thought of you immediated when I was reading my Blueswax. Knew you’d have something to say.
Immediately…not immediated. This is why I rarely comment “early” in my day. I’m blind as a Canadian security camera before I’ve had my first full dose of caffeine.
I think it’s the least Canada can do considering they’re responsible for so the atrocity known as Nickelback. They should immediately
replace the band’s gear and give them the key to the city of their choice.
Bunch of savages in this town.
“Dudley Do-Right didn’t change the fucking tape in the security camera”
sounds like an inside job although I am distracted by Joanie paraphrasing “Big Lebowski.” Next round of Black Russians is on her.
El Bicho wins the prize for recognizing TBL!
I didn’t realize Canada spawned Nickelback. Had I known, I’d have protested sooner. Don’t tell me they’re also responsible for Creed. Actually, it would explain so much…