Wow... I could write a story on practically every one of those points....

Since I've already covered the story of my guitar getting stolen 2x and recovered both times.... I'll tell you about the time the police walked up to the stage and stopped the band.

It was at a little honky tonk out on the middle of the NC countryside. Just a few weeks before, at this same club, a biker rode his Harley into the club, pulled out a gun and started shooting at the band. Apparently, the singer had hooked up with the dude's old lady.... but that wasn't our band.... just told that to let you know this was a rough place.

So yeah.... we're playing.... about halfway through the set, and these 2 cops walk up to the stage and flag the band down.... telling us to stop playing.

They asked who the leader/manager was, I said that would be me...and they said... You're under arrest, come with us. I asked them what the charges were and they replied... broken seal violation. I said What? They said open liquor bottle in the band's van setting on the motor cover in plain sight.

I said... it isn't mine and I didn't ride up here in that van, I drove my own vehicle.

They said...OK... who owns the truck? The bass player said I won the truck. They said YOU'RE under arrest. So the bass player says, I won the truck but I didn't drive up here in it either.

The cops are getting frustrated and cut right to the point. OK wise guys, who's bottle of Jack Daniels is setting on the motor cover....somebody's going to jail tonight.

The sound tech speaks up.... Sir, that would be MY bottle of Jack. So they escort Dave out the door in handcuffs, get the van opened and confiscate the bottle as well. The lighting tech says to the cop, hope you enjoy that Jack.... the cop gives the light tech a dirty look.... they load Dave and the bottle and head to the jail.

We go back inside and finish the gig. After the gig, I have to ride to the county seat and get Dave out of jail.

Turns out that Dave took one for the band.... the bottle really belonged to the drummer. Dave told me this later on the ride home.... he took the rap so that we could finish the gig and get paid.

That club went out of business soon after due to the police presence because of the trouble that was going on out there.

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