Original Dirty Rapper Blowfly’s van was burglarized in Charlotte while parked outside of the La Quinta Inn at 3100 Queen City Blvd. The theft occured between 2:30am and 1pm, Saturday, Jan. 21. Blowfly was in Charlotte for a performance at the Milestone Club on Friday, Jan. 20. If you have any information regarding these items, please contact Tom Bowker at tom@blowflymusic.com. In Charlotte, you can return the items with no questions asked to the Milestone club at 3400 Tuckasegee Road. The Milestone’s phone number is 704-398-0472. You may contact the club at neal@solidgoldempire.com.
STOLEN ITEMS:
• 1 Galien Kruger 1001 RB Bass Head, SN #E06104440
• 1 Fender Telecaster with Sunburst Finish with “I Kill Hippies” sticker on the back of the body
• 1 Fender Stratocaster with unfinished wood
• 1 SX Custom 4 string bass guitar
• 1 black, plastic cymbal case containing: 1 Zildjian 20-inch Earth Ride, 1 Paiste 302 17-inch crash, 1 Paiste 3000 series 20-inch ride, 1 Zildjian 16-inch rock crash, 1 set of Sabian “Flat Hat” hi-hats
• 1 backpack containing Wal-Mart portable CD player, a CD with a Pro-Tools session and a lyric book
• 1 black, soft carry-on bag containing 1 copper “BF” Blowfly Mask, 1 Uncle Sam hat, 1 rubber George W. Bush mask, 1 rubber devil mask, 1 Blowfly bug mask with antennae, and assorted wigs and costumes.
This article appears in Feb 8-14, 2006.
