SRV statue vandalized...

[davejeon02]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK4K7n5cfT0

:mad:

Such a shame

[phoenix 7]

Crystal meth is a nasty drug.

:mad:

[elkym]

ugh... I want to go be destructive to something that deserves destroying now...

[bowie3141]

thats just rediculous and we have such a huge problem with that tagging nonsense where i live :mad:

[fender753]

That happened a little while ago, but I'm still mad about it.

[Kingbeegtrs]

what a bunch of freakin losers. That happend 4 years ago...and I just heard about it? They probably never heard of SRV.

[Bones]

May 16th 2008?

[Tonefish]

IF I'd have caught them I'd have probably hurt them.

[baxen]

I'ill be in Austin 12/12 thru 12/15 and I better not catch any idiot defacing SRV.

[Bones]

I'ill be in Austin 12/12 thru 12/15 and I better not catch any idiot defacing SRV.


you mean like putting a Squire decal on his strat?

[Guitar Slinger6]

I think it is sad that there are some that can not respect what others value.

[gag halfrunt]

you mean like putting a Squire decal on his strat?

:rotflmao

[Teleplayer]

His original grave marker used to get regularly vandalized. It got to the point where his original grave was marked with an unmarked headstone/marker.

I went to visit Stevie's original grave site back around 1992/93, and spoke with an attendant at the cemetary. I asked if I could buy a proper headstone. The woman said, "It's not worth it. It would just get either stolen or vandalized."

WTF is with people?????

[iainmc]

The sculptor of the statue - Ralph Helmick (http://helmicksculpture.com/) is a bud. I have not spoken to him about this.

When he did the sculpture he told me much of the story behind it & the labour of love he poured into it. Ralph also did the Fieldler memorial statue in his hometown, Boston. He told me about guys who worked in the foundry who whenever they got to work on the statue would put SRV CDs on & play really loud. Eventually Ralph gave each of the guys in the foundry things that SRV had owned - picks, etc.

One time I was in Austin - we went to look at the statue - I am 99% sure Tommy Shannon was sitting beside the statue when we walked up - he cleared out as soon as other people walked up.

It's a true bummer that someone wouldn't respect it enough.

/i

[SybianRiot]

Stevie would take it in stride....it's shitty but it is just a statue.

[crosse79]

you mean like putting a Squire decal on his strat?

LOL!!:banana

[big mike]

Man, I'd knock someone the F out.

SRV meant a lot to me coming up.