Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Officials at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas got quite the surprise during a recent ceremony honoring Velvet Revolver (and former Guns ?N Roses) guitarist Slash. At the event on July 14, Slash presented the Hard Rock with a guitar he had taken from its Florida cafe years ago explaining, ?I stole that from the Hard Rock in Orlando. It was in the dressing room. I didn?t know what it was doing there, so I took it. . . So I?ve had it all these years and been playing it.? What prompted him to finally ?fess up? ?I thought what better way to honor the Hard Rock for honoring me than to give it back, sort of,? Slash said. Coming clean didn?t affect why he was being honored in the first place - the permanent memorabilia case of all things Slash still stands at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas.


http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/23/slash-returns-stolen-guitar-to-hard-rock-cafe-with-much-pomp-and-circumstance/

HA!!!!!  now that is Rock N Roll!

Slash, Slash, Slash......good to hear he's trying to be a man of honour...... :P

Looks like he is really working on his sobriety.

Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had wronged, and became willing to make amends to them all.

This is the guy who was asking to get his stolen top hat back in 2005 and in 1999 he lost guitars due to a break in at his house.....

Then it turns out he's a thief too.




/jarmo

Oh.....and don't forget the "liar" part!.  Yeah, he's a thief and a liar.  Tsk. Tsk.   

That's why he's in the most dangerous band in the world. : ok:

Well in my world a thief asking for his own stolen goods back is kinda funny.




/jarmo

he needs press...
cuz liberturd didnt have any coverage
he will start bashing axl soon..

Slash is in Velvet Revolver. do you think VR is ''dangerous''? You can play videogames online with him and the rest of the VR members next friday...

well, in the video game VR can kill the lot of'ya.... :p

slash does not need press, libertad is a good album, and i pretty much  memorized all the songs, specially that american man song, slash to me hes just slash, great guitarist, amazing riffs, i cant complain.

I'm not here to cause rumblings, but how does that fit into this subject?

"The Most Dangerous Band In The World" is probably the most washed-out line in Rock history, so why even take it seriously?

Hell, even I'm more dangerous than any rockstar! On topic: Funny story.

:rofl: thats kinda funny.


heres to Slash :beer: :headbanger:

If only he was as pure as Saint Axl then mabye he could escape your sanctimonious spiteful comments. We know you fully support the latest line up in Guns N' Roses, we understand, really. Why dont you just disable this section if past members are so beneath you.

Boo-hoo.

Was your bike ever stolen?

Would you have sympathy for the guy who stole it and would ask for your help in finding his own stolen goods?





/jarmo

I dunno, to me there's a difference between a guitar being left in his dressing room and someone forcefully breaking into his house to steal stuff.

Either way it's still stealing.

No offense guys but I'm sure Axl has stolen stuff in his life too. Why act all high and mighty about it?

Now it's who is the bigger thief! Axl vs Slash!? ::) ::) :no:

Exactly. It's fucking ridiculous. It seems like some people will do anything to take some people down a peg on this site. Everyone does things that are wrong. Even Axl. When you live dirt poor in LA, in a rock band trying to make it.. I'm pretty sure you do some bad shit.

Yes, that's how the story goes.........

geez get over it, and by the way jarmo. AXL got caught shoplifting many times in his younger days

Get over what?

Source!

Back up your claims or get banned for lying.

We have a policy of making sure people understand that we don't tolerate bullshit.

You can't just come here to say shit about a band member because your hero did something stupid.


/jarmo

What the hell has this got to do with Axl?!
Answer: nothing - so why do some people insist on trying to reflect Slash's negative traits back onto Axl.? ?>:(

Would Slash have returned the guitar in other circumstances - who knows?? In my opinion, this is just another example of Slash knowing a media opportunity when it presents itself and making the most of it.? So in that case, it would appear that job done!

It's been mentioned in several articles, I think. I google'd it, came up with lots of the same articles, but in total, there are quite a few who mention it :).

http://www.google.be/search?hl=nl&q=axl+rose+shoplifting&meta=

and the vendetta continues ::)...

I'm sorry but I clicked on the link you provided and the webpages refer to the one same article. I have clicked on the top ten links provided from your search and none of them specifically mention Axl and shoplifiting in any credible way, shape or form. They are all the same article.

All these links provide are snippets of disjointed information and stuff posted on forums.

When will people learn that you cannot believe everything posted on the net! And that claims must be backed up with credible sources.

Just because Slash, a grown up rock star with plenty of money to buy a guitar steals a guitar, you have to try to make it about Axl.


Just admit it already. What Slash did was very stupid.

Somebody who's had his own gear stolen goes out to steal a guitar. That's just stupid.

To me, that says something about the person.

Just like it does when a millionaire doesn't tip the waiter.





/jarmo

why are you bringing axl into this? ::)

To hijack the thread for a moment:
Those SOB's are the scum of the Earth, or even worse is some A-hole who tips 5%. At least the guy who didn't tip at all can claim ignorance.

Now a parable:
 Those who live in glass houses should not cast stones.

I quoted the bible. am i one fucked up MF. get your shit straight dude ... just arguing amongst myself.

Why do some people assume that this is a 'media opportunity' or something?

I mean, maybe - just maybe - he felt guilty and that's why he gave it back.

no problems its on ur own site ill find the link and post it

http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/articles/showarticle.php?articleid=71


MOVE TO THE CITY: 1984-1986

Born on February 6, 1962, in Lafayette, Indiana, W. Axl Rose is raised as Bill Bailey, the oldest of three children in a strict Pentacostal family that forbids him to listen to rock music. At 17, Rose discovers that his stepdad, L. Stephen Bailey, isn't his biological father; William Rose, his real father, had walked out on the family when Axl was two. A former choirboy, Rose begins to get into trouble with the law as a teenager, mostly for public intoxication. In 1980, Rose-who, Lafayette legend has it, took his adopted first name from the wheel axl of his skateboard-hitchhikes to Los Angeles and hooks up with Lafayette buddy Izzy Stradlin (n? Jeff Isabelle).

JIM PASDACH: Axl couldn't get a job at the mall stores because they had all caught him shoplifting-I always had to watch him when he came in. The last memory I have of him is when he came into the store and told me he was going out to L.A. to become a rock star. I was, like, "Yeah, right."


and yeh wat slash did was stupid but not every1s an angel

This should be interesting...

Axl hasn't stolen anything in 14 years so obviously Slash is a better thief  ::)

Ummm, maybe because it's Slash we're talking about.? ;)

Yeah, you're right it probably just slipped his mind all these years.? ?;D

are you guys taking this a bit too seriously?

What?

No!

I once took some lightbulbs from a holiday inn, that's why I didn't call the police when my car got stolen

Don't wanna be a hypocrite

What Slash done was wrong but I don't think anyone can be surprised, everyone knows gnr were never exactly nice people. "Nice boys don't play rock n' roll."

The only thing worse than a thief is a hypocritical thief..

must you fucking slashites bring Axl into this? 

Everytime - every mother fucking goddamn time - someone writes some truth on your little "hero" the first line of defense from you fucks is some bullshit about Axl.   Shut the fuck up about Axl he has not a goddamn thing to do with this fucking topic, at all.

I was just wondering if Jarmo held everybody so harshly for stealing. Axl included.

And I am def not a Slashite. Lol. I love Axl, and if I had to choose between Axl and Slash I would definitely choose Axl. However when it comes to who I'm going to "defend" I'm an equalite. I would defend anybody against what I feel is an unwarrented attack. I don't understand why someone needs to chime in when someone does something bad. Everyone does something bad. I don't understand why Jarmo, or anyone else needed to add a sarcastic, degrading comment towards Slash. We've all done things in our life we aren't proud of.. or don't realize had negative effects.

We don't know Slash, we've never met the guy, and I'm certainly not going to pretend I do and have some vendetta against him. Everyone has done bad things in their life.

And for the record, I'm not attacking Jarmo, or anybody. Seriously, I'm asking questions and trying to make a point. You guys are bashing a guy you don't even know for something he did years ago, that hurt no one, and that he attempted to right. Sounds like you're mad at Slash about something else to me. And if you are, that's cool. But why make it seem like you really care about some event that doesn't effect you at all?

Jim Bob, can you not see the connection? This is a GnR board, therefore most people here if not all are Axl fans. ?When someone attacks the person they are a fan of, its only natural to bring up the person the other guy idolizes for comparison sake. If someone starts attacking someone you are a fan of, the first question that arises is "Oh yeah? well who are you a fan of that is so great?", well guess what? they already have that information, so they use it to put things into perspective that not everyone is perfect. ?It is you who appears ridiculous for being shocked and even so humorously riled up about it.

Jack, iPod.  :hihi:

On topic though, I can't believe someone as wealthy as Slash would steal a guitar.  He has like 3 million guitars at home.

Kinda glad that he returned it though.  Maybe his conscience kicked in.

Or he is using this as an opportunity to strum up some publicity for his new album.

I would be more understanding if you steal a Twinkie when you haven't eaten in days than if you steal a guitar when you're a grown up rock star with enough money to buy the guitars you need.

I can understand if you shoplift when you're like 13 years old and your friends pressure you to do it.


Stealing a guitar when you're 40 from Hard Rock Cafe, I don't understand. I'm sorry Slash fans, I just don't understand the point in that.





/jarmo

you can defend slash without attacking axl.  believe it or not, it is possible.

This sort of comment doesn't help matters.? It was the first time that the word "Axl" was mentioned, here, as far as I can see.? What happens is that certain posters start to say negative things about Slash, right or wrong - they're only someone's opinions - and that's what starts it.? You don't want Axl bashed - don't bash the other guy!? ?

Jim Bob - are you ok? Because you sound like you are about to have a meltdown.? ?:nervous:? Don't let this shit get to you, like that!? ?: ok:?

i'm fine.  i just like to sware a lot sometimes.  :smoking:

No, you're right. It is true, really doesn't make too much sense. Shame on Slash.

I was just wondering why it had to be sarcastic and demeaning. Seemed unnecessary to me. But you are right.