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Fatboy Slim robbed in Naples, Italy

18 durable postsStarted 2004-12-04Latest 2004-12-06
#7356Post 1 of 18

:shock:

First Lawler beeing forced to play now Fatboy Slim was robbed. Beeing a DJ seems to be quite dangerous nowadays....

[i]"Dance supremo Fatboy Slim was robbed at gunpoint by a vicious Mafia gangster during a recent DJ gig in Naples, Italy. Fatboy was rehearsing for a nightclub performance in the Campania city, unaware it had been organised by members of the local Camorra.

Cook explains, "It was a s**tty gig in Naples and no one knew who we were. We'd sold seven tickets. "We said to the promoter, who was a member of the Mafia, 'You know what? Shall we just cancel the gig - it's not really working is it?' "They said, 'Fine, you cancel the gig, but your equipment's staying here,' and then they put a gun to my head. They were taking all our stuff, but I wasn't arguing. Once you've had a gun to your head, everything else seems really trivial."

His Italian trip wasn't the only time Cook came into contact with a pistol - he was confronted by a gunman during a working holiday in Barbados with English TV presenter Jayne Middlemiss. Cook laments, "All of a sudden two blokes came in shooting and I was stting my pants. The two of us were under the table thinking, 'So what do you give them? I've only got a packet of fags (cigarettes).' "Luckily my manager has a Rolex. They couldn't believe it - they were like, 'Fking hell, it's a real one.' They were really made up. And that was scary." [/i]

Source: [url]http://au.launch.yahoo.com/041202/10/2bqv.html[/url]

#313200Post 2 of 18

Re: Fatboy Slim robbed in Naples, Italy

holy shit....seems that djs need to take classes of karate or something......or instead of headphones a gun, ros something.....weird world we lived...

#313207Post 3 of 18

That really sucks. Luckily they let him go for just his equipment. Nice to see the attitude he had about it; some people who are so egotistical would've tried to put up a fight and gotten their brains blown out.

#313242Post 4 of 18

daaaaamn... that must be quite a sight, seeing a gun placed on your head. I'm sure I'd be all pissed at first if anybody put a gun to my head, but after realizing they mean business I'd simmer down real quick.

let's not forget about moby's beatdown incident, too

#313251Post 5 of 18

Re: Fatboy Slim robbed in Naples, Italy

naples is a crazy place

#313261Post 6 of 18

looks like he really needs a new manager

#313262Post 7 of 18

I like the Their music!!!!Thanks the links and the news!! :Naughty:

#313288Post 8 of 18

they should have done us a favor! :roll:

#313289Post 9 of 18

[quote=Jibgolly]they should have done us a favor! :roll:[/quote]

Strike one.

#313292Post 10 of 18

i was robbed @ knifepoint for a buck once. "i was like all i have is a $1 - see?"

called the cops and they were all over the area and on him within minutes.

#313293Post 11 of 18

Re: Fatboy Slim robbed in Naples, Italy

that really sucks :cry:

#313373Post 12 of 18

WTF, that is fuckin gay

#313408Post 13 of 18

[quote=Pataky P?l]I like the Their music!!!!Thanks the links and the news!! :Naughty:[/quote]

If you don't understand a word everything is great news I guess. :roll:

#313410Post 14 of 18

This really suxx. Do Dj's have to wear Bulletproof vest nowadays. In what kind of World do we live. That's really sad.

#313706Post 15 of 18

Re: Fatboy Slim robbed in Naples, Italy

he can well afford new equipment anyways. his shite new album was prob the reason for gun to the head!

#313709Post 16 of 18

wonk, if or if not he can afford new equipment isn't important. :roll: did he have to leave record behind? cause that would suck even more :?:

#313713Post 17 of 18

Re: Fatboy Slim robbed in Naples, Italy

ye havin to leave records behind wud suk big time. dunno if he did or not, prob just split as fast as they cud. ya wudnt really be hangin around to long to get ur records

#313721Post 18 of 18

[quote=Jibgolly]they should have done us a favor! :roll:[/quote]

Great mind think alike. :lol:

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