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Messed up news (be sure to catch all those video clips) about that Two Gallants show that ended up a near-riot. I realize the details are pretty sketchy, but I'm inclined to say that that cop was way the hell out of line and is going to face some repercussions. Two Gallants have some major-league industry firepower behind them.

My nutshell opinion? The cop picked the wrong method to address a noise complaint at a show (i.e., walking onto the stage and trying to grab a guy's guitar out of his hands -- turn down the board, if anything, and if they turn it back up, turn it off). Grabbing at an artist without telling him what's going on is assault, if you ask me. People (drinking booze) in the club react with understandable confusion (officer is being a dick, what a shock), and the cop suddenly realizes that he's created a real problem for himself. So, he panics a little and resorts to force. Ends up tasering Adam, their tour manager and a fourteen year-old kid. He blew it, not the people attending the show. Unfortunately for him, Two Gallants are a sensation right now and there are several videos and photos of the event on the Internet now. Interesting to see how it'll turn out.

And in non-dumbass cop news, Kelsey and I bought a car to replace my beloved VW GTI that got wrecked last year. What'd we buy? Oh, a VW GTI. They make 'em pretty sweet these days.