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Fred Justice


From:
Mesa, Arizona
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2015 10:03 am    
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To the person that came into the Justice room and stole the only polished knob guard I had right off of my Nashville 112, you are a brave man, not a smart one though. I remember your face and your the only person to ask "where did i get it"
My prayer is, I hope you become so convicted with guilt that you stick a check for $25.00 in the mail made out to Fred Justice of course.
So, you might steal material things from me but your not going to steal the joy and peace I have in my heart, God bless you.
Don't forget, I know you by sight, so I'll be seeing you. Very Happy
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Dale Boutilier

 

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Nova Scotia, Canada
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2015 10:34 am    
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Unbelievable! I'd like one but would never steal to get one..hope all turns out Fred!
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Fred Justice


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Mesa, Arizona
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2015 12:10 pm    
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Thanks Dale, it unbelievable that we have bottom feeders walking around at a wonderful show like this with so much fellowship and warm feelings floating around.
As a rule in general, we have a very special community of loving, caring peaple in the steel guitar world, but no matter where you go you will find the devil trying to turn things upside down.
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Steve Spitz

 

From:
New Orleans, LA, USA
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2015 1:15 pm     Low life thief
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I try to think of us as an above average segment of society. Occasionally, somebody proves me wrong. This is such a specific need item, hard to imagine a non-steeler needing one, or even knowing about the item.

So this guy actually unscrewed this from your amp ? Wow....

Sorry for your loss, this guy is not just a lowlife, small time thief , but an idiot as well. I hope he can never feel comfortable at a steel show. All for a knob guard.
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Frank De Vincenzo

 

From:
The Garden State
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2015 1:31 pm    
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I'm sorry to hear this Fred. A petty crime committed by a sad human being.
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Mike Kowalik

 

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San Antonio,Texas
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2015 3:32 pm    
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yea....that's pretty low.....
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Rick Barnhart


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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2015 4:08 pm    
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Note to offender: (Fred Justice would have probably given you the knob guard if he knew you needed it and couldn't afford it.)
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chris ivey


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california (deceased)
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2015 4:35 pm    
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there goes the neighborhood. wow.
amazing how the scum ratio increases with the population growth. so everyone keep their eye out for a nice guard that's been spray painted flat black. then shoot him. (not to kill, of course...but maybe in the nads)
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George Redmon


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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2015 7:29 pm    
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WOW...talk about guts! Get a drawing of this loser, and we'll all track him down for ya Fred. Nothing worse then a thief, unless it's a liar. Mad
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Kevin Hatton

 

From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
Post  Posted 20 Jan 2015 4:30 am    
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Fred Justice doesn't deserve this. He is a kind and helpful person. Whoever did this needs to send it back or pay for it.
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Jerry Van Hoose


From:
Wears Valley, Tennessee
Post  Posted 20 Jan 2015 6:07 am    
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Fred, so sorry to hear that this happened to you. Yes, I concur. It's simply unbelievable and cowardly that someone would do such a thing. Sad
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Jack Hanson


From:
San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 20 Jan 2015 6:27 am    
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Perhaps the hotel still has their security tapes, or the perpetrator can be ID'd from the numerous photos that no doubt were taken at the event.

Hope you are able to nab the thief. Sheriff Joe may be able to find him some room in a tent for awhile.
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George Kimery

 

From:
Limestone, TN, USA
Post  Posted 20 Jan 2015 1:11 pm     Polished knob guard 112.... stolen
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Fred, I agree, this is pretty bad when a steel player at a show also works double duty as a petty thief.

Do you have any other reason to suspect the guy that asked "Where did you get that?' This doesn't in itself mean he was the culprit, in my opinion. He may have just been simply admiring it and might have been interested in purchasing one sometime. I don't know if the real thief would have wanted you to know that he had taken a "shine" (no pun intended) to the polished bar.

I am not familiar with what is involved to remove the guard. I assume a screwdriver would be required. I am not familiar with the security of the vendor's rooms at the hotel or the vendor operating hours. Is it feasible that a hotel employee (maintenance?) could be the guilty party? Maybe they saw a shiny chrome thing that they thought would look great on something they owned or were building. (motorcycle?)

Seems like a steel player would have had to go to his car, get a screwdriver, then wait for an opportune time when the room was closed. And without knowing if there were security camera's or not, take a chance. It would take a pretty dumb crook (maybe it was his first job)to take such a gamble on a $25.00 item, especially something that he could not just quickly pick up and put in his pocket. A hotel employee would have known whether there were security camera's or not. Was the room locked when the theft occurred?

I wasn't there and don't know the details like you do, so please forgive me if I am butting in where it is note of my business.

I just hope you catch the guy and post his name and a photo on the forum's Wall of Shame.
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Herb Steiner

 

From:
Spicewood TX 78669
Post  Posted 20 Jan 2015 5:48 pm    
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Year before last, Jerry Newberry had a $500 Telonics volume pedal nabbed at SWSGA. Same guy took the power cable to a Telonics pedal from someone else.

It was located in a pawn shop and Jerry got it back, thank goodness. My buddy, the pawn shop detective for the Austin PD, allows as how the majority of the merchandise that people lose in burglaries that gets returned to them is through co-operation with pawn shops.
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