Guitar Bandit And Caught Arrested in Tennessee

If I continue to watch the local news, I will never run out of fodder for this blog...A fellow stole a guitar from a middle Tennessee guitar store. He stuffed the guitar down his pants, zipped up his jacket and walked out of the store. And they caught this on camera...and they just replayed it on TV. 

I have to give the guy props for guts, because that took a lot of them. It gives a whole new meaning to “G” string...and pickin’ and grinnin’...And that’s my entertainment for the day.  One more thing—they called him the “Guitar Bandit.” Given the way he chose to make his exit from the store, I would’ve named him the “While My Guitar Gently Weeps Bandit.” I can think of a million other places that Fender would’ve rather been.

So what can we learn from this? What’s our takeaway? The following is a list..:

1. If you’re gonna steal a guitar, steal a skinny one. I notice he didn’t try to fit a Gibson hollow body down those skinny jeans. Maybe if he’d have chosen a Hofner Shorty, he could’ve made a clean getaway...

2. Make sure you have plenty of room in your waistband to hold the guitar snugly in place. Heaven forbid the strings would start to strum while you’re making your way towards the door.  

3. Fitting the neck of a guitar down your pants leg takes a certain skill set. Not only does it make a nice splint in case of a broken leg, but the body of the guitar provides a nice little cushion in case you fall over when the police cuff and stuff you. 

4. The biggest takeaway is this...if you’re gonna steal, be smart about it. I mean, wouldn’t it have been easier to steal some jewelry or something you can slip into your pocket? Sell the jewelry and buy the guitar? I must have a criminal mind...At any rate, if you haven’t stolen a guitar today, you’ve started the day off right. And if you have, I can only hope and pray it was a clean getaway. Imagine explaining this to the kids..

This isn’t a picture of the guitar he stole. But it's a doggone nice guitar picture...😊