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NOFX's Fat Mike Mugged in Buenos Aires
- Posted on Mar 3rd 2010 11:00AM by John D. Luerssen
NOFX bassist Fat Mike says he was mugged recently in during the revered punk band's tour of South America. But the infamous musician -- whose real name is Mike Burkett -- says that being on the receiving end of such a crime wasn't all that bad. In fact, he admits he is "impressed" with the thief."If there ever was a good way to get mugged, I found it," Fat Mike wrote on NOFX's MySpace page. "Yeah, no one wants to get robbed, but if you do, I can't think of a better way."
Burkett says he was walking the streets of Buenos Aires at 7AM looking for a bar when he stopped at an intersection to text message one of the camera men on tour with the band. "I pushed send and a guy on a bike accidentally knocks my iPhone out of my hand," Mike explained. "Wait a second, he doesn't stop and my iPhone isn't on the ground. I look to my right and there he is, holding my phone -- which has a f---load of pictures that I don't really want made public -- with his right hand and making a pretty fast getaway. Wow! I've been robbed!"
"I kind of laugh and think, 'pretty sneaky,'" Fat Mike added. "What a f---ing great way to get robbed. No violence, no trauma, no chance I'm gonna run after him."
In addition to the phone -- which he says was passcode protected -- he also lost a few hundred dollars he had stuffed in his phone's case. "I would rather lose that then get held up at gunpoint or bashed in the head with a pipe," the bassist added. "So even though I lost, I really kind of won. South America ain't such a bad place after all."
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linkin park rock
I'm glad ,I'm happy for you I really am. What's bugging me is who goes thinking that taking someones phone with their personal shit on it is cool? I mean numero uno you're gonna be reminded that "HELLO" this is not my phone and number 2 how can you feel comfortable using it knowing they've got their whole life on that hone from pics to texts numbers I mean everthing and not to mention service could be cut off. If I sound a little pissed it's because I am, my blackberry was stolen from me last year I cut it off the same day aggravates me even more because this idiot didnt get to use it and I lost an expensive phone for nothing
March 04 2010 at 2:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Joe Lovell
The key point everyone is missing, this guy just gave an endorsement for theft. The thugs on the streets are on the internet too. They must be thinking "wow, why didn't I think of that". They can see the system on a website. "Increase Your Scores, Minimize Risk, No Weapon Required".
March 04 2010 at 9:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Louis
1 reply to Louis's comment
What a dumb s***! Maybe next time he should get his throat slit while he's being mugged. The we'll see if he changes his tune, MORON!!
March 04 2010 at 9:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
JohnPaul
Louis! Sounds like you are the idiot that needs his neck slit for being dumb! You cant even spell correctly. What a TIT!!!
March 04 2010 at 9:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
dude !
wow , any excuse to talk trash about people. you may THINK fat mike is an idiot, but WE KNOW that YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE !!!!!!
March 04 2010 at 8:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
robert
are the pictures nubiles.
March 04 2010 at 7:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jim Allen
1 reply to Jim Allen's comment
What a dumbass. The band is prettty lame, too.
March 04 2010 at 6:53 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
dedhead
who cares what you think i never heard of this band but am positive he makes more than you
March 04 2010 at 9:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
faststart
1 reply to faststart's comment
I think it was a coffee and breakfast bar he was looking
for. I often get up that late.
Allie
Not sure if you are being sarcastic or not. But being Buenos Aires, it is not at all unreasonable to see people still hanging out from the night before @ 7am. Nightlife is a national past-time!
March 04 2010 at 3:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Michael
I guess the fat part must stand for his alkie brain.
March 04 2010 at 5:26 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Michael
1 reply to Michael's comment
Oh yeah, nothing but respect for a guy looking for a bar at 7o`clock in the morning. I`d say another dui heading your way.
March 04 2010 at 5:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jay Jay
at least he was WALKING. So WTF you need a CAR to get a DUI. The D stands for DRIVING ( not walking). If it was Walking Under the Influence they'd call it a WUI. Or public intoxication, but that's another subject. And, if he was looking for a bar at seven in the morning, that's HIS business. But at least he was WALKING while lookinf for that bar.
March 04 2010 at 9:32 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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