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Moby Wakes Up to Intruder 'Robbie' Tripping on Acid in His Living Room
- Posted on Jan 31st 2011 11:30AM by Jason MacNeil
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According to the post, Moby says he woke up "and there was a complete stranger sitting in my living room." The musician got up around 7AM and walked into his living room when he was startled by "someone standing next to my couch." There is no word as to how long the stranger had been in the residence before Moby saw him.
The intruder, named Robbie, had a short conversation with Moby who asked him to leave. Robbie agreed but then sat down, prompting Moby to ask him to leave a second time. Robbie then continued sitting and said "I might still be on acid."
"So I gave him a sweatshirt (it's chilly up in the hills) and some money for breakfast and sent him on his way," Moby wrote, adding that Robbie apparently took "a lot of acid the night before, had seen my house from the street, and decided to pay an acid inspired visit."
"I guess he and I are both lucky," Moby added.
"He's lucky that I didn't have guns and that I didn't call the police and that I gave him some breakfast money. I'm lucky that he wasn't a violent crazy person and that he didn't stab me in my sleep. I've also decided that locking my doors might be a good thing. I know, who doesn't lock their doors? Well, I don't. Or didn't. I mean, my neighbors these days are coyotes and frogs, and I just kind of assumed that a closed door was a good enough deterrent for a coyote or frog. But I'll guess I'll err on the side of security and actually lock my doors at night from now on."
In related news, Moby has announced that details regarding his next album will be made public sometime in mid-February.
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Andrew
Seriously, Moby? I consider you to be one-half step above Britney Spears as far as "serious music" goes, and a half step below Rihanna and the Black Eyed Peas. This is coming from someone who listens primarily to cutting edge electronica like Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Herbert, Mouse on Mars, Telephone Tel-Aviv and others.
May 29 2011 at 10:25 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHey Moby, you sounded better in The Vatican Commandos, you should have stayed the course instead of looking like the love child of Ian MacKaye and Michael Stipes. What kind of **** music are you passing off these days? Go back to the 80's and rediscover what you are capable of. Just shut up and stop being a freakin' douche.
May 18 2011 at 3:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Michele
1 reply to Michele's comment
The Moby I knew was a DJ in Houston, texas, on 97 Rock in the mornings. My kids and I loved listening to him. He's in another state now.We miss him
February 01 2011 at 5:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyin the early 80's, Moby was in a punk band called The Vatican Commandos, out of Vermont or Connecticut, or whatever state in the north that bored New Yorkers go to bury dead bodies.
May 18 2011 at 3:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
JEB BUCKINGHAM
Dude, you are waaaaaay too nice. Didn't you ever see "Dirty Harry"?
February 01 2011 at 2:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jon
2 replies to Jon's comment
You just can't shoot the person if they are fleeing your property. Otherwise, weapon or no weapon you are allowed to use deadly force. This is something law inforcement doesn't tell people too often, because they prefer people to let the police handle things. However Castle Law is great, and if someone is in my house, I am not waiting to see if they have a weapon or not. Maybe if criminals had more to worry about than jail, they will think twice.
February 01 2011 at 1:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
John
Well, don't you wish it was that simple. Fact is if you kill someone in your home you better have all your ducks in a row, cause you life can be turned upside down not to mention the legal fee's to defend your actions you took in court. Castle doctrine has a few more details that you better know on a state by state basis. Also why would you want to kill a fellow human?
The door was unlocked, There was no forced entry, no attack.
Jon
Forced entry or not it is considered UNLAWFULL ENTRY. If he was not given permission he is breaking the law, it doesn't matter if the door was unlocked. Yes it is true that you would be facing lawyer fees, court appearances, and other headaches. My point was that the first guy told someone to "know the law" and I was simply pointing out you have the right to defend yourself and have an extremely high chance of it being considered justifiable homicide/ self defense. Thus letting him know of the true law, not just some liberal California tree hugging agenda. If some guy was on acid in your home standing in your living room when you woke up, you can't tell me you would not feel threatened for your safety. It does not matter if you think you can take him, for all you know he has a knife, dirty drug needle, or who knows what; and you bet that I will be calling the cops and he will be staring down the barrel of my pistol, or my ar-15. If he chooses to run out he is free to do so, but if I feel my life or my families life are in danger in any way, I will put him down. The moral of all of this is don't do drugs, and lock your doors.
February 01 2011 at 11:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
qq4lbfm
4 replies to qq4lbfm's comment
How very nice of him to give the intruder some money for breakfast and to not call the police. I would have shot him and then called the police.
January 31 2011 at 11:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
ljsurf322
Good thing he's safe! Unlike most musicians these days, Moby's stood the test of time, and I've seen him play in front of hundreds of thousands of very pleased fans. He knows what he's doing...at least musically. Dude, lock your damn doors!
January 31 2011 at 11:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Hattie Crabtree
Wow,most Americans lock their doors at night.He's stupid but damn lucky too.
January 31 2011 at 9:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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