ian curtis's grave

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some despicable fucks stole his gravestone.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/7486280.stm

2

Sad…

here’s an article from the Manchester Evening News about it with a picture of the memorial stone:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1056660_sick_curtis_memorial_theft

3

Not cool at all. 28 years in the ground, and someone decides to swipe it? Jesus. They’ll cement the next one in, no one’s going to take the second one, anyway. I can’t imagine whoever took it can keep it a secret for long.

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4

That is despicable. It does not seem like something you would do on a drunken escapade as you need tools to remove it and the means to carry it never mind not get caught. This was premeditated. The thief, presumably, is a sad loser fanboy or a Mancunian scumbag (of which there is a fair few). Either way its inexcusable and the thief should be punished to the maximum potential.

5

Hopefully a bit of conscience will bite the perpetrator(s), and they will return it. What coud they possibly hope to accomplish by having it?

7

I’m totally going to buy it when it pops up on eBay.

8

I’m totally going to buy it when it pops up on eBay.

hope u can do local pickup, because shipping is gonna be nasty!

9

I’ve heard Martin Atkins will be giving away chipped pieces from the original headstone with the release of a Joy Division covers album he slapped together. Act fast as headstones are limited!

10

i read somewhere that bon scotts grave in australia as been thew victim of thieves, the headstone as been stolen a few times
sick bastards

11

Many years ago, I attempted to steal an A.I cardboard cutout promo poster thingy from a cinema foyer. It was almost as big as I am - and about as heavy.

I carried it as far as the entrance to the cinema - then some guy behind a counter yelled out for someone to stop me so I dropped the damn thing and legged it down the street, almost being runover by a taxi in the process.

I promise I was NOT on drugs. Much.

They’re probably still looking for me even now.

Probably.

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I’ve heard Martin Atkins will be giving away chipped pieces from the original headstone with the release of a Joy Division covers album he slapped together. Act fast as headstones are limited!

So he can rip off both Joy Division and Dessau at the same time?

BRILLIANT!

13

I’d do it for free.

14

I think the dreads are sewn into the dew rag

16

isn’t it called a “do rag”? like hair-do.
it’s pretty despicable for anybody’s purposes to steal a gravestone. but as far as ebay goes, this may be a case of someone obsessed to have the thing for himself–like art crimes. there are some who get off on that kind of possession.on the other hand, maybe with the new doc somebody’s gotten busy.
it’s the new level of jim morrison grave pillaging.