Farin Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 [smaller]From Times Online July 3, 2008 Link[/smaller] A memorial kerbstone for Ian Curtis, the lead singer of late 1970s band Joy Division, has been stolen from a Cheshire cemetery. Police announced today that the theft occurred between Monday lunch time and Tuesday morning at Macclesfield Cemetery on Prestbury Road. The memorial carries the inscription "Ian Curtis 18 - 5 - 80" and the words "Love Will Tear Us Apart". It has little material value, but the stone has become a beacon for Joy Division fans who have visited the town on pilgrimages from all over the world. Police officers suspect it may have been taken by a fan of the singer. A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “It's an unusual theft, it's probably a good piece of memorabilia for someone. "There is no CCTV in the area and there are no apparent leads as to who is responsible for the theft.†Curtis was an iconic performer until his death in 1980. He hanged himself in his kitchen at the age of 23, just as his band were about to embark on a tour of America. Interest in his life was rekindled recently with the release of the 2007 biopic Control as well as a documentary called Joy Division earlier this year. Police urged anyone with information to contact them on 0845 458 0000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 That's just douche-baggery at its highest. They should find this bastard, bury him alive, and not give him a tombstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Whoever stole it is a total douche, and deserves a special place in hell where screaming emo demons torture them with burns from a thousand clove cigarettes, poke them with a million blunt eyeliner applicators, and blind their eyes with painfully asymmetrical hair extensions for all eternity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 (edited) You dissin ma style? edit: I agree with the douche-bits. Edited July 15, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 I first read about this bit of news at boingboing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Martin, I think Fintan just called you and I douche-bits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 It's a step up from Tuna Balls for you, innit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Fin, is that true?? How could you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Tuna Balls was a term of endearment! Or at least that's what my friends told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 ...ahhh... well if they said so, it must be true. Sorry, Martin. I've been thinking you're douche-bits for years, and I just HAD to say it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 that's, like, just totally mean I think I'm going to cry now... *snif* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 And I thought you were a man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 I AM! in fact, even as a child I always wanted to be... a lumberjack Leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia. The Giant Redwood. The Larch. The Fir! The mighty Scots Pine! The lofty flowering Cherry! The plucky little Apsen! The limping Roo tree of Nigeria. The towering Wattle of Aldershot! The Maidenhead Weeping Water Plant! The naughty Leicestershire Flashing Oak! The flatulent Elm of West Ruislip! The Quercus Maximus Bamber Gascoigni! The Epigillus! The Barter Hughius Greenus! With my best girly by my side, we'd sing! Sing! Sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tenacious_Peaches Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I haven't been this amused by a thread in quite some time. Thanks to douche-bits, the lumberjack and Tuna Balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I doubt it was stolen by a fan. That doesn't really seem like the sort of thing a Joy Division fan would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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