AC/DC drummer accused of trying to arrange murders: We were a bit thunderstuck when we heard this. Sure money talks and dirty deeds can get done dirt cheap but this guy wasn’t just looking for a quick shoot to thrill when he hired a big gun to inject the venom into a particular ball breaker. And he’s gonna have to develop a real stiff upper lip when they send for the man because there won’t be no jailbreak once he is back in black and white stripes. Still we must admit, this guy’s got big balls!
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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd: Procuring murder charge dropped
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd's charge of attempting to procure murder has been withdrawn.
Rudd, 60, appeared in the Tauranga District Court yesterday, charged with attempting to procure the murder of two men.
He was also charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of cannabis and threatening to kill.
Rudd's lawyer, Paul Mabey QC, said this afternoon the Crown solicitor withdrew the attempting to procure murder charge after a meeting between Mabey and police.
"The decision to charge Mr Rudd was made by the New Zealand Police without consultation with the Tauranga Crown solicitor," he said.
The Crown solicitor said there was insufficient evidence to justify the charge and has withdrawn the charge, Mabey said.
"The charge alleging an attempt to procure murder should never have been laid," Mabey said.
"The Crown solicitor's opinion was not sought."
Mabey said Rudd would defend the threatening to kill charge. He described the drugs possession charges as "minor".
"Mr Rudd has suffered unnecessary and extremely damaging publicity as a result of widespread and sensational reporting of a very serious allegation, which on any basis was never justified."
A statement from Bay of Plenty police said the charges had been withdrawn by the Crown solicitor.
"A search warrant was executed in Tauranga yesterday resulting in Mr Rudd being charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of cannabis, threatening to kill and attempting to procure murder.
"After a first appearance in court he was bailed to reappear on November 27.
"In matters of this nature the Crown solicitor then becomes responsible for the prosecution."
The Crown reviewed the charges today and made the decision to withdraw the charge of attempting to procure murder, the police statement said.
The other charges remain before the court.
Police would not be providing further comment as the matter was before the courts.
Rudd was released on bail after yesterday's appearance.
According to the charges laid and now withdrawn by police, Rudd had tried to get two men killed - their names and that of the intended hitman were all suppressed by the judge.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/10716815/AC-DC-drummer-Phil-Rudd-Procuring-murder-charge-dropped
...so it looks like he's in the clear.
Go check out the Bon Scott era stuff. Albums like "Highway To Hell", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", & "Powerage" are excellent.
Those were the albums that made me a fan.
I don't recollect being a big AC/DC fan, but then again, I was probably too stoned to remember. That a seems like a lifetime ago...f*** me, it was a lifetime ago! I never did meth!
I have been an AC/DC fan forever, & the news has been less then great lately. It's kinda sad.
I loved the Back In Black album, but not too much else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8PC1_3fjvs
Made me look, I do (vaguely?) remember them as one of the best concerts I ever heard (not the "show", the sound) at Hara Arena. Now there's a blast from the past, anybody remember that name from the news way back when?
Somehow I think this is cymbalic and I hope he gets off his high-hat.
You shouldn't make light of this. You're kicking a man while he's down under.
Aussie where this is headed.
Angus we're done with the puns?
I am thinking it was his old lady. She liked to touch too much.....someone else.
Looks like Phil is back on the junk.. I can't imagine the inside of all of their bodies...they definitely have lived hard-and to be roughly 60 and still doing meth, jesus he must be in bad shape!
Could you imagine trying to carry on a conversation with one of these guys? It would be worse that chatting with tanker. I've seen them live four times and my ears are still ringing. I still remember my hearing being 'dulled' for at least a week after every show. But what a show!
So combine that and the decades of substance and alcohol abuse and I imagine you got some pretty used up carcasses.
Hey, what do you call people who hang out with drummers?
Musicians.
I always heard it the other way around. I play the Dumbek.
http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/dumbek-drum-egypt-4954258.jpg
Hey, you made me look...
Oh Hell's Bell's this is bad news...
Being its AC/DC, it could go either way
That pun rocks!
So you could say he wanted to do Dirty Deeds, and he wanted them done Dirt Cheap?
Yes, I think that could be said.
In fact, I think it already was said.
This might be next...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H389yLb87fo
...Jailbreak.
I wonder how the murders were supposed to happen... probably a Head Job with a small caliber handgun, that's how pros usually do it.
Nice!
Or maybe he just hired a couple thugs to hit the targets over the head with a piece of heavy metal until they started to wish they were dead. That would probably be more appropriate.
He must have recruited them from Sin City.
This is where the pun begins! Too bad I gotta go get some sleep :(
Or maybe, being a drummer, he just wanted them beat with a stick.
Maybe he tried to get Angus to use his axe on them.
Well hell's bells, ihate to hear this.