And you thought YOU had tough audiences...

hentor · #1 01-24-2011, 07:04 AM

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_1...66-503543.html

Musicians Killed after Refusing to Play Longer

After members of the band La Excelencia in Guadalajara, Mexico refused to play more songs after closing time, irate members of the audience killed two members of the band and detonated a grenade inside the bar, Vida Divina, according to Mexican newspaper El Occidental.

A 26-year-old woman attending the concert was also shot and injured.

According to El Occidental, four drunk men aggressively demanded the band play more after their set ended - and they did - for a while. After they stopped around 4 a.m. local time Monday morning, one of the men threw a grenade at the stage, and people ran out of the bar. As they did, two of the band members were shot.

The victims were identified as Jonathan Jimenez, 22, the leader of the band, and Gustavo Alejandro, 35. Others were also injured in the explosion.

The shooters fled, and investigators said there is little information to go on because no one saw the vehicle that they used to leave.

Gun violence has risen in Mexico in recent years. According to the Associated Press, drug cartel turf battles around the country have left more than 30,000 people dead since December 2006.

pasta4lnch · #2 01-24-2011, 07:10 AM

Wow. Craziness!

BigMacDaddy · #3 01-24-2011, 07:23 AM

That's just bleepin' ridiculous. I'm glad I don't live in Mexico.

plankspanker13 · #4 01-24-2011, 07:27 AM

I have been saying this often in recent months: The more I look at the world, and the 2012 prophecy, the more I begin to realize that the Mayan calendar might be forecasting the collapse of the Mexican state, due to the instability brought about by the narcotraficantes.

Reaper Man · #5 01-24-2011, 07:33 AM

were they singing narcoballads? if so, doesn't really surprise me.

Mexico- no joke

jwbassman · #6 01-24-2011, 07:34 AM

Man, that is just terrible. The crime in Mexico is really getting bad these days.

**pacojas** · #7 01-24-2011, 07:35 AM

trip to Guadalajara, Mexico,...... CANCELLED!!!!

seriously,.. Mexico is at war with itself. i've seen some scarey stuff unfold right infront of me. i've been picked-up off the sidewalk, thrown in the backseat of a squad car, and robbed in an alley by the POLICE! so,... it's not just the drug cartels.
btw, you never want to see what happens when a suspected drug dealer is surrounded by the Military.... all i can say is, DON'T WATCH!!!
overall though, the Mexican people are friendly and a pleasure to be around. infact, my sons are half Meh-hee-con-os.

fleabee · #8 01-24-2011, 07:36 AM

Who carries grenades??? RIP to the victims/families.

Steve · #9 01-24-2011, 11:12 AM

If you dig that kind of music, that band is / was pretty darn good.

RIP

Datsgor · #10 01-24-2011, 11:14 AM

And it can all change just that fast........

Gopherbassist · #11 01-24-2011, 12:07 PM

The article says gun crime has been rising, so am I to assume that this is just standard fare grenade crime in Mexico?

HeadyVan Halen · #12 01-24-2011, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve

If you dig that kind of music, that band is / was pretty darn good.

RIP

This^
Band must have been smokin' that night.

ZombieSpacebat · #13 01-24-2011, 01:54 PM

Who carries grenades to a gig?

sobie18 · #14 01-24-2011, 02:16 PM

I would have played a Freebird/Stairway to Heaven/Mustang Sally/Smoke on the Water medley and that would have guaranteed at least another 90 mins...

BTW, I ALWAYS pack a few extra grenades in my gig bag...for those "tough" crowds...

**Mulebagger** · #15 01-24-2011, 02:21 PM

makes you want to pack some heat to your next gig

AztecViking · #16 01-24-2011, 04:32 PM

Guadalajara is rather close to the drug lord central area. But that band surely knew that. I don't know what they were thinking not performing in heavy battle armor.

Vincent P · #17 01-24-2011, 04:38 PM

Insane!!!

elgecko · #18 01-24-2011, 04:40 PM

You can't please all of the people all of the time and apparently, all those people were at that gig!

pedroims · #19 01-24-2011, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gopherbassist

The article says gun crime has been rising, so am I to assume that this is just standard fare grenade crime in Mexico?

stupid drug dealers are making granades the standard, they can buy granades in the black market for less than 10 usd each.

HolmeBass · #20 01-24-2011, 04:44 PM

Man that totally sucks. Violent @$$holes really, really suck. Now they'll never be able to hear that band again. I mean, what's so frickin wrong with just coming back for next week's gig? D!cks.