Knock off, knocked out.
Either bogus, stolen, or angry divorce.
Minor thread derail.
The worst 'angry divorce' I ever heard of concerned a good mate who was a touring guitar tech. He made a lot of money touring, but was a bit lax with his tax affairs, so in case get got felt-up by the tax office, he put his house in his live-in girlfriend's name. You can see what's coming, right? So, he's out on tour and he has has a short, sexual fling with a female member of the touring crew. Unfortunately, another female crew member, who just happened to know my mate's OH, got wind of it.......and called up the OH back home.
OH didn't call him up and go on the warpath. Nope, she bid her time.
A couple of months later, the tour wrapped, and crew began flying home to their respective countries and cities. It was at this time that my mate found he couldn't get a hold of the OH. The house landline was ringing out (this was in the days where good mobile 'phones were expensive to buy and run plans on) and calls to the OH's family said she was ok, just busy doing theatre FOH stuff. So, he arrives back in his home city, and takes a cab from the airport to his house. Walks up the path, puts key in the door....nixxi. Lock won't open, so he rings the bell. After a few seconds, a man opens the door. 'Who are you? What are you doing in my house?' cries my mate! 'I effing LIVE here!' says the man. A heated conversation takes place before reality sinks in on my mate.
The OH, on getting wind of the fling, waited a wee bit before going into action. Took his calls during that two month period after the fact, made it look like nothing was wrong. During that period, she put the house on the market, sold it, and made the new owners' entry date the day before my mate was due home. Took off with everything, even what was sitting in their joint account. Oh, and their toddler son. She never told a soul, not even her family. She went underground for a month before both sets of families began to raise concerns for her mental health and the well-being of the child. When she finally was discovered and questioned, it all came out. Including the fact that she eventually moved in with the mechanic who serviced my mate's Saab cars!
Anyway, back to this ephemeral Alembic.
and asked if he could get $100 for it.
