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FREE THE OLLIE HIGGINS ONE!
Tripping Along the Ledge joins with the entire Irish music industry family in extending our best wishes to popular singer-songwriter Ollie Higgins, who finds himself behind bars tonight – incarcerated (he says) for a crime he didn’t commit.
The veteran musician, who appeared in Smiley Bolger’s annual ‘ones to watch’ list a record-breaking six times (1987, ’88, ’90, ’91 and ’93), was arrested outside Walton’s World of Music in Dublin this afternoon in connection with the theft of some guitar strings and a plectrum.
Now the former Kill City Snowmen drummer is appealing to fans for their assistance in tracking down a one-armed-man he says he saw fleeing the scene at about the time of the alleged incident. Alas, it’s not the first time poor Ollie has been in the wars this year.
Here’s an interview I conducted with him in happier times.
Finally,this one’s for you, Ollie… Keep your spirits up, mate!
October 19th, 2009 at 10:03 am
This poor chap doesn’t seem to have any luck at all.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I hear Bono’s organising a tribute single.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Is this real? Not mentioned anywhere else on internet….
October 19th, 2009 at 10:52 am
I’m pretty sure its not real.
October 19th, 2009 at 11:26 am
@ Conal – typical of the negativity Ollie has been up against his whole career
October 19th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
yeah… i didn’t mean that in a ‘well duh’ kind of way, kind of came out dickish there. this is the last straw im retiring from this commenting lark. good luck with the blog Butsey!
October 19th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
I miss Conal already. Someone apologise for something.
October 19th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
I apologise for Ireland drawing France in the World Cup playoffs… Howzat!
October 19th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Er, did I do something wrong?
October 20th, 2009 at 9:59 am
no jeez, forget it man, it’s like chinatown already or something
October 20th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I still prefer France over Russia, Portugal or Greece. If we can just get someone who can play at midfield that isn’t either a walking zombie or an absolute liability. *cough* Come Home, Andy Reid.
October 20th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
*sneeze* come home steven ireland ya little fucker enough is enough
October 20th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
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December 1st, 2009 at 7:30 am
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