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RAY DAVIES SHOT IN NEW ORLEANS

RAY DAVIES of THE KINKS is recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg in NEW ORLEANS.

The veteran musician was on holiday when the incident happened. BBC news reports that the incident happened yesterday (January 4) after a female companion allegedly had her purse stolen at gunpoint.

Davies was taken to the nearby Medical Center Of Louisiana for treatment for the injury, which isn’t thought to be life threatening.

Local police have arrested one person in relation to the incident, with a second suspect is still at large.

Davies was recently awarded the CBE in the New Year's Honours list.

Ray Davies formed The Kinks with his brother Dave. The band has had a huge influence on everyone from Paul Weller to Blur with their unsurpassed blending of observation and Englishness that peaked with 'Waterloo Sunset'.

They are even credited with the invention of heavy metal with the heavy riffing of 'All Day And All Of The Night' and 'You Really Got Me'.

― Kinks Fan, Monday, 5 January 2004 17:52 (twenty years ago) link

Update:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3370357.stm
Kinks singer Ray Davies wounded

Davies was given a CBE in the New Year's Honours list
The Kinks singer Ray Davies is recovering after being shot in the thigh while on holiday in New Orleans.
The singer-songwriter, 59, was wounded on Sunday after trying to run after two men who allegedly stole his female companion's purse at gunpoint.

He was admitted to the Medical Center of Louisiana but his injuries were not considered serious.

A New Orleans police spokesman said one person had been arrested, and police were still searching for the second.

Davies was walking in New Orleans' French Quarter at 2030 local time on Sunday (0230 Monday GMT) when two men approached, police said.

He is in good spirits

Deke Arlon, Davies's manager
"He was walking east of the French Quarter with a female friend," said New Orleans police spokesman Captain Marlon Defillo.

"Two men walked up. They apparently took the female friend's purse. He chased them.

"One of those persons turned and shot him in the leg and we have arrested one person," Mr Defillo said.

Davies' manager Deke Arlon said: "He's in hospital but it is not really serious. He should be up and about in a day or so.

"The message that came back to me was that he is in good spirits."

Police said muggings were uncommon in the French Quarter, and that officers had been patrolling the streets at the time.

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Davies's wounding comes just days after he was awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours list.

The Kinks have long been regarded as one of the UK's best-loved bands.

They emerged early in the decade to stake their claim among the premier league of British beat bands, second only among some music fans to The Beatles and Rolling Stones.

Davies' music personified Swinging London

Davies' wistful tales of love and longing, set to raucous rock riffs and melodic pop tunes, won the band a legion of young fans and established him as one of the most important songwriters of his generation.

The poetic vision of later songs such as Waterloo Sunset, Days and Autumn Almanac offered a snapshot of contemporary life - and a specifically English worldview.

Davies was briefly married to Pretenders lead singer Chrissie Hynde.

― Kinks Fan, Monday, 5 January 2004 17:55 (twenty years ago) link

New Orleans is a shithole.

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 5 January 2004 17:56 (twenty years ago) link

"girl, they really shot me now"

― dleone (dleone), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:02 (twenty years ago) link

I thought Ray and Chrissie were married slightly longer than briefly.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:04 (twenty years ago) link

Taking Sides: Ray davies Of The Kinks Shot In New Orleans
Vs
Ray Davies of the Kinks SHOT IN NEW ORLEANS!

― Andy J, Monday, 5 January 2004 18:17 (twenty years ago) link

I like the one with more CAPS!

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:18 (twenty years ago) link

So was he there supporting Oklahoma or LSU?

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:27 (twenty years ago) link

second only among some music fans to The
Beatles and Rolling Stones.

wouldn't that make them THIRD then?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:30 (twenty years ago) link

Police said muggings were uncommon in the French Quarter

Looks like the NOLA cops are taking honesty lessons from that guy on eBay who sold me all the "rare" Jar Jar Binks pogs.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:31 (twenty years ago) link

N.O. is the USA's current per-capita murder capital.

― Mark (MarkR), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:31 (twenty years ago) link

Great town, though. I love it.

― Mark (MarkR), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:32 (twenty years ago) link

Na-na-na-na-NOLA?

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:32 (twenty years ago) link

So, Dave has an alibi then?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:35 (twenty years ago) link

Great town, though. I love it.
Aside from it being a complete shithole.

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 5 January 2004 18:38 (twenty years ago) link

It is a shithole, yes, but excellent food, music & architecture.

― Mark (MarkR), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:01 (twenty years ago) link

And Anne Rice.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:02 (twenty years ago) link

Ray Davies is the new 50 Cent.

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:23 (twenty years ago) link

I don't know about that architecture. I mean, the old house look nice on the outside but foundation companies have to make a killing there. Not to mention, does anyone even have central heat?

OK, that's probably not what you meant.

― dleone (dleone), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:47 (twenty years ago) link

N.O. is the USA's current per-capita murder capital.

Great town, though. I love it.

Mark, you clearly missed your calling, working for the NO Tourist board.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 5 January 2004 19:51 (twenty years ago) link

Once I was walking along Canal St when a car thief literally asked me if this expensive SUV I was walking past was mine, and when I said no, he jumped in, hotwired it, and took off.

― Aaron A., Monday, 5 January 2004 20:24 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, Ray was making trouble, clearly. That is the last thing I would ever do in New Orleans, WTF.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:29 (twenty years ago) link

THIS thread sucks.

― So There, Monday, 5 January 2004 20:32 (twenty years ago) link

I mean, seriously, you have to try to get shot in the Quarter, and he was obviously trying. I think they were being respectful, just shooting him in the leg.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:41 (twenty years ago) link

Well, he *is* British. He may not be used to fucking assholes shooting strangers over petty cash.

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:45 (twenty years ago) link

"Oi, that wuz the I used to kick me dog!"

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:46 (twenty years ago) link

He wouldn't have got shot if he hadn't *ran after them*. I mean, he's got to be 60 now, right? What did he think he was going to do when he caught up to them?

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:48 (twenty years ago) link

You're right. I guess Ray was asking to be shot.

― Christian Rawk (Christian Rawk), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:50 (twenty years ago) link

Shit, that should be:
"Oi, that wuz the LEG I used to kick me dog!"

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:51 (twenty years ago) link

Well, that makes a bit more sense...

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 5 January 2004 20:53 (twenty years ago) link

A HUGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN N.O. CARRY GUNS. PEOPLE GET SHOT ALL THE TIME.

YOU DO NOT RUN AFTER SOMEONE WHO HAS JUST THREATENED YOU WITH A GUN.

IF YOU DO, YOU ARE EFFECTIVELY ASKING TO GET SHOT.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 5 January 2004 21:00 (twenty years ago) link

Unless you are the leader of the most kick-ass band of all time!

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 21:02 (twenty years ago) link

word.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Monday, 5 January 2004 21:04 (twenty years ago) link

shooter was probably an Animals fan.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 21:04 (twenty years ago) link

It was probably his brother.

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Monday, 5 January 2004 21:06 (twenty years ago) link

I already asked if Dave has an alibi!

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 21:07 (twenty years ago) link

Sorry, missed that. The joke is yours.

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Monday, 5 January 2004 21:07 (twenty years ago) link

we can share.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 5 January 2004 21:10 (twenty years ago) link

I don't know about that architecture. I mean, the old house look nice on the outside but foundation companies have to make a killing there. Not to mention, does anyone even have central heat?

Foundation repair is big business around here what with the sinking and all. So is termite damage control--we have monster flying Formosan termites that eat cats and babies. And I gots central heat, not that I've needed it this year--this is the first chilly day in weeks and it's still maybe light sweater weather.

I can't imagine what Ray could have been doing to get himself mugged during the Sugar Bowl--it was pretty crunk in the Quarter last night by all reports. Oh also GO LSU!!!! Woohoo! For a Heisman winner White sure throws a lot of crappy incomplete passes huh... and gets SACKED LIKE A BITCH.

― adam (adam), Monday, 5 January 2004 22:56 (twenty years ago) link

White looked like shit last night. OVER-RATED!

― Broheems (diamond), Monday, 5 January 2004 23:16 (twenty years ago) link

Well, at least he was shot instead of fitted with a ball and chain

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 5 January 2004 23:55 (twenty years ago) link

Oh fuck, wait, that was the Animals. I'm an idiot.

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 5 January 2004 23:55 (twenty years ago) link

(This just in, Eric Burdon mugged in Waterloo station)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 5 January 2004 23:56 (twenty years ago) link

And Ray Davies met his destiny in quite a similar way.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 00:34 (twenty years ago) link

Briefly off topic:

http://media.theinsiders.com/Media/College_Football/71_lavalais1.JPG
Lavalais owns.

― adam (adam), Tuesday, 6 January 2004 01:21 (twenty years ago) link

two months pass...

Shooting victim Ray Davies of The Kinks recovering from wound
LONDON (AP) — Singer-songwriter Ray Davies of The Kinks, shot in the leg by a mugger two months ago, said he hopes to be “jumping around on stage” soon.
Davies, 59, leaned on a walking stick Wednesday as he appeared at Buckingham Palace to accept an honour from the Queen.
“I will get better and I’ll be back jumping around on stage,” said Davies. But, he added, “There is a lot of doubt whether I can perform in the near future.”
Davies wore a dark suit and tortoiseshell sunglasses as he was awarded the title Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
“This is for the people who supported my music over the years,” he said. “I’m kind of reluctant to collect rewards. I usually back out of ceremonies. I’m kind of a shy person.
“This is for the fans of my music. It’s theirs.”
Davies founded The Kinks with his brother Dave in the early 1960s. Their hits include You Really Got Me and Lola.
He was shot by a thief who snatched his friend’s bag as the pair walked in New Orleans in early January.
“I chased after him. I have been asking myself ‘why.’ One never knows how to react,” he said. “Other people have said they would do the same. That’s all I want to say about it.”

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 20:03 (twenty years ago) link

Classy-molassy guy.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 17 March 2004 20:04 (twenty years ago) link

one year passes...

Charges dismissed after Kinks singer Ray Davies does not testify
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ray Davies, the longtime lead singer of the Kinks, didn’t return to testify against a man who allegedly drove a getaway car for a gunman who robbed Davies’s companion and shot the singer in the leg.
Defendant Jerome Barra was released Wednesday after prosecutors dismissed charges. District Attorney Eddie Jordan said the 60-year-old Davies had sent word to prosecutors that he is on tour and unavailable until December.
Barra, 26, was to face trial on charges of armed robbery and principal to aggravated battery in the Jan. 4, 2004, attack.
“We’ll see if we can reinstate the charges once the victim is able to return to New Orleans,” Jordan said. “But we do need victims in order to prosecute an armed robbery case.”
Police said Davies was walking with a woman near the edge of the French Quarter when a car pulled alongside the couple. A passenger jumped from the car with a gun, demanding that Davies’s companion give up her purse.
The woman complied, but Davies pursued the robber as he returned to the car. The robber turned and shot Davies once in the leg before getting in the car and fleeing, police said. Davies was treated for a minor gunshot wound.
Davies and his companion gave police the car’s licence plate number. About two hours later, police arrested Barra at the wheel. The gunman was never identified.
The Kinks, part of the ’60s British invasion, had a string of hits including You Really Got Me and Lola.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 21 April 2005 19:43 (nineteen years ago) link

The only thing Ray Davies has done to make the news in years, and he's too busy to further the coverage?

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 21 April 2005 19:54 (nineteen years ago) link

You don't think Phil Spector woulda skipped the trial if he coulda?

― Huk-L, Thursday, 21 April 2005 19:59 (nineteen years ago) link

Um, that's entirely different!

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 21 April 2005 20:13 (nineteen years ago) link

The best friend I've ever had in my life was shot in New Orleans ten years ago, also a case of a mugger at gunpoint situation. One does wonder about the city...

― The Silent Disco of Glastonbury (Bimble...), Saturday, 23 April 2005 03:34 (nineteen years ago) link

Damn, I guess I never thought about it but it's kind of crazy that our criminal justice system works this way. I guess there's not much risk in mugging foreign tourists when you know that they'll have to go out of their way to return a year and a half later if they want to press charges.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Saturday, 23 April 2005 05:53 (nineteen years ago) link

it's kind of crazy that our criminal justice system works this way

How should it work then, foreign tourists just send an email and dude gets convicted?

It's the same in the rest of the world. You actually need witnesses and "stuff" to convict...

Crazy criminal justice system.

― Garibaldianne (Garibaldianne), Saturday, 23 April 2005 05:59 (nineteen years ago) link

I dunno. Speedy trial? N.O.P.D. get one tape recorder? I was halfway kidding but I kind of wonder if I got shot in the leg in New Orleans if I would bother to fly back a year later to testify in court.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Saturday, 23 April 2005 06:05 (nineteen years ago) link

I agree, I wouldn't fly back either, but it's kind of part of the deal of society if you want it to work. It would be convenient to have tape recordings and all, but do you want the New Orleans (or any) Police Department in charge of, or able to convict with, tape recordings?

― Garibaldianne (Garibaldianne), Saturday, 23 April 2005 06:16 (nineteen years ago) link

ye gods let's not not give the nopd a leash here folx!

― j blount (papa la bas), Saturday, 23 April 2005 06:18 (nineteen years ago) link

a leash, huh?

― Garibaldianne (Garibaldianne), Saturday, 23 April 2005 06:48 (nineteen years ago) link

New Orleans is easily the most menacing and dangerous-feeling place I've ever been. I felt lucky to escape without bullet holes.

― Chris H. (chrisherbert), Saturday, 23 April 2005 07:18 (nineteen years ago) link

My heart. Don't bump this!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 23 April 2005 10:13 (nineteen years ago) link

ten years pass...

man it's crazy that my picture of chad lavalais is still up there, here's an update:

http://cmsimg.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DK&Date=20130114&Category=SPORTS30&ArtNo=130114006&Ref=AR&MaxW=300&Border=0&Pursuing-dreams-Chad-Lavalais-path-LSU-took-many-turns

― adam, Friday, 8 January 2016 17:43 (eight years ago) link

Thought bump would be about recent Johnny Rogan book.

― Green Dolphin Street Hassle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 8 January 2016 17:46 (eight years ago) link

that book doesnt seem to have much to do with lsu football tbh

― adam, Friday, 8 January 2016 17:48 (eight years ago) link

Thought bump would be about Ray Davies being shot in New Orleans again.

― Anyway, it's not a three, it's a yogh. (Tom D.), Friday, 8 January 2016 17:59 (eight years ago) link

me too, glad he's safe

― frogbs, Friday, 8 January 2016 19:48 (eight years ago) link

for now

― adam, Friday, 8 January 2016 20:00 (eight years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mkJyMxNCtA

― Green Dolphin Street Hassle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 9 January 2016 22:30 (eight years ago) link

lol thought Adan's post said "picture of my dad" at first

― lute bro (brimstead), Saturday, 9 January 2016 22:31 (eight years ago) link

RIP

― big Mahats (mattresslessness), Saturday, 9 January 2016 22:35 (eight years ago) link

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