Here’s Another Hot Tune
A volunteer at a community radio station in Austin, Texas became angry when the playlist he had submitted was changed. So he took direct action:
He set fire to the radio station.
AUSTIN, Texas - A volunteer at a community radio station set fire to the station because he was upset that his song selections for an overnight Internet broadcast were changed, police said.
Paul Webster Feinstein, 24, has been charged with second-degree felony arson for the Jan. 5 fire that caused $300,000 damage to the studios of 91.7 FM KOOP. He faces from two to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted.
Feinstein told investigators that he was "very unhappy" about the changes to his playlist, said Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief Greg Nye. The songs were intended for an Internet broadcast that occurs when the station is off the air.
"He had a dream of a career in radio and was very disappointed about where it had led him," Nye said.
Probably the most ironic thing about this is that Feinstein's radio program was named "Mellow Down Easy." Well, he'll have a long spell to mellow down in the Texas penal system (I'd bet on him getting the higher end of the sentencing range, frankly).
Criminal Masterminds | Gaius Wednesday, 30 January , 2008
By Rich Horton, Wednesday, 30 January , 2008 @ 9:16 am
I wonder if “Norwegian Wood” was in the original playlist.
By Gaius, Wednesday, 30 January , 2008 @ 9:21 am
Or “Fire on the Mountain” or “Smoke on the Water.”
By Rich Horton, Wednesday, 30 January , 2008 @ 12:28 pm
Lest we forget the Talking Heads “Burning Down the House”
By Mockinbird, Wednesday, 30 January , 2008 @ 2:02 pm
He should be fried!
By Maggie, Wednesday, 30 January , 2008 @ 2:03 pm
Burning up the Billboard charts …
By kidrob, Thursday, 31 January , 2008 @ 7:00 am
nothing more mellow than a soothing fire friends!