Rikki Rockett, founding drummer of Poison, lowkey obtained obtained. Final week, information broke that he had fairly a number of of the drum kits he used whereas touring with the band stolen from Donn’s Drum Vault in Burien, Washington. Who the hell managed to tug that off?
Donn’s Drum Vault is just about precisely what it appears like—an enormous ass warehouse stuffed with classic and uncommon drums, stated to be the most important on the earth. Vault proprietor Donn Bennett posted concerning the theft within the Drummers Of The Pacific Northwest Fb group. He posted pics of 4 drum kits, together with this message:
“Stolen Drums!! A number of drum units from the gathering of Rikki Rockett from POISON have been stolen from our warehouse in Burien WA. They’re all extraordinarily distinctive and simply recognized. Please let me know in the event you see them anyplace.”
Apparently one of many kits nabbed was a DW green-and-gray flamed set lately used on their 2022 tour. All Rockett might say was “I’m floored,” which he wrote together with sharing Bennett’s publish on his personal Fb web page.
Hopefully he can get a minimum of a few his kits again. It’s like, what are you gonna do with them, drum grasp of thievery? Fortunately Rockett’s obtained kits out the wooza to get him by along with his new band Rockett Mafia. He simply began (or let everybody know that he began) it again in September. Rounding out his mafia is vocalist and guitarist Brandon Gibbs (Satan Metropolis Angels, Bulletboys’ Mick Sweda on guitar and backup vocals, and bassist Bryan Kimes. Rockett will very clearly be at his throne.
