More on the Blake Lewis/Dino-Mech Brouhaha

photo yoinked from vote for the worst

Blake Lewis is in the middle of another controversy.   Dino-mech, a band that was slated to open for Blake in Columbia SC dashed off an email to the local weekly alternative complaining that they were kicked off the bill because Blake and his management were offended by the above flyer.

…Upon arrival, Hurley writes in an email to Free Times, …we were informed by a friendly member of the New Brookland Tavern staff that Blake Lewis (who remained a recluse in his tour bus the entire day) had personally requested to his management that we not be allowed to play because he felt that our flyers were mocking him.

This story has been circulating around the net for a few days now, and since I haven’t heard Blakes side of the story, I went searching for it.   Over at Idol Bored, a Blake fansite, a member of Dino-mech showed up to mix it up with the fans.

As you’d expect, that exchange didn’t go very well.

A text exchange the mod had with Blake was posted right before the thread was closed:

Lastly, I shared a few texts with Blake today and here is what he told me about this situation.

  • He did not know that there was another band scheduled to play until the end of the night.
  • He was in the bus all day because he was sick. He had a sore throat and sprained his wrist.
  • No one showed him the flyer or told him anything about Dino-Mech being canceled until after the show.
  • If Dino-Mech being canceled had anything to do with the flyer it was Blake’s managers decision and he was not in the loop about it. They were letting him rest.
  • He’s sorry about what happend and wishes he had got to hear Dino -Mech that night.

I’m probably in the minority, but I think the poster is funny.   And while those with tender sensibilities would surely be offended, I can totally imagine Idol fans not being amused at all if their fav’s bloody head was depicted on a stake. Just sayin…

I have no idea what really happened, but for the record, I don’t find Blake’s explanation unreasonable, which is why I wanted to get it out. And there you go.

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