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Posted in music on October 10, 2009
Jon Pettis (Bankrupt and the Borrowers), RIP
"An errant malfunctioning power strip sparked a massive blaze Friday morning in the East Austin home of local band Bankrupt and the Borrowers. Founding member Jon Pettis died in the fire." [Austinist]
Bankrupt and the Borrowers had/have 12 upcoming shows scheduled according to their MySpace, all in Austin, and including Fun Fun Fun Fest. Video below...
jon pettis of Bankrupt and the Borrowers - rice
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Posted on October 10, 2009 4:45 PM
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Comments (11)
not good.
Posted by Anonymous | October 10, 2009 4:57 PM
R.I.P. Jon
Our prayers go out to the family & band.
Posted by TXn | October 10, 2009 5:00 PM
Heartbreaking. Both the song and the news.
Posted by Brian Farrelly | October 10, 2009 6:00 PM
I have no clue who this is..or who his band is..but this is heart wrenching news...sad indeed
Posted by Jim | October 11, 2009 2:31 AM
That's absolutely awful. My condolences to his family.
Posted by Anonymous | October 11, 2009 3:34 AM
Absolutely horrible way to die. Sleep well, Mr. Pettis...
Posted by Crosseyed Sniper | October 11, 2009 2:40 PM
I met Jon in 5th grade when he moved to MA from CO, what an amazing person, we lost touch as the years past but i'll never forget my friend
Posted by Kenny | October 11, 2009 5:59 PM
Wow, a friend of mine had his apartment go up in flames because of a cheap and faulty power strip. But this is way worse.
Posted by Aaron | October 12, 2009 11:22 AM
Jon was one of my best friends I will never forget him. such a good dude.
Posted by RD | October 16, 2009 11:37 PM
Man. RIP.
Posted by Andy | October 17, 2009 12:00 PM
It is hard to say such a thing is clear.
Posted by lv | October 18, 2009 5:42 AM