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A bronze sculpture of one of Colorado’s most beloved singers has gone missing, and officials are pleading with whoever took it to return it — no questions asked.

The bust of the late John Denver vanished from a music venue in Broomfield, Colorado, during a Halloween concert on Tuesday night.

“This isn’t ours, it’s part of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame and owned by John Denver’s Family, we want (need) to get it back for them,” 1STBANK Center concert arena wrote in a Facebook post asking for the safe return of the bust. “We don’t care why it was taken or who took it, we just want to be able to return it to its rightful owner in the condition it was loaned to us.”

Denver, known for folk music hits such as “Rocky Mountain High” and “Sunshine on My Shoulders,” was the first inductee into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2011. He died in a single-engine plane crash in 1997.

G. Brown, the hall of fame’s director, told NBC affiliate KUSA that concertgoers would affectionately rub the bust’s head as they entered the arena.

“It’s a one of a kind piece of art,” Brown told KUSA. “It’s irreplaceable.”

Whoever stole the bust is being asked to return it to KBPI-FM studios in Denver.

“It can’t be of any worth to them, relative to John Denver’s family and the Colorado Music Hall of Fame,” Brown said.

—Elizabeth Chuck | October 30th, 2014

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rocky-mountain-heist-bust-john-denver-goes-missing-n237381

Complete 1stBank Center Facebook post:
We love having fun at shows, but know sometimes the fun can go too far for a few. Last night was one of those nights, somehow at the Saints and Sinners Halloween Ball the bust of John Denver we had on display on the main concourse, went missing. This isn’t ours, it’s part of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame and owned by John Denver’s Family, we want (need) to get it back for them. So, if you know who has this item we just ask that it is returned to the 106.7 KBPI studios unharmed (address below) we’ll ask no questions. We don’t care why it was taken or who took it, we just want to be able to return it to its rightful owner in the condition it was loaned to us.

KBPI-FM
4695 South Monaco Street
Denver, CO 80237
(303) 713-8000

http://www.kbpi.com/articles/station-information-106816/n-a-305611#ixzz3HYTu9Mg4

John Denver Bust Goes Missing After Halloween Party

A Denver radio station that sponsored a heavy-metal Halloween ball is pleading for the return of a bust of John Denver that went missing during the party.

Someone at KBPI-FM’s Saints and Sinners ball Tuesday night (Oct. 28) pried the bronze bust off its base at the 1st Bank Center in the Denver suburb of Broomfield. The station is asking whoever took the bust to return it undamaged to its studios, no questions asked.

The statue belongs to the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. It was donated by Denver’s family when he became its first inductee in 2011. Director G. Brown says concertgoers often pose with the bust or pat it on the head as they pass by.

Police said they had no leads as of Thursday (Oct. 30).

By Associated Press | November 01, 2014 10:56 AM EDT

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6304319/john-denver-bust-goes-missing-after-halloween-party

[Editor’s note: What a blight on the metal community. Come on, folks – someone out there knows who has this wonderful piece of art. Just return it! In fact, call me (Barb Dye) and I’ll be glad to come pick it up – no questions asked – and I’ll drop it off at KBPI for you.]

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