DROWNING POOL vocalist Ryan McCombs has issued the following message regarding the band's recent robbery:

"Turkeys and theives...

It's Thanksgiving. Kick ass. That means spending time with family, watching football, eating till your belly button pops, napping and eating some more. It also means going a little crazy.

It's always a bit hard during the holidays for me to keep my head on decent. It's so easy to get caught up in the routine that is touring that sometimes it is harder than u would think to change gears and be home for a bit. While your out there hitting city after city you get into that mode, that mindset. The whole time I'm doing it I'm missing my kids and all but as soon as I'm away from the routine I start going stir crazy. Shouldn't I be getting ready for sound check. Who are all these kids running around (nephews)?? What time is doors? No I don't wanna watch cartoons.. How many bands are playing tonight? Who did what with my whatever??? What time do we go on?? Who ate my turkey leg?? How many bottles of liquir do we have left??? Next thing you know you are where u wanted to be for the holidays but your patience is shot and you are pretty sure you could skin your Irish Terriors and make rugs out of them even though you have been missing them for months. The mind is a funny thing. Not funny hah, funny like "could you cut that funny shit out for a god damn second????

This Thanksgiving is special though this one started out with a couple fuck nuts breaking into the DP rehearsal spot in Dallas and stealing a bunch of our shit. The day before Thanksgiving. AWSOME!!! I think being a theif is the closest thing to the cowards that key cars. Whats the mentallity there??? "I DON'T HAVE THAT BUT I WANT IT, FUCK IT,... I'LL TAKE YOURS!!" You know what?? Die you worthless pile of flesh. Get a fucking job, save up and buy your own. Like the person did that your stealing from. It's really damn close to that fuck face that has a problem w/ you so instead of being a human being about it and facing you strait up they take a rock or key to your vehicle.

This Thanksgiving theft reminds me of the wise words of Mr. Stevie Benton, "People suck, their the worst." It seems like everyday the population of bottom feeding, ME FIRST, cock suckers in this world slowly out number the people that should keep breathing.

TO HELL WITH IT!!! I'm gonna go watch some football with my boys, sneak turkey under the table to my Irish bitches, and try not to break something over someones head. Then tomorrow I'm gonna drive 8 hours to the inlaws because screw it, I ain't been traveling enough...lol

Everyday I realize just how lucky I am in so many areas of life but every once in a while you realize the minds ability to make a cavity out of candy.

Happy Thanksgiving to all,

Except for theives and worthless shitballs...

Ryan."