Rick Springfield arrested on suspicion of DUI

Thumper · 05-03-2011, 11:04 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rick Springfield has been released from jail after being arrested by sheriff's deputies Sunday night on suspicion of drunken driving.

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department says in a news release the rocker was stopped around 8 p.m. after a deputy spotted him speeding in his 1963 Corvette on Pacific Coast Highway.

The department states a test showed Springfield's blood-alcohol content was .10 percent, which is over the .08 limit in which a percent is presumed to be drunk.

The singer was released Monday around 2 a.m. and is due in a courtroom in Malibu for a first appearance on July 5.

A phone message for Springfield's publicist Kim Jackwerth was not immediately returned.

That's a shame

Greg Ducato · 05-03-2011, 11:35 AM

I feel bad for the guy, if this had happened to any non celebrity it would not be news, and compared to everything else going on in the world this week I am kind of surprised that it is. I'm glad in my small world I am able to suffer my mistakes in relative obscurity.

Doug Allen · 05-03-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Ducato

I feel bad for the guy, if this had happened to any non celebrity it would not be news, and compared to everything else going on in the world this week I am kind of surprised that it is. I'm glad in my small world I am able to suffer my mistakes in relative obscurity.

Agreed. That said, it might help your small world to remain relatively obscure if you don't tell everybody about your snow camping trip in Tucson.....

Greg Ducato · 05-03-2011, 11:44 AM

perfect example

MoodyBlue · 05-03-2011, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Ducato

I feel bad for the guy, if this had happened to any non celebrity it would not be news, and compared to everything else going on in the world this week I am kind of surprised that it is. I'm glad in my small world I am able to suffer my mistakes in relative obscurity.

Me too.

ChuckDuck · 05-03-2011, 12:32 PM

The very nature of consuming alcohol is so imprecise while the line in the sand is so precise. People generally guess at how long they've drinking and how much they have consumed and then use a brain that is somewhat muddled to decide if they should drive. If they had caught him ten minutes earlier Springfield might have been a .09 and if he weighed ten pounds more he might have been a .07.

DOOPHUS · 05-03-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Ducato

I feel bad for the guy, if this had happened to any non celebrity it would not be news, and compared to everything else going on in the world this week I am kind of surprised that it is. I'm glad in my small world I am able to suffer my mistakes in relative obscurity.

, Greg . . . but there's price to pay for a celebrity status and I believe the positives far outweigh the negatives, especially if material wealth is important.

RUN ROD RUN · 05-03-2011, 01:19 PM

Rick Springfield Is he the well known pool guy or have I got names mix up?

XSELER8 · 05-03-2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RUN ROD RUN

Rick Springfield Is he the well known pool guy or have I got names mix up?

I'm the pool guy...(balls type).
Ok so Rick got pulled over. Nobody got hurt. No harm done. Hopefully it's just a learning experience. He'll pay the bill and move on. He's Human. Case closed. However..his Vette..I'm jealous. I'd rather be caught in a 63 Vette than a 2009 CUBE

DOOPHUS · 05-03-2011, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by XSELER8

I'm the pool guy...(balls type).
Ok so Rick got pulled over. Nobody got hurt. No harm done. Hopefully it's just a learning experience. He'll pay the bill and move on. He's Human. Case closed. However..his Vette..I'm jealous. I'd rather be caught in a 63 Vette than a 2009 CUBE

Who in their right mind wouldn't, X?

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MnMsToy · 05-03-2011, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by XSELER8

I'm the pool guy...(balls type).
Ok so Rick got pulled over. Nobody got hurt. No harm done. Hopefully it's just a learning experience. He'll pay the bill and move on. He's Human. Case closed. However..his Vette..I'm jealous. I'd rather be caught in a 63 Vette than a 2009 CUBE

They would not stop you if you were driving a CUBE.

XSELER8 · 05-03-2011, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DOOPHUS

Who in their right mind wouldn't, X?

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Originally Posted by MnMsToy

They would not stop you if you were driving a CUBE.

Seriously, why would a police officer pursue a Cube? That would not look good on COPS. A Ford with the Police Interceptor having trouble keeping up the Box. I think I need a new bumper sticker.."Chase the Cube and you're Toast"

XSELER8 · 05-03-2011, 02:56 PM

HiJack Alert.... A man walked into a Bar

Anyway...let's talk about Rick...what other cars does he have.
What is your fav RS Album
Ladies: If you were alone on an Island....would you want to be with Rick or ...pick any Fanatic here. ( I'm busy playing pool...so take me off the list)

Jgrden · 05-03-2011, 05:09 PM

Sheesh. I wish I were with him in the '63 Vette, top down, racing up Pacific Coast highway. And it does not seem that he was that bad off.

MnMsToy · 05-03-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by XSELER8

HiJack Alert.... A man walked into a Bar

Anyway...let's talk about Rick...what other cars does he have.
What is your fav RS Album
Ladies: If you were alone on an Island....would you want to be with Rick or ...pick any Fanatic here. ( I'm busy playing pool...so take me off the list)

Okay, Rick's 63 Vette is a Sanderson Customs & Conversions build.
http://www.hotrodandrestoration.com/...1963-corvette/

Thumper · 05-03-2011, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jgrden

Sheesh. I wish I were with him in the '63 Vette, top down, racing up Pacific Coast highway. And it does not seem that he was that bad off.

I could have chauffeured him in his vette, I am just a phone call away

Jgrden · 05-03-2011, 06:38 PM

He probably would have kicked me out of the car for using profanity.......

Doug Allen · 05-03-2011, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Jgrden

He probably would have kicked me out of the car for using profanity.......

He probably would have kicked you out because

A. You weren't his type, and

B. What the heck were you doing there to begin with?

Gina · 05-03-2011, 06:59 PM

Oh well, we all screw up. I wanna see that pretty mug shot

XSELER8 · 05-03-2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Gina

Oh well, we all screw up. I wanna see that pretty mug shot

Invite him to Rally In THe Valley

Cash · 05-04-2011, 12:44 AM

The last time I got blasted I did a first and took the bus.
I was amazed I arrived home okay as I had never driven a city bus before.

Big Blue Ox · 05-04-2011, 01:10 AM

Poor Rick. But I so want his car, before it was "improved"...

Vix · 05-06-2011, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Cash

The last time I got blasted I did a first and took the bus.
I was amazed I arrived home okay as I had never driven a city bus before.

hahahahahaha!

blueroadster06 · 05-06-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg Ducato

I feel bad for the guy, if this had happened to any non celebrity it would not be news, and compared to everything else going on in the world this week I am kind of surprised that it is. I'm glad in my small world I am able to suffer my mistakes in relative obscurity.

You are glad Red Cat wasn't with him

blueroadster06 · 05-06-2011, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by XSELER8

Seriously, why would a police officer pursue a Cube? That would not look good on COPS. A Ford with the Police Interceptor having trouble keeping up the Box. I think I need a new bumper sticker.."Chase the Cube and you're Toast"

Chase a Cube and have toast.......

buy a toaster..get a Cube

craftybeth · 05-07-2011, 12:15 AM

Ya'll hear bout the new drink called a Bin Ladin? 2 shots and a splash?

XSELER8 · 05-07-2011, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by craftybeth

Ya'll hear bout the new drink called a Bin Ladin? 2 shots and a splash?

OBL sleeps with the fish.

YouTube - THE GODFATHER MUSIC-PART1

turnheadz · 05-07-2011, 01:08 PM

from all your remarks, I take it none of you has lost a love one to a drunk driver. Poor Rick? That's

XSELER8 · 05-07-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by turnheadz

from all your remarks, I take it none of you has lost a love one to a drunk driver. Poor Rick? That's

Let's skip the Rick part. We can start a separate thread on this. DWI is very wrong. I've been there in the early years....very fortunate that I never hurt anyone or myself or got stopped. I'm lucky and thankful.
Every drunk & distracted driver is a menace.

ssr71 · 05-07-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by XSELER8

Let's skip the Rick part. We can start a separate thread on this. DWI is very wrong. I've been there in the early years....very fortunate that I never hurt anyone or myself or got stopped. I'm lucky and thankful.
Every drunk & distracted driver is a menace.

True enough.

But I'll bet you every one of them will tell you right to your face that they're "OK" to drive!