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Von Bondies testified in the royalties lawsuit,
12-13-03 Brawl revisited in testimony

The Big story in Culture City today happened yesterday, and I misread the story I posted on Monday(6/14 - 18 Days until Tastefest post)as yesterday testimony begin in the civil lawsuit over royalties from the first two white stripes alblum brought by producer Jim Diamond.

For those of you who do not follow Detroit rock music scence back in 2004 Jim Diamond, Owner of Ghetto Recorders sue the lead singer of the white stripe over back royalties over the first two white Stripes Alblum (1999 self title album debut(where he list as a co-producer and 2000 "De Stijl," (where he listed as a sound mixer)).

The trial (which will last for a week) was held in the courtroom U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn in the US District Court of easten Michigan in Downtown Detroit, Jack White came to court where in wore a black pinstripe suit, black shirt, black tie and a black fedora with a tiny red feather in it.

both white strips and Von Bondies front man Jason Stollsteimer, yes the same Jason Stollsteimer who back on that unfornaite day back on December 13, 2003 Brawl in one of the most infamous fight in Detroit Rock history that when Both Jack and Jason brawl in front of the stage at the Magic Stick during the CD release party for Blance.

Both men testified about the fight in court yesterday Stollsteimer told about finding an unusual message from White attached to his front door, "I found a note stuck to my door with a knife in it," Under the knife was a copy of a magazine interview in which White felt Stollsteimer slighted him by minimizing the help he gave in producing a Von Bondies album. (2001 Lack of Communication which was co- produce by White and diamond) "That's the last time I help you out," Stollsteimer said the profanity-laced message scrawled across the article said.

Earlier, in his own testimony, White said the idea that he stuck a knife in Stollsteimer's door was "a laughable lie."

Stollsteimer also testified the Message came two years before that infamous attack on 12-13-03 in Stollsteimer was watching the performance when he was approached by White. White attempted to speak with him; when Stollsteimer refused to talk, White spat in his face. Stollsteimer was then pushed to the floor and received seven punches to his right eye. White say later on He only punch him once

and white still keep his clam "We fought each other," White said in his testimony. "I claimed he pulled my hair out and was punching me."

White pleaded guilty in 2004 to misdemeanor assault and battery in connection with the incident.

Much of the that although the first album listed Diamond as co-producer, he really was not, and credit for producing belonged solely to Jack White. Diamond was paid $35 an hour for his work on the first album, which is all he was owed, she testifiedlittle direct relevance to the lawsuit, Asked if he recalled telling Diamond he would ruin his reputation in the music industry if he brought the lawsuit, White testified: "I believe I said this was going to ruin his reputation, if he did something like this."

Stripes Drummer Meg White also testified yesterday that although the first album listed Diamond as co-producer, he really was not, and credit for producing belonged solely to Jack White. Diamond was paid $35 an hour for his work on the first album, which is all he was owed, she testified

The trail will last un till the end of the week well keep you posted if any thing happen on the slowest growing blog sight of all of Detroit

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