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If you've gone to a Dan Deacon show-- and were able to push your way close enough to actually see Dan Deacon-- you've probably noticed the green light-up skull that towers over his table of electronics. It's just one of the little touches that makes a Deacon performance so much fun.

But on Saturday in Chicago, that skull went missing. Deacon had a busy day; he played at the Hideout Block Party in the afternoon, and then at the downtown loft known as Av-aerie that night. The skull worked hard at Av-aerie, casting its neon glow over a crowd so amped up, they caused the power to go out a minute into the first song.

On Sunday afternoon, Deacon posted a bulletin on Myspace titled "MY GREEN SKULL WAS STOLEN LAST NIGHT IN CHICAGO". It read:

"sadly last night the trippy green skully, my old friend and touring partner for over two years, was stolen last night after my set at the av-erie gallery in chicago.

this skull is a major part of my set, a vital instrument in my performance. i leave for a month long tour of sold out shows on wednesday and i dont know what i will do without it.

this is the skull:
http://flickr.com/photos/somethingsara/1308823081/

it was taken off of the strobe light, so its a hollow plastic skull made up of tiny little green beads melted into the shape of a trippy green skull.

if anyone has any information about this that leads to the skulls safe return i will send you a package of wondrous treats and guest list you for a year to all shows i play in whatever city you want.

if you stole the skull or know who stole the skull and are afraid to contact me because you/they are a thief coward you can contact sam hunt at sam@windishagency.com and he will facilitate its safe return. again, my next tour begins in 3 days.

love dan"

If you have the skull and would like to mail it in or drop it off anonymously, no questions asked, please do so at:

The UPS Store
1658 N. Milwaukee #211
Chicago, IL 60647

Why the hell would someone steal this thing? Were they on a bad acid trip and thought it was trying to kill them? Was it part of some sort of Hipster Olympics scavenger hunt?

As Dan mentioned, his tour with Girl Talk and White Williams starts on Wednesday. All upcoming Dan Deacon shows are listed below.

Dan Deacon shows:

09-12 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix *#
09-13 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe *#
09-14 Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom *#^
09-15 New York, NY - Webster Hall *#
09-16 Brooklyn, NY - The Yard
09-17 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom *#
09-18 Baltimore, MD - 2640 Space *#
09-19 Washington, DC - Black Cat *#
09-20 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom *#
09-21 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *#
09-22 Atlanta, GA - MJQ Concourse *#
09-23 Hattiesburg, MS - Thirsty Hippo #
09-24 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington #
09-25 Austin, TX - The Mohawk #
09-27 San Diego, CA - Epicentre *#
09-28 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *# (two shows)
09-29 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore Auditorium *#
10-01 Berkeley, CA - Lower Sproul Plaza *
10-02 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium &
10-04 Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Disco
10-05 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *@
10-06 Iowa City, IA - The Picador *#
10-11 St. Louis, MO - The Billiken Club
10-12 Grinnell, IA - Gardner Lounge (Grinnell College)!
10-17 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (Windish Agency CMJ showcase) $
10-19 Bennington, VT - Bennington College Student Center
10-20 Alfred, NY - Knight Club (Alfred University)

* with Girl Talk
# with White Williams
^ with Simian Mobile Disco
& with Matt & Kim
@ with Tay Zonday
! with These Are Powers
$ with Deerhunter, No Age