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Even though Justin Moore isn't the biggest baddest country singer out there, he does sound pretty convincing in his "I Could Kick Your Ass." So I don't know that I'd try to get away with stealing his Gibson J-45 guitar right off the stage. But that's what happened on Friday (March 12) at a show in Michigan. He'd just finished playing and ran backstage. "Then, when I came back to the bus, my road and production managers told me my guitar had been stolen. I thought they were playing a joke on me! Come to find out, a fan just walked on stage after the show and grabbed it," Moore said. So he did what any helpless victim would do: he notified his Twitter followers at 1:00 in the morning. "Great show in Mi tonight. But somebody stole my guitar off stage. Please own up. It means more to me than you know. Dont be a (expletive). Do right." Ultimately, Moore got his guitar and an apology. It said, "Look, man, I (expletive) up major, man. It was a drunken mistake. I love your music so much!! God will get me for what I have done. Well, hope to see you in MI soon. But I would like to deeply and sincerely apologize for what I've done. Like your wonderful song, 'How I Got to Be This Way,' we all make mistakes. ... I'm going out and buying 50 of your CDs today. I hope and pray you have a wonderful and long career." No word on whether or not the thief made good on his 50 CDs promise, but I think just coming clean was the right thing to do.