The poster was created to hang on the wall outside the Music Row offices of Country Weekly, and that's precisely where it went—until a thief nabbed it right off the building. It was sold to a collector, who called police after seeing a report about the theft on the local newscast.The poster was promptly returned. But after this strange turn of events, the Country Weekly staff determined that it would only be fitting that the poster be auctioned off to benefit Keith's favorite charity, Max It Out for Meningitis—with what they thought would be a simple autograph Keith. But when confronted with the giant banner, Keith got creative. He spun out a yarn befitting the poster's larcenous back story:

Dear Mum--
I've been kidnapped and held for ransom. I'm doing well, these captors are feeding me (Moon Pie, RC Colas) and they said that if I include one of their songs on my next album they'd let me go. I guess I'll be going now. Only gotta come up with a bridge and the last line of the chorus and I'm outta here.
Love, your baby boy,
Keith"

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