This afternoon the Outpost got word, via Facebook, that a scam was being perpetrated on our beloved Humboldt public.

Watch out! the Facebook poster warned. There are children pretending to play the violin in the Winco parking lot, and they’re looking to rip you off! They’re not actually playing the violin! Don’t give them any money!

We immediately piled into the news van and tore across town to blow the lid off these fraud kids. And you know what we discovered?

That Facebook poster was incorrect. The older kid, here, is actually playing the violin, and he rips.

Now, is his little brother actually playing the violin? It’s hard to say. Maybe a little. He hasn’t earned his amplifier yet. But he’s dancing around and adding to the general vibe and he’s studying at the feet of his big bro, and probably in a couple of years he’ll stand out there in the Winco parking lot with a huge Marshall stack and melt all faces within a five-block radius.

LoCO has investigated. These kids are legit and they rule. Case closed.