After attending the Otakon anime conventionin Baltimore last month, the Japanese rock group AAA (Attack All Around) thought it would be cool to spray paint their band抯 name onto some rocks and post pictures of it on their blog. Fans were not amused, and AAA have since removed the photo [seen above] from their post and issued an apology:
In mid-July, the group visited an area known as High Rock near Baltimore, Maryland, to take pictures for a CD jacket.Members used spray paint to write phrases such as 揓PN AAA 2007″ on surrounding rocks. After returning to Japan and posting a picture on their blog, they received many complaints and criticisms through their website. Theyhave formally apologized to local authorities in Maryland, and are apparently discussing how to make amends.