**Final UPDATE **

The last transfer was sent to

https://gofund.me/910d9727c . All of

the donations, minus gofundme fees, were sent over and will be going to Uncle Lou's legal defense. His sister is on the gofundme with Alison and is handling Lou's legal affairs per his request . Keep up hope for Uncle Lou . We need him back in our community . Shows are continuing to raise funds , so check Instagram to see how you can continue to fight for Lou! Thank you all once

again , Lou is so very touched by the support of the community .

**UPDATE **

The first of two transfers have been sent to Lou's Gofundme. You will see it listed in the donors section as "Robby Shambles Gofundme Donors ". Here's the link

https://gofund.me/910d9727c

Thank you all again for helping Uncle Lou.

**UPDATE**

The funds are being transferred and it will take 2-5 business days. When they post on Alison's gofundme you will see it noted as coming from this gofundme. I will leave this page active so people can see all of the individual names of the donors. All of the money, at Lou's request, will be given to his sister so she can pay his legal defense team.

Thank you all for showing up for Lou, donating your hard earned money and coming to the shows that continue to raise money, all of which goes to Lou's legal defense fund.

**UPDATE **

I have stopped donations on this fundraiser and am in the process of transferring funds to https://gofund.me/910d9727c

Thank you all for your kindness and generosity for Uncle Lou. Please keep sharing Alison's link. All further donations should go to her gofundme so we can keep supporting Uncle Lou.

*UPDATE *

This gofundme will be open a few more days so the shared links are seen and then I will be transferring the money raised over to

https://gofund.me/95de0cf54 so that it can be combined. I am in touch with Alison, a lawyer has now been retained, and want to make sure every dime gets to Lou's legal team.

Lou's daughter reached out to me and wanted to let me know she's told Lou about everyone supporting him and she thanked me for helping.

Thank you for all of your kindness and generosity for Lou.

**My name is Robby Shambles. An icon of the central Florida music scene, Uncle Lou, owner of Uncle Lou's Entertainment Hall, was detained by ICE on May 9, 2026. He was arrested at his club while a band was playing. Uncle Lou is an iconic figure in the Mills music scene, and hosts local and out of town musicians several times a week. Most local musicians have cut their teeth at Lou's and know of his kindness and generosity to local musicians and the community surrounding his club. Now it's time for us to help Lou. He's going to need a lawyer, legal fees, and expenses related to his battle to avoid deportation. All donations will be given to the lawyer/representative for Lou's benefit. This is a dynamic, ongoing situation and will be updated as we get more information. This is a hard situation because as most of you know, to contact a person detained in an ICE facility is almost impossible. All things must go through legal channels.

Please help Uncle Lou. He's a good man, a man who helps those down on their luck, and never asks for anything in return. We have to have his back now.