JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2003 A rock group says it will go ahead with an on-stage suicide during a concert in the US next weekend, in defiance of a hastily-enacted law designed to scuttle the plan. Hard-rock band Hell on Earth said a suicide by a terminally ill person would take place during a concert on Saturday in St Petersburg, Florida, to raise awareness of right-to-die issues. The city council unanimously approved emergency legislation making it illegal to conduct a suicide for commercial or entertainment purposes, and to host, promote and sell tickets for such an event. "While I still think it's a publicity stunt, we couldn't sit idly by and let somebody lose their life," council member Bill Foster said. A judge granted the city a temporary injunction against the band, preventing them from advertising the show and allowing the suicide. But band leader Billy Tourtelot said: "The show will go on." Tourtelot, 33, said the concert will be played before "a select few people" at an undisclosed location in St Petersburg and will be shown live on the band's website. He wouldn't disclose any details about the terminally ill person or say how the death would take place. The Florida-based band, known for such outrageous on-stage stunts as chocolate syrup wrestling and grinding up live rats in a blender, created the furore by announcing that the suicide would happen at the State Theatre in central St Petersburg. But the theatre's owner, David Hundley, promptly cancelled the band's show, and another venue also turned away the event. Tourtelot said the band was aiming to raise awareness that physician-assisted suicide should be legalised in Florida. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2003 Damn, now the drummer of the band is gonna have not only that big oil stain to clean off the floor, now he's gonna have brains and goo to cleanup. Poor guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2003 Yeah, that's been big talk on the local rock station. Personally, I think it's just an act. Who's really going to sit around all week thinking "I can't wait to kill myself for those people!" It's not like the poor bastard will have it as a nice memory years from now.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JangoFett4Hire 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2003 Did they go thru with it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BX 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 Goddamnit, DID THEY GO THROUGH WITH IT!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 Of course not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2008 Hey, I've seen that band live. Rats in a blender and shit. It's mostly just theatrical. That's why I love GG Allin. He took it as far as a person could possibly go, without crossing the line into being a fraud, or else a legitimately bad person. Very delicate balance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUTT 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2008 If G.G Allin wasn't a bad person, I don't know who is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Copper Feel 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2008 Adolf Hitler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted November 15, 2008 Yeah, that was pretty obvious. Nothing evil about GG at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2008 Oh, and I bet their music is _really_ good too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
