OctaviaDies
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Thanks to the good folks at Musicmaker on exchequer street dublin, there will be a first prize in the Raffle on the friday night of a Pearl Drumkit! 2d prize will be a T-Shirt signed by none other than mister Eddie Vedder of seminal seattle rockers Pearl Jam And there will also be other prizes on the night. We will have a limited number of official WM3 t-shirts available at a stall inside the venue We'll also be screening excerpts from Paradise Lost & PL2: Revelations, as well as Fay Lellios' short documentary about Jason ("I No Longer Face The Storm Alone") between the bands sets.
Shortly after three eight-year-old boys were found mutilated and murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, local newspapers stated the killers had been caught. The police assured the public that the three teenagers in custody were definitely responsible for these horrible crimes. Evidence?
The same police officers coerced an error-filled “confession” from Jessie Misskelley Jr., who is mentally handicapped. They subjected him to 12 hours of questioning without counsel or parental consent, audio-taping only two fragments totaling 46 minutes. Jessie recanted it that evening, but it was too late— Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols were all arrested on June 3, 1993, and convicted of murder in early 1994.
Although there was no physical evidence, murder weapon, motive, or connection to the victims, the prosecution pathetically resorted to presenting black hair and clothing, heavy metal t-shirts, and Stephen King novels as proof that the boys were sacrificed in a satanic cult ritual. Unfathomably, Echols was sentenced to death, Baldwin received life without parole, and Misskelley got life plus 40.
For over 12 years, The West Memphis Three have been imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit. Echols waits in solitary confinement for the lethal injection our tax dollars will pay for. They were all condemned by their poverty, incompetent defense, satanic panic and a rush to judgment.
But there’s still hope for them, and you can help. There are two official live shows in support of the West Memphis Three Awareness Day, the first is in Dublins Temple bar Music Centre on Friday 2nd of june and the seconfd is in Fibber Magees of Parnell Street Dubloin on Saturday 3rd of June. All proceeds from both shows will be donated to the West Memphis Three Defence Fund. Heres the Lineup for both gigs.
Friday 2nd June Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin.
Doors 7pm Sharp, Live Music from 7.30 till 12.30pm approx, with live Rock/Metal club till late. Raffle including prizes of a Pearl Drumkit from Musicmaker, and Signed T-shirt from Eddie Vedder.
Bands:
Stand Up Guy
Eyesclosed
Primed
Parhelia
Triggerman
Laminate
Admission €10 Raffle tickets available inside the venue.
I.D. required
Saturday 3rd June Fibber Magees, Parnell Street Dublin
Doors 9pm,
Bands:
Residual Effect
Sinocence
1 band T.B.C.
Admission €4, i.d. required
Thanks for everyones help in getting these shows off the ground, heres hoping the 2 nights are a sucess, and we can raise awareness for this worthy cause.
Any questions please mail
[email protected]
or visit
www.wm3.org
Shortly after three eight-year-old boys were found mutilated and murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, local newspapers stated the killers had been caught. The police assured the public that the three teenagers in custody were definitely responsible for these horrible crimes. Evidence?
The same police officers coerced an error-filled “confession” from Jessie Misskelley Jr., who is mentally handicapped. They subjected him to 12 hours of questioning without counsel or parental consent, audio-taping only two fragments totaling 46 minutes. Jessie recanted it that evening, but it was too late— Misskelley, Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols were all arrested on June 3, 1993, and convicted of murder in early 1994.
Although there was no physical evidence, murder weapon, motive, or connection to the victims, the prosecution pathetically resorted to presenting black hair and clothing, heavy metal t-shirts, and Stephen King novels as proof that the boys were sacrificed in a satanic cult ritual. Unfathomably, Echols was sentenced to death, Baldwin received life without parole, and Misskelley got life plus 40.
For over 12 years, The West Memphis Three have been imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit. Echols waits in solitary confinement for the lethal injection our tax dollars will pay for. They were all condemned by their poverty, incompetent defense, satanic panic and a rush to judgment.
But there’s still hope for them, and you can help. There are two official live shows in support of the West Memphis Three Awareness Day, the first is in Dublins Temple bar Music Centre on Friday 2nd of june and the seconfd is in Fibber Magees of Parnell Street Dubloin on Saturday 3rd of June. All proceeds from both shows will be donated to the West Memphis Three Defence Fund. Heres the Lineup for both gigs.
Friday 2nd June Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin.
Doors 7pm Sharp, Live Music from 7.30 till 12.30pm approx, with live Rock/Metal club till late. Raffle including prizes of a Pearl Drumkit from Musicmaker, and Signed T-shirt from Eddie Vedder.
Bands:
Stand Up Guy
Eyesclosed
Primed
Parhelia
Triggerman
Laminate
Admission €10 Raffle tickets available inside the venue.
I.D. required
Saturday 3rd June Fibber Magees, Parnell Street Dublin
Doors 9pm,
Bands:
Residual Effect
Sinocence
1 band T.B.C.
Admission €4, i.d. required
Thanks for everyones help in getting these shows off the ground, heres hoping the 2 nights are a sucess, and we can raise awareness for this worthy cause.
Any questions please mail
[email protected]
or visit
www.wm3.org
