[nmh]

I'm not a rat fan but the thought of grinding them up, live, in a blender disturbs me beyond words. Should it be a suprise that suicide would also be found to be entertaining? Mutilating animals so cruely seem to be a steeping stone to murder of people.

[swilhelm73]

You know I really don't think offing yourself at a Hell on Earth concert really does much to "raise awareness for dying with dignity."

[coloradan]

Mutilating animals so cruely seem to be a steeping stone to murder of people.

And yet, all they can muster is a suicide, who wishes to die and will take his own life. Alas.

[rattrap]

that's it! i'm going to bed!

[new cruelty]

If I could stick a knife in my heart
Suicide right on the stage
Would it be enough for your teenage lust?
Would it help ease your pain?
Ease your brain if I could dig down deep in my heart
Feelings would flood on the page
Would it satisfy ya
would it slide on by ya?
Would you think the boy's insane?
He's insayayane.

I said I know
it's only rock and roll

[mykdsmom]

What have we as a population become? I am shocked on an almost daily basis it seems. Sodom and Gomorrah come to mind.

May God help us all.

MKM

[prophetic]

oh for a brief moment I thought either John Kerry or Hillary Clinton was to be the ones to perform the Live Suicide on stage.

Well admittedly it DID bring a brief smile on my face :)

[Central Scrutiniser]

Oh Dude, killer concert!

[glory]

The volunteer, who the Web site said would not be identified until the day of the show, wanted to carry out the suicide onstage to "raise awareness for dying with dignity."

Yeah, that is a real dignified death(sarcasm off)

[Chad Fairbanks]

Well, at least no one got hit in the head with a flying severed sheep's head...

[strela]

So what's all the uproar? Its not like they're the first musical group to die on stage. Just ask Milli Vanilli.

[Hammerhead]

you asked. I deliver:

http://www.supernet.net/~switzerd/coffeestain/hellonearth_brassmug_tampa/

[Truth666]

In Switzerland numbers were finally published to allow computation for the contribution of suicide (inclusive attempts) to BRUTTO NATIONAL PRODUCT in industrialised countries. 1.8 Bill. USD divided by 7.2 millions inhabitants = 250 USD per capita. http://www.nzz.ch/2003/09/11/english/page-synd4228138.html thereby is appropriate the suicide portion of that for GROS DOMESTIC PRODUCT by capita over that Higher than the BRUTTO NATIONAL PRODUCT per capita in Mozambique (230 USD) and Angola (220 USD). http://www.clickafrique.com/Reference.asp?param=GDPCapita

[weegee]

Dave Hundley, one of the owners of the theater, said he found out about it via an e-mailed press release Monday. He said he was hoping to talk with band members to determine whether they planned to carry out the stunt or were trying to generate publicity.

"If I have an inkling that this is for real, I need to worry about it," Hundley said Tuesday. He stopped short of saying he would cancel the gig, for which the band paid to rent the downtown St. Petersburg theater.

In the Rolling Stone article, he claims that it is not a publicity stunt or illegal. If he didn't want publicity, he would have kept it secret until it happened on-stage. Now the press will pump it up. I can guarantee he wouldn't have gotten ink in Rolling Stone magazine without it.

That Rolling Stone article also had this detail that was missing from the AP one:

...whose past stage stunts, according to Tourtelot, include having intercourse with cows...

- Florida Band to Stage Suicide (terminal fan)

[weegee]

Better look up the statutes on necrophillia in St. Petersburg. These guys have claimed to have had sex with a cow onstage.

If the authorities aren't prepared, the band might try to sexually violate the corpse.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

And to think that they charged Jim Morrison with lewd and lascivious behavior, indecent exposure and open profanity for a concert in Miami. But hey, that was 30+ years ago...

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[Old Fud]

Band's plan for onstage suicide is investigated

Nothing new. If you can stomach it, do a search for gg allin. It's gut wrenching stuff about a psychotic rock singer whose persona and escapades make Marilyn Manson and other shock rock clones look choir boys. Oddly, gg makes sense occasionally, but I believe he was the first to announce and lobby for an onstage suicide. He OD'd.

[narses]

Ping.

[nickcarraway]

Does Madonna know about this? She could top the by killing herself during a lesbian kiss!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

The Tampa group, Hell on Earth,

If nothing else, they certainly are aptly named.