Tuesday, August 23, 2011

West Memphis Three Freed!


BAD KID congratulates three of our all-time favorite Goths: Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, Jr., and Jason Baldwin. Otherwise known as the West Memphis Three. These poor guys were imprisoned by a bunch of Arkansas hicks for almost 20 years after they were falsely accused of murdering three boys in 1993. Apparently they wore too much black and owned way too many Metallica albums to be trusted.
They were finally freed this week in a bizarre scenario in which they plead guilty but were then allowed to maintain their innocence. It's apparently some bullshit, arcane legal device known as the "Alford Plea."
Lesson to be learned about hill-billies and bigots: After enough pressure, they'll do the right thing, but they'll do it "their way."

If you haven't seen the films about their plight; "Paradise Lost: The Robin hood Murders" and "Paradise Lost 2: Revelations," do it now. They're great documentaries that really convey the danger of living "differently" in a community of close-minded and under-educated people.
Congrats boys. Now go LIVE your lives!

More info at http://www.wm3.org/

Monday, August 22, 2011

The Dark Things



Celebrate the Gothiest of the Goth at Bad Kid's new blog- The Dark Things. If you listened to "Disintegration" 3 times a day, smoked clove cigarettes, and knew a bunch of girls who wore dog collars, you'll love it. Who knows? You might even find yourself there.

Bad Kid production under way



BAD KID is shaping up and Gothing out for it's big premiere in late October at Axis Theatre. More information is on the way regarding online ticket sales and BAD KID special events.

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