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Concert Suicide Did the Show Go On?
10-06-03
Keavin
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There is massive confusion following the failed
webcast of a live suicide during a concert by the band Hell On Earth. The
event was scheduled to occur on Saturday night but the website for the
band was reportedly attacked by hackers, which made it inaccessible and
prevented both the concert and the live suicide from being broadcast.
There are conflicting reports about whether
the suicide took place after all. When it was learned that the broadcast
would not take place, the operator of the company that reportedly hosts
the bands website said that he was told by the bands vocalist Billy Tourtelot
that the event would be postponed. The website also reportedly had a message
posted on it Saturday night, for those who could actually access it, that
read "Next week the show will go on" and also provided a link to another
website evilnow.com, which belongs to a DJ for the internet radio station
RadioFreeSatan.com.
However, Tourtelot told the Associated
Press late Saturday that the planned concert did occur and he did not know
about the website attack until after the concert. He also said that he
was unsure whether the person who was supposed to commit suicide actually
went through with it. The suicide and concert were supposed to take place
at different locations.
There is yet another twist in the bizarre
tale. Shane Bugbee, the online radio DJ that operates the evilnow.com website
told the St. Petersburg Times that he had in his possession two video tapes.
One with the live concert footage and another that may have been the suicide.
"But I don't know if I believe it," Bugbee
told the St. Petersburg Times. "I want some more information.
"Until I see police taking a body out of
a home, it could be Billy's girlfriend, for all I know."
The Evilnow.com website has not been updated
since before the show was supposed to air. The site claims that an interview
with the groups lead signer was supposed to be aired Monday on RadioFreeSatan.com
After being the only person trusted enough
to talk one on one with the lead singer of the controversial band HELL
ON EARTH., I obtained his first & only full interview... along with
the controversial content so many tried to stop. reads Bugbees statement
on his website. Not to mention spending the last 72 hrs with Billy,
well... I think I have what you're all looking for.
The website also promises that the live
show will be broadcast and tells readers to keep checking back for more
details.
The name of Bugbees radio program seems
to be only appropriate under the circumstance, 'Three Ring Radio Show'.
We were unable to determine what occurred
during the program today, but the more this bizarre tales go on, the more
it looks like either a publicity stunt or a hoax of the highest order.
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