COWAPUNKA! '04 - Benefit for the WEST MEMPHIS THREE November 12, 2004

Raising funds for the West Memphis 3:

COWAPUNKA!!!
Brought to you by: Vela Entertainment, Mojo Apostles, The Screamin? YeeHaws, Electric Boogie Dawgz

When: Friday, November 12th, 2004
Where: Kimo's in SF located at:
1351 Polk Street @ Pine

Doors open at 8:00pm
$7.00 cover. Bring a postcard (with a picture of your city and name/address) to send to the Postcard Project and get a $2.00 discount at the door.

Bands (from start to finish):
The Screamin' YeeHaws - http://www.myspace.com/thescreaminyeehaws (from San Diego)
Mojo Apostles - http://www.mojoapostles.com
Electric Boogie Dawgz - http://www.electricboogiedawgz.com
And MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED

This is a benefit for the WEST MEMPHIS 3 - http://www.wm3.org (to read entire case history)
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.

New info on the case: COVER STORY of the ARKANSAS TIMES
http://www.arktimes.com/041007coverstorya.html

Buy raffle tickets to benefit the defense fund and win cool gifts like a Guitar Gig Bag from INCASE Designs, Inc., Rise Above CDs, Rise Above ? Free The West Memphis Three tour T-shirts (courtesy of Henry Rollins/2.13.61 Publications.) and more.

Thanks for your support!