directed by Marinus de Goederen edited by Tjeerd Muller 'Poster Child' by Dutch band a balladeer is taken from their second album 'Where Are You, Bambi Woods?'. The song is about Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student who was robbed, gun whipped and tied to a fence, probably because he was gay. He was left for dead in near-freezing temperatures. Eighteen hours later a biker found him, mistaking him for a scarecrow at first. Matthew Shepard died from severe head injuries on 12 October 1998. His murderers Aaron mckinney and Russell Henderson are imprisoned for life. POSTER CHILD the smell of the sagebrush reaches your brain the scent of the pines from the snow covered range you came out tonight there in search of a friend well, the Wyoming wind wants to play with your bangs hang on, handsome we are going to get you out of here quick hang on, handsome just wait and watch out for the bicyclist the sun it goes down now for a second black night it's you in the outskirts, not a soul here in sight the beautiful sky as your last piece of hope the same moon and stars that you saw through the telescope hang on, handsome we are going to get you a new pair of shoes hang on, handsome the bicyclist he will know what to say and do (c) M. de Goederen For more info on a balladeer, check www.aballadeer.com and www.myspace.com
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@phil656565 It doesn’t matter if you live in the town or not. Nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors in their home town.
This happened 12 years ago. These days it is more accepting to be openly gay in public. Back then it wasn’t as easy.
Why would you kill a man just for being gay? Why kill a man for being black… for being a Jew….for being a Catholic.
There is no good possibilty he got mixed up in some dodgy drug dealings.
Read the court transcripts. They are fact.
@TuddleToni I LIVE IN LARAMIE, as in im living where this happened and i have heard from people who were connected to matt directly, laramie is a pretty open minded town and gays walk around campus holding hands or with their arms around each other and nobody cares. Why would we kill a man just for being gay, we dont care that leaves more ladies for us, im saying theres a really good possibility he got in a a mix up with some drug dealers
@phil656565 Yeah they killed him because he owed them money for drugs. That is absolute BULL and you know it.
Just because you’re not religious, doesn’t mean angels can’t excist :)
yea, ive heard a few stories about this that lean away from the fact that he was gay, i live in laramie right now. Theres quite a few stories about him owing alot of money to some drug dealers
its all good i seen i documentary on this and the killer was smiling and laughing in court back in 1998. I wonder if he still thinks its funny I mean Aaron is now what almost 35, lol have a good life killer u diserve it
U PIECE OF SHIT
Im not saying things havn’t change but we are no where neer equal. There is still hate againsed gay people everywhere where its not needed and its totally acceptable. It wouldn’t be accepted if it was sexism, or racism but we are just meant to sit back and take it.
As much as I am glad about the changes that have been made and how far we have come, we still have a looooong climb ahead and a much harder path in life.
That being said, I will never lose hope. We will get there someday.
@WhoIsSean Gays and lesbians are allowed to do officially marriage with almost all rights and duties and no one cares two hoots about that any more! Many people have fought for it long and it has been worthwhile to fight.
Hatred and stupidity will never disappear into thin air, but we can fight against it. Everybody in its personal manner. We can do it for Matthew and honour him with it. Changes are possible and people can learn a lot more! Never lose hope!!!
@WhoIsSean I would not like to bore you – only a few thoughts. 60-70 years ago the forefathers of my nation have committed a genocide. Millions people were burnt in the crematories, also many hundred thousands gay ones. All these people became victims only for one single reason – because they were different! This was blind and fanatical hatred and the biggest disgrace of my nation. Today we have a gay Foreign Secretary two gay mayors in Berlin and Hamburg, and so on and so forth…….
Yeah I herd that when the passer by found him a female dear had been sitting in the bushes next to him, so he wasn’t completely alone. Its not a human, or an angel but it wasnt complete lonelyness.
Also he was found in a coma, so one can only hope he went into a coma quickly and was out of physical pain.
Also your English is neerly perfect, no porblem understanding it.
OK, I understand what you mean and I understand your sadness! I agree! I was christened Catholic but I have left the Catholic meanwhile. I am no religious person, but for the first time in my life I wish that there were somethng like angels. If there are, I hope at least one of these angels was with Matt and guardet him in these 18 houres. This would comfort me a little……….I am German. if I express myself understandable ?
A agree, I think death is an easy way out for people. Its better punishment for them to be locked up and have to live with the fact they are never getting out IMO.
Its so sad even thinking about it again and what Im even more sad about is the fact people don’t learn from things like this and spead hate. Im not going to attack religion here as its not the place, but i believe the world would be a million times nicer if it had never existed.
death penalty cannot be a solution – never!
@WhoIsSean I cannot remember a situation in my life when I cried as bitterly, as intence and as long. It is these 18 houres! These 18 houres of the depest loneliness which a person can only suffer from and which Matt had to suffer. Matt had to die in a manner like no one should ever die. I`m horrifiet, am shocked and am dumbfoundet in a strange manner, but nevertheless I`m so infinitely happy about the fact that Matt`s parents have expressed themselves against the death penalty for the murderer.
Another innocent life lost no doubt in the name of some religion.
Im not even an emotional person but even the only white skin where he had been crying comment got me.
Death is to good for those monsters that did this.
mathew was a mothers child ,she gave him life his parents loved him well,he was a toddler,then a lovely child going to school,then he became a teenager,and he was still one of you a person`,then he grows to a handsome young man,still human,then people like those murderers decide to grab him tie him to a fence and pistol whip him !strip him!rob him!and leave this lad in the cold night snow bleeding to death! as he cried that was the only part of his skin seen?how could anyone do that!for what??
I think A Balladeer is the best band of Holland. Their songs are awesome!
They are not very famous in The Netherlands, so if a friend comes to my house, I let them hear the music of A Balladeer.
Go Marinus, and the rest of A Balladeer ;-)
why the fuck u come hear to talk shit pussy ass bitch
“The only white skin……….” nearly made me cry too, what gets me is they were caught because they were trying to stop a crime, how ridiculous is that
just too sad a circumstance
Texas? The only thing that comes out of Texas is steers and queers!
I was ok until I saw “The only white skin I saw was on his face where he had been crying” I cried.
come to Dallas so I can show YOU how WE do in Texas! You are pathetic.
Thats how we do in the big WYO!
i will its so said im not from there personally but i will remeber him because it hurts me pains me how so many people can be so hurtful to others..so much ugly so much hate people have
This has to be one of the most horrible type of circumstance where this poor kid’s life ended!! When oh When will human beings begin to be human rather than just beings!!! Powerful video that highlights Social Intolerance of the worst kind!! Thank you Robby for sharing!!