Friday, July 6, 2012

Lamb of God launches page to raise money for Randy Blythe

As Randy Blythe remains in a Czech prison, Lamb of God has added a widget to their Facebook page to raise money for his legal defense. Though $200k bail has already been posted, apparently that doesn't mean you can go free over there so Randy is still jailed.
Fact of the matter is his legal bills are going to continue to pile up. He has lawyers over there, but apparently they're going to fly over some U.S. lawyers as well.

On the page, Lamb of God notes:
While we appreciate the outpouring of support, we are not interested in trying to profit or gather press or sympathy from this event. We have assembled this page to make it possible for people that feel so inclined to donate to the expenses incurred in defending this case. One hundred percent of the money raised will go to the legal fees and any remaining balance will be given to a charity of Randy's choice upon his release.
Personally I'm glad there's something I can do besides post "#freeRandyBlythe" over and over again. I wish I had more to give, but every little bit helps. Funny thing is I'm not actually a big Lamb of God fan, but followed Randy on Twitter for a while (before he deactivated his account) and read his Randonesia blog. There were times I didn't agree with what he said, other times he had me laughing pretty hard (if anyone else saw the posts about taking Henry to Petsmart to get groomed...) but I loved his writings and developed a ton of respect for him.
Photo copyright 2012 by Randy Blythe from Randonesia. Caption: "The payoff is pure freedom."

I keep thinking of this photo and I hope he can do this again soon.

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