Think of it as Pete Doherty’s version of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Just three weeks from now, on Halloween night, Pete Doherty will be nailed into a rat-filled coffin. Or not. There’s a catch, of course. The happy event will take place—possibly—while the band Dead Kids perform at A Plague on Both Arms club night, and if you have to ask where they’re performing then you’re not cool enough to be there. But Pete won’t climb in and let them hammer the lid shut unless the band can frighten at least one fan to tears while performing their song “Fear and Fluoride.” A spokesman for the group had this insightful comment:

The theme of the party is the return of the plague, so undead, infected guests like Pete will fit in perfectly.”

Sounds like a match made in heaven, and by “heaven” I mean the deepest, most vermin-infested pit of hell. Still, it’s a start. Now all we have to do is find out how many fans have to cry before they’ll bury the coffin.