Damn Straight they don't need a badge to prove it. That's probably because they are not the Knoxville Police Department, but rather Kids Playing Dumb. They started getting shows at the Mercury not to long ago, and it didn't take very long for the local punkers to take notice of them. They found their place in the scene pretty quick. Matt is on drums, Richard is on Bass, and Jerad is on guitar and vocals. Originally Jason Guard was K.P.D.'s vocalist, but it was decided that he should leave for the benefit of the band. Matt goes to my crappy school (Bearden High) and got these pics for me. He also drew the drawing above. They definetly believe in their band. I've seen them playing sick as fuck, and even though it probably did affect their playing, the fans still supported them. Unfortunatly, when some bands dropped of the bill at "the last" Mercury show, KPD wasn't allowed to play. I guess all the little Blind Aggression fans that arrived after the punk shows were scared of them or something. There was a little KPD chant that rose up for a while, but the Mercury still denied them the show. It was pretty bad, because they had the idea they were going to play and dragged all of their shit downtown, and even got in a wreck on the way. Jerad carved K.P.D. into his forehead, and if that's not believing in the scene, I don't know what is. Anyway, go see K.P.D., or else they'll have to club you. Richard has a magazine he puts out everyonce in a while. It's really bitchy, but it's worth reading and I suggest you get it.

Check out the lyrics to some of K.P.D.'s songs.