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TOTIPOTENT
- Master of Differentiation -
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 Posted - 02/21/2003 : 05:11:36
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Just typing to let you guys and gals know about the fire at The Station West Warwick, Rhode Island where the '80s metal band Great White played for just minutes before the place went down in a blaze caused by the pyrotechnics. I just want to send out my condolences - very sad, indeed.
Differentiation at it's best... |
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
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Posted - 02/21/2003 : 06:20:53
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| I watched the video footage this morning on the news and was absolutely horrified, and very sad. I live nearby (Boston) so I am sure it will be the big story for awhile to come. Is scary when you think about going out to shows (which I and many people here do often) but it is some kind of lesson I guess. Just so tragic. |
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the swimmer
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 02/21/2003 : 06:58:03
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It's really upsetting what with the other club in Chicago and the subway fire in Korea.
Living is good. When I hear stuff like this in the news I can't help but to think that. Makes me love my family and friends even more.
Be safe everybody.
"Winter blows through my coat"
the what four http://www.mp3.com/phelan |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2003 : 14:32:25
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| I'm sorry if this comes off as lowbrow, but maybe this will be a lesson to all 80s metal bands out there: just keep it in your basement, guys. |
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Atheist4Catholics
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 02/21/2003 : 23:26:16
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The sound proofing around the stage was the biggest problem. Some of that stuff is extremely flammable. They've used it in firing ranges and have had it burst into flame from being too close to a gun going off. On top of that, the smoke it creates is very toxic. I think both the band and the club manager's careers are done.
Incidentally, did you read that the worst club fir was in 1942 at Cocoanut Grove in Boston? It killed 491 people.
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Lea W
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USA
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Posted - 02/22/2003 : 10:12:23
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Did you see about the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate Ky in 1977? My parents' neighbors parents were killed in that fire. Very tragic they had just paid the mortgage off on their house and were out to celebrate.
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ProverbialCereal
- FB TabMaster -
USA
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Posted - 02/22/2003 : 17:12:01
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Originally posted by El Barto
I'm sorry if this comes off as lowbrow, but maybe this will be a lesson to all 80s metal bands out there: just keep it in your basement, guys.
I agree. I went into this topic wanting to say something along those lines.
What's a sappy 80's band doing playing shows in 2000 and using pyrotechnics? Supposedly the venue didn't give permission to Great White to use the stuff they did. But, who knows. It's sad that that many people died.
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Atheist4Catholics
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 02/22/2003 : 19:58:39
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It's like they still have all the lighting and stage gear from when they were playing arenas, but now they're trying to cram it into a club that fits 300 people.
Did I read correctly that their guitarist died in the fire?
That image of all those people stuck in the entrance way has been haunting me the last couple of days. I really wish TV news would censor itself.
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
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Posted - 02/22/2003 : 22:49:00
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i'm glad i never saw the footage - its a tragedy, and i hate to do this, but i think we have to blame the band here for having pyrotechnics IN A CLUB!
as breathing flows my mind secedes... |
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the swimmer
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 02/23/2003 : 07:49:37
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Do you realize the number of people who died were more than half of the Oklahoma city Federal Building bomb victims? All because some washed up band wanted FIRE like fucking Spinal Tap or something.
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J Mascis
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 02/23/2003 : 17:09:13
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quote:
Originally posted by the swimmer
It's really upsetting what with the other club in Chicago and the subway fire in Korea.
Living is good. When I hear stuff like this in the news I can't help but to think that. Makes me love my family and friends even more.
Be safe everybody.
"Winter blows through my coat"
the what four http://www.mp3.com/phelan
Mmmmmmmmmm...
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the swimmer
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 02/24/2003 : 12:21:26
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quote:
Originally posted by J Mascis
quote:
Originally posted by the swimmer
It's really upsetting what with the other club in Chicago and the subway fire in Korea.
Living is good. When I hear stuff like this in the news I can't help but to think that. Makes me love my family and friends even more.
Be safe everybody.
"Winter blows through my coat"
the what four http://www.mp3.com/phelan
Mmmmmmmmmm...
Sorry, I guess I should have said "I wish J Mascis on the Frank Black Board was first to have all his flesh burned off of his rotten stinking ass body" but that wouldn't have been nice.
I was feeling nice.
"Winter blows through my coat"
the what four http://www.mp3.com/phelan |
Edited by - the swimmer on 02/24/2003 13:29:28 |
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ProverbialCereal
- FB TabMaster -
USA
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Posted - 02/25/2003 : 18:35:46
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And the award for "the most ridiculous loser who sifts through websites endlessly just to find the most obscure pictures on the internet just to post on this forum" goes to:
C'mon, it's obvious, who else surfs the net for pictures of cheese and razors?
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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
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Posted - 02/25/2003 : 19:39:05
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I also read that the guitarist died. How many people have been killed in this incident??? People never seem to learn from past mistakes....
I also agree that pyrotechnics should be a think of the past, does anyone remember when Blackie Lawless (lead singer from WASP) used to set off fireworks from a gadget underneath his groin? One gig the things decided to explode, which must have been a little hairy for him, and no doubt dangerous for the crowd.
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J Mascis
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 02/27/2003 : 00:16:59
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Originally posted by ProverbialCereal
And the award for "the most ridiculous loser who sifts through websites endlessly just to find the most obscure pictures on the internet just to post on this forum" goes to:
C'mon, it's obvious, who else surfs the net for pictures of cheese and razors?
Derek
Derek,
I'm very hurt and disappointed. I thought you were my friend. |
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ProverbialCereal
- FB TabMaster -
USA
2953 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2003 : 17:58:47
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Sorry, bud. I apologize.
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Little Black Francis
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 03/02/2003 : 17:25:50
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How ironic are some these lyrics now. I was in middle school when this was popular and I admit I liked this song. I also liked their cover of Babe I'm gonna Leave You, the classic Zeppelin tune. And I'd have to say, GW is partially responsible for my former obsession with Led Zepplin in my early teens. Other than that, they suck and are complete dumbasses for causing this massacre.
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Well the times are gettin' hard for you little girl
I'm a-hummin' and a-strummin' all over God's world
You can't remember when you got your last meal
And you don't know just how a woman feels
You didn't know what rock-n-roll was
Until you met my drummer on a grey tour bus
I got there in the nick of time
Before he got his hands across your state line
Now it's the middle of the night on the open road
And the heater don't work and it's oh so cold
You're lookin' tired you're lookin' kinda beat
The rhythm of the street sure knocks you off your feet
You didn't know how rock-n-roll looked
Until you caught your sister with the guys from the group
Halfway home in the parking lot
By the look in her eye she was giving what she got
My my my, once bitten, twice shy babe
My my my, once bitten, twice shy babe
My my my, once bitten, twice shy babe
Woman you're a mess gonna die in your sleep
There's blood on my amp and my Les Paul's beat 
Can't keep you home from messin' around
My best friend told me you're the best lick in town
You didn't know that rock-n-roll burned So you bought a candle and you lived and you learned
You got the rhythm, you got the speed
Mama's little baby likes it short and sweet
I didn't know you had a rock-n-roll record
Until I saw your picture on another guy's jacket
You told me I was the only one
But look at you now it's dark and you're gone
My my my, once bitten, twice shy
"Snooch to the muthaf**kin Nooch" |
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misterwoe
= Cult of Ray =
Greece
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Posted - 03/05/2003 : 13:49:01
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The video footage was so disturbing. Seeing all of those people stuck in the doorway. They were so close to safety, yet so tragically far. I remember seeing their faces...
I think it was stupid for them to use pyrotechnics in such a small club, permission or not. The band truly was stuck in the 80s, a very ridiculous decade to be stuck in might I add.
Just think though, something like that could have happened to any one of us at a show. As an audience member, there is no way of telling if the band is going to pull some shit like that.
I think all of those dumbass hair-bands have something to learn here. I don't know quite what, but they do! They sucked in the 80s and they still suck now! |
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