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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: the fire |
| Date | Sat, 22 Feb 2003 06:42:57 -0600 |
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After KISS made it popular in the 70's (and Im sure Gene/Paul will have
something to say something about this) every metal band HAD to use Pyro.I
saw a local metal show back in the early 90's in a old theatre where the
band tried to blow up the stage and caught the stage curtain on fire.
Luckily somebody backstage grabbed a fire extinguisher and got it out quick
so the show went on.
If you look carefully at the video (http://www.msnbc.com but I suggest
seeing it on cable) the club's ceiling tile looked like it been painted
black with a paint that was highly flammable - or was very old.
What really galls me is Great White used way too much in such a tiny place
with enough fireworks for a arena show. Cant say if the band knew about
this or not - but it looked like such a low budget show, the members could
have participated in the stage set-up and thought they could get away with
it.
At least they didn't kick off their show with "Baby's On Fire" (sorry -
couldn't resist!)
Billy
At 04:28 PM 2/21/03 -0500, you wrote:
>At 03:12 PM 2/21/2003 -0500, Harris, Will wrote:
> >It's unquestionably horrible that the people died, and I cringe every time I
> >check the CNN.com site and see that the death toll has risen yet
> >again...and, yet, somewhere in the back of my mind, my inner Dennis Miller
> >(or is it my inner Jon Stewart?) is wondering why Great White needed to be
> >using pyrotechnics for a club gig in the first place. It's, like, okay, we
> >get it, you used to play bigger venues...but do you have to revisit your
> >stage set-up glories here at Joe's Beer Hut? It's a club gig; it's all
> >right to take it down a notch...
>
>That's what's making me so angry about this. We all love a good show,
>but...what the fuck were they thinking? This is beyond reckless
>endangerment, this is genuinely criminal behavior, and if it's established
>that the club had no idea they were going to use the pyrotechnics, I hope
>that Great White and all associated with them spend the rest of their
>poodle-metal lives in courtrooms.
>
>S
>
>NP: LOG 22 -- Bettie Serveert
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