It was nearly 500 folks who perished at the Coconut Grove. I know when I was a
kid, this was something that people still talked about. That would have been at
least ten years after it happened.


Ryan Hoekstra wrote:

>
>
> On a different note,the talk about the Warwick,R.I. Great White disaster
> made me think of the Coconut Grove fire. I am not sure how many people lost
> their lives in that disaster but people who were alive at that time still
> talk about it being a news event that affected them and of course songs have
> been written about it..
> So ...yes the news is here faster and in our faces longer but I agree that
> these situations deserve a mourning period.
>
> -r
>
> MB

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