By the 96 missing do you mean the official dead? The last fire at a nightclub killed 87... that is the lowest death count of a nightclub fire I guess.
26 dead by fire during Great White club concert!
- Thread starter Hawk
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Yes, 96 dead but each person will be listed as "missing" until they can officially identify them through dental records, DNA, etc.
Last I heard only 7 bodies had been identified.
Sorry 'bout that.
Last I heard only 7 bodies had been identified.
Sorry 'bout that.
sh0kr0k
Active Member
This really is a terrible tragedy... I've talked about this all day and it scares me to think that I could be stuck in something like this inthe future. I wrote something about it earlier, but now as time goes by, I'm beyond words. A friend of mine was close to the guitarist who is missing, let's just hope that "missing" doesn't turn out to be "deceased" 
~Sh0k~
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forevernin
Member
FailingAcension
Spiffy, eh?
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Cunt
Great White's Tour Rider mentions NO USE OF PYROS whatsoever ...
Check the Smoking Gun Link Below for a copy of the rider!
Great White Rider
Check the Smoking Gun Link Below for a copy of the rider!
Great White Rider
ShaneBarnes1982
Metal Maniac
Oh my god....
This is the first I've heard of this.... I'm almost crying now.... what a terrible tragedy Oh man....
This is the first I've heard of this.... I'm almost crying now.... what a terrible tragedy
Oh man.... I don't want to be too judgemental before the facts are out, but I've got to say it's starting to look bad for JR & Crew.
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Cunt
Killed by sparklers at a tenth rate cock rock bands concert is wicked brootal.
Seriously, Bush, if you're listening, don't drop bombs on Iraq, instead send Great White on tour. Just don't forget to give Jack Russel his daily big bag of potato chips and 24 bottles of water at room temperature.
Seriously, Bush, if you're listening, don't drop bombs on Iraq, instead send Great White on tour. Just don't forget to give Jack Russel his daily big bag of potato chips and 24 bottles of water at room temperature.
This is the latest report from the Great White camp accorsing to Blabbermouth
Is Jack Russell delusional. Does he think he will have more fans show up at his concerts? Who will book these losers? They seem to want to distance themselves from this pretty quickly and claiming no responsibility.
Makes me sick to be a Metal fan ...
Is Jack Russell delusional. Does he think he will have more fans show up at his concerts? Who will book these losers? They seem to want to distance themselves from this pretty quickly and claiming no responsibility.
Makes me sick to be a Metal fan ...
Darth Kur
Misanthropic Naysayer
Jack Russell and Great White may not be the only one's at fault here. The following info is taken from the Blabbermouth site. If all of this is true then I'd say the venue owners are in as much deep shit as the band....maybe even more. Somebody's obviously lying. Even if the venue is at fault it does not excuse Great White for using such bad judgment to set of pyros in such a small place. Any moron could've seen that.
GREAT WHITE Were Not The First Band To Use Pyrotechnics At Rhode Island Club - Feb. 23, 2003
David Vaccaro, frontman for the defunct LOVIN' KRY of Boston, told The Associated Press the group played The Station about 20 times between 1997 and 2000 and used fireworks on all but one occasion. An April 2000 Soundcheck magazine story on their shows at The Station mentions the pyrotechnics.
Another former LOVIN' KRY member, Dan Kincaid, said he often saw shows at The Station in addition to playing there, and remembers several other bands using pyrotechnics.
In a videotape of a March 8, 2000, show at The Station that former LOVIN' KRY member Rev Tyler supplied to northern Massachusetts newspaper Eagle-Tribune, white-sparking fireworks can be seen showering Tyler and other members of the LOVIN' KRY band twice during the rock group's set.
"We did it every time, and every time they invited us back," Tyler said. "We did it numerous times. They loved us there.''
After being contacted by The Eagle-Tribune, West Warwick police are seeking a copy of Tyler's videotape for their investigation into the Thursday night fire at the club that killed at least 96.
Friday night, The Eagle-Tribune e-mailed still photographs to the department showing Tyler's band with fireworks going off.
But it is Tyler's video that is most compelling. The images are eerily similar to the footage shot by a Providence TV cameraman inside the club Thursday as GREAT WHITE took to the stage. In that footage, flames burst behind the band, crawl across the ceiling and walls and engulf the club within three minutes.
Tyler contacted The Eagle-Tribune in defense of GREAT WHITE and its lead singer Jack Russell, who contend the band had permission to use the pyrotechnics from club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian.
Through their lawyers, the brothers denied knowing about GREAT WHITE's pyrotechnics displays or giving the band permission to use them Thursday night.
Tyler said the club not only permitted the fiery spectacles, it banked on them to draw crowds.
"When we did (set off the fireworks) they knew we'd get a better show every time ... a lot of tickets sold, a lot of booze sold," he said.
Melissa Warner, a former employee of The Station, told the Reuters news agency that the club used pyrotechnics before without problems. Investigators also found some pyrotechnics stored beneath the stage, believed to be set aside for the band's finale.
Authorities are investigating to determine who was responsible for the illegal pyrotechnics display. They say criminal charges may result.
Tyler said when he played The Station, a trained pyrotechnic worker would set up the explosions, a lengthy process that happened long before performers hit the stage. Tyler said if club managers don't want a band to use pyrotechnics, they have plenty of chances to say no.
"We've been kicked out of places for using them without telling the managers," he said. "If there was a problem with it, they would have shut us off."
Tyler has used pyrotechnics in his shows since the mid 1990s. The showering fireworks, known as "gerbs," were the same type used by GREAT WHITE.
He said he has held his hand over the sparks as they shot out of their cardboard canisters. He said the flames burn cold and he's never been injured.
"They've shot me in the face with that stuff," he said. "I've been shot in the butt. My pant legs caught on fire, and I slapped it out."
GREAT WHITE Were Not The First Band To Use Pyrotechnics At Rhode Island Club - Feb. 23, 2003
David Vaccaro, frontman for the defunct LOVIN' KRY of Boston, told The Associated Press the group played The Station about 20 times between 1997 and 2000 and used fireworks on all but one occasion. An April 2000 Soundcheck magazine story on their shows at The Station mentions the pyrotechnics.
Another former LOVIN' KRY member, Dan Kincaid, said he often saw shows at The Station in addition to playing there, and remembers several other bands using pyrotechnics.
In a videotape of a March 8, 2000, show at The Station that former LOVIN' KRY member Rev Tyler supplied to northern Massachusetts newspaper Eagle-Tribune, white-sparking fireworks can be seen showering Tyler and other members of the LOVIN' KRY band twice during the rock group's set.
"We did it every time, and every time they invited us back," Tyler said. "We did it numerous times. They loved us there.''
After being contacted by The Eagle-Tribune, West Warwick police are seeking a copy of Tyler's videotape for their investigation into the Thursday night fire at the club that killed at least 96.
Friday night, The Eagle-Tribune e-mailed still photographs to the department showing Tyler's band with fireworks going off.
But it is Tyler's video that is most compelling. The images are eerily similar to the footage shot by a Providence TV cameraman inside the club Thursday as GREAT WHITE took to the stage. In that footage, flames burst behind the band, crawl across the ceiling and walls and engulf the club within three minutes.
Tyler contacted The Eagle-Tribune in defense of GREAT WHITE and its lead singer Jack Russell, who contend the band had permission to use the pyrotechnics from club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian.
Through their lawyers, the brothers denied knowing about GREAT WHITE's pyrotechnics displays or giving the band permission to use them Thursday night.
Tyler said the club not only permitted the fiery spectacles, it banked on them to draw crowds.
"When we did (set off the fireworks) they knew we'd get a better show every time ... a lot of tickets sold, a lot of booze sold," he said.
Melissa Warner, a former employee of The Station, told the Reuters news agency that the club used pyrotechnics before without problems. Investigators also found some pyrotechnics stored beneath the stage, believed to be set aside for the band's finale.
Authorities are investigating to determine who was responsible for the illegal pyrotechnics display. They say criminal charges may result.
Tyler said when he played The Station, a trained pyrotechnic worker would set up the explosions, a lengthy process that happened long before performers hit the stage. Tyler said if club managers don't want a band to use pyrotechnics, they have plenty of chances to say no.
"We've been kicked out of places for using them without telling the managers," he said. "If there was a problem with it, they would have shut us off."
Tyler has used pyrotechnics in his shows since the mid 1990s. The showering fireworks, known as "gerbs," were the same type used by GREAT WHITE.
He said he has held his hand over the sparks as they shot out of their cardboard canisters. He said the flames burn cold and he's never been injured.
"They've shot me in the face with that stuff," he said. "I've been shot in the butt. My pant legs caught on fire, and I slapped it out."
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