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Band was on fire! Literally! (Well almost, we dodged one for sure)

SadowskySteve

SadowskySteve

Jul 11, 2017
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Belleville Ontario Canada
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Big scare last night. Thoughts of losing all my gear and my amazing Genzler rig. We were nearing the end of our first set when smoke came pouring out through the vents through the whole bar. The staff hustled us all out but I was wise enough to keep my Sadowsky strapped on, grabbed my gig bag with my phone and car keys and turned off the PA and my rig. My heart sank when fire truck after truck arrived and in went the hoses and the smoke grew thicker and thicker. Visions of my gear getting soaked or worse danced through my head as I peered through the glass window.

Luckily the fire was contained to the roof and hvac unit. No injuries and all were safe. Took about two hours to get back in to get our gear and our BL fought for our gig money and came away with half.

First for me and hopefully last!
 
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BassCliff said:
Hi,

Wow! That's just about the scariest gig situation there is. Thank God there were no injuries and all your gear was safe. Good work from the local FD.

We do a song called "Burning The Roadhouse Down" but it's a metaphor. So when are you playing there again? ;)


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
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They take the summer off for live bands so we do not have a firm booking. As we were packing up, the smoke was still rather pungent hanging in the air so I asked my fellow band mates to name as many songs with "Smoke" in the title. We got a little side tracked when we declared any "Smokey Robinson" songs eligible.. Just tried to keep it light as we were all thankful it wasn't any worse.
 
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SadowskySteve said:
View attachment 3045833 View attachment 3045834 View attachment 3045835 View attachment 3045849 View attachment 3045850 Big scare last night. Thoughts of losing all my gear and my amazing Genzler rig. We were nearing the end of our first set when smoke came pouring out through the vents through the whole bar. The staff hustled us all out but I was wise enough to keep my Sadowsky strapped on, grabbed my gig bag with my phone and car keys and turned off the PA and my rig. My heart sank when fire truck after truck arrived and in went the hoses and the smoke grew thicker and thicker. Visions of my gear getting soaked or worse danced through my head as I peered through the glass window.

Luckily the fire was contained to the roof and hvac unit. No injuries and all were safe. Took about two hours to get back in to get our gear and our BL fought for our gig money and came away with half.

First for me and hopefully last!
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Yikes! I know that bar. A good little joint when IT'S NOT ON FIRE.......:bored:
 
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That happened to me once back in the 70's , we were in the middle of a set and in rushed the local fire dept. clearing the place out. We didn't really notice anything because there was always a lot of smoking going on back then. Apparently a small fire had broken out in the basement of the place. We were all hanging out on the sidewalk wondering if our equipment was going to be OK. It was thankfully and we got the rest of the night off
 
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