One of our regular gig spots "burned" Saturday night, gutted the interior. We were playing at another "joint' across town. It would have been after closing as it was reported at 3.30 AM. Seems to be badly damaged as Ill be surprised if it reopens. The owner had canceled a band scheduled to be there that night 2 weeks in advance, and discused with our band maybe not bringing any bands back anyway. There was talk they would close in a month or 2, so it looks kin'da funny but who knows. The fire department is investigating..
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Bar burns up.
- Thread starter Rathead123
- Start date
Bars "burning down" when they're starting to lose money isn't unheard of for sure. A very similar thing happened to me years ago with my old band. It's a shame too, it was a really nice place with a full stage, lights, awesome sound and everything.
The site is about a mile away from me.
I went to a show in Newport RI the other night. I literally stood by the front door as the place
was jammed.
Actually, there was a video. It was taken by the local tv
that was covering the show. I think it was WPRI. They showed it
pretty often after that. EDIT: Apparently it was not released by WPRI.
There is some conflicting info here.
Invalid Link Removed
Once the incendiaries were fired off, the ceiling immediately
began to burn. It was fully engaged in about 30 seconds.
If you weren't out of the building in 60 seconds or less, you didn't make it.
Anyway, enough hijacking.
that was covering the show. I think it was WPRI. They showed it
pretty often after that. EDIT: Apparently it was not released by WPRI.
There is some conflicting info here.
Invalid Link Removed
Once the incendiaries were fired off, the ceiling immediately
began to burn. It was fully engaged in about 30 seconds.
If you weren't out of the building in 60 seconds or less, you didn't make it.
Anyway, enough hijacking.
Cheers...!
EDIT: Here's the video-
Wow, I never saw this footage. That is one of the most horrible things I've ever watched.
Yea, this was a nice place also, had only been open since May. We played May, June , July, but likely would not be back. The owner had pulled a "stunt" with us the last time we played. She has our money, $600, in hand, as we were to be paid, we were loaded up to leave, and she starts an argument with our guitar player about how they found some underaged kids drinking in the parking lot. She says, I cant have ya'll letting this go on, as she recoils her hand with our pay in it. Our guitar dude askes, well what do you want me to do, patrol your parking lot while we are suposed to be playing? And she says, "I cant have this" for 15 minutes this goes on. He says we are the band, you have staff on hand to monitor the parking lot, check I.D's and all. It appeared she was trying not to pay us so I moved in right behind her and stood about an inch off her back, and said to the guitar player, tell her we are sorry and lets go. He did, she got the message we werent going with out our money we got payed and left. Deciding we would not come back we figured she was trying too run us off, and with the other bands being canceled, it was clear she wasnt booking any more bands. But it was a nice place. Weve got other places booked anyway.
Wow, I never saw this footage. That is one of the most horrible things I've ever watched.
Well I was planning to do a drumming stunt similar to the one in the video with explosive charges.......I don't think I'll bother now!
As a result, all incendiary devices are now banned indoors in
this state.
If you go to a show and see pyrotechnics set up, get THE EFF out.
If you note on the vid, it went up really fast.
Rathead, sounded like they were very undercapitalized from
the very beginning. Burning the place is not that easy to get away
with, it is usually an arson investigation immediately,
especially when insurance money is involved.
Theres an investigation going on, but Id be surprized if its not ruled an accident. It may have been. There was a lot of "funny' things going on ahead of the fire that will never be discused, because none of it is any thing the investigators would be interested in anyway. I think they call this stuff "hearsay". Arson or not, I dont know, just stating my observations of the past 2 weeks. If it is arson I hope she is caught.
Cheers...!
EDIT: Here's the video-
There's a guy in flames running out of the bar 6:15 into the video!
Some people survived. Some got out early. Some got some
horribly disfiguring injuries.
100 people died. I thought the last survivor that died was
probably a blessing. That was about 3 or 4 months later.
A couple of people are also in jail over this.
horribly disfiguring injuries.
100 people died. I thought the last survivor that died was
probably a blessing. That was about 3 or 4 months later.
A couple of people are also in jail over this.
Latest posts
-
-
Vintage German parlour looks classical but needs steel strings?
- Latest: bass player 53
-
-
-
