Great White Manager, club owners indicted on 200 manslaughter counts
12-09-03 | 01:55 PM
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Great White Manager, club owners indicted on 200 manslaughter counts
Owners Indicted in Nightclub Blaze
From Associated Press
11:27 AM PST, December 9, 2003
WARWICK, R.I. -- The owners of the nightclub where 100 people were killed in a fire last February were indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges today along with the tour manager for the heavy metal band whose pyrotechnics ignited the blaze.
Club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian and Great White tour manager Dan Biechele were each charged with 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter -- two for each death. The three men were arraigned today.
Attorney General Patrick Lynch planned to meet with reporters later today to comment on the indictments. He was not available for immediate comment.
The indictment marks the first criminal charges to result from the Feb. 20 fire at The Station nightclub. About 200 people were injured in what was one of the deadliest nightclub fires in the nation's history.
The fire started after the pyrotechnics were shot off just seconds into Great White's first song, quickly igniting the highly flammable foam that had been placed around the stage as soundproofing. Thick smoke quickly spread through the club and within minutes, the one-story, wooden building was engulfed in flames, trapping clubgoers as they rushed toward the same exit.
The cause of the fire was known almost immediately and the victims' final moments were captured by a local television cameraman who was gathering footage for a story on safety in public places.
While the band maintained it received permission to set off the fireworks, the club owners insisted permission was never given.
Members of Great White, who have been named in several civil suits, were not charged by the grand jury. Great White was a popular band during the 1980s heavy metal era, with hits such as "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "Rock Me."
The band's guitarist, Ty Longley, was among those killed the fire.
The fire in the blue-collar community of West Warwick, about 12 miles south of Providence, seemed to touch everyone in this small state.
"They say there are six degrees of separation in this world. In Rhode Island, there's a degree and a half," Lynch said after the blaze. "The pain rips through this community quicker than any other."
Authorities investigated the blaze for more than nine months, picking through the charred remains of the site for evidence and interviewing witnesses. They seized computers, documents, club records and appointment books from band members and the club's owners. Investigators also took inspection reports from the town and receipts from a foam manufacturer and collected dozens of items from the site of the fire, including club doors, wiring, spray paint and foam samples.
In the wake of the fire, Gov. Don Carcieri called for emergency inspections of all public buildings similar to The Station nightclub, and the state formed a commission to investigate the blaze. State lawmakers passed stringent new fire-safety standards, including stricter rules on sprinkler requirements for older buildings.
The blaze also led other states to propose tougher fire regulations for nightclubs and prompted finger-pointing among local officials. Fire and building inspection reports released by the town of West Warwick never mention the foam that surrounded the stage, and the club had passed its last inspection -- two months before the fire.
Jeffrey Derderian was a longtime television reporter in Rhode Island and Boston, and known to many in the region. He was at the club during the night of the fire.
Great White recently wrapped up a five-month tour to raise money for fire victims. The band raised just under $64,000, but its tour was criticized by family members of victims who blamed the band for the fire and said the tour was self-serving.
From Associated Press
11:27 AM PST, December 9, 2003
WARWICK, R.I. -- The owners of the nightclub where 100 people were killed in a fire last February were indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges today along with the tour manager for the heavy metal band whose pyrotechnics ignited the blaze.
Club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian and Great White tour manager Dan Biechele were each charged with 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter -- two for each death. The three men were arraigned today.
Attorney General Patrick Lynch planned to meet with reporters later today to comment on the indictments. He was not available for immediate comment.
The indictment marks the first criminal charges to result from the Feb. 20 fire at The Station nightclub. About 200 people were injured in what was one of the deadliest nightclub fires in the nation's history.
The fire started after the pyrotechnics were shot off just seconds into Great White's first song, quickly igniting the highly flammable foam that had been placed around the stage as soundproofing. Thick smoke quickly spread through the club and within minutes, the one-story, wooden building was engulfed in flames, trapping clubgoers as they rushed toward the same exit.
The cause of the fire was known almost immediately and the victims' final moments were captured by a local television cameraman who was gathering footage for a story on safety in public places.
While the band maintained it received permission to set off the fireworks, the club owners insisted permission was never given.
Members of Great White, who have been named in several civil suits, were not charged by the grand jury. Great White was a popular band during the 1980s heavy metal era, with hits such as "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "Rock Me."
The band's guitarist, Ty Longley, was among those killed the fire.
The fire in the blue-collar community of West Warwick, about 12 miles south of Providence, seemed to touch everyone in this small state.
"They say there are six degrees of separation in this world. In Rhode Island, there's a degree and a half," Lynch said after the blaze. "The pain rips through this community quicker than any other."
Authorities investigated the blaze for more than nine months, picking through the charred remains of the site for evidence and interviewing witnesses. They seized computers, documents, club records and appointment books from band members and the club's owners. Investigators also took inspection reports from the town and receipts from a foam manufacturer and collected dozens of items from the site of the fire, including club doors, wiring, spray paint and foam samples.
In the wake of the fire, Gov. Don Carcieri called for emergency inspections of all public buildings similar to The Station nightclub, and the state formed a commission to investigate the blaze. State lawmakers passed stringent new fire-safety standards, including stricter rules on sprinkler requirements for older buildings.
The blaze also led other states to propose tougher fire regulations for nightclubs and prompted finger-pointing among local officials. Fire and building inspection reports released by the town of West Warwick never mention the foam that surrounded the stage, and the club had passed its last inspection -- two months before the fire.
Jeffrey Derderian was a longtime television reporter in Rhode Island and Boston, and known to many in the region. He was at the club during the night of the fire.
Great White recently wrapped up a five-month tour to raise money for fire victims. The band raised just under $64,000, but its tour was criticized by family members of victims who blamed the band for the fire and said the tour was self-serving.
02-01-06 | 11:39 AM
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...?track=tothtml
February 1, 2006
THE NATION
Band Manager to Plead Guilty in Rhode Island Nightclub Tragedy
Dan Biechele will serve no more than 10 years in a deal with prosecutors. He set the fireworks that killed 100 people during a Great White concert.
By Elizabeth Mehren, Times Staff Writer
BOSTON — The band manager whose pyrotechnic display set off the worst fire in Rhode Island history agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to 100 of the 200 manslaughter counts filed against him, a judge in Providence said.
Dan Biechele, who was manager of the heavy metal group Great White when fire leveled the Station nightclub on Feb. 20, 2003, will serve no more than 10 years in prison in exchange for his plea, Superior Court Judge Francis J. Darigan Jr. said at a special hearing Tuesday.
The blaze at the popular club in West Warwick, 10 miles south of Providence, claimed 100 lives. More than 200 people were injured, many enough to require long-term rehabilitation.
Thomas Briody, Biechele's lawyer, said in an interview Tuesday that he would not discuss negotiations leading up to the plea deal.
"What I will say is this," Briody said. "Dan never intended to harm anyone on Feb. 20, 2003. He's made a decision that he is going to accept responsibility for his conduct that evening. He deeply regrets the harm that has been caused to the victims in this case. And he hopes that his decision here is going to give some solace to the victims."
Local fire officials said more than 440 fans of Great White packed into the small wood structure — well over the club's capacity — on the night of the fire. Biechele's firework display was a standard part of the band's opening act.
That night, the pyrotechnics ignited a foam wall and flames jumped almost instantly to the ceiling. The fire quickly spread, engulfing the club in thick smoke that made it impossible for many victims to escape. The club was destroyed in minutes.
The tragedy was the fourth-deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history.
Biechele, whose criminal trial in the Station case had been scheduled for May 1, was not in the courtroom Tuesday as Darigan announced the agreement. The judge said the plea would be formally entered and accepted Feb. 7. Biechele previously had pleaded not guilty.
"It is important to understand that in engaging in a plea agreement, both the state and the defendant have given up substantial rights in forgoing the trial of this case," Darigan said.
Darigan said sentencing would not occur when Biechele entered his official plea, to give victims and their families time to provide sentencing statements.
Rhode Island Atty. Gen. Patrick C. Lynch issued a statement Tuesday saying his office had been "fully prepared to prosecute Mr. Biechele to the fullest extent of the law."
Club owners Jeffrey A. and Michael A. Derderian were each charged in December 2003 with 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter — using two separate legal bases for each of the 100 fatalities.
The three defendants were charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for each of the 100 people killed. One count per death alleged criminal negligence, the other accused the defendants of committing underlying offenses that led to the deaths.
Biechele has said through his lawyer that he had permission to light the pyrotechnics during the concert, but the Derderians have disputed that claim.
No date has been set for the Derderians' trial, a spokeswoman for Atty. Gen. Lynch said Tuesday.
The Derderian brothers also have pleaded not guilty to charges of installing the soundproofing foam in violation of state fire regulations. The Derderians, who have filed for bankruptcy protection, face more than $1 million in workers' compensation penalties.
Scores of civil lawsuits also are pending against the nightclub owners. Legal action against the makers of the insulation foam and other manufacturers also is ongoing.
John Hussey, whose wife, Laurie, was badly injured in the inferno, said Tuesday that Biechele's plea was a wise move.
"There are a lot of people out there being headhunters, demanding that these guys be put away for life," Hussey said. "You know what? It's not going to do any good.
"It was an accident," Hussey said. "Nobody intended for this to happen. I understand that people got killed and a lot of people got hurt — like my wife.
"But these people have to live with it for the rest of their lives. They know what happened and what their part in it was. Putting them in jail for 25 or 30 years isn't going to do a darn thing."
The president of the Rhode Island Bar Assn., Philip M. Weinstein, said Tuesday that he could understand why some of the victims might not be so understanding.
"People who have lost loved ones, I would suspect that many of them are so upset and angry that they might well say, 'Ten years — this is nothing,' " he said.
But Weinstein, a former prosecutor, said the case was unusual because it was strictly about criminal negligence, "far from an intentional act."
He said the possibility that Biechele might face 10 years in prison "can be viewed as a pretty long sentence, under these circumstances, and given the background of the matter. It's just a terrible set of circumstances that led to this tragedy."
Ty Longley, Great White's guitarist, was among those killed in the fire.
At least he is taking responsibility for his actions.
This must set a record between the time of the original post, which had no replies and a followup and closure of this story.
The original thread in The Other was deleted long ago. It would have been nice to have had closure in that thread.
Chris
February 1, 2006
THE NATION
Band Manager to Plead Guilty in Rhode Island Nightclub Tragedy
Dan Biechele will serve no more than 10 years in a deal with prosecutors. He set the fireworks that killed 100 people during a Great White concert.
By Elizabeth Mehren, Times Staff Writer
BOSTON — The band manager whose pyrotechnic display set off the worst fire in Rhode Island history agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to 100 of the 200 manslaughter counts filed against him, a judge in Providence said.
Dan Biechele, who was manager of the heavy metal group Great White when fire leveled the Station nightclub on Feb. 20, 2003, will serve no more than 10 years in prison in exchange for his plea, Superior Court Judge Francis J. Darigan Jr. said at a special hearing Tuesday.
The blaze at the popular club in West Warwick, 10 miles south of Providence, claimed 100 lives. More than 200 people were injured, many enough to require long-term rehabilitation.
Thomas Briody, Biechele's lawyer, said in an interview Tuesday that he would not discuss negotiations leading up to the plea deal.
"What I will say is this," Briody said. "Dan never intended to harm anyone on Feb. 20, 2003. He's made a decision that he is going to accept responsibility for his conduct that evening. He deeply regrets the harm that has been caused to the victims in this case. And he hopes that his decision here is going to give some solace to the victims."
Local fire officials said more than 440 fans of Great White packed into the small wood structure — well over the club's capacity — on the night of the fire. Biechele's firework display was a standard part of the band's opening act.
That night, the pyrotechnics ignited a foam wall and flames jumped almost instantly to the ceiling. The fire quickly spread, engulfing the club in thick smoke that made it impossible for many victims to escape. The club was destroyed in minutes.
The tragedy was the fourth-deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history.
Biechele, whose criminal trial in the Station case had been scheduled for May 1, was not in the courtroom Tuesday as Darigan announced the agreement. The judge said the plea would be formally entered and accepted Feb. 7. Biechele previously had pleaded not guilty.
"It is important to understand that in engaging in a plea agreement, both the state and the defendant have given up substantial rights in forgoing the trial of this case," Darigan said.
Darigan said sentencing would not occur when Biechele entered his official plea, to give victims and their families time to provide sentencing statements.
Rhode Island Atty. Gen. Patrick C. Lynch issued a statement Tuesday saying his office had been "fully prepared to prosecute Mr. Biechele to the fullest extent of the law."
Club owners Jeffrey A. and Michael A. Derderian were each charged in December 2003 with 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter — using two separate legal bases for each of the 100 fatalities.
The three defendants were charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for each of the 100 people killed. One count per death alleged criminal negligence, the other accused the defendants of committing underlying offenses that led to the deaths.
Biechele has said through his lawyer that he had permission to light the pyrotechnics during the concert, but the Derderians have disputed that claim.
No date has been set for the Derderians' trial, a spokeswoman for Atty. Gen. Lynch said Tuesday.
The Derderian brothers also have pleaded not guilty to charges of installing the soundproofing foam in violation of state fire regulations. The Derderians, who have filed for bankruptcy protection, face more than $1 million in workers' compensation penalties.
Scores of civil lawsuits also are pending against the nightclub owners. Legal action against the makers of the insulation foam and other manufacturers also is ongoing.
John Hussey, whose wife, Laurie, was badly injured in the inferno, said Tuesday that Biechele's plea was a wise move.
"There are a lot of people out there being headhunters, demanding that these guys be put away for life," Hussey said. "You know what? It's not going to do any good.
"It was an accident," Hussey said. "Nobody intended for this to happen. I understand that people got killed and a lot of people got hurt — like my wife.
"But these people have to live with it for the rest of their lives. They know what happened and what their part in it was. Putting them in jail for 25 or 30 years isn't going to do a darn thing."
The president of the Rhode Island Bar Assn., Philip M. Weinstein, said Tuesday that he could understand why some of the victims might not be so understanding.
"People who have lost loved ones, I would suspect that many of them are so upset and angry that they might well say, 'Ten years — this is nothing,' " he said.
But Weinstein, a former prosecutor, said the case was unusual because it was strictly about criminal negligence, "far from an intentional act."
He said the possibility that Biechele might face 10 years in prison "can be viewed as a pretty long sentence, under these circumstances, and given the background of the matter. It's just a terrible set of circumstances that led to this tragedy."
Ty Longley, Great White's guitarist, was among those killed in the fire.
At least he is taking responsibility for his actions.
This must set a record between the time of the original post, which had no replies and a followup and closure of this story.
The original thread in The Other was deleted long ago. It would have been nice to have had closure in that thread.
Chris
02-01-06 | 03:50 PM
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Hopefully those scumbag Derderians will rot in fucking jail. Great White where hardly the first band to use Pyrotechnics in that shithole, and I do not doubt for one second the Derderians gave the band manager permission to use them.
02-03-06 | 09:56 PM
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DVD Talk Legend
Having been to many club shows myself, I found that video to be very disturbing. Watching it again on the news this week reminded me of that.
Hell, I remember going to an Ace Frehley show at a large club in San Diego, and Ace was doing his fireworks out of the guitar headstock bit - and the sparks were going right into the ceiling paneling (fairly low ceiling). I remember thinking at the time, "Oh, great - I can just see the headlines now. Former KISS guitarist burns down club." Fortunately, there was no fire - but that made me nervous at the time, and the video of the horrific fire at the Great White gig reminded me of that Ace Frehley gig a little too much.
This was, and still is, just a horrible story - one that I hope is never repeated.
Hell, I remember going to an Ace Frehley show at a large club in San Diego, and Ace was doing his fireworks out of the guitar headstock bit - and the sparks were going right into the ceiling paneling (fairly low ceiling). I remember thinking at the time, "Oh, great - I can just see the headlines now. Former KISS guitarist burns down club." Fortunately, there was no fire - but that made me nervous at the time, and the video of the horrific fire at the Great White gig reminded me of that Ace Frehley gig a little too much.
This was, and still is, just a horrible story - one that I hope is never repeated.
05-11-06 | 10:18 AM
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...?track=tothtml
Chris
Fury, Tears and 4-Year Term in Deadly Blaze
By Elizabeth Mehren, Times Staff Writer
May 11, 2006
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In a courtroom filled with rage and sorrow, the band manager whose nightclub pyrotechnics display set a fire that killed 100 people was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison.
Many in the crowded chamber — friends and relatives of victims of the February 2003 fire in nearby West Warwick — were furious that Daniel M. Biechele did not receive the maximum sentence of 10 years. Biechele, 29, pleaded guilty this year to 100 counts of misdemeanor manslaughter.
Diane Mattera let out a shriek and crumpled into the arms of her husband, Raymond. Their daughter, Tammy Mattera-Housa, perished at 29.
As Biechele was led away in handcuffs, Patricia Belanger stood and shouted at his parents, "You get your son back after four years!" Belanger, whose daughter Dina DeMaio died in the fire on her 30th birthday, said, "Our children are never coming back."
After listening for two days as 50 family members described the anguish they had suffered since the fast-moving blaze leveled the Station nightclub, Biechele rose Wednesday to make his own statement.
Sobbing so hard that at times he could not speak, Biechele told the court: "I don't know that I can ever forgive myself for what happened that night. So I can't expect anyone else to. I never wanted anyone to be hurt in any way. I never imagined that anyone would be. I would do anything to undo what happened that night and give them back their loved ones."
Biechele was the manager for Great White, a heavy-metal band whose fireworks display was an opening-act trademark. When he set off the pyrotechnics at the Station, sparks ignited the club's acoustic foam ceiling and walls.
More than 400 fans were packed into the small wooden roadhouse. By the time they realized the flames were not part of the act, it was too late for many to escape.
Survivors said thick, acrid smoke quickly filled the club, making it difficult to locate exits. The building burned to the ground in minutes.
Bodies were found near the main entrance "piled like cords of wood," a prosecutor said. In addition to those killed, more than 100 were injured. Many required months of hospitalization.
The conflagration was the worst fire in Rhode Island history, and one of the country's deadliest nightclub disasters. In a state with just over 1 million people, the tragedy struck hard. Even among those who were not directly affected, everyone, it seemed, knew someone who had been touched by the fire.
"The devastation wrought by the conduct of the defendant is unparalleled in our state's history," prosecutor Randall White told the court. "The suffering is endless, and the extent and depth of the pain is bottomless."
White urged Superior Court Judge Francis Darigan Jr. to impose the maximum 10-year sentence available under the deal Biechele struck when he pleaded guilty. Biechele did not have a permit to set off fireworks at the Station, White said, and in lighting the pyrotechnics in a foam-insulated room, "he ignored common sense, and he ignored it in a very, very egregious way. A child could have foreseen the harm and potential harm that eventuated."
He added: "The scope of the harm caused by this defendant is something so staggering as to be incalculable. If this isn't the case that deserves a serious sentence of misdemeanor manslaughter, what one is?"
But Darigan said he took into account the fact that Biechele had no prior criminal record. The judge said Biechele had shown "genuine and heartfelt remorse" for his role in a crime that Darigan called "unintentional homicide with no malice aforethought."
Darigan told Biechele: "The greatest sentence that can be imposed on you has been imposed on you by yourself. That is having to live a life, an entire life, knowing that your actions were the proximate cause of the deaths of 100 people."
Nightclub owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian recently had installed the foam insulation after neighbors complained about noise. Michael Derderian's manslaughter trial is set for July. No date has been set for the trial of his brother Jeffrey, also charged with manslaughter.
Leaving the courtroom, Belanger struggled to control her anger. Her daughter was a waitress at the Station. Belanger is raising the son, now 11 years old, her daughter left behind.
"Of course he is getting away with murder," Belanger said of Biechele. "Four years for 100 lives he killed? It's a joke."
By Elizabeth Mehren, Times Staff Writer
May 11, 2006
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In a courtroom filled with rage and sorrow, the band manager whose nightclub pyrotechnics display set a fire that killed 100 people was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison.
Many in the crowded chamber — friends and relatives of victims of the February 2003 fire in nearby West Warwick — were furious that Daniel M. Biechele did not receive the maximum sentence of 10 years. Biechele, 29, pleaded guilty this year to 100 counts of misdemeanor manslaughter.
Diane Mattera let out a shriek and crumpled into the arms of her husband, Raymond. Their daughter, Tammy Mattera-Housa, perished at 29.
As Biechele was led away in handcuffs, Patricia Belanger stood and shouted at his parents, "You get your son back after four years!" Belanger, whose daughter Dina DeMaio died in the fire on her 30th birthday, said, "Our children are never coming back."
After listening for two days as 50 family members described the anguish they had suffered since the fast-moving blaze leveled the Station nightclub, Biechele rose Wednesday to make his own statement.
Sobbing so hard that at times he could not speak, Biechele told the court: "I don't know that I can ever forgive myself for what happened that night. So I can't expect anyone else to. I never wanted anyone to be hurt in any way. I never imagined that anyone would be. I would do anything to undo what happened that night and give them back their loved ones."
Biechele was the manager for Great White, a heavy-metal band whose fireworks display was an opening-act trademark. When he set off the pyrotechnics at the Station, sparks ignited the club's acoustic foam ceiling and walls.
More than 400 fans were packed into the small wooden roadhouse. By the time they realized the flames were not part of the act, it was too late for many to escape.
Survivors said thick, acrid smoke quickly filled the club, making it difficult to locate exits. The building burned to the ground in minutes.
Bodies were found near the main entrance "piled like cords of wood," a prosecutor said. In addition to those killed, more than 100 were injured. Many required months of hospitalization.
The conflagration was the worst fire in Rhode Island history, and one of the country's deadliest nightclub disasters. In a state with just over 1 million people, the tragedy struck hard. Even among those who were not directly affected, everyone, it seemed, knew someone who had been touched by the fire.
"The devastation wrought by the conduct of the defendant is unparalleled in our state's history," prosecutor Randall White told the court. "The suffering is endless, and the extent and depth of the pain is bottomless."
White urged Superior Court Judge Francis Darigan Jr. to impose the maximum 10-year sentence available under the deal Biechele struck when he pleaded guilty. Biechele did not have a permit to set off fireworks at the Station, White said, and in lighting the pyrotechnics in a foam-insulated room, "he ignored common sense, and he ignored it in a very, very egregious way. A child could have foreseen the harm and potential harm that eventuated."
He added: "The scope of the harm caused by this defendant is something so staggering as to be incalculable. If this isn't the case that deserves a serious sentence of misdemeanor manslaughter, what one is?"
But Darigan said he took into account the fact that Biechele had no prior criminal record. The judge said Biechele had shown "genuine and heartfelt remorse" for his role in a crime that Darigan called "unintentional homicide with no malice aforethought."
Darigan told Biechele: "The greatest sentence that can be imposed on you has been imposed on you by yourself. That is having to live a life, an entire life, knowing that your actions were the proximate cause of the deaths of 100 people."
Nightclub owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian recently had installed the foam insulation after neighbors complained about noise. Michael Derderian's manslaughter trial is set for July. No date has been set for the trial of his brother Jeffrey, also charged with manslaughter.
Leaving the courtroom, Belanger struggled to control her anger. Her daughter was a waitress at the Station. Belanger is raising the son, now 11 years old, her daughter left behind.
"Of course he is getting away with murder," Belanger said of Biechele. "Four years for 100 lives he killed? It's a joke."
Chris
08-16-24 | 10:24 AM
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DVD Talk Legend
Re: Great White Manager, club owners indicted on 200 manslaughter counts
Great White singer Jack Russell has passed away at the age of 63. I can only say I know a few of the Great White songs but his name will forever be tied to the Station Nightclub Tragedy.
https://variety.com/2024/music/obitu...te-1236108621/
https://variety.com/2024/music/obitu...te-1236108621/
Jack Russell, the raw silken co-founding lead vocalist of the glam metal band, Great White, died on Thursday at the age of 63. His death was confirmed on the musician’s social media. In July, the singer had shared a statement regarding his struggles with Lewy body dementia and multiple system atrophy.
08-16-24 | 04:05 PM
#9
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Great White Manager, club owners indicted on 200 manslaughter counts
Damn, I remember watching the news the night the fire happened, and participating in a thread over in the Other forum about it. Can't believe that was over 20 years ago, fuck I'm old. 
08-16-24 | 04:29 PM
#10
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Great White Manager, club owners indicted on 200 manslaughter counts
Kind of strange bumping this thread of a mostly unrelated topic (other than the tragic fire 21 years ago resulting from the band's pyrotechnics) to announce the totally unrelated death of the lead vocalist, Jack Russell.
RIP Jack...
RIP Jack...
