Above These Streets of Fire

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348133.post-37232650154064159942007-02-20T01:32:00.001-05:002008-03-23T23:00:06.874-04:002008-03-23T23:00:06.874-04:00Above These Streets of Fire<div style="text-align: center;">Thursday, February 20, 2003 <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.projo.com/extra/2003/stationfire/">The Station Nightclub</a> West Warwick, Rhode Island Exactly 4 years ago on this day, the 1980's rock band <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.mistabone.com/index1.shtml">Great White</a>, was booked to perform at <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.roadiebook.com/Station%20Layout%20Graphic.gif">The Station</a> in <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.westwarwickri.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BA9EC5237-3BAB-46CB-9565-60181056F45D%7D">West Warwick, RI</a>. That evening, just over 400 people entered the nightclub to see them play. </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RdqbFP1yHuI/AAAAAAAAAzo/IZGbAMep6V4/s1600-h/DSC01142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RdqbFP1yHuI/AAAAAAAAAzo/IZGbAMep6V4/s400/DSC01142.JPG" alt="Station Nightclub fire West Warwick Rhode Island RI Great White Engine Co. 6 Beaded truck Lone Beader" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033506047993716450" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;">Due to a devastating fire caused by the misuse of <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://home.clara.net/arianrhod/Aldebaran/DoItYourself/Pyro01.html">pyrotechnics</a>, 100 of those people never lived to tell about it. This post is in memory of them. </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RdqbFf1yHvI/AAAAAAAAAzw/Y9clkyeqHcA/s1600-h/DSC01144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RdqbFf1yHvI/AAAAAAAAAzw/Y9clkyeqHcA/s400/DSC01144.JPG" alt="Station Nightclub fire West Warwick Rhode Island RI Great White Engine Co. 6 Beaded truck Lone Beader" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033506052288683762" border="0" /></a> <center></center> <center><object height="80" width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/CazAsiBOJy/aus=false/"><param name="wmmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/CazAsiBOJy/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="80" width="300"></embed></object> <div style="text-align: center;">Louis S. Alves Kevin Anderson Stacie Angers Christopher Arruda Eugene Avilez Tina Ayer Karla Bagtaz Mary H. Baker Thomas Barnett Laureen Beauchaine Steven Thomas Blom William Christopher Bonardi Kristine Carbone Richard A. Cabral, Jr. William Cartwright Edward B. Corbet III Michael Cordier Alfred Crisostomi Robert Croteau Lisa D'Andrea Matthew P. Darby Dina Ann DeMaio Albert Anthony DiBonaventura Rachel DePietro (Florio) Christina DiRienzo Kevin J. Dunn Lori K. Durante Edward Ervanian Thomas Fleming Rachael K. Florio-DePietro Mark A. Fontaine Chief Petty Officer Daniel Frederickson Michael Fresolo James Gahan Melvin Gerfin Laura Gillet Charline Elaine Gingras-Fick Michael James Gonsalves James Gooden Derek Gray Pamela Gruttadauria Scott "Skott" Greene Scott Griffith Bonnie L. Hamelin Jude Henault Andrew Hoban Abbie L. Hoisington Michael Hoogasian Sandy Hoogasian Carlton "Bud" Howorth III Eric James Hyer Derek Brian Johnson Lisa Kelly Tracy F. King Michael Joseph Kulz Keith Lapierre Dale Latulippe Stephen M. Libera John M. Longiaru <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.tylongley.org/">Ty Longley</a> Andrea Mancini Keith A. Mancini Steven Mancini Judith Manzo Thomas Marion, Jr. Jeffery Martin Tammy Mattera-Housa Kristen McQuarrie Thomas Medeiros Samuel Miceli Donna M. Mitchell Leigh Ann Moreau Ryan M. Morin Jason Morton Katherine O'Donnell Nicholas O'Neill Matthew James Pickett Carlos L. Pimentel Sr. Christopher Prouty Jeffrey Rader Teresa Rakoski Robert L. Reisner III Walter Rich Donald Roderiques Tracey Romanoff Joseph Rossi Bridget Sanetti Rebecca "Becky" Shaw Dennis Smith Mitchell Shubert Victor Stark Benjamin Suffoletto Linda Suffoletto Shawn Sweet Jason Sylvester Sarah Jane Telgarsky Kelly Viera Kevin Washburn Everett "Tommy" Woodmansee Robert Daniel Young <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/20031113_Station_Night_Club_Memorial.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/20031113_Station_Night_Club_Memorial.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This was one of the <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.utexas.edu/safety/fire/safety/historic_fires.html">deadliest</a> nightclub fires in U.S. history. Rock 'n' roll will never forget. <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.stationfirememorialfoundation.org/">The Station Fire Memorial Foundation</a></div><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.angelsofrhodeisland.com/">Angels of Rhode Island</a> </div></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script expr:src='"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/TheLoneBeader?i=" + data:post.url' type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Lone Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.com11