Outreach From Rock Band Viewed as "Blood Money"

I remember it well. The "Station" nightclub fire. I was in Rhode Island the night of the fire - at a different club - and naturally, everyone thought I had been at the Station.

I was rocked by the news, however. Great White is considered a Hair Band, or as I would say, from the Classic Metal genre that ruled the 1980's, so it got my attention. Jack Russell appeared on the news, shaken, stirred, and devestated by what had happened.

And of course, everyone started pointing fingers. Families of people killed in the fire all started opening their wallets looking to collect from someone and the first fingers were pointed at the club and the band. How dumb were these people. "We're gonna get every dime you got, pal." WAIT.

Great White's time in the spotlight was somewhere in the late 1980's, and so was their time of monatary prosperity. So the typical "it hurts make it feel better with a big wad of cash" claim faded over the months. Charges may still be brought on the band if it is determined they were largely at fault for the pyro-technics display being setup without permission.

So now the band wants to do a tour and raise money for "The Station Family Fund", which is expected to bring in $5000.00 to $15,000.00 a week for the cause and this angry suburbanite, while tearing her hair out at the roots exlaimed, "It's the most horrible thing I've heard. There's no way we're going to accept any money from Great White. It's blood money. They caused the deaths of all these people."

Let me get this straight, Jack Russel is trying to atone any guilt and fault he may have by touring and donating all the proceeds and all this un-forgiving wench can do is badmouth his efforts?! This woman should crawl into a hole and stay there. There is no use for un-forgiving people in this country when someone offers both an apology and an effort to correct the situation. What a disgusting, vile human being this woman is. The people who died in the fire would accept both expressions and would want to see the band come out ok on the other side, or have you forgotten that? There is the chance fire will break out in any over crowded club and people will die, it's a chance you take going out. Yes, these were un-usual circumstances, but the risk is always the same.

Get over yourself you arrogant woman.

By the way, before any of you half reading idiots get all upset over my writing, swallow this: I'm not saying this wasn't an awful and totally avoidable incident set off by a bunch of careless people. But there is also no room for un-forgiveness here. Remember, the band lost someone as well.