Toronto.....Not again
It's been a couple of days since another stage collapse. This one in Toronto, Canada happened during the afternoon just before the band Radiohead concert was to take place. Four people were hurt, one of them Scott Johnson was the bands drum tech and he lost his life. I didn't know Scott but in my business we all consider ourselves "brothers and sisters" and refer to each other that way.
Scott was a brother, one of us. We all feel a sense of loss. I can't imagine what his family is going through. My family has and still worries about me when I'm on tour. It's incidents like this that make you step back and look at your own life.
I am one of those people that is always looking around my work situation and making sure that things are safe for me and those around me. If I see something that doesn't look right I speak up. The last few years I have been even more aware.
As I have mentioned before in previous post I help build and set up these outdoor stages for a production company here at home when I'm not on tour. So I guess my senses are heightened a bit more.
I will be heading back on the road in a few weeks with the band YES for another round of shows. There are a couple of outdoor shows where we will be on stages built by someone else that I probably don't know. I will be the one guy who will be looking over everything with a keen eye.
Labels: 2012, Collapse, Crew, Lighting, Musician, Radiohead, roadie, Roadies, Stage, Stage Collapse, Stageline, Toronto
Sad news
There have been several musician's that I have known over the years that have died way too young.
Most recently in 2005 it was Chris Whitley.
Now another one has passed.
One of the first non-local bands that I worked with was
Shok Paris. This was back in 1987. They were the first heavy metal band to sign to IRS records. They did several tours during 1987 and 1989, releasing two albums on the label, plus one album on their previous label
. Their original drummer and co-founding member Bill Sabo passed away March 16Th. He was just 46 years old. He left a wife and two kids.
When I worked with the guys Bill had already left the group to pursue other interests. I did meet him several times during that period though. He was a talented musician and well liked.
It's sad when someone dies especially so young. It makes you think of your own mortality, he was only three years older than myself.
I will be unable to attend the funeral in Cleveland but I have sent my condolences.
RIP Bill.
Labels: Cleveland, Deaths, Musician
A musician.....Just a joke......
FIVE RULES FOR MALE MUSICIANS TO FOLLOW FOR A HAPPY LIFE
1. It's important to have a woman who helps at home, is a good cook,
cleans and has a well paid job.
2. It's important to have a woman who can make you laugh and laughs at
your jokes.
3. It's important to have a woman who you can trust and who doesn't lie to you.
4. It's important to have a woman who is superb in bed and who likes to be
with you.
5. It's very, very important that these four women do not know each otherLabels: Joke, Musician, Rules
