American Voices

The Great White Tragedy

March 5, 2003 | ISSUE 39•08

Some are calling for criminal charges to be filed against the band Great White for its role in the deadly Feb. 20 pyrotechnics fire in Rhode Island. What do you think?

  • What happened in that Rhode Island club is shocking. To think that over a hundred people would attend a Great White concert...

    Jim Clemons
    Financial Analyst

  • Without pyrotechnics, '80s metal bands will have no way to keep audiences from noticing how shitty their music is.

    Cynthia Kelleher
    Therapist

  • As a concerned parent, I think it's high time somebody started speaking out against this dangerous shark-themed rock.

    Theresa King
    Homemaker

  • I only feel safe inside a rock club when Lemmy is playing.

    Phil Orland
    Mechanic

  • The saddest part of all is, they never even got to hear 'Once Bitten, Twice Shy.'

    Bill Barton
    Truck Driver

  • How many more people have to die before no one ever dies again?

    Daniel Haley
    Systems Analyst

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