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luve2fli

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Cheap Trick dodges the bullet .....
« on: July 18, 2011, 06:42:41 AM »
Unreal. I've played this festival for the last 13 years but didn't attend this year. On average, 30,000+ fans in attendance every night ..... all I can say is lucky the high winds were hitting the front of the stage making it topple backwards as opposed to the unimagineable alternative.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/07/18/bluesfest-stage-collapse.html

..... some better coverage here:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Bluesfest+stage+collapses+storm/5116446/story.html
« Last Edit: July 18, 2011, 06:59:10 AM by luve2fli »
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Re: Cheap Trick dodges the bullet .....
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2011, 09:14:18 AM »
I saw a video yesterday that is included in this news report:



I'm glad the band is OK.
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Re: Cheap Trick dodges the bullet .....
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2011, 10:09:50 AM »
Could have been a lot worse.
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Re: Cheap Trick dodges the bullet .....
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2011, 12:17:08 PM »
Scary stuff......................... I hope those that are hurt make speedy and full recoveries.
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Re: Cheap Trick dodges the bullet .....
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2011, 01:48:06 PM »
Now THAT is what you call a squall...!

Seen them whip-in across the bay on the home Island - rain coming at you like stair-rods... luckily we (generally) don't get the tornados many of you guys get through the States...

Very lucky people...
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any Tbirds hurt?
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2011, 06:22:56 PM »
Sorry anyone was hurt but after seeing the storm vids they all were very lucky it wasn't worse
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Nasty looking wall cloud in this vid
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2011, 11:57:38 PM »



Robin Zander assesses damage to Ottawa Bluesfest stage - 07/17/11

Look's like one of their Drivers was hurt,
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Re: Cheap Trick dodges the bullet .....
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2011, 07:00:28 PM »
"I'm gonna miss the load-in"! That driver is a good man....
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