MORE THAN TRAGIC... RHODE ISLAND Can't describe how my stomach dropped when I first saw the amatuer video footage. So many people. Reported... hundreds of trusting music fans and club patrons tragically caught amidst a shoddily-run *entertainment network* of clubs, managers, agents, technicians, and entertainers. A network that now has many lessons to learn about the simple respect for the patronage. As the country can't fathom the extent of this atrocity and the bitter loss to the mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. The impact of this event should be felt deep and hard. This "entertainment network" must own up and seriously examine the holes in their responsibilities before the world loses more music fans. THE FANS. This hits me the hardest. These are real people. People with jobs, families, aspirations and responsibilities. Now, so many holes appear in the fabric of the community... intregal pieces of our world. Even at my distance from this community, I hope for everyone to know the name and story of every victim of last week's horrible fire at The Station in Rhode Island. This wasn't a random group of people. These were specific people that took time from their busy lives to take a break on a Thursday night, entrust their safety to the "professionals" of this "entertainment network" of clubs, managers, agents, technicians, and entertainers. This trust between patron and industry was broken. Collectively, let's do what we can to get to know each and every one of their names, their stories, and their aspirations cut short by an accident that could have been easily avoided. RESPONSIBILITY TO CHANGE. I'm not a legal guy, I don't really know who'll get the eventual blame for this avoidable incident I *am*, however, interested in what the live music industry does to stop passing the buck. Stop the blame game. Take some responsibility for your livelihood... the respect of fans everywhere. RESPECT FOR TECHNOLOGY. No band, no club, no agent wishes for such horrible events to happen. Now is the time to begin to act like a consumer-centric industry and implement some respect for the careful limits of entertainment technology... Architecture. Every venue has certain limits. Make those written and clear. Safety. In case of an emergency... prominent safety lighting on floor and exits. Borrow some ideas from the airline industry. Industry Technicians. You can't run an amplified music show without a SoundTech or Engineer. I hope we'll see knowledgable certifications for dealing with entertainment technology. A pyrotechnics or certified technician would know the limits to their craft and environment. (My kitchen ceiling is 5 ft higher than the one at The Station, and I certainly wouldn't ever consider such examples.) As a true fans of "big rock show" effects, I hope this isn't an end-all to indoor pyrotechnics. If only for the victims of this tragedy, it's time to work together, be aware of our technology and limits of our environment... and keep the "rock show" alive with the safety and respect for music fans everywhere. Saddened with peace- seanrox