Club Where DIMEBAG Was Murdered Reopens With Benefit Concert
January 15, 2005A sellout crowd of 700 marked the reopening of the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio that was the scene of last month's shooting spree in which five people were killed, including former PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.
The Alrosa Villa held a benefit concert and auction Friday night (Jan. 14),with all proceeds helping the families of two local victims, Erin Halk and Nathan Bray, NBC 4 reported.
Halk was a security guard at the Alrosa Villa. Witnesses told Halk's family that he was trying to stop gunman Nathan Gale from shooting other people when Halk, 29, was killed.
To make a fresh start at the club and to help patrons feel comfortable, owner Rick Cautela said the public address system was replaced and security changes were made.
"We've had the stage redone, and new carpet, and new carpet in the dressing room," Cautela said.
The head of security at the club said other changes were made.
"We got somebody patting down everybody that comes through the door," Harold Folsom said. "That's something we didn't do before."
Uniformed police officers were on hand outside of the club.
To honor the victims of the shooting, one security worker got a memorial tattoo.
Cautela said he's also placing a statue of the Virgin Mary above the stage.
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