Report: Columbus-Style Violence Unlikely At Security-Heavy Shows In New York
December 9, 2004Jennifer Smith and Rob Kahn of New York's Newsday.com report: Among the 70 or so autographed guitars hanging on the walls of The Downtown music club in Farmingdale is a cherry-colored Washburn signed by "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, the heavy metal guitarist gunned down along with three others by an audience member at an Ohio concert on Wednesday.
"It's an eerie reminder of how short life is," said club owner David Glicker, who said he had hoped to book Abbott's band, DAMAGEPLAN, to play there in the near future. "I don't know why somebody would take his life."
While shaken by Abbott's death, Glicker and other New Yorkers who work with live music acts said Thursday that they thought the lethal incident was a fluke, an exception to the rule given the level of security at most live shows.
"Anything could happen when you're crossing the street, too," veteran entertainment publicist Liz Rosenberg of Warner Bros. Records said, when asked if her clients — who include Madonna, Josh Groban and Cher — have worried about their safety onstage.
Rosenberg said security staffers at large-scale concerts are trained to look for "certain types" of people in the audience who may cause trouble and are usually briefed beforehand about fans who've tried to communicate with artists. Read more.
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