December 9th, 2004 News Coverage in Columbus, Ohio

On December 8th, 2004, a tragedy took place at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. Five people lost their lives including Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, Erin Halk, Nathan Bray and Jeff Thompson. This is news from the day after.

December 8th, 2014 marks the 10th anniversary. Ten years. I can't believe it. I originally was going to go to the show but I had switched to 2nd shift with Nationwide that evening, thus the reason I wasn't there. I remember getting calls from friends asking if I was alright and I had no idea what they were talking about until future explanation. I went home and turned on the news and was completely shocked what I was hearing and seeing. This is a venue that is twenty minutes from my house. This was a place where I have seen literally hundreds of bands. As with many others, hearing this news was shocking and very upsetting. As soon as I got home from work that evening I went online and sat back and watched the news trickle in across the country on message boards and artists pages. I saved many of those reactions. The local news on every station in this area covered the story while trying to find answers as to why this happened.

I had just gotten a DVR a few weeks before and literally filled it up the following day with just news coverage. Right before I left for work on the 9th, I got a call from WBNS to see if I would be up for doing a quick interview about the band. I was completely confused as to why I was asked as I wasn't at the show. I did however hang out with Dime a few times over the years and that what was why I was asked. There weren't a lot of fans who attended the show willing to talk on camera about the band. Needless to say, I thought doing the interview was a small way of making sure people didn't forget. The video below is a collection of news stories from the day after the tragedy took place. I am posting this to never forget those that lost their lives that evening and to reflect on something that unfortunately is part of the history of my city. This video is not being shared to offend anyone. If you are offended, I apologize. That was not my intention. R.I.P. Darrel Abbott, Erin Halk, Nathan Bray and Jeff Thompson.

Видео December 9th, 2004 News Coverage in Columbus, Ohio канала Sean Flaharty