AFTERMATH: The Station
Fire Five Years Later
03/12/2008
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VH1 Classic and VH1 premiere "VH1 Classic Presents: AFTERMATH: The Station
Fire Five Years Later a one-hour special that will incorporate concert
highlights from the Phoenix Rising! Musicians United to Benefit the Victims
of the Station Nightclub Fire, which took place on February 25 in Providence,
Rhode Island, and interviews from the music fans who survived the horrific
fire five years ago.
Premiering Sunday March 23 at 10:00 p.m.,
"VH1 Classic Presents: AFTERMATH: The Station Fire Five Years Later, interweaves
performances from the benefit concert hosted by Dee Snider with on-camera
stories from the survivors of the fire, who share their first-hand experiences
of what happened that night five years ago. Brett Michaels opens the documentary,
taking the audience back to the site of the fire which now stands as a
memorial.
The concert features Twisted Sister (Dee
Snider, Jay Jay French, Eddie Fingers Ojeda, Mark The Animal Mendoza,
A.J. Pero) and Tesla (Jeff Keith, Brian Wheat, Frank Hannon, Dave Rude
and concert co-organizer Troy Luccketta), Aaron Lewis from Staind, Winger,
and Eric Martin from Mr. Big. In addition, country music lends a hand to
rock and roll with sets from John Rich (Big & Rich) and Friends, featuring
Gretchen Wilson and Dierks Bentley.
Ultimately, "VH1 Classic Presents: AFTERMATH:
The Station Fire Five Years Later, is a continuation of the effort to
raise awareness about the plight of the Station fire survivors. These music
fans now bare traumatic mental and physical scars from the events of that
night. 100 lives were lost in the fire, 200 others seriously injured. 65
children lost one or both parents and five years later, only 15 survivors
qualify for Social Security benefits, insurance policies are depleted and
many are still unable to meet their basic monthly needs such as heat, electricity
and rent.
Many survivors are unable to work due to
their injuries, which include missing limbs, blindness, and severe lung
damage from smoke inhalation. Their medical bills are continuous and astronomical
due to these badly burned victims requiring care for the rest of their
lives.
The Station Family Fund was founded by
five survivors of the February 17, 2003 fire to provide financial support
for medical treatment, rehabilitation and household expenses for survivors
and their families and is understandably in continual need of financial
replenishment.

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posted by faultbreak
This is a freakin crock. Why did it take
FIVE F@%KING YEARS TO DO THIS? By now, those people's lives are totally
f@%ked. This is about nothing more than promoting each and every band playing
this f@%ked up benefit. Totally rediculus. Why not just ask people to donate
to an address?
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