For any PanterA fans out there, Action Finally taken against Club where we lost DIMEBAG (RIP)
Found this news story and wanted to post it I think its about time those asshole security guards get the pants sued offem and they get pushed out into the cold for not checking people well enough. Im furious that they didnt because I have missed bands playing because the searching was too long and too specific and too picky I mean WTF people they should have the same security at all shows to prevent this shit.
Lawsuit Filed Against Club Where Dimebag Was Killed Last Year
Friday December 09, 2005 @ 05:30 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff
Dimebag Darrell
On the first anniversary of the death of Pantera/Damageplan guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, his family has filed a lawsuit against the Columbus, Ohio nightclub where he was shot and killed on December 8, 2004.
The suit against the Alrosa Villa nightclub was launched on behalf of the Abbott family by Dimebag's brother, Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul, as well as Damageplan tour manager Chris Paluska and drum tech John Brooks, according to MTV News. The latter two men were injured in the shooting.
Their lawyer, Gerald Leeseberg, claims that there were police and media reports about past events at the venue that involved criminal activity, fighting, handguns and firing weapons. "The central allegation of the lawsuit is that there was inadequate security provided at the music venue given the nature and size of the crowd and previous incidents at the club involving criminal activity," he says.
Nathan Gale rushed the stage at the club last December during a Damageplan concert and opened fire with a 9mm gun, killing Dimebag, bodyguard Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson, fan Nathan Bray and club employee Erin Halk, as well as injuring Paluska and Brooks. Gale was subsequently shot and killed on the stage by a police officer.
Leeseberg says that security at the club was lax and did little despite Gale's odd behaviour before the shooting. "They watched him scale the security fence and gain access to the club and, for reasons to be determined, he was allowed to go through the crowd and begin firing a weapon.
"He was carrying a weapon and 50 rounds of ammunition, all of this with the knowledge of security that this individual was behaving strangely and they did nothing to stop him."
Eight months earlier, Gale had to be dragged off the stage at a Damageplan show where he caused almost $2,000 U.S. in damage to stage lights and other equipment during a struggle with police.
The lawsuit argues that people with guns would have been deterred from entering Alrosa Villa if it had been equipped with a metal detector at the front door. But Gale, who had a history of mental illness, jumped a wall near the back of the club and entered through a stage door after getting past security guards.
Meanwhile, Paul says that his brother left behind recordings made with country singer David Allan Coe, songs that had been intended for the second Damageplan album and lots of video footage that's being compiled for a DVD collection. Paul plans to release the Coe collaboration, Rebel Meets Rebel, on his own Big Vin Records label in March.
"It's not metal, it's not country - it's fun," Paul told MTV News. "Anybody that can smoke a joint, drink a beer, this record is for them."
Lawsuit Filed Against Club Where Dimebag Was Killed Last Year
Friday December 09, 2005 @ 05:30 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff
Dimebag Darrell
On the first anniversary of the death of Pantera/Damageplan guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, his family has filed a lawsuit against the Columbus, Ohio nightclub where he was shot and killed on December 8, 2004.
The suit against the Alrosa Villa nightclub was launched on behalf of the Abbott family by Dimebag's brother, Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul, as well as Damageplan tour manager Chris Paluska and drum tech John Brooks, according to MTV News. The latter two men were injured in the shooting.
Their lawyer, Gerald Leeseberg, claims that there were police and media reports about past events at the venue that involved criminal activity, fighting, handguns and firing weapons. "The central allegation of the lawsuit is that there was inadequate security provided at the music venue given the nature and size of the crowd and previous incidents at the club involving criminal activity," he says.
Nathan Gale rushed the stage at the club last December during a Damageplan concert and opened fire with a 9mm gun, killing Dimebag, bodyguard Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson, fan Nathan Bray and club employee Erin Halk, as well as injuring Paluska and Brooks. Gale was subsequently shot and killed on the stage by a police officer.
Leeseberg says that security at the club was lax and did little despite Gale's odd behaviour before the shooting. "They watched him scale the security fence and gain access to the club and, for reasons to be determined, he was allowed to go through the crowd and begin firing a weapon.
"He was carrying a weapon and 50 rounds of ammunition, all of this with the knowledge of security that this individual was behaving strangely and they did nothing to stop him."
Eight months earlier, Gale had to be dragged off the stage at a Damageplan show where he caused almost $2,000 U.S. in damage to stage lights and other equipment during a struggle with police.
The lawsuit argues that people with guns would have been deterred from entering Alrosa Villa if it had been equipped with a metal detector at the front door. But Gale, who had a history of mental illness, jumped a wall near the back of the club and entered through a stage door after getting past security guards.
Meanwhile, Paul says that his brother left behind recordings made with country singer David Allan Coe, songs that had been intended for the second Damageplan album and lots of video footage that's being compiled for a DVD collection. Paul plans to release the Coe collaboration, Rebel Meets Rebel, on his own Big Vin Records label in March.
"It's not metal, it's not country - it's fun," Paul told MTV News. "Anybody that can smoke a joint, drink a beer, this record is for them."