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Subject: Re: [OM] Theatre fire photos
From: Paul Braun <cygnus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:05:03 -0600
Yep. That's the one. Not many fields around there anymore, though. 


Paul Braun
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On Feb 12, 2011, at 11:59, Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Paul.
> 
> Is that the theatre complex in Merrillville?
> 
> We lived .5 mile from there until 1972 when we moved to Florida (Miami
> Herald).
> I used to walk to those fields from our house to hunt pheasants.
> 
> Rick now in Southern Maryland
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 1:11 AM, Paul Braun <cygnus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> On 2/11/11 23:54 : , Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Paul,
>>> 
>>> Considering the circumstances, these are very good images.
>>> 
>>> Was there much damage to the theatre?
>>> 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> --
>>>> Sequence shows the progression of the fire up the curtain.
>>>> 
>>>> *http://tinyurl.com/45wxoym*
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> Surprisingly not much.  Fire was limited to the house right curtain, and
>> right after those shots the stage sprinklers went off and put out the
>> fire.  Firemen said they got most of the smoke cleared out that night.
>> They were dark on Thursday anyway, so they brought in extra crew to
>> clean up.  According to the CEO of the theatre who was interviewed on
>> the Thursday evening news, they were getting the curtain replaced and
>> the stage dried and cleaned in time for "Riverdance" to load in Friday
>> morning.  As far as I know, Riverdance went on Friday night as planned.
>> 
>> I'm just amazed at how fast the curtain went up.  It would appear that
>> someone was a little behind in the fire-retardant treatments.
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Paul Braun
>> Valparaiso, IN
>> 
>> "The nachos are still good." - Jim Peterik
>> 
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>> 
>> "It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins
>> 
>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan Howard
>> 
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