When Your Gig Is A Mass Casualty Event

Moving On

Jack Russell, whose band Great White’s show ended in a fire that killed 100 people, has a message for Eagles of Death Metal: It’s honorable to keep going, but it’s OK to stop.

Published Nov. 21 2015 12:15AM EST

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Let’s say you make sandwiches for a living.

You’ve been making sandwiches every day for 20 years, or thereabouts. Perhaps your sandwiches have garnered a robust cult following, or maybe your sandwiches experienced a spike in popularity during the 1980s and their appeal has since dwindled significantly.

Barry Thompson

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When Your Gig Is A Mass Casualty Event

Jack Russell, whose band Great White’s show ended in a fire that killed 100 people, has a message for Eagles of Death Metal: It’s honorable to keep going, but it’s OK to stop.

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Barry Thompson