tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post3262487123863054909..comments2023-09-05T03:42:45.586-04:00Comments on Queen City Discovery: Thirty Years Later and No Memorial to those who died in The Who Concert TragedyRonny Salernohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-16281703727456064962011-11-12T08:49:46.063-05:002011-11-12T08:49:46.063-05:00I go to a few REDS games each year.. and walk aro...I go to a few REDS games each year.. and walk around U.S. BANK ARENA. Where did this tragedy occur? Which side or entrance door to the arena? Thanks for posting the photos and remembering.chuck9997https://www.blogger.com/profile/18053304426687773643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-31056295484604453422011-03-15T13:45:43.302-04:002011-03-15T13:45:43.302-04:00Anon, while I'm sure there were certainly peop...Anon, while I'm sure there were certainly people who had no regard for those beneath their feet, many of them probably weren't aware they were killing anyone. A lot of the pushing was coming from the back of the crowd which stretched all the way around the coliseum plaza. Those pushing at the back, forcing those up front probably had no idea what they were doing. While it's a shame, the fact still remains that the arena management at the time really dropped the ball.Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-26354848562090697902011-03-15T11:21:24.648-04:002011-03-15T11:21:24.648-04:00Let,s go back & place the blame on all the rig...Let,s go back & place the blame on all the right places ! The people who had complete disreguard for human life , & trampled those young people are also to blame ! This is excuse for human Idiocy ! I was a young man back then , & I would not hace acted in haste for any reason ! jIMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-35239596985959060642011-03-01T00:16:32.007-05:002011-03-01T00:16:32.007-05:00^Why's that?^Why's that?Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-31524391944668473622011-02-28T23:59:34.653-05:002011-02-28T23:59:34.653-05:00I find the pics rather obnoxious.I find the pics rather obnoxious.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025124885246293414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-32362991181234160732010-01-06T00:50:31.261-05:002010-01-06T00:50:31.261-05:00I was there. I will never forget the screams of th...I was there. I will never forget the screams of the dying, the sirens, crowds yelling to get back! I ran towards the stadium across the bridge between the two. You could feel the concrete bridge moving up and down, I got pushed to the edge but was grabbed by a friend. He saved my life as I was about to be pushed over! They changed the law quickly to Require assigned seating, years later, after Promoters whined about their profits, and General seating returned. I was Outraged,as many others! I have Never attended another show at that Deadly Facility, and to this day will not go into Large Uncontrolled Crowds. We ALL knew something like this would happen, it already HAD! I attended an Emerson,Lake&Palmer concert at Cincinnati Gardens before the Who Tragedy. I was First in line, the sound checks started and the Crowd started pushing. I was pressed up against the glass doors as they started to crack! I had on a heavy coat, covered my face with my arms, and was shoved through the glass! Inside on the floor and bleeding, the police grabbed me and were going to hit me with their clubs when the rest of the doors started breaking, I escaped and went on to watch the show. It was the Who Tragedy that finally WOKE ME UP! I have not and will not Ever attend a show without assigned seating, and I avoid Venues that don't have proper procedures or facilities for Large crowds. Never Again! At least that is what the City Leaders said at the time. Now we have General Seating AGAIN, and it WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. Peace to ALL THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES!.. Carl FoxCarl D. Foxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-3115426506813480942009-12-31T16:39:02.630-05:002009-12-31T16:39:02.630-05:00Once again, only pictures can demonstrate the true...Once again, only pictures can demonstrate the true feelings from that night. The looks on the peoples faces tell it all.<br />Great work.White Male Land Ownernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-35324904213751777992009-12-04T19:43:23.115-05:002009-12-04T19:43:23.115-05:00It disgusts me the money is always before sense. ...It disgusts me the money is always before sense. And all this time has passed and things stay the same. Why study history in school if we never learn from it?windshawnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02665967242364802280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-59643355566570522172009-12-04T12:05:59.848-05:002009-12-04T12:05:59.848-05:00Between the 1600/1250 ISO I had to shoot at and th...Between the 1600/1250 ISO I had to shoot at and the nasty neon lights of the arena, the white balance was all goofy and grainy so they looked better in black and white than trying to adjust the colors.Ronny Salernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028420637930256541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-67474487228132361432009-12-04T11:59:38.293-05:002009-12-04T11:59:38.293-05:00Whats with all the artsy black and whiteWhats with all the artsy black and whiteMike Muderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659869368961017894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812116909571848352.post-27734583530297654362009-12-03T22:47:30.572-05:002009-12-03T22:47:30.572-05:00Great write-up and photos. The Who tragedy, as wel...Great write-up and photos. The Who tragedy, as well as the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire, are two of those things that continue to haunt the Cincinnati area.<br /><br />Sadly, the lessons are never learned. Similar events happened before this one, and they happened afterwards. Maybe if we did a better job of remembering these types of things, they wouldn't keep happening.Living in Ginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780075819464376399noreply@blogger.com