Memorial Scholarship goes to three Finneytown graduates who demonstrate the same passion for music and art that Preston, Eckerle and Morrison shared. Matt Wergers: “I was trying to pick her up when she couldn’t breathe anymore, so she could get air, because she was shorter than me.
My uncle, who’s 91 years old, still grieves.”, Andy Bowes, Peter Bowes’ brother: “He played the guitar. The 19-year-old Preston, who was short and had a slight build, had locked arms with his roommate, Hart Fales said.
So it got pretty chaotic, pretty scary at that moment.’. And somebody in our group started calling him Pippi Longstocking (laughs), which shortened up to Pipps.”, Matt Wergers: “That was one of the most traumatic times of my life, you know, waking up and hearing your mom say your friend is dead.”, Anne Votaw, Stephan Preston's mother: “Stephan was a clown. Simkin said he went to Preston’s house and sat in his room. That’s why I’m glad that you’re kind of opening this up for us a little bit.”. I'm 17 years old. |
“Festival seating got a lot of the blame, but to me, it was more they didn’t open enough doors.”. And that was the last time she saw them.”, Mike Simkin: “There were five of us who went down together. However, there is a part of me that has never really completely assimilated, completely understood what had happened that night at 18 years old. I won’t do it. Everything surrounding those circumstances, I was upset with. It was really … the anticipation was amazing.”. Their candid revelations about the horrific night of Dec. 3, 1979 form the basis for O'Rourke's documentary, "The Who: The Night That Changed Rock." But he loved music ever since he was 3 years old or 4 years old.”, David Votaw, Stephan Preston's stepfather: “Stephan liked to party, so that sort of fed into it all. But he didn’t foresee what he would encounter next. It’s what they’re saying, It’s what they are talking about.”, Mike Simkin: “They’re coming to Cincinnati, and the second we heard about it, we were just beyond excited.”, Matt Wergers: “Back in those days we’d camp. You just put it in your repertoire of being there.”, Tammy Hart Fales: “The Who, the beat, the words, just kind of got to me. Eckerle and her friend Karen Morrison, both 15-year-old Finneytown sophomores, had gone to the concert together.
", David Votaw: “It changed us enormously. Eventually went over and got in line, basically.”, Tammy Hart Fales: “I don’t think it was quite a line. It was to be Morrison’s first concert. All they needed to do was station people at each of those doors. ", Tammy Hart Fales: “Didn’t make it there.”, Steve Upson: “It was tight enough that (sways here) that if the crowd was moving, you had no choice but to move with them. I think whatever he would have been, he would have done well at.”, Andy Bowes: “They say the brightest stars burn out the fastest. Author: John Atkins Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476606579 Size: 24.23 MB Format: PDF, Docs Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 352 View: 3042 Get Books.
That’s all I can really say about that.”, Annie Hagerman, Jackie Eckerle’s sister: “I think what was hard is it was such a freak accident. (as Yugomir Lonich), L.A. Buckcherry Band Member He is a … He wanted to be first in line by the door.”. The scholarship idea took fruit after Wergers, Simkin and other grads placed a memorial bench in front of the Performing Arts Center at the school. The documentary traces Jett's musical career from the formation of the Runaways through her subsequent partnership with songwriter and producer Kenny Laguna. But one thing that sticks out in my mind, is the time I got a call from my tour manager and he said there was some trouble at a place they were staying. There will never be an accommodation for getting over it. The next event is Dec. 7. Official Sites (as Marlayna Garrett), L.A. Buckcherry Band Member The arena held more than 18,000 people.
I play guitar. But Curbishley argued that could create a huge panic if concertgoers – many of whom didn’t fully realize what had happened – were to leave through the death and pandemonium on the plaza. The Banger Sisters (2002) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Always laughing. ", Tammy Hart Fales: “Nope. He got into a lot of trouble (laughs). The annual P.E.M.
You’re just jumping to conclusions.’ And that whole night, I didn’t sleep at all, of course, because he didn’t come home.”. Find other stories here.
Forty years after 11 people were killed at their Cincinnati concert, rock legends Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey sat down for first-of-a-kind, exclusive interviews with WCPO anchor Tanya O’Rourke.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The energy in their music. We never blamed the band.”, David Votaw, Stephan Preston's stepfather: “All they needed was more ticket takers. The 18-year old Wergers had just survived a life-or-death drama on the plaza.