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November 8, 2007

Station evidence: An eerie e-mail from Biechele

In an e-mail written some time before the fireworks-fueled Station nightclub fire, Daniel M. Biechele wrote, "They' are even letting me play with the ewxplosives on this tour."

Biechele goes on to say that he "won't be firing them for this performance due to CA laws, permits and licenses, but ... it was definitely fun to do for the rest of the tour. And I didn't leave any permanent (Unrepairable) damage anywhere in the country."

Biechele, who was tour manager for the band Great White, lit the pyrotechnics that ignited foam on The Station's stage, causing the fire that killed 100 people on the night of Feb. 20, 2003.

In the e-mail noted above, it's not clear what tour or band is involved. The e-mail is undated but is grouped with e-mails and documents that include references to Biechele's role as tour manager of WASP, another hard rock band from an era that saw its heyday in the 1980s.

Some documents, part of today's final release of Station fire evidence released by Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch, show WASP tour dates a few years before the Great White performance in West Warwick.

Last year, Biechele, who was tour manager of Great White, pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges for his role in the fire. He is scheduled to be paroled in March, after serving months in prison.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 4:21 PM | Permalink

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