Portsmouth Music Hall evacuated amid Barbara Walters' show after basement column gives way[views:2260][posts:6]___________________________________ [May 23,2008 10:22pm - succubus ""] so tongiht i graduated from boot camp and one of the people didn't make it because she had tickets for barbara walters ..anyhow...looks like her night was cut short anyhow http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...80523/GJNEWS_01/809012049/-1/NEWS26 PORTSMOUTH — Safety officials evacuated the Music Hall during the sold-out Barbara Walters event tonight after a support column in the theater's basement gave way, causing the balcony to shift. Assistant Fire Chief Steve Achilles said the building was evacuated as a safety precaution. No one was hurt when the balcony suddenly sank four or five inches, according to police Lt. Dante Puopolo. The Music Hall dates back to 1878 and has been undergoing extensive renovations. The decision to evacuate was made jointly by Music Hall staff and the Fire Department. "The show had to be shortened to air on the side of safety. The fire inspectors wanted to get in and look at it," Margaret Talcott, communications director for The Music Hall said. "We'll see, I think it was the right decision." Tonight's show has been canceled as a result. A decision has not yet been made on whether tickets for the sold out crowd of about 900 will be refunded. Walters is promoting her new memoir, "Audition. |
| ___________________________________________ [May 23,2008 10:31pm - DaveFromTheGrave ""] boot camp? did you join the army, Carina? |
| _______________________________________ [May 23,2008 10:38pm - the_reverend ""] weird... |
| ___________________________________ [May 23,2008 10:50pm - succubus ""] DaveFromTheGrave said:boot camp? did you join the army, Carina? nope i didn't..but the instructor was in the army and we do the military style work outs...i wanted to get into shape..it's a lot of fun |
| ______________________________________ [May 24,2008 9:03am - the_reverend ""] but he's nice to her and doesn't yell the word "maggot" at her |
| __________________________________ [May 24,2008 9:06am - succubus ""] last night i told him that you ask me the maggot question almost every day...he laughed and said they don't do that in the army |
| _______________________________________ [May 24,2008 11:29am - the_reverend ""] that's funny cause people I talked to said they did. and carina did get her hair bobbed off so... maybe it's off to war. |