BBC
At least 59 people have been killed and more than 155 injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, officials say.
The blaze broke out around 02:30 (01:30 GMT) at the Pulse club in Kocani, a town around 100 km (60 miles) east of the capital, Skopje, where 1,500 people were attending a concert by DNK, a popular hip-hop duo in the country.
Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski called it a “difficult and very sad day” for the country which had lost many “young lives.” More
Holy shit, North Macedonia is a country. Who knew. Well not me. North Macedonia’s Muslem Population is 33 percent. Of the ten arrested, how many do you think are the religion of peace?
Apologies but I couldn’t help myself, David Bryne is “The Man”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfr3L0drhS8&ab_channel=SapphireSkyandI
I was going to make a snarky comment about hip hop not being real music, but I got it confused with rap, Google told me there is a difference.
Crickey, I’m old.
Last song? https://youtu.be/I_izvAbhExY
Was Great White performing?? Worth asking.
@Brad — North Macedonia has a chaotic history until post-WWII (Hey, it’s the Balkans right?> when it came under the control of Yugoslavia. When that broke up, North Macedonia got to be its own country for a change. That was early 90s. It’s in NATO, fer cryin’ out loud. The name is recent, though, because the Greeks griped about having their own Macedonia region and were afraid of being confused. So they compromised and the place officially became North Macedonia only five or six years ago. And there’s our history lesson for the
daymonth.Talking Heads are music I’ve appreciated. David Byrne’s big suit was always pretty funny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCbucqBXCRw
They weren’t on the scene long but I liked them when they were.
Thanks Al. Much appreciated. I love finding this stuff out. Ya know Jolly Old London has signs up and down their streets reading, “X marks the steal”. That’s pretty deep really. After that is all filtered down what they’re really upset about is they no longer have unfettered access to my paycheck. Fuck the EU. Just another country committing cultural suicide. We need to get our asses out of that continent right after we airlift Tommy Robinson and family out.
HONEST QUESTION: IS IT WORTH OUR WHILE TO WAKE IN THE EARLY AM AND SCROLL THRU THE HEADLINES??
NOT GOOD FOR THE BRAIN, IMHO
WHAT A FREAKING MESS, AND THINK ABOUT WHERE WE’D BE WITH KAMELTOE IN CHARGE
RUN TO THE LIGHT!!
https://youtu.be/u5lSeYd_riw?si=oOK1oSiqLutAEdBK
https://youtu.be/NJz5tVJRSdo?si=oAoiuuRpr1Nyiaee
At the beginning of the covid lockdowns, I whiled away some time looking into the major nightclub fires in the U.S. The common denominators were the very high number of lives lost (more people than fire code allows inside), locked or blocked fire exits, exit doors that jam up with people very quickly, highly flammable interiors and/or the use of pyrotechnics (in one stage show), outdated fire suppression systems or none at all.
It’s very sad when people just out to have a good time are killed this way. Very sad.
Always check around when you’re at a venue to make sure you can get out quickly and safely.
BENITO
Right there with you. I’m tired of reading or listening to Fing slanted bull shit. I started limiting my exposure last Friday. And I’m feeling better for it. These idiots are no longer getting paid by USaid so I’m thinking sooner or later they die off and fade away.
https://youtu.be/3au75f1M4QU?si=I_OO3jKjU90V1__u
Never go into a nightclub named “Pulse”.
@Thirdtwin — And never go to an avant-garde theater production of J.P. Sartre’s “No Exit”.
Aside: That’s an interesting play. It takes place in Hell but the characters don’t know that.