Bret Michaels Suffered Broken Nose In Tony Awards Mishap- Page 2

[Shawk]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:56pm

He didn't die. It's not like this was Gandhi and Mother Teresa being decapitated by the set while about to reveal the secrets of world peace.

I guess everyone who has ever watched America's Funniest Home Videos is an awful person, too.

Updated On: 6/9/09 at 03:56 PM

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 3:57pm

Maybe for the last time: He's laughing about it himself, the Tony host made a joke about it a million times, and Poison and The Tonys are getting more press than they would have had it not happened.

So STOP being all overly sensitive. It's really funny BECAUSE it wasn't disastrous.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 4:00pm

So funny!

[Man in Chair]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 4:10pm

Brian d'Arcy James and Daniel Breaker helped him up! Liza handed him a towel.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20284000,00.html

Haha.

[JasonM12480]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 5:11pm

Well, first rule of theater...

...When there's a set piece bigger than you are flying in or coming onstage....

...get out of the way, because the set piece that's bigger than you always wins.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/9/09 at 5:24pm

www.peoplegettinghit.com/

[Barney Stinson]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 1:00pm

Now it appears Bret, or his people at least, aren't laughing so hard. Getting pissy. Probably the worst possible reaction from them. Bret M came off a lot better when he was laughing it off, saying he's been hit by harder things.
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[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 1:03pm

MUST they drag this out?

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 1:04pm

Countdown to lawsuit.

[JasonM12480]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:00pm

If anyone with any intelligence watches the video over and over again, he was clearly doing some kind of doofus "I'm a rock star" walk off the stage, and not moving with any kind of "get out of the way" purpose. And for them to state that the flying set piece was not rehearsed with during the run-through is probably bologna. He has no one to blame but himself. Again, when the set piece is bigger than you...the set piece wins. LOL

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:02pm

Bret is a douche, watching one episode of Rock of Love will tell you that.

[I<3bway]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:03pm

It's always funny until someone gets hurt.......then it's hilarious.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:07pm

Oh no, Brett. Oh no. Is Tag your representative? "I feel had this incident happened to Liza Minnelli, Dolly Parton or Elton John, the Tonys would have at least issued a letter of concern."


"Bret has performed live, with Poison or solo, for over 20 years and on a daily basis is around pyro, lasers and a moving light show. He understands that there is always an element of risk in any live performance ..."

He survived ALL that but his nose and his feelings were hurt by a Broadway musical? There goes the cred.

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:12pm

I'm waiting to hear Patti's commentary.

[Shawk]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:20pm

After grandstanding, he skipped right into the descending set piece in front of his face, while apparently his bandmates could manage to get out of the way well in time.

Also, I'm sure pyro has the potential to be dangerous, but a light show? Glad he's experienced in avoiding that.

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:22pm

Lasers can be very dangerous if you get shot in the eye with one.

[Shawk]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:24pm

Well, the release seem to make a distinction between "lasers" and the "moving light show." But either way, if he can get at of the way of those things, he should be able to see the giant structure descending in front of him.

[Tag]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:44pm

As Namo knows, I'm on his side of this. His statement is exactly right. If this had happened to anyone else, no one would be laughing. Most of the posters here know nothing of the complexities of technical theatre. This was a very serious situation. He has every right/reason to sue, especially after the Tonys brushed this off as his fault. Which it was not.

[I<3bway]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:50pm

But I just keep watching the video over and over, and I can't see how it wasn't Brett's fault. He took his sweet time to blow a kiss to his devoted fans, then did a cool slow-motion skip that didn't work in his favor.

[Tag]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:56pm

It is the responsibility of the stage managers and deck carp crew to watch all flying pieces. If there is any danger to a performer onstage, they are supposed to "abort" (stop) any/all dangers. There is a level of responsibility on the performer of course, but during a performance like the Tonys, everyone offstage should have been extra vigilant.

[Shawk]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:56pm

If they really never mentioned to him that there was going to be a giant descending set piece, that would be a problem, but I can't imagine that's the case. He was at rehearsals and everyone else performing with him seems to have figured it out.

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:58pm

It is the responsibility of the stage managers and deck carp crew to watch all flying pieces. If there is any danger to a performer onstage, they are supposed to "abort" (stop) any/all dangers. There is a level of responsibility on the performer of course, but during a performance like the Tonys, everyone offstage should have been extra vigilant.

How would they stop it? It was already in front of him. It's not like it popped out of thin air.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 5:59pm

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 6:07pm

To agree with Tag for a moment here, it's not as if we weren't all pointing out what a clusterintercourse the entire production of the evening was, so there is some merit that somebody should have been looking out for his welfare.

But hell, they were so busy messing up everything else, why would they have gotten anything else right?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/10/09 at 8:34pm

Even at that point of impact, the heavy prop was still not halted and continued to descend even though Michaels remained underneath it.

I'm not understanding this quote. Is there really anything that can be done to stop a lowering drop? Aren't they still being lowered via pulley systems by stage hands? Maybe if it was done by computer it could have been stopped, but I can't imagine there being enough time between the cue being given and the stage hand lowering the drop for someone to yell stop and have the operator stop it before it hits the stage.