Redmoon Fire Burns Yacht Club
- About 60 members of the Burnham Park Yacht Club on Northerly Island were sitting down to a surf-and-turf dinner to honor new club members Saturday when embers and ash from the nearby Great Chicago Fire Festival started to fall onto the club, several members told the Tribune.
"All of a sudden, it was like a meteor shower," club commodore-elect Chris Edmonds said. "A number of people got so frightened they thought the building was on fire and started to exit."
Thousands attended the fire festival Saturday night at Northerly Island to watch event host Redmoon Theater light a house on fire to celebrate the city's resolve following the Chicago Fire of 1871. Edmonds said thick smoke filtered into the club and ash fell onto some boats in Burnham Harbor from the spectacle.
Redmoon representatives said in a statement provided to the Tribune, "Our first priority was always the safety of our festival attendees, staff, artists, performers and the surrounding area. We worked directly with the Chicago Fire Department to ensure we exceeded all safety requirements associated with the burning of the GRIT House and we regret any inconvenience that may have occurred at the Yacht Club or their members."
A Redmoon spokeswoman said anyone affected by the fire should contact Westrec Marinas, which manages Chicago harbors and will coordinate with Redmoon.
Uncontrolled conflagrations are a bad thing.
Uncontrolled conflagrations approved by Rahm Emanuel, licensed by the ciity and torching $100,000 worth of taxpayer money must be good things.
Uncontrolled conflagrations approved by Rahm Emanuel, licensed by the ciity and torching $100,000 worth of taxpayer money must be good things.
Labels: un-fucking-fucking-believable
posted by SCC at 12:34 AM
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"...boaters at Burnham Harbor found themselves bombarded by ashes and embers carried by the wind.
“It was like a meteorite shower,” Chris Edmonds, vice admiral of the Burnham Park Yacht Club, said Monday. “Red sparks were coming down like a snowstorm.”
"Embers burned holes through the private club’s new vinyl canopy that covers its outdoor patio, causing an estimated $6,000 damage.
"The club was hosting an event Saturday night for new members, some of whom were dining outside when the chaos began, Edmonds said.
“People were out there with their kids,” he said.
"Embers also fell on boats, Edmonds said. One burned a hole through a sail that was lying on a boat’s deck. Canvas covers of other boats were also damaged.
"An ember landed on canvas covering Paulette Horne’s dinghy. Onlookers, thankfully, were able to put it out, she said.
“Whoever organized this obviously doesn’t know anything about boating or wind conditions,” Edmonds said. When firefighters arrived to check the roof of the yacht club for damage “they were absolutely livid,” Edmonds said."
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/994890/burnham-yacht-club-chicago-fire-festival
This stupid thing has been a joke for the second year in a row. No more public money for this group of fucktards. It was a fire that killed around 300 people and left thousands upon thousands homeless, not to mention the destruction to all the structures. It shouldn't be celebrated.
Lol...
Would have been a scream if the joint had burned down.
Then we would have had fun watching the Redmoon loons
and Rahm & Co. turning themselves inside out trying to
side-step being held accountable.
Can you friggin imagine if that really turned into something? Nobody got hurt so I'll shake my head and laugh at this city shit show but if the shit went the other way...what an embarrassment!
The only thing worse than a giddy moron is a giddy moron with a license to torch stuff.
Can we end this sick, twisted farce now?
OK, the Trib covered this potential hazard - what about our fearless TV "investigative reporters?"
Hey BGA and Andy Shaw: What if some of the embers had hit a sail boat?
The stupidity of this "event", the waste of taxpayer $$$, and the danger that the redmoon clowns pose to public safety should be enough reason for Emperor Rahmulus to stop this two year "tradition." As any fire dept. will tell you during Fire Prevention Month - Don't Play With Fire! We don't need this circus as part of the "Bread & Circus" strategy of past & present emperors.
Next fiasco - Hyatt Hotel and NBC's "Falling Star" on New Year's Eve!!
What a missed opportunity? A little quick thinking, and you could have collected the insurance AND sued the city.
The new members will always have a wonderful story to tell.
We were just starting to eat and suddenly...
Thank You Rahm!
How STUPID!
With all the problems of the city, this type of event should not even be held.
Don't cry for the state to bail out Chicago because it does not have enough money.
Yes, Lovey and I were sitting at our usual table at the Yacht Club when this fire rain started coming down on us. Egads, I couldn't even finish my filet.
That man Rahm is starting to remind me of Gilligan.
Now where did I park my Rolls?
Yes - boats full of gasoline with embers in the air, this could have been the next Chicago Fire
Is that anything like uncontrolled flatulence?
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
What does Redmoon Theater have on Rahm?? Why would he approve a stupid 'Pet' trick at the cost to Taxpayers of $100,00.00 from the City and $75,000.00 from the Park District. Thousands of dollars spent to set fires to fake buildings in a City that is dead broke, commemorating the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 in which hundreds of real buildings burned to the ground and over 300 folks lost their precious lives. Is Rahm stupid? Is he nuts? And just after being informed the City's financial status was the same as junk. And what about Copycats/Pyromaniacs...what if dudes begin to set fires to boats and buildings. Contact your Aldermen and the Mayor. This stupid, stupid nuttiness must be stopped. Rahm has no right to spend Taxpayers on this BS...heck, he could have hired 2 Police Officers for one year for the price of setting cardboard boxes on fire for 15 minutes.
at least it didn't rain frogs.......
What fucking jagoffs. If I had my boat at Burnham, I'd tell them either they come out and wash my boat or reimburse me for my out of pocket costs to hire someone to do so.
But hey, I guess its really important to celebrate the loss of life and property. Where were these politicians raised anyway, Englewood?
Call the next case. Not a cop.
"Our first priority was always the safety of our festival attendees, staff, artists, performers and the surrounding area." -- Redloon
Just now on news radio --
"That's pretty generic. Sounds like CYA to me."
-- Yacht Club official
Democrat "Festivities" = Disaster
typical lefties, literally burn money instead of finding a use......how many police cars could they get for 100k? 3? 4?
I do however, get a laugh that the possibility existed for a rich fuckers toy to burn up because of stupidity.
Yet...Swan Lake will hold the festival next year....asshat.
--No Cop Here
hopefully the hoi polloi at the yacht club are so upset they get lawyered up with somebody rich and shameless. how dare they!
Rahm and company got lucky this time. If a fire had started at the yacht club, or people suffered from smoke inhalation, or a stampede started during that dinner, the City would be on the hook big time for any unfortunate tragedy that occurs because of this wacko "celebration of the city's resolve". Wanton disregard for other people's safety, rights and property in the name of political vanity and narcissism is criminal. Too bad the embers didn't blow in a different direction.
Maybe in the future we can capsize a boat full of period-dressed mannequins to reenact the Eastland disaster. You know, to show the City's resolve. Weirdo bizarro life hating humanity despising freak show liberals. What kind of a man comes from a family where another of their illustrious scions spouts nonsense about if you live past age 75 you've lived long enough and shouldn't get real health care anymore but just be left to die? Rahm's doctor brother should start that program with his own family first. And what kind of city would vote such a death-worshipper in as Mayor? All while he spouts soundbites about "the kids".
$175,000 in city and Park District taxpayer money shelled out for this debacle? WTF? When are these politicians going to get a clue?
"...the heat of the flames could be felt by those in the audience.
"Derrik Sweeney, a 23-year-old law student, said it was “awesome” and felt “like a tanning bed.”
"Sitting near Sweeney were Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his wife, Amy Rule, who snapped pictures of the spectacle of fire, dance and song."
Maybe if the wind had gusted the other way, Rahm would still be sitting there bolt-upright; a blackened, grinning skeleton, clutching a melted smartphone in his bony fingers...
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
at least it didn't rain frogs.......
9/29/2015 07:53:00 AM
...yet.
What a way to celebrate an out of control fire than by creating, an out of control fire! If only the city Burnt to the ground from this incident... all the talk and speculation about Mrs. Oleary's cow would be in shadows over the boob with nine and half fingers celebrating the burning of the city by literally replicating it. And on another level the shitheads would be burned out.
"What if some of the embers had hit a sail boat?"
They did. Several vessels with damage, not to mention the club facilities, which "filled with heavy smoke." Read above Sun-Times clip.
"Chris Moskos said his boat, named Sogno del Pirata, was sprinkled with ash from the fire.
“My boat was a mess,” he said. “But ash from the fire was on a whole bunch of boats in the area.”
Time to put an end to this. A simple, quiet memorial service at the Water Tower would be far more appropriate -- and no clowns, no bands, no food trucks, and no lead-up of summer-long psychological indoctrination of children to "have flexible personalities" and "be members of many cultures at once."
...and no Redloons in cow suits, playing with matches.
Oh no, snooty boat owners going crazy..
Silly...new thing they ll celebrate the hay market riot....
More money wasted! How much was total cost? extra police? extra fire? Yacht club damage? Who advises Rahm? the 3 stooges? the 50 sheep? More tax money thrown (Burned) away!
In other local insanity --
Rahm Emanuel's Face Removed From E.T. Mural Along The 606
September 17, 2015 5:51am
"HUMBOLDT PARK — A commissioned mural of Rahm Emanuel depicted as E.T. along The 606 has been wiped clean of all traces of the mayor.
"Alejandro Ayala, the artist of the piece, said he thinks the organizers of the wall received pressure from the city about the E.T. mural.
"The curator of the wall, Flash ABC, said he made the decision to take down the mural last week in order to keep the relationship between graffiti writers and the mayor's administration strong.
"Whoever painted over Emanuel's face also painted over a portion of the mural that depicted a drill digging into the letters "CPS."
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150917/humboldt-park/rahm-emanuels-face-removed-from-et-mural-along-606
"Maintain a strong relationship" overall with -- not "artists," but vandals [defined as anyone who sprays up other people's property without permission] while you tell people to call 311 and get the soda-blasters to remove their crap. I got it.
Oh -- they just finished refurbishing the Ferris Wheel on the Pier last year, and now it is coming out for a bigger one.
Going to put little rotating Mental Health Centers up there?
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They should take that $100,000 and spend it on smoke detectors and fire awareness education in schools. They could even put Rahm's picture on that program in his flaming tutu.
The risk to public safety and private property are obvious and I won't pile on - others here have said it better than me.But Redmoon has permanently damaged their reputation with these two expensive fiascoes and that's a shame.Chicago is a first-class theater town and Redmoon was one of its best.A city needs more than financial and business assets to set themselves apart.Culture counts too.But now the city will be stingier than ever to fund public arts projects, especially theatrical ones.Can you blame them? THANKS REDMOON !
Who was the wise guy that left a paper bag full of tomatos on my yacht?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-20150928-story.html
It's the guns and the gun laws. That's the problem. That's always the problem. It's not the behavior of certain people. Mt. Greenwood is blowing up, so is Edison park. Dumb fucking democrat liberals. I do believe the tide may be turning. My mush brain liberal cousins are actually starting to see the light. I almost shit myself last conversation we had. Of course they grew up in the suburbs their entire life, but it came to the suburbs.... And I love it! Eat it assholes.
What do you want to do to the world Ronald?
Burn it. Burn it all.
The Great Northerly Island Fire of 2015
Could be start of a tradition. They burn abandoned buildings in Detroit on October 30, devil's nite year after year. We could have "redmoon nite" every year, and vandalize and burn yachts belonging to one percenters burnham harbor. No skin off my ass.
What kind of asshole glorifies an disaster like this and plus the fools that go to it!
Goof ass liberals trying to celebrate 300+ Chicagoans perishing in a fire. And on top of that the bogus police put a case on Mrs. O'Leary.
A girl was also burned by one of the "cauldrons".
s stupid thing has been a joke for the second year in a row. No more public money for this group of fucktards. It was a fire that killed around 300 people and left thousands upon thousands homeless, not to mention the destruction to all the structures. It shouldn't be celebrated.
Agreed. Might as well have a celebration of the flight 191 crash. Build a fake runway, and have a radio-controlled DC 10 bank a hard left and crash. Add some fake screams, and build a model trailer park that gets hit by burning jet fuel. Then hope the spectators go "oooh ahhhh" like on the 4th of July fireworks. On a side note, doesn't the CFD say "Learn Not To Burn"? Any fire inspector will tell you the best way to fight a fire is to prevent it.
the attendance was estimated at 10k
so in reality, only 3k were there.
This celebration is worth twice it's cost. Not only is it good entertainment, but necessary to keep important historic events in mind. "Least we forget, remember the great fire."
Rodney Dangerfield (RIP): "Hey judge, you scratched my anchor!"
Bring back Venetian Night! That was an event for the civilized!
idiots calling idiots, idiots and idiots responding like idiots...did i miss something?
Excerpt of comments from tribune site...
kgraham680
Don't know why, but I'm having trouble summoning sympathy for the yacht club members. A $6000 awning and $4800 sail (both of which may be covered by insurance) would represent a good part of some family's yearly income (a family who can now afford health insurance). A dinner disturbed by ash - surf and turf ruined. Oh, the terrible things exacted on the wealthy. Perhaps I can feel the commodore (commodore? - really?)and friends' pain - on second thought, no.
kgraham680
@Thinkaboutit9
My opinion has nothing to do with money but people of position not understanding how their woes pale in comparison with people struggling to just survive. And for your information, I may have more money than they do. Just can't get my knickers in a twist over their ruined surf and turf
Time to sue these Bozo libertards psychopaths. To the City of Chicago your first responsibility and only responsibility is to prevent personal damage not promote irresponsible behavior that could hurt, damage person and property.
These Redmoon Bozos needs to go back to moms basement and not allowed to play with matches.
Jim Lasko
Executive Artistic Director
Lasko ... where did I hear that name before ?
Stop it, already ! Just STOP IT !
ABCD
ABCD (Ret)
The city would rather burn money than put it to any good use or anything that will benefit cops and firefighters who are a political punching bag but not a political power.
Rahm raises taxes and fees but will not cut spending. Not for this foolishness and not for any product the city buys.
Not nearly enough was done with that "Gallon of Bleach Story". Imagine all the small products that the city buys from paper clips to vehicles, printing paper to pencils that have to come from so called "preferred vendors" or "minority contractors". If the same holds true for those products then there is the graft that is costing us our pensions, the manpower our safety and all that implies.
I'd like to get the exact product that the "Gallon of Bleach Story" referred to. Some are more expensive than other but let's take say it was an ordinary gallon of commercial product we all are familiar with that we all can buy from any store. I'd like to call the laundry room of Trump Tower and as is they use that and how much they pay for it. I'm sure a lot less than $17.64 a gallon which means that Donald Trump is a whole lot smarter than Rahm Emanuel not to say more honest.
Graft payments in the form of campaign contributions to politicians not withstanding does a "preferred vendor" or "minority contractor" have to exorbitantly overcharge to make a profit. And when does a "preferred vendor" or "minority contractor" have to play the same game as everyone else. The program was meant to be an aid to help startup businesses in those communities but it have been perverted. Once a company is up and running and can make a profit then they have to bid like everyone else. What happen then would probably the real owner M/2 running would get rid of the minority front and start a new company. The graft would just keep on coming.
Since this is costing us our pensions and endangering ours and the public safety why isn't the BGA, the Feds or Inspector General Office doing anything about this.
(Sarcasm ON) Now what IF... Deano and the FOP assembled a team of retired detectives and accountant who went over all the city's purchases and found out how that money was being spent and wasted. Were there stockpiles of materials in warehouses? Were we spending four or five times over the market value for ordinary items? Were so called "preferred vendors" or "minority contractor" just fronts. Assemble the information and crunch the numbers and could cut costs just by mega-millions just by being honest and frugal.
Take all that, make some cool graphics, a book as thick as the Warren Report and go present it to Rahm at a press conference. Rahm would say, "Thank-you very much." and leave the room. News camera talking heads would talk about how the mayor says crime is down.
The only thing that would really change is that Deano wouldn't get that six-figure second pension job. (Sarcasm OFF)
Stay Safe. Register and Vote, elections have consequences.
Brainiacs.
That's strike two for the event. When is the city going to learn to stop playing with fire?
"Red Moon Production Company" ran this event on the same weekend as the "Blood Moon" solar eclipse occurred. Words can't express how obvious and sinister their plan is. And our Mayor is behind it.
Great chase on the west side. Covered live by Channel 5 chopper. Lasted about 25 min. Homicide offender in custody. Great job by all.
I hope this city gets their asses sued for this stupidity!
"Vice Admiral" of the Yacht Club???????
TV news reports at noon gave it minor coverage and glazed over the potentially dangerous scenario. Where were the camera crews - not on Northerly Island. Did Redmoon & Rahmulus ban access to the cameras in order to prevent negative coverage like last year's fiasco? If that's the case where is their righteous indignation? The lamestream media covering the Emperor with no clothes!
Fire BAd!! So said Frankenstein
What a F'in waste of taxpayer dollars
and Rham wants to raise property taxes? Fees garbage collection
ALL to support crap like this and his platoon of bodyguards for his family
Hey Rham pay for your own security
Alderman Danny Solis said now he will seek to increase the boat slip fees! The mayor said they are not his voters anyways! Wow, Daley and now Emanuel both Just don't care about them people's!
This has become the Chicago version of Guy Fawkes Night.
Remember, Remember the 5th of November...
Children in England go round begging for a "Penny for the Guy".
Then they have a bloody great bonfire burning Guy Fawkes in effigy.
We should do that, but burn Rahm in effigy.
I'd throw a C-note in for that.
Still time to sign up for the Eastland disaster fishing tournament.
Mayor Gilligan...Put this Fucktard on a deserted island.McCarthy can put on a sequined dress and be Ginger Grant..
Oh yeah, don't forget the Iroquois Theatre filmfest.
Why such determination to light taxpayer money on fire?
"...What does Redmoon Theater have on Rahm?? Why would he approve a stupid 'Pet' trick at the cost to Taxpayers of $100,00.00 from the City and $75,000.00 from the Park District..."
Laz Parking - food and beverage revenues - and tourism.
I think once the show gets perfected, it could probably grow into something pretty neat to see -- beats the hell out of a movie these days.
Speedy recovery to a great boss T.A. 050 stay strong!
...and no Redloons in cow suits, playing with matches.
9/29/2015 11:24:00 AM
RedLoons. Excellent.
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Anonymous said...
"Maybe if the wind had gusted the other way, Rahm would still be sitting
there bolt upright; a blackened, grinning skeleton clutching a melted
smartphone in his bony fingers..."
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9/29/2015 11:05:00 AM
NYAAAAAHAHAHAAAAH!
A very appropriate descriptive of Rahm al-Ghoul!
A trip to a Halloween store and buying a "petite" model skeleton,
some flesh-tone modeling clay and a salt/pepper close crop wig
then dress it in a suit...
"Where's Rahm?"
The newest YouTube channel...
Pose it in different places around the city.
The Bean.
The Riverwalk.
Riding the Brown Line.
City Hall.
At different public schools...
Prop it up on Rahm's porch holding a bag of tomatoes,
then ring the bell and run...
Have a little digital laugh-y thing hidden on it...
>Ding-Dong!<
(Door opens,
Laugh-y thing triggers...
Maybe the eyes shoot sparks
and the jaw works up & down or something ;^)
"HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"
Who screams loudest, longest...
Our money is on Rahm.
Burn this bitch down!
Rahm was quoted as saying they can kiss his ash!
Maybe the guy who sold Rahm of this stunt is a serial arsonist or just a pyro maniac. Somebody likes to watch fires a little bit to much !!!!
All pyro maniacs that start fires are serial bed wetter's too. Pee the bed in their 60'.
Check Rahm staff' yards for people hanging pee -pee sheets on a cloths line everyday. Good Lord already.
I have an idea... Let's set shit on fire!
Someone at the Trib is sleeping. I posted the following never thinking it'd see the light of day, but it did. My posts there face 'moderator review'
Hey Rahm, I want to *celebrate* the opening of Auschwitz.
--- I have it all planned out and Chicago is a perfect venue with all the Trains we have. I'll hire Homeless Bums & Illegals ($15.00/hr) to play the parts of Jews & Gypsies. ----
So can I have some of that 'free' taxpayer money too, I only need $250K?
Nobody should be offended when you consider how Jews 'rebounded' -- you know, like Chicago did after the fire. So it's something to 'Celebrate', right. You betcha!
And if a few of your fellow Jews are still all touchy, just tell them to get over it, it was 70 years ago. You know, just give them the middle finger like you're giving Chicago's Irish who have ANCESTORS who died or lost everything in Chicago's greatest TRAGEDY (you stupid Putz!)
I really don't know what happened, I've been in the Trib Moderator's sights for making fun of Tiny Dancer and McClueless. Oh well. :-)
ps: and not one troll replied to my blatantly obnoxious post.
Can we get some of the unclaimed bodies from the morgue, set them afire and have an Auschwitz festival ? What the heck is the city thinking ?
Anonymous said...
The risk to public safety and private property are obvious and I won't pile on - others here have said it better than me.But Redmoon has permanently damaged their reputation with these two expensive fiascoes and that's a shame.Chicago is a first-class theater town and Redmoon was one of its best.A city needs more than financial and business assets to set themselves apart.Culture counts too.But now the city will be stingier than ever to fund public arts projects, especially theatrical ones.Can you blame them? THANKS REDMOON !
9/29/2015 12:18:00 PM
Chicago is definitely a first-class theater town, but Redmoon contributed very little to that reputation.
You just can't make this crap up
It must be for the children's
7:31, that's amazing that it made it! My comments are always deleted and the ones that survive are ripped apart by crybabies and trolls. I argue back for a while but then just stop replying after giving them a send off. Kudos!
It was not even historically accurate for the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. That conflagration started on Sunday October 8 and continued to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871. The fire killed up to 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles of the city and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. The Chicago Historical Museum has some very interesting exhibits on the fire and what happened after.
The Great Fire cause a lot of things to change like Chicago having alleys as fire breaks and wooden roof shingles became outlawed. Also prohibited was a common type of quick and cheap structure known as "balloon construction" which used 2x4 as tall as the building but left vertical gaps in the walls where the fire could spread quickly.
Anyone remember Peshtigo Court?
this entire thing is like the punch line to a joke about our stupid mayor. I don't care how much he says the fire dept. helped plan this. Firefighters don't like fires. Any fires.
The wild fire in Pesthigo Wisconsin which occurred at the same time as the Great Chicago Fire killed over 1,000 people and wiped out whole families.
It is hardly remembered anywhere outside that area end few in Chicago know why Pesthigo Court here got its name.
If Rahm does this fiasco nest year I can assure you of one thing. It will cost us much more and he will cry WE'RE BROKE! when it comes to our needs.
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