File under "WTF" - chapter 2

That does it, I'm filing legislation to change the state motto to "Massachusetts: Whatta you, reTAHded?"

From the Boston Herald:

An indoor fireworks show eerily similar to one that killed 100 rock fans at a Rhode Island nightclub last year ignited a curtain in a Hub hotel ballroom this week, sparking outrage from relatives of those killed in The Station inferno.

Choice quotes from the Sheraton Boston general manager Doug Ridge include:

"At no time was there any risk to any of our patrons."

"we took the proper precautions."

No doubt, the exact thoughts running through the mind of the individual responsible for the pyrotechnics display at The Station last year.

Granted, the Sheraton had obtained the necessary permits and did go through a "dry run" with fire department officials. Still doesn't make it a good judgment call on their part. And whose plan was it to set up the pyro display anywhere friggin' NEAR the curtains? As Homer Simpson once exclaimed, "I am so smart. I am so smart. S-M-R-T, I am so smart."