As the tsunami of sludge swept over north-eastern Honshu on March 11th crowds gathered, transfixed by the pictures, in front of television sets in shops, bars, stations and airports.
Thus it has been since seven people were killed after a train crashed into Potters Bar station in Hertfordshire, on May 10th.
A 20-seat zinc bar with a raw bar station, velvet drapes, a tin ceiling, a glassed-in brasserie-style sidewalk dining area and photos of stars like Brigitte Bardot set the stage.
More than 70 other people were injured when the 12.45pm King's Cross to King's Lynn train crashed as it reached Potters Bar station, where it was not due to stop, at around 1pm.
More than 70 other people were injured when the 12.45pm London King's Cross to King's Lynn service crashed as it reached Potters Bar station, Hertfordshire, where it was not due to stop, at about 1pm.
Seven people died and 76 people were injured in the crash when the rear of a West Anglia Great Northern train from London to King's Lynn derailed as it travelled at nearly 100mph over faulty points, slammed into a bridge and came to rest across platforms at Potters Bar station.
When the club decided it needed rolling bar stations for outside parties, two members built them by hand.
Admission on weekends ($6.50 to $10.50 after 6 p.m). provides access to 32 bar stations, a pool hall, a Texas-size dance floor and nightly entertainment beginning at 8. Willie Nelson is scheduled on July 4. Saturday 9 30 a.m. 5.
They each have "call times," when the performers must show up for work and get into costume; there is a countdown for each stage of preparation, with caterers working to a "room ready" time, when all the places must be set, the bar stations fully stocked and waiters ready to hoist platters.
To wit: a ballroom equipped with four bar stations serving high-end drinks.
