Many of you go to country music concerts or races with the hope of having a great time. It never occurs to us that it could be dangerous, does it? But, at races, you've seen it happen... a wheel flies off a race car at Indy and kills a spectator, even though every reasonable precaution is taken.

But, still... it can happen... like during the onset of a storm in Edmonton, Canada, recently. You heard about it. Billy Currington was on his last song of the set when it hit... the stage collapsed and a pole hit his head, giving him a concussion and a cut above his left eye... but, worse, his bass player suffered a severed artery and nerve damage in his arm, as he was pinned under the wreckage for half an hour.

Nearly 75 more were injured. Most tragic, was the death of a fan, a single mom who had been so excited to go to this concert and had won the priviledge of sitting on the side of the stage to watch the show and was crushed when part of the public address system fell on top of her.

There are outdoor concerts every day and most of the time, it's a celebration between the stars and their fans. We're sad for the victims and their families, but we also see some goodness in all this.

Kevin Kostner and his group were to perform next. He was actually onstage when it buckled and was pinned under some rubble. Although he wasn't injured, some of his crew had minor injuries. Kostner ended up going to the hospital and visited with the injured.

Some of the artists on the show have said they want to return to Edmonton in the future and help out any type of benefit to support the victims. Even in a time of sadness the heart of country music is still about relationships.

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