I have thought about this one since yesterday and I have decided without consulting with the rest of the band that I should post something about the shameful incident that happened to Roberto over the week-end… As a fellow front man, I can relate… Every performance, I have to stand in front of huge crowds with no separations with the fans and sometimes having to use only my microphone to control hostile crowds in very violent environment. Labor day week-end in Orlando, things got so bad that even the security guards could not do anything, the stage got filled up pretty quickly with people trying to protect them selves, while our instruments were put in jeopardy. In our 8 years Carimi has been involved in several big incidents where our lives has been put in danger, Gaz incident in Haiti, Canada… big fights that has left people in the hospital, and even attack on myself at SOBs 3 years ago. As a human being, I can tell u guys that I strongly considered leaving the business after the sobs incident and I am sure Roberto for the safety of himself and his family should be thinking the same way…

Mike Carimi