By: Deborah Speer
Jim Trocchio
Dan O"NeilDan O’Neil is but one of thousands of crew members and other independent contractors impacted by the touring shutdown caused by COVID and who found themselves with few resources to tap while waiting for shows to return.Dan O’Neil has been in some dark places over the last 10 months since his work as a guitar tech dried up, but none as much as when one of his colleagues in the industry “lost everything,” including his home, he says.
“He packed up his stuff in two totes and labeled them as to they should go to, and then committed suicide.”