5.22.2008

Brand New's "Limousine" family on Oprah.

For those of you who are fans of Brand New, and maybe some of you who aren't: you should be familiar with the tragic song "Limousine" (The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me) about a mother watching her daughter die in a fatal drunk driving accident on the day of her wedding. The family which inspired the dark narrative from Brand New appeared on The Oprah show June 1st, 2007 to tell their story; the re-run will air for the first time tomorrow, May 23rd, 2008. The full Story.

"It looked like an explosion. The motor, basically, was just sitting on top of him. I knew he was dead" ... "Then, when she made the devastating discovery that Katie had been decapitated by her seatbelt, Mrs. Flynn came out of the car with her child's head in her hands,"