Randy helped me book my first ever gig, and as all these years have gone by, its still something I'll clearly never forget.

Thanks buddy. We'll talk again. And yes, we all had fun

He will be missed. As an employee of the old Livingroom (with the Bubble) I loved being there heand and his brothers taught me many things, the best lesson learned was team work.

Randy will be missed.  I work for a band now that without randy i neveer would have gotten to know so well.  I have yet to meet a niceer club owner.  I have met few nicer people.  Randy was a ri treasure.   My thoughts go out to his family who i have gotten to know since i first worked at the room. 

Magicmike

Randy you will be missed! You where mentor to me when I was still a kid playing tuesday nights at the Living Room, Giving tips and pointers. Thanks for everything! RIP.

-Greg Reardon, Tommy Coma - Providence RI Metalcore

I am absolutly devastated. This is heartbreaking. This man gave me oppurtunities to play my first shows, book my first shows, shit,even SEE my first shows. This is a horrible day in the providence music community. Randy was a loved man. He will be sorely missed and thought of everyday. This man brought me a staple of my youth.

My heart goes out to Charlie and all at the living room. You guys are great people, and my thoughts are with you.

I'm always going to remember the man at the door with his big hat and big smile always talking about the RED SOX and his litlle league team. A man that was proud of his children and talked about them with joy any chance he had. The man who gave me my first gig at 17.  I'm going to miss you Randy.  Rest in peace my friend

AL DIAZ

Lincoln Little League coach Hien killed by car

Randy C. Hien, the Lincoln Little League coach and owner of a Providence nightclub, was killed today when he was hit by a car in Lincoln.

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A beloved coach who led his Little League team to the championships -- and who had survived a head-on crash two years ago -- was killed this morning by a passing motorist after he got out of his truck on a local road.

Hien, 57, of Lincoln, who was also the owner of the Living Room nightclub in Providence, had pulled his truck over on the side of Walker Street in Lincoln just before 11 a.m. and had apparently gone to the back of his vehicle for something.

He was at the left rear of the truck when he was hit by a passing motorist, according to Lincoln Police Chief Robert T. Kells.

The motorist pulled over and called police. Police are investigating the accident and would not identify the motorist, Kells said. They have not filed charges.

“He was a Little League champion. He was a well-respected coach and mentor. He is going to be sadly missed by lots of folks. I am having a hard time getting the words out,” Kells said. “A pillar of this community has been taken away

Best wishes to Charlie and the employees of The Living Room and thank you Randy for everything you have done for the music community as well as the baseball community of RI....may you rest in peace!

I do not even know what to fucking say...

Many Living Room employees know that this place is a second home to me...if I could sleep there, it would be my first. I spend more waking hours there than I do at home! I am there every other day, supporting the bar, and also supporting every band that plays there. And I know that I wouldn't have grown accustomed to that if it wasn't pretty much the only place I could hang out and have fun at at age 13. So many opportunities have arrisen in the living room for not only me, but for many others. This all obviously rooting around Randy's existence! The Living Room already hasn't been the same since not seeing Randy there the past few years after the last accident. Now I can't imagine what it will be like. Every band that I've been in, I made sure we played there and Randy made that possible!

He was like a godfather to all of us and will be so dearly missed. My thoughts, along with those of many others, go out to Charlie, the rest of his family, Living Room employees, and all who ever got the chance to meet this man!

May God rest his soul in peace and may we all remember Randy for what he has done for this community and our music scene!

Joseph William

as someone who's gone to the living room since it was behind the bubble, he really provided RI with some significant culture (yes nightclubs contribute to culture and the living room was one of the significant clubs that defined its genre in ri nightlife).  a lot of great bands and an interesting place to see them.

Thank you, Randy

we miss you randy we will never forget what you have done for the Providence music scene.

Mike Odabashian

Our hearts go out to everyone in the Hien family, and all the great people at the Living Room who have helped us so much in recent years. As musicians who have has the honor of playing the Living Room, and as kids from Lincoln, we know just how much Randy meant to every community he was a part of. Keep your heads up guys. Our thoughts are with you.

-Ryan Gharaee + The Enemy

We in Hypersolid send our sincerest regards to all The Hien family and friends.  If you need anyhing at all in the future don't hesitate to call! 617-216-7875!!

Randy did love the club, and the people, and the music...

Rest in Peace...