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Dimebag
Dec 16, 2004 22:32:50 GMT -5
Post by Jolene on Dec 16, 2004 22:32:50 GMT -5
There is more where that came from. btw rev, i've posted more pix.
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Dimebag
Dec 17, 2004 9:11:33 GMT -5
Post by Mike on Dec 17, 2004 9:11:33 GMT -5
ANTHRAX Guitarist: DIMEBAG Was An Original Through And Through - Dec. 17, 2004 ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the band's official web site (as part of his regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail"):
"Comrades,
"Hey Baldini, get your boy over here a double!'
"That's a line I must have heard a thousand times from Dimebag over the years. 'Baldini' was his name for me. 'Dino Baldini' when he was being polite. He also called me 'The Action Figure' and 'The Jew' (that being said with the utmost affection).
"There were so many times over the past few days in Dallas when I expected to turn around and see him standing there with that 'cat that ate the canary' grin of his, as if somehow he had just pulled the biggest prank in the world by gathering all of us together at his funeral under such insane false pretenses.
"His presence, even in death, is larger than life.
"Dime was everywhere. In every hug, in every kiss, in every shared story, in every tear shed by his family and friends, in every laugh talking about his adventures.
"Yes, adventures. Dime was the Indiana Jones of metal, always looking for the Holy Grail of pranks. He was all of the guys on 'Jackass' combined; years before there was a TV show. Anyone that has seen the PANTERA home videos knows what I am talking about. Dime did it first and without a huge corporation and a team of lawyers to take care of the mess afterwards.
"Dime was an original, through and through. Always kicking the door open in every aspect of his life. There were no walls that could contain his creativity and his life was proof of that.
"Everything he did was done with a passion that was stronger than the Hulk. (He did have a 'Hulk Blood' tattoo.)
"In Dime's world anything could happen. And it did.
"No idea was too crazy, no idea too big.
"A few years back I was over at his house and he was so proud of the smoke machine and disco ball he had installed in his living room so it would be like a KISS live show every night. All he needed were some big flames and it was done. (Not painted, actual fire in his living room.)
"When you walked into Dime's world you just had to let go of reality and I quote the man himself, 'Blow it up!'
"Charlie [Benante] told a great story about being at the house and seeing a goat with a pink beard walk past him. He did a double take and asked Dime why there was a goat walking around. Dime told him that somebody left it at his house so naturally he had to dye its beard a matching pink.
"It was this sense of the surreal; the feeling that you were living inside a comic book when you were with him that was so wonderful. He was an amusement park funhouse unto himself, if that funhouse was filled with the heaviest, fattest, grooviest, sickest riffs and mind-bending leads ever heard.
"Dime transcended guitar playing.
"Like Eddie Van Halen before him, he took the guitar and reinvented it for a whole new generation. He single-handedly kept lead guitar playing alive all through the nineties when for some reason it became trendy to do away with lead breaks. How did that happen? A reaction maybe to the overblown clichéd ten-minute guitar solos of the seventies and eighties or maybe because the players had nothing to say with their leads, or just couldn't play in the first place. Dime and I did an interview together for a guitar magazine and they asked us about seven string guitars and Dime said, 'Learn how to play more than a one-fingered riff on six first.'
"A ten-minute guitar solo by Dime was not only welcomed live, it was a highlight of the show.
"Dime was the complete package as a guitarist. He always knew that the rhythm and the riff were first. You can't just be a shredder and have nothing else to say. His rhythm playing was second to none and his riff writing and sense of melody took PANTERA to the top of the metal world.
"Dime's guitar playing has influenced every Metal band of the last ten years. That is a testament to his talent and power as an artist.
"I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time with Dime over the years. My experiences with him will never dull or fade. Those memories are in the vault, always safe, always accessible, to put a smile on my face. Dime had an uncanny ability to make you feel better just by being around him and his legacy will keep that spirit alive forever.
"Celebrate this man's life. Raise a glass and 'Watch it go!!'
"It's the only way he would've wanted it to be.
"I love you brother."
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Dimebag
Dec 17, 2004 15:24:10 GMT -5
Post by Mike on Dec 17, 2004 15:24:10 GMT -5
Concert Held For PANTERA Fan Who Died Helping DIMEBAG: Video Available - Dec. 17, 2004 An emotional tribute to Nathan Bray, one of the four victims of last week's nightclub shooting in Columbus, was held in Ohio, according to WBNS-10TV. Watch a video report from WBNS at this location.
The band VOLUME DEALER, the band that opened for DAMAGEPLAN that fateful night, headlined the show.
Hundreds of dollars were collected in Bray's memory.
As previously reported, Nathan Bray was killed when he jumped up on stage and and tried to perform CPR on guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott after he was shot by a longtime fan of his former group, PANTERA.
"When (Bray) looked up at the shooter that's when the shooter shot him," Adam Vanover, 45, of Bellefontaine said.
Witnesses and police said a group of people tried to help those who had been shot after Abbott's band DAMAGEPLAN began playing at Alrosa Villa on Dec. 8. Police shot and killed the gunman, Nathan Gale, 25, of Marysville.
Bray's funeral was held Saturday (Dec. 11) in his hometown of Circleville, about 30 miles south of Columbus.
Another benefit concert is planned for all of the shooting victims. It will be held New Year's Eve in Columbus.
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Post by Mike on Jul 7, 2005 8:26:48 GMT -5
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: 'In This River' Video Posted Online - July 6, 2005 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's video for the "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott tribute track "In This River" has been posted online at M-Cylinder.com. ( www.m-cylinder.com/blsriver.htm )In the video, which was shot with Eric Zimmerman (MEGADETH, NAPALM DEATH), mainman Zakk Wylde's seen seated at a grand piano set in the middle of a flowing river. Once the song reaches the guitar solo, Wylde smashes his guitar and sets the piano ablaze. "In This River" comes off BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's latest album, "Mafia", which has sold 141,520 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Dimebag
Aug 20, 2005 13:53:20 GMT -5
Post by Mike on Aug 20, 2005 13:53:20 GMT -5
Happy Dime Day Everyone! Dimebag's Birthday today. Seems like Dean Guitars is planning making a book from all the posts in their forum today in the Dime Day thread. deanguitars.com/home.php
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Dimebag
Aug 22, 2005 21:49:40 GMT -5
Post by Skull and Bones on Aug 22, 2005 21:49:40 GMT -5
Funny how I still get upset whenever I look at picks of Dime man.
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Post by Mike on Dec 8, 2005 9:16:07 GMT -5
Greatness Never Forgotten R.I.P. - Dime
come share a blacktooth grin tonight!
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Dimebag
Dec 8, 2005 10:29:17 GMT -5
Post by Mike on Dec 8, 2005 10:29:17 GMT -5
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Dimebag
Dec 8, 2005 10:53:51 GMT -5
Post by Skull and Bones on Dec 8, 2005 10:53:51 GMT -5
Yeah it's that time again....
One year and it's amazing how time flies. By the same token it never fails to amaze me how timeless that man's music really was. To have that kind of influence and to have touched that many people would have been the most amazing feeling in the world. And it's nice to see it stays, even after you're gone.
It's funny how some people's lights die out when they are their brightest. Hendrix, Joplin, Rhodes. But if that's the case, Dime's light was brightest of all. I don't think there's much any of us could say about him that could even begin to do the man a tenth of the justice he deserved, but we can all still say thanks for the things he did leave behind that we can learn, listen to and appreciate and then pass on to the next generation of fans so that his musical legacy, talent and style will never be forgotten.
Anyway fellas, stop by on Saturday before the gig and we'll all have a beer together and listen to some Pantera. Have one for Dime and remember how much ass he kicked in the short time he was here.
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Dimebag
Dec 8, 2005 19:14:10 GMT -5
Post by teeroy on Dec 8, 2005 19:14:10 GMT -5
no one thinkin bout john lennon?
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Dimebag
Dec 8, 2005 21:04:55 GMT -5
Post by Rev. Mike Kruse on Dec 8, 2005 21:04:55 GMT -5
ya, that was 25 years ago today too. man, time flies.
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Dimebag
Dec 8, 2005 22:31:47 GMT -5
Post by Mike on Dec 8, 2005 22:31:47 GMT -5
The thread says "Dimebag"......
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Dimebag
Dec 8, 2005 23:14:56 GMT -5
Post by Skull and Bones on Dec 8, 2005 23:14:56 GMT -5
Well we all sat around and sang along with "Give Peace a Chance" at the warehouse when it came on the radio today. Reminded me of them ol' jam sessions J-Red and me used to have after the Phattoe gigs. However, yeah we're sort of talking about Dime here and the more I think about it, the more I wonder why the truelly great people and great things in life are cut down before they could really bare fruitation? Some say Dime had hit his peak in Pantera and maybe their right, or MAYBE his best was yet to come. He was a pretty experimental dude and his energy was explosive to the point that I bet there was much more interesting shit to come down the road from him.
Or maybe he would have made everyone's jaw drop when a Pantera ruinion came about and blasted the stuffing out of every other damn "reuinion" that's come about.
Or maybe he would have done like Eddie Van Halen and made people rethink how they make guitars with time, starting a new age in rock music.
Or maybe he would have settled down, raised a family and retired and jammed in his spare time with his brother and had a happy home with all the things that so many people wish they could have, and brought to him with a great heart and a talent to rival the muses.
Or maybe some fucked up, selfish asshole prick piece of shit cocksucker lets his damn issues control him and he runs on stage, guns down an innocent man who's just doing his job and entertaining and bringing happiness to people and then another man who's just trying to help before he's gunned down by the police. And all that we have left to do is hang our heads every so often and listen to a Pantera song and try to comprehend why this shit keeps happening. What would posess some dipshit to put aside the wants and needs of family, friends and the scores of millions who looked up to this man because he had a fucking bad day? What kind of sick, demented creep do you have to be to cut down this great man in a hale of gunfire because you can't control your damn self? I hate questions that have no answers.
Few chords and the guy could lighten your mood, or direct it almost. A solo or two later and you weren't just hearing the music, no you were feeling it. It's what made Dime and his ilk special. People that move you like that don't just come along every day. That's what makes this situation sad. I'm not saying that there won't be other great musicians and artists in the future. I'm just saying that there won't be another Dime.
So today, I hope that everyone took a minute to bow their heads or pause to think about Dime and the profound influence he had on any of us that ever wanted to make music. I like to think that when a great musician passes on like that, he or she leaves a little bit of himself in the music that's played by the people that remember them, something that goes beyond influence but that initial spark that might have helped say, a young guitarist hit his first chord on the long road to being a virtuoso. It's always there and it's what makes the music that much sweeter every time. I know every time I let fly with the Pantera in full bloodcurdling rage and spew it at the audience, part of that energy and that spark that MADE me want to do that because of the music I heard from Pantera and from Dime is in there.
Otherwise, in every song you heard and every song you sang, the energy just wouldn't be there. It's the mark and the waves that people begin to leave on the world the more they reach outside themselves and affect it.
And men like John Lennon and Dime reached so far out they affected people like all of us fans thousands of miles away, and even millions across the pond.
Roll that around your head for a while.
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Dimebag
Dec 9, 2005 10:07:36 GMT -5
Post by Mike on Dec 9, 2005 10:07:36 GMT -5
A scene from last night's gig at Dicken's...
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Dimebag
Dec 9, 2005 10:08:57 GMT -5
Post by Mike on Dec 9, 2005 10:08:57 GMT -5
i think something's quirky with the website. this is the second post that i had to write in twice...
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