hello :)

Dave,

Do you have a Dimebag memory or ever get a chance to play with him?

Thanks,
Jay

i had never heard of Dimebad or his band, but it's sad when something like a shooting happens. it's tragic.
RIP Dimebag
we live in strange times

sad.

i've never been a Pantera fan, but it's really sad to hear somebody dies.
no words to describe my feelings.

shit, types it wrong the first time..sorry Dimebag!

amen to that dave..

what a shock!! it's just crazy..
i was about to post here on the exact same topic. it's a great loss.
i'd like to echo jay's question. any dimebag moments to share?

Oh my gosh...I am in utter shock :( R.I.P. Dimebag. I saw Pantera with my Dad at Ozzfest 2000.

I was never a Damageplan or Pantera fan, but OMFG what a loss. One of the great metal guitarists is gone. Dimebag will certainly be missed.

BH

the whole incident is so incredibly messed up, I'm at a loss for words.

My condolences goes out to the families of everyone afflicted.

~Noonie C~

RIP Dimebag Darrel Abbot

A legend taken away too quickly.

I can't even imagine what Vinnie Paul and the rest of his family are going through. My condolences to them and anyone at that show who had to see what happened.

- Sean

Prayers to the family. RIP Dimebag.
I havent really listened to much Pantera but what i had heard I liked. It was clear the guy had a great talent.

RIP DIMEBAG.

I never knew much Pantera either, but Dimebag is on at least 5 covers of Guitar World each year, so he must have been loved and respected tremendously.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1494653/20041209/damageplan.jhtml?headlines=true

Shit i cant believe that is real. How could anyone do that?
Why have so many great people died this year?
RIP
Love always,
Georgina x
redhotchilifoo panic agent 2588

It is a shock - RIP Darrell and Vinny

Does anyone know the situation with Vinnie?
...i know he was shot but that's all i could find out. Some sites are sayin TWO bandmembers were murdered, but they don't say who the other was.

It's amazing that someone will wake up one day and decide to kill a person because he doesn't like his band or doen't agree with a band break up. The world is a fucked up place and things are getting worse...
I'm in shock

I am truly at a loss of words. I am stepping away from the board for a few days to mourn. I am trying to be positive, but the gravity of it all of this is too heavy. I have to keep saying to myself (some sort of desperate hope/ trying to cope with this horrible situation) that Jimi Hendrix better start working on some of his guitar chops because when Dime-Bag gets there, he is going to have his hands full becuase a "Heavy-Metal Legend" is moving in. Sincere condolences go out to the Abbott family, family members, the band, fans at the show/others caught in the reckless crossfire and their fans worldwide. I am going to miss seeing him play live and his 4x12 guitar cabinets stacked to the ceiling.....
I am also wishing/hoping that the other unknown band members (Vinny, Pat, or Bob) which the press won't give details on, are alive/recovering.

Brett (guns-they are the most "useless" invention known to mankind)

A very tragic moment, a great musician, a brutal one with songs like warped but with great sense of melody like the chords for cemetry gate. He will be missed throughout the metal and guitar scene.
I feel great sorrow and very sorry for the fact his brother vinne paul was playing drums when this happened and saw it and i hope he may mourn undisturbed aswell as his drinking/guitar/best friend Zakk wylde.

Never heard of him, or the band, but thats sad. R.I.P how could someone be so stupid to do something like that? It's a shame theres people like that. have a nice dayy!

Never heard of him, or the band, but thats sad. R.I.P how could someone be so stupid to do something like that? It's a shame theres people like that. have a nice dayy!

R.I.P. Dimebag.......all the man was doing was working, doing something he loved & making his fans happy!

Hope the bastard who killed him gets the death penalty, which, despite my somewhat 'lib' leanings....I am totally for.

What's with all these talented people dying in December? What an awful way for their families to remember the Holidays.

My prayers go to his family.

unfortunatly the man who shot him got killed by a cop before the shooter (Nathen Gale shot a hostage

thats fuckin crazy! cant belive dimebag is dead. he was a badass guitarist. i loved pantera. i wonder how phil anselmo feels? obviously like shit but. r.i.p dude!
from Gagan n Rachel X

I cannot believe it. The shock of this is not wearing off.

He will be greatly missed. Both as a person and as an artist.

RIP

Oh God I feel so bad I cannot believe it¡¡
I´m a real fan from pantera and damage plan.
Dimebag¡¡¡¡ I´m speechless. This is so unreal, a real tragedy.
the only thing that I can say is: Dimebag, you will be forever in my heart, thank you very much by music.
I Hope Vinne are ok
to all his friends, like Zakk, and his family, my prayers are with all of you.
Rest in Pace Bro....

Diana

I just found this article.

can anyone confirm the picture at the bottom of it.. it does look like dime, but i am not sure... head is blurry but the goatee appears visable and looks like his.

http://ee.dispatch.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:ArticleToMail&Type=text/html&Path=TCD/2004/12/09&ID=Ar00100&Locale=english-skin-custom

Wow. RIP to everyone who lost their lives yesterday. That is such sad, devastating news. Nobody deserves to be forced from this earth in such a violent, unexpected way. Very scary, indeed.

Best wishes and stay safe,

-Denise

I do not know much about Pantera, but I am sure he was loved by his friends, family and fans, and I feel very badly that his death happened in such a violent and senseless way. When the world seems awful and mean these days, I remind myself that there *is* good in the world, even though sometimes it feels like there isn't.
For everyone out there who is sad about his passing, remember his music, and how he made you smile....

I can't believe there are all these people here, rock music fans, that never knew of Dimebag or Pantera! Dime was a huge influence musically on my friends and I growing up. Everyone would try to play as fast as him, or as hard as him. He was definately an Individual. It's almost incomprehensible. You walk out on stage to do something you love and before you know it...It's gone.
Even though I don't really listen to that type of music anymore, Dime was an amazing person and he will certainly be missed.

When I read that on CNN I just stared at the screen in disbelief for about 5 minutes.

It still never amazes me the things human beings are capbible of doing.

Dave,
Thanks for the respect to Dimebag, He was a great talent. He is one of the main reasons I pick up my axe everyday. R.I.P Dime

I'm still in shock...Pantera was one of the first shows I saw live, and was totally blown away by the energy. I'm in such disbelief voer the whole thing. It is scary when someone is just doing their job, especially as a performer making people happy, and in an instant everything is changed forever. If this is a case of a deranged fan (which it seems to be), this is truely disturbing....RIP all those who lost their lives over something so insignificant.

Cori... major hugs to you today. Know that you're in my thoughts.

And yeah... it's good to be back. Work has been insane lately with some really crazy hours, so I haven't been online much. It's getting me closer to realizing my dream though, so it's all good.

My thoughts are also with Dimebag Darrell, the band, his family and the fans that were there last night. There's no reason any artist should have to put their life on the line in order to perform, just as there's no reason fans should have to do the same just to attend a show. No reason at all...

Dave... Awesome performance last night, bro. Also saw you on the VH1 Coolest Years thing, talking about your experience with mushrooms. Brought back some memories and cracked me up as well...

Much love and respect to Dave and The Family...

Peace,
Tim/Panic Agent Nitewing

sorry 4 dwellin on this but jeeeeeeesus. the way he died is fucked up!
i read abit on how he died:
"I was up close to the stage on the side where Dimebag was playing," wrote one fan on the band's website. "Then I saw the guy jump out of the crowd onto the stage. He was yelling something about how 'You broke up Pantera, you ruined my life. What about Phil?' " - referring to Phil Anselmo, the Pantera singer who did not join Damageplan. " 'He needs heroin money.'
sum fuckin 'fans' need to sort their sad lil lifes out.
i bet he's probably playing sum mad heavy riffs 2 god as gods headbangin. u know gods a metaller. long hair and the beard. hell yeh! peace bruv.

good lord, i didn't check the news in the morning and come online and find stuff like this out...
Honestly I don't know much about the guy and never really was that into Pantera, but the whole thing is just terrible! Why in the world would you bring a gun into a club and do something like that? what a nut. Kinda makes you wonder how safe we really are at concerts...
my condolences to all those affected personally by dime bag's passing.

on a positive note, I GOT THE JOB!! (that I had interviewed for last week). Negotiating salary now.
Also, I'M GETTING A CAR!!
Merry Christmas to me alright! Santa spoiled me this year. ;)

love to all
M

Cori...warm thoughts for you and your family today. I know it is a difficult day, and I wish you the best.

Hey dave and peeps.
dave have u seen this site: http://www.xiola.org/
it says sumthink about you on the opening page. does that casey lady have issues with you or sumthink. pppfff..b well dude

heLLo...

It's midnite here in France, which means it's Dcmbr 10th!
And today is my FreAk birthday! another year! ;-)

FreAk*!!!!!!!!!!

.•:*¨¨*:•..•:*¨¨*:•.HAPPY BIRTHDAY FREAK.•:*¨¨*:•..•:*¨¨*:•.

Congrats on the job, Mortisha...

Happy Birthday, FREAK!

Freak....Happy Birthday!!!
Cori....Thinking of you
Mouse....You GO girl!!!

ummm, gagan....there's a line from this book I read, whatever things are true, whatever things are right, keep your mind towards those....the other stuff...just let it GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

jezebel(mistletoe, anyone?)

Mortisha, congratulations¡¡¡¡¡¡

Freak HAPPY BIRTHDAY ¡¡¡¡¡ have a great day.

love
Diana

Hey 6767.comers... thought the new front page of my site would be of interest to you :)

http://www.xiola.org

Hey all,

So sad to hear about Dimebag! What a fucked up world we're living in! Doesn't make much sense to me, anyway!

Just wanted to drop by and say hey. No more bad news...k?!

Love,

Pekka

hi family and dave

i just want to say hello

happy birthday freak !!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you fReAK!!!! Hope you have a blast.

My 2 cents on Dimebags death:

I was in shock when I heard it this morning. Man, people can't even go and enjoy a show. What is this world comming to? I guess they have to start frisking people at the door. I am SO pissed that this happened. Strange that it happen on John Lennon's anniversary. I mean, under the same cercumstances.

R.I.P. Dimeback - This world lost another talented person.

Much love to all, CC
P.S. Jezzi, I sent out your x-mas card today.

Today is a very sad day. I was watching the news after I got home late last night and had heard about a club shooting and the guitarist of a band was killed. but didn't find out till this morning who. I was in complete shock. I saw Pantera years ago with Skid Row and I was truly amazed by dimebag. He will be truly missed in the music scene. He was one of the greatest players.

Thank you Dave for your respect.... we shall all mourn together.

Sorry Freak....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

=)Happy b-day Freak!!!

Congratulations Maria, so are you giving us a ride home for the next TPC show? j/k

amor y paz,
blanca lizardi (somebody needs a hug)

I can't believe that in this day and age, something so horrific could happen. Maybe it's because I'm a sneeze away from NYC, but I can't remember the last time I went to a club without going through a metal detector, having my bag searched, and at times patted down by a female guard. I just read that the club didn't have a metal detector. HUH??? I find that really alarming. Maybe it wouldn't have even stopped the guy, but still. Regardless, it's a terrible tragedy and an incredible loss.

Dave, being a performer, I imagine it must be not only disturbing and saddening to hear of something like this happening, but a little frightening too.

On another note....
Freak:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR FREAK, (the incredibly talented and creative guy that we all appreciate so much for being such a great member of the family and for contributing such cool stuff including a website with some rocking artwork and kick ass music that is best played very, very loudly), HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! :)

Spreading the birthday cake,
Deena

http://www.xiola.org

ops!!! a bigggggggggggggg hug!

RIP Dimebag... (and all of the other innocent people taken out by that psycho)
Unfu*kin real.... too much unnecessary death in this world... I hear ya Dave - great guitarist... what a shame...
BTW - Sonny, great site. I've been going to Xiola for years n years. Never knew it was your site. Props, props, props... best Jane's site on the net, hands down.
And Happy Birthday Freak.. .
Much peace and L.O.V.E. everyone...
Scott

yeah, Sonny, really...never knew you to feel the need to pimp your own site....What a fitting day to do just that, when our minds are turned towards so-called 'fans' who feel they should have a say in the creative directions of musicians they admire...like I said in email, how many degrees seperate these "fans" from that 'other' guy....

but, you do have a cool site, I especially like the vault!!!
XXXOOO
jezebel(live and let live, or get a life of your own)

Oh my god, I hadn't heard till just now. I can't belive this shit! CFH forever bro.

Congratulations Maria on the Job/Car and Happy Birthday Freak. Hope you are having a blast.

I’m still in disbelief on what happened yesterday. It just goes to show you how fragile life is and that anything is possible. One moment you are thinking about what you want to have for dinner or obsessing over some meaningless thing and a few hours/minutes later like the switch of a light you’re dead.

It just blows me away how someone could feel justified to inflict such pain on another.

I know this is going to sound lame but on a side note, I’m going home to clean my room. If was to die before that I would die all over again with the idea of someone having to go in there. And I’m wearing pretty underwear, always.

Happy Birthday Freak

Mike from NYC

Here is my blanket statement...

FUCK http://www.xiola.org/

Any questions?

Pony

***Maria*** CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! So happy for you, and a car too?!!! WOW, that's awesome =) Good luck with the job, and the car-hunt (don't let them rip you off!!)

Insomnia again... Don't wanna take a sleeping pill 'cos they ain't too healthy. Don't wanna end up wondering one day whether it was the blue pill to sleep and the red one to wake up, or the other way round...

BTW, I didn't think wendybird's side note was lame but how about not wearing any underwear at all. Just a thought.

Back to watching Fargo (yaa).

I don't know what to say. "Vulgar Display Of Power" the title say's it all.
Life ...Death... Anger ... Hatred...Energy. For the past decade this has been one of the 'go to ' albums when in the car, sitting in traffic, pissed at the world!
Every song better than the last, putting a grin of sin on my face.
He has unquestionably made a tremendous impact on metal and many, many lives
and will be missed. Rest peacefully Dime!

R.I.P DIMEBAG...another ROCK LEGEND will be missed....

Happy B-day J "P

miss chatting with u's, hope all is well peeps...keep ya head up

This is bullshit! now that I've had a couple of drinks to let it sink in. BULLSHIT! Pantera, along with BLS, was one of the last true metal bands. And Dime was one badass guitar player, and a hell of great guy. Everyone I know that ever met him has said so. Phil was the asshole, and I know this sounds horrible but why not him. Most metal bands suck, hell most of them don't even understand what the fuck its about. But Pantera was different, they got it! As hard as this is hiting me, I feel so much for Vinne and the rest of his clan. I miss you bro, and a blacktooth grin for you.

the previous posts are not mine, i would be willing to bet they are a certain individual from aintnoright.com that goes by fidel.

i never pimp my site anywhere, there's no need and i never post here either, nothing personal, but i just thought you guys should know that any posts put here besides this is not me.

i have my own disagreements with dave, but i'm not gonna trash his site with them or try to argue with fans of his or his band.

considering anyone could put in any name and post, you guys should know it would be completely easy to post as someone else.

i wish dave and the panic channel all the best.

anyway, i hope this clears things up, if you have a problem with the photo i put, i understand, but these posts are not me.

Happy B-Day FREAK!!!

To the mystery person with a grudge... Relax.
We are all on borrowed time and it should be used for the common good of all around us. If Dave were to leave us from some unnatural event, you would probably blabber yourself to sleep. So chill and enjoy the fruits of all that is around us.

And if Dimebag's untimely end didn't get your attention maybe this will.

Someone walked into a show and started blowing people away, and for what! Could have been me, could have been you. Are you going to piss away your time and ours with crap? Or are you going to sit back and enjoy the music that Dave, Perry, Stephen, Chris, Steve, and Eric will continue to make in whatever form?

Cheers,

Mike C.

To the talented and totally cool Freak - VERY happy Birthday to you, bro!

Thanks for being so supportive everyone..
To the very lovely Abby- watch out girl, a car means I'll be coming to visit! ;)

Any suggestions on what car to get?? My family is all Toyota or Nissan

M

My Saturn's never given me any problems (10/11 years old), and Hondas are known to be reliable and hold their value...but I'd definitely go for the Ferrari Maria!!! lol
Honda is coming out with their new Hybrid Accord...it doesn't look any different from the regular one, it gets great gas mileage, and is said to have faster acceleration than the traditional Accord!! It starts at around $30,000...(remember that you are using less gas so the long-term saving is a plus)...

Mortisha, HELL YEAH on the car and the job! I know they're not anything fancy or expensive, but I got a new Hundai this year and I love it. It's got a 10 year bumber to bumper warranty with free roadside assistance. That in itself is awesome. It's a smooth ride, good on gas... cheap too!

Whatever you decide, I wish you all the best!

Happy happy, joy joy,
Deena

whoops... I meant Hyundai

*****Maria****
One word HONDA. Ok a few more, I've never had a problem with either of mine. My Element is Honda #3 for me and I've love/d them all. I wouldn't take any other car.

Dave!

Hey just saw ya on VH1 telling a really funny story of you & steve trippin while you were curled up in the back of a hatch back freakin out.

Any other funny trippin storys from your past?

Hope all is lovely......

Giovanni

I have driven a few Hondas.

Anyhow, what a terrible tragedy. Sad to hear about it.

Take Care,