"Dimebag" Darryl killed on stage

Syracuse · December 09, 2004, 08:22:22 AM

A gunman walked on stage at a Damageplan show in Columbus and killed the guitarist.
He shot him five or six times at point blank range.
For those that don't know, he was the guitarist for Pantera and recently formed Damageplan with his brother, Vinny Paul.
Full story at damageplan.com
That's just as farged up as farged up can get.

PhillyGirl · December 09, 2004, 08:52:43 AM

Its all over the news, CNN.com, Yahoo.com....even CF.com.....in the Dead People thread.

MURP · December 09, 2004, 09:14:11 AM

cant even find the words right now about how much this pisses me off.

mussa · December 09, 2004, 09:18:54 AM

Totally shocked and pissed!
I heard it on howard stern this morning, I heard rumored his brother was shot too.
Supposedly it was some crazed fan from Pantera days...wtf!

PhillyGirl · December 09, 2004, 09:20:55 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/09/nightclub.shooting/index.html

MadMarchHare · December 09, 2004, 10:05:39 AM

Guarantee you the bible thumpers will be out "When you sing songs about the devil, this sort of thing is going to happen!"

Diomedes · December 09, 2004, 10:24:58 AM

They're already doing it on the Dead People thread, if not in so many words.

General_Failure · December 09, 2004, 12:12:02 PM

I didn't know Sus was a Bible thumper.

Diomedes · December 09, 2004, 12:16:08 PM

Metaphorically speaking. But point taken.

MURP · December 09, 2004, 12:57:44 PM

Dimebag was one of the great guitarists of all time. He influenced so many metal bands its scary to imagine what the scene would be like today without him. Pantera was one of the first bands to get me into metal long ago and their music had a great effect on my life while growing up. I cant count how many hours I spent with friends watching the "Watch It Go" home video and laughing my ass off. I know i've shared a lot of moments with DMF and Mussa having some brews and watching/listening to it. Outside the metal world he wasnt really known, which is a shame. For those who don't know, his brother (Vinnie Paul) was the drummer of Damageplan. Dimebag was murdered right in front of him. Too many great musicians are murdered or kill themselves. Im def going out and having a few brews for Dime tonight.

"You want a fvcking shot? Here it comes!"

"Bottle of Jager, Bottle of Cuervo... watch it go!"

mussa · December 09, 2004, 01:00:25 PM

Im with ya buddy

Except Im gonna do a shot of jager and a shot of cuervo, not a bottle of each.

Geowhizzer · December 09, 2004, 06:21:35 PM

Quote from: MadMarchHare on December 09, 2004, 10:05:39 AM
Guarantee you the bible thumpers will be out "When you sing songs about the devil, this sort of thing is going to happen!"

Thump... Thump... Thump...

Isn't that about as "close-minded" as you like to portray "religious" people as being?

As for the guy, it's a shame to see anyone (short of Hitler or Osama) die so young. I have no idea what Pantera or Damageplan play, and from what I gather here it wouldn't be the kind of music I would enjoy or want my son to listen to. Doesn't mean that I want him dead.

Now, the guy that shot these innocent people, I have to admit I have little sympathy for him.

Susquehanna Birder · December 09, 2004, 06:59:21 PM

I also think that Dio was taking my indifference as some kind of pleasure in the victims' passing.

General_Failure · December 09, 2004, 07:14:27 PM

I think he was more or less mad that you assumed someone named Dimebag wasn't a great guy. That's my guess, anyway. Seems like everyone's a little jumpier than they used to be.

Susquehanna Birder · December 09, 2004, 07:48:51 PM

Quote from: General_Failure on December 09, 2004, 07:14:27 PMSeems like everyone's a little jumpier than they used to be.

I said to the wife this evening: The whole world is in a pissy mood today.