SymphonicX
08-Dec-2009, 11:32 AM
On this day in the past, there have been at least three significant and tragic moments in music history.
December 8th 2004 saw Damageplan featuring legendary guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott play the Alrosa Villa in Ohio. Less than five minutes into the set, a paranoid schizophrenic stormed the stage with a handgun and tragically cut short the life of one of heavy metal's most prolific and legendary guitarists. Shooting him in the head three times, he turned the gun on members of the audience and security team who rushed to stop the carnage. 4 other people died that day, as well as the gunman Nathan Gale who was gunned down by a police officer responding to the scene.
1966 - 2004
Dimebag Darrell RIP.
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/bw_dimebag_darrell.jpg
Also, on December 8th 1980, John Lennon was entering the Dakota Apartment building in New York when he was infamously shot four times in the back with hollow point bullets. Tragically cutting short one of music's most revered and respected artists.
http://rgcred.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/john-lennon-face-pic.jpg
December 8th 1943 was also the birth of Jim Morrison. RIP to yet another musical legend.
http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Jim-Morrison-doors-01.jpg
So a significant date, especially for me as a big Pantera fan. It seems it's a day of both celebration and mourning, and I hope you join me in passing a thought to the beautiful and influential creations of these great men.
RIP.
December 8th 2004 saw Damageplan featuring legendary guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott play the Alrosa Villa in Ohio. Less than five minutes into the set, a paranoid schizophrenic stormed the stage with a handgun and tragically cut short the life of one of heavy metal's most prolific and legendary guitarists. Shooting him in the head three times, he turned the gun on members of the audience and security team who rushed to stop the carnage. 4 other people died that day, as well as the gunman Nathan Gale who was gunned down by a police officer responding to the scene.
1966 - 2004
Dimebag Darrell RIP.
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/bw_dimebag_darrell.jpg
Also, on December 8th 1980, John Lennon was entering the Dakota Apartment building in New York when he was infamously shot four times in the back with hollow point bullets. Tragically cutting short one of music's most revered and respected artists.
http://rgcred.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/john-lennon-face-pic.jpg
December 8th 1943 was also the birth of Jim Morrison. RIP to yet another musical legend.
http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Jim-Morrison-doors-01.jpg
So a significant date, especially for me as a big Pantera fan. It seems it's a day of both celebration and mourning, and I hope you join me in passing a thought to the beautiful and influential creations of these great men.
RIP.