Sunday, 8 December 2013

Where were you?

Every generation has it's moments, it's iconic events. The ones people and society won't forget. The ones where you will always remember where you were when you heard the news. Mine has had more than it's fair share...The death of Kurt Cobain, The terrorist attack in the US in September 2001, and the murder of Darrel "Dimebag" Abbott on this day (December 8th) in 2004.

I will remember hearing the news of Dimebag's death until the day I join him there. I was on train on my way to Birmingham for a shopping trip when I received a text message from a friend saying that Dimebag had been shot. I took this as saying that an 'incident' had taken place and nothing more. It was only on arriving in Birmingham and making my way to (the now defunct) Virgin Megastore that I heard on the in-store radio news that there had been a fatal shooting at a live show in Columbus, Ohio and that it had resulted in the deaths of 4 people (5 if you include the gunman - I do not), one of them being the guitarist of the band Damageplan. I remember the whole place falling silent and I remember feeling a cold chill of shock.

I'll never forget where I was. Where were you?

R.I.P. Dime



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  1. Unknown8 December 2013 at 11:33

    I was working an early shift that day and since swedish radio treats metal as the red-headed stepchild I got the news when I got home. Even though I never had listen that much to Pantera (for shame you say!) the rest of the day was spent in tribute to him.

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    1. MKHANISBENT8 December 2013 at 11:50

      You don't have to like or listen to Pantera (although you should!) to respect the man for his playing and for being a good human being.

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  2. Kimberley138 December 2013 at 13:57

    I was with you, birthday shopping!! First thing I did this morning was say RIP Dimebag! Remember it, clear as day! X

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  3. MKHANISBENT8 December 2013 at 14:10

    Me too. A dark day.

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  4. woolfie8 December 2013 at 15:40

    I was working at Epson when I was told about Cobain and at Dsg for Dimebag. Both times I didn't believe it. Cobain was word of mouth and Dimebag was via text. It took a while for it to sink in. They're both tragic deaths but Dimebags effected me more because I couldn't get my head around a member of the metal community doing something like that.

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