Gary Holt: YES!!! Got my SUPER SICK Dime tribute axe today!! Built by @tsmithguitars should have arrived on the 8th, but Fedex fucked up, but better late than never! Can’t wait to plug this bad boy in!!
Tag: Dimebag Darrell
Rita Haney (dimebagzhag): Well here we are on D-Day.. 15 yrs… has it really been that much time.. I sure miss those eyes.. and you telling me to come get in my favorite place, then tap the space between your neck and shoulder.. and you knew it really was my favorite place ♥️ being strapped up inside since yesterday has given me lots of time to remember so many different moments.. the only urge today I felt the need to check the time.. then realized.. this was about when I was backing out of the garage in the Rock Box and got the call from Vinnie.. strange how things can still be so vivid after all this time.. I think about how I couldn’t stay mad at you cause you would make me laugh.. and even now when I tear up.. you make something funny pop in my head.. so I suck it up and swallow hard.. which has been a little difficult today since I’m wrestling with this sore throat and cruddy chest thing.. not the best time to be stuck on the couch.. but Cat Dracula has been a pretty good nurse prescribing cuddles and kisses all day?? This is usually the kinda shit I write in my journals.. apologies for rattling on.. The point of this post is to Thank you.. Thank You everyone for loving him and remembering him.. also thank you for all the kind thoughts and words today that I have received on all social platforms, by text, VM, etc. you guys remind me why you live your best life!!! ⚡️I still have the best life.. Thank you Darrell⚡️♥️
Gone But Not Forgotten
John Lennon: October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980
Dimebag Darrell Lance Abbott: August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004
Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley: December 2, 1960 – December 8, 1984
Jim Morrison: December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971
Gregg Allman: December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017
Rex Brown: Gone.. But certainly not Forgotten!! Miss ya old son..
Happy Birthday Jim Morrison. pic.twitter.com/WQQEeKsKMg
— full in bloom (@fullinbloom) December 8, 2019
We Wish You were here…. In Loving Memory ?? pic.twitter.com/o6l6iKs0f1
— Julian Lennon (@JulianLennon) December 8, 2019
Gone but never forgotten. #DimebagDarrell pic.twitter.com/kaBbUazGIc
— Dean Guitars (@DeanGuitars) December 8, 2019
“John Lennon is dead.”
39 years ago tonight, this @NBCNews special bulletin broke into ‘The Tonight Show’ to report that John Lennon had been shot and killed in New York City. pic.twitter.com/8epjIjmQQb
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 8, 2019
Same night, 24 years apart.
RIP John Lennon. RIP Dimebag.#JohnLennon #DimebagDarrell pic.twitter.com/gmBCqtgkvR— Tom Baird ?? (@ThomasBaird1997) December 8, 2019
Dimebag Darrell (20th August 1966 ‐ 8th December 2004 ) pic.twitter.com/D9v7BYwaXF
— 佐々木守 (@harktothewind_2) December 8, 2019
John Lennon was killed 39 years ago today. Look back at his extraordinary final interview https://t.co/xzPdVjdwsP pic.twitter.com/59mewnIfq9
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) December 8, 2019
Today marks the 39th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. The World ? lost a Dreamer. Gone way too soon at the age of 40?. ?? RIP #JohnLennon your music lives on. pic.twitter.com/57Ekhs0qtB
— 1Humble_Heart (@1Humble_Heart) December 8, 2019
december 8th 2019:
john lennon died 39 years ago
razzle died 35 years ago
jim morrison would’ve turned 76
let’s never forget these wonderful people? pic.twitter.com/rnRLh14hsP— ?????? (@pinbaIIwizard_) December 8, 2019
Jim Morrison predicted electronic music in a interview with Rolling Stone in 1969 pic.twitter.com/DqPcZA9YRa
— ∆S͓̽a͓̽t͓̽a͓̽n͓̽T͓̽h͓̽e͓̽H͓̽i͓̽p͓̽p͓̽i͓̽e͓̽∆ (@SatanTheHippie) December 5, 2019
R.I.P razzle‼️? pic.twitter.com/nJ1qDDu2NG
— JOHNNY SILVERS (@drunken8) December 8, 2019
??❤️. #DimebagDarrell pic.twitter.com/8dvZVPLRyg
— Zim Zum (@MrZum) December 8, 2019
JOHN LENNON 1940-1980
Please share your tributes in the Comments.
Photo by Annie Leibovitz, 8 December 1980 pic.twitter.com/VqoqjSYVKX— John Lennon (@johnlennon) December 8, 2019
I’m sick and tired of hearing things
From uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocritics
All I want is the truth
Just gimme some truth#JohnLennon pic.twitter.com/CIuu26KUFh— Yusuf / Cat Stevens (@YusufCatStevens) December 8, 2019
On December 8, ’70, @JimMorrison recorded his poetry in LA. Selections from this session became the vocals to #TheDoors’ album, AN AMERICAN PRAYER.
Celebrate Jim’s birthday by posting a rendition of your favorite poem from those recordings. Post with #HappyBirthdayJimMorrison pic.twitter.com/AvSJhLkBCt
— The Doors (@TheDoors) December 8, 2019
Happy Birthday to Grace’s friend and @TheDoors’ lead singer, @JimMorrison. @JeffersonAirp & The Doors toured Europe together in 1968.
Grace Slick’s portrait of Jim Morrison is titled “Pretty Boy.” #TheDoors #JimMorrison #Morrison #JeffersonAirplane #Legend #GraceSlick pic.twitter.com/gvTEZSrX8G
— Grace Slick (@GraceSlick_JA) December 8, 2019
My favorite Dimebag solo is “psycho holiday”. What’s your favorite Dimebag solo? pic.twitter.com/rUXAf8tOLq
— Robb Flynn (@TheGeneralMH) December 8, 2019
THE GENERAL JOURNALS: DIARY OF A FRONTMAN… AND OTHER RAMBLINGS.
DIMEBAG 15 YEARS LATERhttps://t.co/gZRGfyUFgA pic.twitter.com/AStvuHx8I4— Robb Flynn (@TheGeneralMH) December 8, 2019
it’s jim morrison’s birthday today everyone shut the fuck up pic.twitter.com/wMyn3Ezygh
— ibela’s evil twin (@SK8TRG1RL) December 8, 2019
Jim Morrison was born this day in 1943 in Melbourne, FL. pic.twitter.com/HoU2DUW8yQ
— Classic Rock In Pics (@crockpics) December 8, 2019
december 8th 2019:
john lennon died 39 years ago
razzle died 35 years ago
jim morrison would’ve turned 76
let’s never forget these wonderful people? pic.twitter.com/rnRLh14hsP— ?????? (@pinbaIIwizard_) December 8, 2019
Jim Morrison (December 8, 1943 Melbourne, Florida – July 3, 1971 Paris).
“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free”.
Jim Morrison. pic.twitter.com/HAtRFqkMJc— Juan Ferrer (@JuanFerrerVila) December 8, 2019
december 8th is officially one of the most cursed days in music history, we lost john lennon, dimebag darrel and juice wrld today, however jim morrison was born today. truly a wicked day filled with pain, but in it is a sliver of good. r.i.p to all and happy birthday jim ? pic.twitter.com/kjGNRWjbf9
— izzy (@isabelaghahowa) December 8, 2019
Raise your glasses for Dimebag! Another year has passed since we lost the greatest guitarist in metal. RIP Brother. #DimebagDarrell pic.twitter.com/85OtOo1S9B
— Rob (@redglorydragons) December 8, 2019
here are some pics of dimebag darrell playing what i believe is the most beautiful guitar ever pic.twitter.com/T5hZB3FnZL
— shanelle? (@moontallica) December 9, 2019
On the 15th anniversary of Dimebag Darrell’s death, read Rolling Stone’s investigation into the murder of the Pantera guitarist https://t.co/k2EikVXqs8
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) December 8, 2019
15 years ago during my first internship in music I got a call that my boss & a member of the band had been shot & that I wasn’t going to come into the office the rest of the week. The next day I woke up and realized it was Dimebag that was killed. Can’t believe it’s been 15 years pic.twitter.com/HRtlRIPyHm
— Drake Ocean (@MikeZiemer) December 9, 2019
Rip Dimebag Darrell A God pic.twitter.com/XAjRFwAg7r
— JoshLikesMetal??? (@JoshLikesMetal1) December 8, 2019
Just a week before his death, @dimebagdarrell gave his final interview #RIP https://t.co/VVZPt0qyjH
— Revolver Magazine (@Revolvermag) December 8, 2019
The aftershock of John’s death. #JohnLennon pic.twitter.com/eTQbilWgV8
— beatles candids and polaroids ? (@kayytripper) December 8, 2019
39 years later and I still feel sad about the death of#JohnLennon. While his music will always endure, his senseless murder deprived the world of so much. pic.twitter.com/WKPkwmcltE
— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) December 8, 2019
John Lennon signing autographs for his fans, 1980 pic.twitter.com/BIuf7sBfEF
— Rock History In Pics (@RockHistoryPix) December 9, 2019
John Lennon’s life was stolen on this day in 1980 #TheBeatles #RIP pic.twitter.com/f7SMgqU3gO
— Brian Eno (@dark_shark) December 9, 2019
Paul McCartney at the March For Our Lives protest against gun violence, March 2018
“One of my best friends was killed in gun violence right around here, so it’s important to me.” #JohnLennon pic.twitter.com/ed5ymeD7WY— beatles candids and polaroids ? (@kayytripper) December 8, 2019
Today in 1980, as New England’s John Smith lines up for a field attempt on Monday Night Football, Howard Cosell informs a stunned nation that John Lennon has been assassinated. #RIP pic.twitter.com/mY6Zo8twlw
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) December 8, 2019
John Lennon: The Last Interview https://t.co/vh6BlqVLZw via @RollingStone
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) December 8, 2019
ON THE VINE: Keep checking back, we’ll add more.
Rita Haney: Thu. Jan.16, 2020… save the date!, CA
Alright Cali are you ready for some more Dimebash.. Thursday of NAMM week we’ll be throwin’ down again.. the stage will not be the only smoker goin’ off.. that’s right.. our favorite Foo will be in the house cookin’ up a feast once again and this time we’ll be sharin’ the smoke with the audience.. I’ll have more details on the BBQ action coming soon! Tickets on sale next week along with all the venue details, etc. If you’re comin’ in for NAMM this is the first party you need to hit!!! Come out and celebrate with us.. The man (never a myth) always a legend… Dimebag Darrell!!! #dimebagdarrell #dimebagdarrellofficial #pantera #getchapull #12bbq #onetwobbq #backbeatbbq #dimebash #dimebash2020 — at The Observatory Orange County.
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Orange Amps: Metal legend Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Down) talks about how he found the Crush Pro 120 Head and how it became his go-to amp:
Ola England went to Arlington TX to get a glimpse at Dimebag Darrell’s personal guitar collection. Watch the clip below.
VISITING DIMEBAG’S GUITAR VAULT
VLOG – VISITING DIMEBAGS HOUSE
Rita Haney (DimebagzHag): An old friend dropped in⚡️?⚡️?⚡️ #welcomehome #dfh #deanbzelinsky #deanguitars
This excerpt was taken from the full in bloom interview with Pantera co-founder Terry Glaze.
You can listen to the interview via the YouTube clip above or the Soundcloud widget below. A transcript of the excerpt can also be found below.
DESCRIPTION:
Terry talks about how he found out about Dimebag Darrell’s death, the ‘Dean from Hell,’ Buddy Blaze and Vivian Campbell’s blue polka dot Kramer Nightswan guitar.
You can listen to the entire interview at this location.
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On how he found out about Dimebag Darrell’s death:
Terry Glaze: I got a call – early in the morning – from my friend, Buddy Blaze. Buddy Blaze is the one who was responsible for that ‘Dean from Hell,’ the blue lightning bolt. Back in the old days, he got the guitar from Darrell….Darrell had won the guitar in a guitar competition…but Buddy got it….Darrell wanted some money to buy his Firebird. So Buddy took the guitar and put a Floyd (Rose) on it, just totally customed-out the guitar, and then ended up giving it back to Darrell. Later, Buddy is the one that did that polka dot blue Kramer Nightswan guitar that Vivian Campbell played in that Whitesnake video. Buddy is just an amazing guitar player, who we’ve been friends with since he was a teenager….one of my best friends. But when Darrell died, Buddy was the one that called me and woke me up and said, ‘hey, turn on your whatever.’
Terry Glaze: And then the funeral happened, I don’t know how many days afterward. Darrell’s buried in the same cemetery where my grandmother and grandfather are buried and the same cemetery where my wife’s father is buried. So I was just at that cemetery Christmas, when I was back in Texas for the holidays. But we go to the funeral, me, Buddy and Tommy Bradford and I think that basically we were the only people who weren’t wasted. Everyone was wasted, so Darrell would have loved it. Then that night there was like a big party at the Arlington Convention Center and, you know, all these rock stars are there, everybody was trashed, you know? Eddie Van Halen was there, freakin’ Zakk (Wylde) was there, the guys in Alice in Chains were there. Just all of these rock stars. But there was Darrell’s body in a KISS Casket, shorts and flip flops….and he just look beautiful. It wasn’t tragic like a car crash or anything. He looked like he was just asleep. And it was just so surreal. You just couldn’t believe it until I went back, I think the next day, and I saw the dirt. His body was in the ground….in the dirt…..that kind of finality was what made it real to me. I just didn’t know how to respond or react to it.
Interview Excerpt via Soundcloud Widget
Thrash Metal World: Dimebag Darrell “Walk” solo guitar performance. PANTERA
#HappyBirthday #Pantera #GrooveMetal #Thrashmetal
Dimebag Darrell
“Walk” solo guitar performance.
PANTERA#HappyBirthday #Pantera #GrooveMetal #Thrashmetal pic.twitter.com/77XpKGEbOV— Thrash Metal World (@ThrasherManiacs) August 21, 2019
DimebagzHag: 15th Annual Ride For Dime & BackBeat BlackTooth BBQ – BYOB!!!
Featuring the smooth honkytonk sounds of WhiskeyDick!
Start:
Registration 12pm/High Noon!
KSU 2pm
Longhorn Harley Davidson
2830 W I-20
Grand Prairie,TX
BBQ Kicks Off @ 3:33pm
Gate 3pm BYOB!!!
The Fortress
3411 Sunset Lane
DWG/Arlington,TX
Absolutely “NO” Admittance without credentials. There will be limited space!!! But… If you would like to guarantee yourself a meal ticket and make registration easier.. You may prepay your donation – PayPal $33 to info@ridefordime.com Please include your name and email (if different) in “Add a Note” Must be sent as a gift with the friends or family option so no fees are applied to your donation.. You will be emailed your Ride Registration Form.. bring this, along with a copy of your PayPal receipt to the Registration Tent to pick up your credentials between 12pm – 1:30pm… You must have them to enter the BBQ! No exceptions! Remember.. We will feed ya.. but the BBQ is BYOB!!!
Route & Bike Parking Info posting soon…
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#ridefordimeDFW #rfd2019 #dimebagdarrell #backbeatbbq #davegrohl
HELLYEAH (Official): “OMG official video is premiering NOW!!! Should we add this to the tour set list? ??or??”
WELCOME HOME new album OUT 09.27.19 pre-order NOW at this location. ?????
“Oh My God”
Dimebag Darrell (Official): “SICK! #Repost @jayden_tatasciore・・・Back home down under and digging some Pantera ⚡️⚡️⚡️ @panteraofficial ??”
full in bloom:
“It was a very big night at the Agora as Buddy, Q102, and Arnold & Morgan presented the second consecutive “Real Guitar” competition. The winner this time was Darrell Abbott of Arlington. Darrell, age 14, was the favorite of the crowd and the judges as he walked off with first prize, a stunning, bright red, Dean ML guitar.”
Dean Zelinsky, founder of Dean Guitars, was one of the judges. Abbott’s mother accompanied him to the club because he was not old enough to enter on his own.
Source: 102KTXQ.com
According to TMZ, Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul left his best friend a sizable portion of his estate.
TMZ obtained a copy of Vinnie’s will which outlines exactly how his estate should be divided following his sudden death in June — and it’s Vinnie’s best friend, Charles Jones, who’s walking away with 38%.
Vinnie’s girlfriend, Chelsey Yeager, isn’t far behind with 37% of his estate. The rest is split between his tour manager (10%), drum tech (5%), producer (5%) and friend (5%).
Vinnie also gave his interest in his brother and Pantera co-founder Dimebag Darrell’s estate to Darrell’s girlfriend, Rita Haney.
As previously reported, Vinnie Paul was found dead in his Las Vegas home on June 22nd. He was 54 years old.
Brian Head Welch:
“LETTER TO DIMEBAG
“It was 2005. I was fresh off of drugs, freshly awakened spiritually and feeling positive, yet I was truly alone for the first time in my adult life, away from my best friends I had grown up with and taken Korn to the top of the music world with. What an exhaustive whirlwind of emotions. I can’t even tell you.
“But there was also a deep cloud of sadness from a completely different source that was weighing heavily on my soul. Dimebag Darrel from Pantera had been murdered on stage in front of his brother, his other bandmates, his friends in the road crew and a club full of devoted fans. Only a few weeks had gone by and I just couldn’t shake the shock, confusion and sadness of how that could’ve happened. With Dime’s murder, my leaving Korn and my new spiritual life… I was dealing with a tornado of confused emotions to say the least.
“Only a few weeks after the murder, I remember sitting in my studio/office at home, just days after leaving Korn. I couldn’t stop thinking about Dime. So I picked up my guitar and wrote a piece of music in a style I had never written before. It all came so naturally and quickly. It was as if the pain over Dime’s tragedy came from deep down in my soul, out of my heart, through my veins, into my hands, out of my fingers, and poured into this little piece of music called LETTER TO DIMEBAG. I felt a release after I finished it. It was a surreal experience in my life and every time I listen to it I feel the same emotions I felt that very day I wrote it; like my soul crying out over the injustice done to Dime, having to let him go, and witnessing a part of Dime’s closest family and friends die right along with him—especially his brother Vinnie. Vinnie was never the same after that.
“After the recent and sudden passing of Vinnie Paul, I wanted to post this again as they have both been on my mind and heart so much lately. So I dedicate this track to Dimebag Darrel and Vinnie Paul.
“RIP my brothers”
Dimevision 2 Contest happening now. Go to this location to see prizes & enter today. Gear from Metal Blade, Dean Guitars, DR Strings, Seymour Duncan & Dunlop. 10 prizes for you to win!
Dimebag Darrell Far Beyond Driven Dean ML Guitar (w/ HSC)
Dimevision Vol.2 Picture Book, DVD & CD
Dimebag Darrell Dunlop Crybaby from Hell Wah-Wah Pedal
Bag of Dimevision & Dunlop Picks
Set (Neck & Bridge) Dimebag Darrell Signature Seymour Duncan Guitar Pickups
Case (12 Sets) of Dimebag Darrell Signature Series Hi-Voltage DR Guitar Strings
(Along With 9 Other Potential Prize Packs)