"Dimebag" Darrell Abbot Murdered on Stage

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Damn this thread has got to have some of the dumbest statements of all time :pinch:

[Drone]

Damn this thread has got to have some of the dumbest statements of all time  :pinch:

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In what way?

[stncttr908 Veteran]

another reason why I hate usa. Almost everybody have a gun

and you can't even be safe in your own house :/

R.I.P pantera :(

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Guns aren't the problem. People are the problem. He could have gotten onstage with a knife and stabbed him just as easily. Should be outlaw knives?

[rec_kris]

This is indeed a sad day. RIP Dimebag.

[aaronspuler]

This was just recently added to the report over at http://www.nbc4i.com:

Lead guitarist Darrell Abbott, who was known as "Dimebag Darrell," was shot and killed, NBC 4 reported.

"He's playing the guitar and (the gunman) just went right up to him," witness Jim Climer said. "He started blowing his brains out, basically. Dimebag was still playing. He didn't know what was going on, and that's when he hit the ground."

How sad. That just makes it even worse. I don't usually get sad about people that I don't know but damn just reading that makes my eyes a little misty.

No official word on the other band members, including Vinnie Paul. On http://www.pantera.com , the link to the news story says "Breaking News: Dimebag and Vinnie shot at Columbus Damageplan Show."

[Dashel]

RIP Dimebag, you will be missed.

ChroniX Aggression netradio is doing an all Dimebag day.

I can't believe there are such disrespectful pricks on Neowin.

:angry:

[Apollo]

The way we were

The chance to save my soul

And my concern is now in vain

Believe the word

I will unlock my door

And pass the cemetery gates

RIP

[Toxicfume Veteran]

Why the hell would anyone do that for whatever reasons :s Makes me think what kind of a world we are living in.

Very sad, RIP

[_fOoL_]

god dam loved Pantera.. RIP m8

gonna ply Pantera all night..

[Ayepecks]

Saw this yesterday (I live near Dallas-Ft. Worth)... man, what a tragedy. A true metal legend (and nice guy, from what I've heard) has died.

[GFM]

This is a huge tragdey, I love Pantera and Damage Plan. Odd thing is that the last song I listened to last night was "Revolution is my name."

[Fred Derf Veteran]

Apparently this all happened because the shooter blamed Dimebag for breaking up Pantera.

[Chouzan]

Ridiculous, his reasoning does not even come close to justifying what he has done. :(

[Fred Derf Veteran]

Ironically the band was interviewed recently as quoted the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" idiom. I wonder if Dimebag would now be alive if the attacker had only a knife.

[Dark Ride]

It's not just Dimebag Darell who's dead. Patrick Lachman (former "Halford" guitarist) is dead too, and a police man and some other person.Don't forget 'em :(

EDIT: btw, Vinnie Paul is OK.He has not been shot and isn't injured, as far as I know.

Edited December 10, 2004 by Dark Ride

[KHaKi-]

Heard about this at school today, very sad news, RIP. :cry: :no:

[Bioslayer]

This is real hard to deal with. He is such a cool guy. One of my friends hung out with him after a show and got trashed. He is so down to earth. RIP man!

[rabidFan]

my sympathies go out to the abbott family. especially vinnie..he lost 2 people out of this..his brother, and his bandmate. the poor guy couldnt even get status updates from police as he was yanked off the stage by security.

for those still wondering - it sounded like the killer hopped the fence and bypassed security somehow to get in with the gun. i refuse to believe any performance arena nowadays wouldnt do at least a proper patdown.

dime was an inspiration to me. and I'm having a hard time coping with this. there wasn't a video I saw him in or solo he did that didn't floor me. he inspired legions of great or soon to be great guitarists. i got to see him perform but once and that was an unbelievable experience for me. his music will always have a place in my memory and wherever I go. I hope you're happily shredding for the angels up above, bud.

RIP 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbot, 1966-2004.

[QuantumTrickery]

There are a large amount of arena sized events that don't do pat downs, metal detectors, or anything more than the occasional glimpse into any bag a person might have. I pretty much have no doubt the shooter came right in through the front along with everyone else. Of course none of this will ever change, as they aren't about to properly train security personell, nor are they going to shell out the big money for detectors. I'm sure the arena / club owners will be a little more attentive for a while, and eventually things will go back to exactly the way they were before.

[aaronspuler]

Dark Ride, where did you see that Patrick Lachman died also??

[Art3x]

Ironically the band was interviewed recently as quoted the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" idiom.  I wonder if Dimebag would now be alive if the attacker had only a knife.

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If he was that determined to kill him, I'm pretty sure he'd still be dead if the guy only had a bat or something. Guns are only a tool, not the killer.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

If he was that determined to kill him, I'm pretty sure he'd still be dead if the guy only had a bat or something.? Guns are only a tool, not the killer.

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That I don't agree with. Injure perhaps but the venue security would have been able to intervene with anything short of a gun.

Guns allow people to kill people more efficiently.

[Toxikk Veteran]

Dark Ride, where did you see that Patrick Lachman died also??

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he didn't. dime was the only band member :(

[Guest Dan C]

R.I.P Dimebag :(

[captblaze]

That I don't agree with.  Injure perhaps but the venue security would have been able to intervene with anything short of a gun.

Guns allow people to kill people more efficiently.

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regardless of the tools efficiency... left on it own a gun is a useless chunk of metal (and perhaps some plastic)