Tiggsherby Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 What a tragedy at a concert tonight...the lead guitarist (formally of Pantera) was shot and killed while on stage.Just when it seems as though the world was starting to get back to normal... do you think it will affect the future of live shows for other bands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmen Smalley Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Not only in Metal weird things happen.Badfinger´s Peter Ham hung himself because he thought he was ugly(????????) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor4Life Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 How perversely ironic to die on the same date as John Lennon and by a crazed sicko with a gun no less!...Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevG Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I think the way the record business treated Ham and Badfinger in general had a lot to do with Pete's demise.....definately in Dave's case.I live only a quarter mile from the Alrosa Villa where the shootings were Wednesday night.....that place has always had trouble but nothing to rival Wednesdays events. Including the shooter, 5 people are dead, two seriously injured. A Columbus police officer who responded quickly from nearby saved even more tradgedy by puting a single 9 slug shotgun blast into the shooter from over 20 feet away.Here's a link for anyone interested. Let's all pray for better times.... www.dispatch.com Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny S. Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 I guess its just one more thing to think about when you take the stage.It's sad that in this day and age, with all the security measures, that things like this happen. We were wanded at the H.O.B.at the time I thought "this is crazy", but now I see why.All it takes is one sick-o who dislikes you.Darrell was murdered doing his job, not arguing, orfighting in a pub! What a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy K. Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Yeah, heard a lot about Pantera and Dimebag, but not familiar with their music at all.......This is really sad. A guy doing what he loves, and what he is supposed to be doing, and getting blasted away....this is wrong!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shaft Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Music is supposed to make people feel good and is supposed to be a means of escape, even if it's only for a short while. This is truly sad.From what I read, the guy who shot Dimebag was upset at Dimebag (and his brother who played with him, Vinnie) claiming they "broke up" Pantera. Granted, there's bands I listen to when I wanna get "fired up" (as in getting ready to go out and have some fun) but I couldn't think of any reason whatsoever why I would want to kill somebody over their music...Dimebag helped influence a new generation of guitarists like Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Kirk Hammett before him and Pantera proved that a really HEAVY band can achieve major success. While the same can be said for Metallica, their sound gradually changed with each album and headed into more of a commercial direction. Pantera only got heavier.Being a musician that plays out often, news like this and the Rhode Island fire at the Great White show a while back frightens me into thinking that a lot of clubs might ever curb the amount of live music they bring into their clubs.My Thoughts and Prayers go to Dimebag's family and to all of his fans and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordharris Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 It's just "ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL" LOLLet's play some "pink floyed" huh and rock n rollit's friday night, let's party! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggsherby Posted December 11, 2004 Author Share Posted December 11, 2004 Yo, Gord .... this was a serious topic, save your "humor" for some other threads on the board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 The shooting is so sad, and frightening. We've had the "we" generation, the "me" generation and this is supposed to be "gen x." What in hell does the x stand for? It's like an algebra equation, in which x stands for "the unknown," because it seems like no one knows what's going to happen next. I used to think that there weren't more bad things happening, but that because media is instantaneous, we're just hearing about more of it. But, in talking with a school psychologist the other day, I learned from her that there are more and more children coming through the system with emotional problems than there ever were before. She said the increase in numbers of impaired children is huge. I remember when children with learning or emotional problems in my classes were the exception. They are almost becoming the norm...And, if school cannot perform a successful intervention, they grow up to become adults like that guy in Columbus... --Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Another sicko gets fixated on an influencial musician and tries to gain power in his pathetic twisted mind by killing the guy he is fixated on.I'm all for background checks, including mental stability red flags for any gun owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NH Bushman Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Tony, please don't go down that road to totalitarian control! remember, criminals don't have gun licenses or have to pass criminal background checks. i like how the state of VT handles gun crimes. there are no laws (beyond Federal) regulating purchase/sales, no background checks, no concealed permit licenses, no nothing - except: if you are convicted of any gun crime, its an automatic 10 years in the slammer. as you can guess, gun crime in VT is very low compared to Draconian MA nearby. if it were up to me i'd make it 20 years, btw, with no permits or licenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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