Now this is funny . . .

[ndp21f]

Recently, a writer in the local (KC) alternative weekly wrote about Dimebag Darrell

The Pitch article (http://www.pitch.com/issues/2004-12-23/music/interview3.html)

A sampling:

Sympathies flooded the Web shortly after guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot and killed during a December 8 Damageplan concert in Ohio. Frenzied metal message boards were filled with tearful statements from rockers prominent and obscure.

Some called Abbott's murder the metal 9/11. Korn played a "tribute solo" at a Dallas concert, and boozy ax-man Zakk Wylde insisted that Dime was "right up there with Eddie [Van Halen] and Randy [Rhodes] and [Jimi] Hendrix." Even pop tart Michelle Branch cooed that the grubby guitarist "was one of the sweetest guys." But the loftiest accolade came from Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, who called Abbott's murder "as tragic and unbelievable as [John] Lennon getting killed."

OK, wait. Hold the phone. Let's get some perspective here. It was a horrific moment, sure. But we are talking about Dimebag Darrell, right? The guy who was playing to a couple hundred headbangers in a tiny club the night of his death? To compare John "give peace a chance" Lennon to Dimebag "Confederate-flag guitar" Darrell isn't merely overstating the case -- it's sheer lunacy.

He received some hate mail (http://www.pitch.com/letters/index.html), to say the least.

:)

[nicodemus]

I love it when journalists answer their own questions in an article:

Dimebag Darrell worshippers are suddenly a dime a dozen, but one has to wonder: Where was all this adoration when he was still alive?

earlier in the article:

Abbott's original band, Pantera, sold millions of records, earned Grammy nominations and was one of the greatest metal bands of its day.

Well, that's where they were. Just because no one really cared about Damageplan doesn't mean he didn't have a legacy. Even if he lived to be a hundred years old and died in his sleep people would've talked about how awesome he was in Pantera and not Damageplan. Nobody's going to remember Paul McCartney for that crappy 9/11 song, they'll remember him for The Beatles. It's the same thing with Dimebag. Just because Damageplan weren't as good or big as Pantera doesn't mean he still wasn't adored for his earlier work.


and yeah, that is some vicious hatemail.

[The Double]

and yeah, that is some vicious hatemail.

It's funny though. I never knew how people get so riled up over another person's opinion.

[nicodemus]

It's funny though. I never knew how people get so riled up over another person's opinion.
C'mon. You post on BigSoccer. Of course you know people get hacked off by other people's opinions. :D

[The Double]

C'mon. You post on BigSoccer. Of course you know people get hacked off by other people's opinions. :D

I never understood why though. Yanks Abroad is the primary example. I don't think I've ever seen you get riled up over anything though. You're too busy dodging hurricanes and listening to some band I've never heard of. You're just mellow like that.

[nicodemus]

I never understood why though.
Me either.

I don't think I've ever seen you get riled up over anything though. I've gone off a few times on BigSoccer, but only if I'm right and everyone else is cleary wrong. :D

You're too busy dodging hurricanes and listening to some band I've never heard of.
Hurricanes suck. Current band I'm listening to: Sound Tribe Sector 9

You're just mellow like that.No other way to be. I get all my pent up frustration/energy out at sporting events. I can be an obnoxious fan at games. I'm trying to reign that in though.

[nicephoras]

I've gone off a few times on BigSoccer, but only if I'm right and everyone else is cleary wrong. :D

Going off on idiots who post on BS is half the fun of BS. In that sense, finding adequate material on Yanks Abroad is like trying to find cowpies on a beef farm.

[Bob Morocco]

Going off on idiots who post on BS is half the fun of BS. In that sense, finding adequate material on Yanks Abroad is like trying to find cowpies on a beef farm.
I blame the current form of Yanks Abroad on Bobby Convey.

[scaryice]

I think MLS would be a lot more exciting if they had promotion/relegation. If you don't know, they do that in Europe and it makes things more exciting. They should just promote the top two A-League teams every year.