"With all his greatness and accomplishments on the guitar, Dime will be missed more for his giving personality, charisma, caring for others, love and most of all his HEART!! Twice as big as the state of TEXAS!!!!!!!!!!!! Dime gave it all every day to each and every one of us and our lives have forever been hollowed without him...Thanks to all of you for reaching out to us in this time of our immeasurable loss. REST IN PEACE BROTHER DIME!!!!!!"
Vinnie Paul
DIMEBAG DARRELL PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE AND FOUNDATIONS ANNOUNCED
A public memorial service for guitarist Dimebag Darrell will take place tomorrow night, December 14th, at 8 p.m. at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, Texas.
For those people wishing to make a donation in Dimebag's name, two special memorial funds have been established. The Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund has been set up to cover bereavement and medical expenses for John "Kat" Brooks, Chris Paluska, and Jeffrey "Mayhem" Thompson. Please make checks payable to "The Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund". Donations can be sent here:
Dimebag Darrell Memorial Fund
110 SW Thomas
Burleson, TX 76028
Or donate this way:
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For anyone wishing to to make a donation on behalf of Jeff:
Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson Memorial Account
First Community Bank
200 Olivia Dr.
Newport, AR 72112
870-523-3611
Acct: 225200811308
Remembering Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson
(1964-2004)
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A special fund has also been set up through VH1's Save The Music Foundation. Save The Music purchases new musical instruments to restore music education programs that have been cut due to budget reductions in the past or to save programs at risk of elimination due to lack of instruments. The Foundation also conducts awareness campaigns, musical instrument drives and fundraising events. Checks can be mailed to:
VH1 Save The Music Foundation
1515 Broadway, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Or you can use your credit card and call 1-888-841-4687
Dimebag Darrell was shot and killed onstage last Wednesday night in Columbus, Ohio, just as his band, Damageplan, was beginning their performance. Also killed were the band's head of security, Jeffrey "Mayhem" Thompson, an employee of the club, Erin Halk, and a member of the audience, Nathan Bray.
Damageplan was formed in 2003 by Dimebag Darrell and his brother, Vinnie Paul, following the disbanding of their previous group, Pantera. Damageplan's debut album, "New Found Power," was released by Elektra Records in February 2004.
Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul were born and raised in Texas, the sons of country songwriter Jerry Abbott, who also owned a recording studio. The brothers formed Pantera in the early 1980s, going on to achieve multi-platinum stardom in the 1990s with their groundbreaking, uncompromising approach to metal music. They released a string of hugely influential albums, including the #1 charting "Far Beyond Driven" and three other top ten albums. The band earned four Grammy nominations.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A small memorial started by a handful of fans blossomed into an outpouring of grief and celebration Thursday....
Despite the rain and cold temperature, hundreds of fans gathered outside the weathered metal club to pay homage to their hero. They erected makeshift crosses, laid yellow roses in honor of Abbott's Texas roots and burned candles in his honor, but mostly they shared stories, asked each other why anyone would do such a thing and, perhaps most importantly, they blasted Pantera's cathartic tunes and shouted their lungs out.
this really blows.... he will be missed from all of us here at CKnetworX...R.I.P. DIME!!!
