One Sad Day: A Tribute to a Different Kind of Hero

DavidEhrlich.com ^ | 12/09/04 | David Ehrlich

[zetapsi]

Any thoughts?

[Prime Choice]

I don't think I ever heard any music by Pantera, so I cannot comment. However, I can relate to the author's feelings. Me, I was pretty busted up when I learned that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had died. I didn't even know he was sick!

;o)

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Rest in Peace Darrell you will not be forgotten. You will live on in your music.

I found it strange that Darrell was murdered on the anniversary of John Lennon's murder.

[zetapsi]

Ha, thats funny. Pantera's certainly not for everyone, but it made sense when I was young and suffering from teenaged angst. They're very heavy and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone not already into that kind of music to tell the truth. The column is certainly less about them and more about what the music meant.

[tx_eggman]

Any thoughts?

Drivel comes to mind.

[mbennett203]

The metalhead subculture weeps for a loss of one of it's star guitarists. Darrell will be missed.

[wideawake]

Today is a sad day, a hero has fallen. But Darrell Abbot was a different kind of hero.

Hero is possibly the most overused word in the English language.

The guy was a good guitarist, he wrote songs that resonate with a small subsection of American youth. It's a shame he was murdered. That's all.

I'll save the term hero for people who voluntarily put their lives on the line for others, and not waste it on musicians or ballplayers.

[tx_eggman]

Drivel comes to mind.

I offer as exhibit A ...

I don't know how Gabe is, or even who he is for that matter. I don't know whether he became the Rock Star I wanted him so desperately to become, but I'm not sure if I really care about that. Despite not knowing, something deep inside me tells me that he is fine, and that everything makes sense in his life, at least the way he would define it.

Gabe is a banker now dude.

[Sans-Culotte]

Drivel comes to mind.

The author seemed to think he had something important to say, but instead wrote a poor man's version of an episode for a show like The Wonder Years.

As Telemann's Tafelmusik plays on my CD drive at this moment, I cannot say I feel any connection to Pantera either.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

"The metalhead subculture weeps for a loss of one of it's star guitarists. Darrell will be missed."

Amen. It is a sad day for all those who were touched by Darrell and his music.

[wbill]

I think that it's a waste. The man provided a musical outlet for a large number of fans......even if its the kind of "music" that most freepers would put quotation marks around. Pantera was always a little angry for me.

I am reminded, however, of when Kurt Cobain died. I was in college and watching MTV. The news weenie came on, announced his death (by suicide), and solemnly intoned that kids shouldn't follow his lead and kill themselves. My first thought was that "The idiots at MTV don't have much respect for me or my generation".......

[Prime Choice]

I found it strange that Darrell was murdered on the anniversary of John Lennon's murder.

Stranger still: December 8th is Jim Morrison's birthday.

(((cue "Twilight Zone" music)))

[zetapsi]

certainly noted, as I do have one of my best friends fighting in Iraq. I was referring to that word as it stood when I was 13.

[tx_eggman]

but instead wrote a poor man's version of an episode for a show like The Wonder Years

Kind of reminded me of the guy with the guitar on the stairs in Animal House ... "I gave my love a cherry"

[zetapsi]

Is all that necessary? I guess I did make a mistake on posting it on the News site instead of the bloggers site... but I wouldn't insult something you felt serious enough to write something about. A little tact, no?

[dfwgator]

Living here in Dallas, I must say while Pantera is not my musical taste, Darrell and Vinnie are a part of this community, especially with their support of the local sports teams (the Dallas Stars theme song that was a huge part of their Stanley Cup run in 1999). I've heard nothing but good things about the guy, he was always very approachable. All the local radio stations here in DFW have been talking about this non-stop today, even the local sports talk radio station, where Vinny used to call into once in awhile.

[Prime Choice]

Pantera was always a little angry for me.

Anger is good sometimes. Me, I like Nine Inch Nails. But I learned the hard way not to listen to it while stuck in L.A. traffic. Made me want to start blamelessly blasting the wheels out from under every vehicle in front of me.

I am reminded, however, of when Kurt Cobain died.

I hated Cobain's music, but I'll give him credit for giving death a trial run (via drug-induced coma) before actually committing to it by munching the metal popsicle. (Saw pics of that one... Nasty.)

[coreydean]

Thank you so much for posting something here to let those who knew dime can reflect.

This is tragic not only to the music world or your friend Gabe, but also my great friend's at the Penalty Box, who not only knew and hung out with DIME and the boys from Damageplan, but also went to their thanksgiving dinner in Arlington as they were all one big happy family.

When I went to the Box last night (on what was supposed to be a the first weekly Wednesday oil wrestling contest, it is amazing how trivial things become) I knew within three steps something big had happened. My buddy (the bartender) pulled me aside and began to weep as he shared the news that had been phoned down from Ohio. You see my buddies weren't just fans, they were friends, drinking buddies, some as close as family to the group. It is for these people that my prayers extend.

More to come...

[zetapsi]

He truly was a good man. I had always planned, in the back of my mind anyway, to go to Dallas and go to one of their bars. That Dallas Stars song is awesome, btw.