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

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

[tx_eggman]

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

As well as Sam Kinison, Kim Basinger, Terri Hatcher.

The hardest thing about December 8th for me is that it was the day Slim Pickens and Marty Robbins died.

Pretty big co-inkydink if you ask me, there's something strange going on here.

Oh well, I have to get back to listening to the voices.

[wbill]

My tastes lean a little more to ska and punk. Must be the anti-establishment in me.

You'd be surprised (or maybe not :-0) at the number of people that go to shows all punked or ruded out, then change their clothes and go to work at their 9-to-5 bank job the next day. It's a good outlet for stress.

[zetapsi]

I am glad to hear he had such good company. Through the home videos, an entire culture of fans truly felt as close to him as we did to each other. The closest I ever got to meeting him was him shaking his hand as he was walking offstage at a concert, and even that I loved.

[coreydean]

that is all strange and it is truly weird but come on man have some decency...

[coreydean]

I will miss back stage at Billy Bob's drinking Crown like water... or better yet... House of babes and a babe buffet... Dime was a great man he touched a lot of souls and now God has another rocking guitar player to add to "his" band.... GODSPEED DIME!!!!!!

[Welsh Rabbit]

I can relate. I was also a suburban white boy when Pantera first started becoming popular. Me and my friends were more into punk than metal, but we didn't dislike Pantera (and now I prefer metal to punk). Even if Pantera wasn't one of my favorite acts, they were undeniably a favorite at my high school, so I can't help but to feel some nostalgia whenever I hear one of their classics. I was also a faithful viewer of Headbanger's Ball, which also led to an appreciation of Pantera. RIP Diamond Darrell.

[Luddite Patent Counsel]

If I were Kim or Terri, I wouldn't be buying any green bananas!

[MitchellC]

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.)

No you didn't. There were no pics, nor was it "nasty." He only had blood dripping out of his ear.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

I learned that lesson as well. I was listening to old heavy Metallica in traffic once. Never again. Makes me way too aggressive.

[JFK_Lib]

Pat Tillman was a hero.

Pop stars that die because of their 'lifestyle' are not.

[coreydean]

Main Entry: he·ro
Pronunciation: 'hir-(")O, 'hE-(")rO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural heroes
Etymology: Latin heros, from Greek hErOs
1 a : a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability b : an illustrious warrior c : a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities d : one that shows great courage
2 a : the principal male character in a literary or dramatic work b : the central figure in an event, period, or movement
3 plural usually heros : SUBMARINE 2
4 : an object of extreme admiration and devotion : IDOL

JFK- according to Webster's both Pat Tillman and Dime are hero's...
Shame on you to try to down play someone emotions hen they are mourning a death.... Have you no decency????

[Welsh Rabbit]

Pop stars that die because of their 'lifestyle' are not.

Darrell Abbot was gunned down, unprovoked, by a psycho. How's that the fault of his 'lifestyle'?

[tx_eggman]

Pat Tillman was a hero.

Pop stars that die because of their 'lifestyle' are not.

No argument from me. This musican was a celebrity, not a hero. I gave up worshiping celebrities when I was 17.

[pete anderson]

What kind of name is Dimebag and what on earth does it mean?

[zetapsi]

Pat Tillman is certainly a Hero in its truest sense, and no one would ever challenge that (besides liberals). Darrell was a "different kind of Hero," as stated in the title. No one is trying to equate the two. He was a celebrity, and yes worshiping celebrities is wrong... but the subject here was 13 year old kids who loved music.... not conscious adults the way we are... well I am, anyway.

[tx_eggman]

but the subject here was 13 year old kids who loved music.... not conscious adults the way we are... well I am, anyway

Point taken. As I said in a previous post, I started to quit worshiping them at about 17. Those that held my attention have long since morphed into characitures ... folks like Keith Richards who now looks (to quote Dave Barry) like an iguana that has learned to stand on its hind legs and play a guitar.

[JFK_Lib]

"Darrell Abbot was gunned down, unprovoked, by a psycho. How's that the fault of his 'lifestyle'?"


Um, if you sleep with dogs....

Seriously, doing the bar life, espacially in rock bars, the clientele is a bit wild and prone to violence.

Getting killed in such an environment is neither rare nor heroic.

[JFK_Lib]

"JFK- according to Webster's both Pat Tillman and Dime are hero's..."

Good lord, which of those four do you think fits Dime?

Extreme admiration? Are you kidding?

[zetapsi]

So if I get shot going to a bar tommorrow night, I deserve it? I never said there was anything heroic about his death, it was only a heroism in his art that was appreciated by a group of 13 year old kids.

[zetapsi]

"Dimebag" refers to a bag of marijuana.... tacky yes, but when you're 13, it made complete sense.