Lucas Thompson: "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott

Hey People,
Just my thoughts about the demise of a great person and guitarist.
I 1st saw Dime and company play in Lawton,ok around 88 or 89. They were playing a small club tearing the fucking roof off of it! I was taken by what came through the p.a speakers. It was the baddest assed shit I had ever heard.
They had time to sit at the small assed table I was at and slammed a couple 3 pitchers of beer during the break. I complimented all members on the bands preformance and had no fuckin’ idea I was watching the best guitarist that has picked up a peice of wood.
My respects go out to Vinnie and Rita and all family. God bless Mayhem for his actions and giving his life protecting all the he lived for.
I wish this b/s was a fuckin’ dream and it was all the same but it is not and will never be so.

Pick up you glass or bottle and have one for the boys……..RESPECTS>>>>>>J.R.

Dimebag Darrell was a beautiful person as well as an exceptional artist. He will be greatly missed. HAPPY NEW YEAR DIME!!!! I drank a 5th of Crown 4 ya! Ha ha. I can’t believe anyone would have enough nerve to end the life of such a charismatic human being. He got me so drunk last year! Thanks! Dime ~ all of us, your fans, people all over the world love you and miss you…u will never be 4gotten.
Truly one of your most adoring fans,
KKM

It’s very unfortunate that something like this happened. All the conservative assholes out there are using this tragedy as a way to put down metal and the whole metal scene. This could have happened to anyone. Plenty of famous people have had mentally ill people stalk them, and thretened to kill them. John Lennon, Bjork, Madonna, George Harrison, etc…. It pisses me off when I hear people say that this kind of thing is bound to happen in something so negative and dark as the metal scene. That’s bullshit! I know plenty of people involved with metal music and they are all nice, intelligent people who just happen to like heavier music. Well, that’s my tirade. R.I.P. Dime

A message from Sarah Lathrom regarding the Darrell Abbott Tribute Bike

There is a project under way here in Dallas regarding the passing of our friend and legend “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott. We are having a tribute bike built in memory of Darrell to be presented to Vinnie Paul.

The motorcycle will be built in the next couple of months by Rick Fairless of Strokers Dallas Custom Choppers who is donating time and labor. Mike Dusold of Dusold Designs has agreed to do the paint and graphics work on the bike. These two together will be building a beautiful bike in honor of our fallen friend for his brother. This bike will be presented at the North Texas Rock Rally this summer July 15-17, 2005. This is to show Vinnie how much we love him and Dime and to let him know how we share his sorrow in this tragedy. All funds collected will be used to build the motorcycle and in the case that contributions gathered surpass the cost of the bike the excess funds will be donated to the families of this tragedy.

We hope that you will join us along with the other friends and fans of Darrell.

Anybody can help make this Tribute motorcycle a reality by making donations to the Darrell Abbott Tribute Bike Memorial Fund at your local Bank of America.

All things happen for a reason even if we dont understand at the moment

I BECAME A PANTERA FAN WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED. DIMEBAG DARRELL IS ONE OF MY GUITAR HEROES. WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SHOOTING THE DAY AFTER IT HAPPENED, I WAS IN SHOCK. MY BROTHER AND I WAS GRIEVING FOR DAYS. IT TORE US UP BAD. DIME WILL BE MISSED. MY BROTHER AND I WANT TO SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO VINNIE AND DIME’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE’LL MISS YOU DIME! REST IN PEACE!!

THANX TO DIMEBAG AND HIS MUSIC, MY TEEN YEAR’S IN THE 90’S WERE THE BEST THEY COULD EVER BE. HIS GUITAR PLAYING TALLENT HAS INFLUENCES ME INCLUDING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. HE KEPT REAL METAL TRUE UNTIL THE DAY OF HIS DEATH, KEEPING GREAT SOLOS IN HIS MUSIC WHICH MOST METAL BANDS NOW IN DAYS LACK. EVEN TILL THIS DAY WHEN I HEAR THE COWBOYS FROM HELL ALBUM IT STILL BLOWS ME AWAY ALONG WITH THE OTHER ALBUMS PANTERA AND DAMAGEPLAN RELEASED. I HAD 3 GREAT OPPURTUNITIES TO SEE PANTERA IN MCALLEN TEXAS, AND A VERY SPECIAL OPPURTUNITY TO SEE DIME WITH DAMAGEPLAN ON AUGUST 2004 IN JACKSON MISSISSIPPI WHICH WAS A SMALL AND INTIMATE SHOW, ONE OF THE BEST IVE EVER BEEN TO. MY DEEPEST RESPECTS TO THE ABBOTT FAMILY, AND TO ALL THE PANTERA AND DAMAGEPLAN FANS…. KEEP DIMEBAGS MUSIC ALIVE AND AND LOUD, AND TO YOU DIMEBAGE NY FRIEND.. WE WILL SEE YOU SOMEDAY IN THE SKY. MUCH LOVE TO DIME AND HIS GREAT INSPIRTIONAL MUSIC WHICH WILL LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER.

YOUR FAN TILL THE END,
ALBERT GARCIA JR.

STONEDTOWN ELSA,TEXAS 956
FOREST MISSISSIPPI 601

When i heard about this, my band and i went to the top of our mountains, just thinking of what to do. All of us were shocked, really shocked, since this has happened, it’s kind of hard for us to jam out these days, and as a singer, i feel that i’ve lost my father, because without him, i wouldn’t be the person, that i am. Not to long ago, my band and i seen him at Edgefest 10 in Albs, NM, all of us got to meet him and we were just glad to see him and vinnie, on stage, jamming out, especially his guitar solo. We looked up to him as a friend and as a god. He will be missed and for that, i will keep on pouring a shot of Jack Daniels out, and watchem go, laterz dime.

Dime is missed so much, he was absolutely the coolest person I have ever met, he always was having the best time and making everyone laugh. I’ll never forget you dude, now, “GET’CHA PULL ON BOY!!”

i just want to write something about this cause i have been puting this off for a long time. I have never cryed when someone i knew died. But when dimebag died t was like every bad thing that ever happened in my life hit me at once and i cryed for hours. I never even knew dimebag. Every time i read something about his death or talk about it or hear it i get chills. I just dont know why someone one would shoot a guitar god. Its just not something i want to hear. But dimebag will keep metal alive on the other side! ROCK ON! AND DIME WE LOVE YOU!

On Nov.29,2004 Damageplan perfomed in Philadelphia at the Trocadero.I was working Security and got a chance to meet Dime on the 2nd level by the bar.He signed my shin (which i tattooed later that night).He posed for pictures and even used my cellphone to leave a message on my friend’s answering machine.
A non-selfish,talented person this world has lost.
I GIVE THANKS TO DIME FOR BEING SO F*#KING COOL and WISH EVERYONE EFFECTED BY THIS UNFORTUNATE EVENT INNER PEACE.
THANK YOU DIMEBAG FOR THE GREAT MUSIC AND THE ONCE IN A LIFETIME CHANCE TO MEET “THE MAN”.
REST IN PEACE DARRELL LANCE ABBOTT
YOU’RE GREATLY MISSED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!

On Nov.29,2004 Damageplan performed in Philadelphia at The Trocadero.I was working security and got a chance to meet Dimebag on the 2nd level.He posed for pictures,signed my shin (which i tattooed later that night)Even used my cellphone to leave a message on my friends answering machine.On Dec.8,2004 this world lost a very talented, non-selfish individual.I can’t get over the fact that he is gone,But i’m Fortunate to have that once in lifetime chance to meet up with DIMEBAG.
THANK YOU DARRELL LANCE ABBOTT
FOR BEING SO COOL.
MAY YOUR SOUL
>>>>>>>
A.S.

I’ve listened to Pantera since before i was born. My father blasted it while my mother was pregnant with me. My mother later told me that she could almost swear i was dancing in her womb. She said i’d especially get goin when there was a guitar solo. I’m 17 now and Pantera has played a huge role on my influences. When i heard the news of the shooting, i was devastated. I cried for hours. Dimebag- you will be missed very much and i hope they’re treating you good up there in rockstar heaven.

Much love and respect,
Jen H.

man i miss dime so much! the hole that has been made in the metal scene will never be filled. let’s just hope phil anselmo pulls his head out of his ass and gets back on stage(hopefully with whats left of pantera). anyway, everyone burn one for dime, and don’t forget to getcha pull on!

On December 8th I left work excited about going to the Al Rosa to attend my first concert in many years..unfortunately…this may also be the last concert I ever attend. I didn’t see Dime get shot..because I was talking to my wife..but I did see Nathan Bray jump on the stage and attempt to assist Dime..only to be murdered in cold blood.
I can still hear the feed back from his guitar hitting the stage. That sound will haunt me forever. I still feel the shame for not helping like so many others did..instead I hid under a pool table with my wife.

i never met dime or saw pantera/damage plan in concert, but i feel like i lost a person in my family. people in my family have died, but none of them affected me like dime’s passing did. when i saw it on t.v. i cried a long time. still do every once in a while. i still cant believe it happened, but i keep his memory alive. i watch my 3 vulgar dvds from hell ALL THE TIME, play pantera and damage plan EVERY DAY, smoke weed as much as i can, buy as much things on him as i can. i also have a pantera/c.f.h./dimebag memorial tattoo, and a 300 and something page binder full of dimebag/pantera/damage plan pix and articles, from the internet and magazines. i am a loyal, true, hardcore fan, and will be till the day i die. i miss you dime. i have NOT heard ONE bad thing about dime. he seems like an awesome kickass person. well this was making a long story short! r.i.p. dimebag. love ya forever, stronger than all! getcha’ pull! if anyone wants to email me and talk, its: threasasolomon@yahoo.com. (sad and grieving in victoria, texas)

It’s been some time now since our hero was taken from us. It still hurts.
when i first heard about what happened i was sick to my belly and almost threw up. It was one of the worst days of my life and i never even met Dime and now I never will.
I just wanted to say thank you to Dime for all that whoop ass music, and all those great shows i was fortunate to see from Pantera and Damageplan. and most imporantly thank you for the insparation witch i will instill in my music forever. R.I.P