[kj] OT: Dimebag shot dead on stage.

[Alex Smith]

FOX News had a segement a little while ago on this. Typically, the Fox news guy went about demonizing metal on a whole, citing its inarguable connections to violence, drugs and death (which is a completely irresponsible way of addressing the issue). To his credit, Rolling Stone's Joe Levy (sheepishly) corrected him, saying that if anything, metal/hard rock serves more to act as cathartic release than to encourage violence. "BUT HIS NAME IS 'DIMEBAG', AS IN DRUGS!" said the Fox guy. People are so fucking, fucking, fucking stupid.

If anyone has any way of getting in touch with R A V E N, can they please tell him to get in touch with me soonest? I'm adding some reporting to the news item TIME is doing on this incident, and being that R A V E N knows/knew some of the parties involved, his input would be a plus. Thanks.

Cheers,
Alex in NYC

-----Original Message-----
From: LONESTYLE at aol.com
Sent: Dec 9, 2004 2:33 PM
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Dimebag shot dead on stage.

 
You know, I have been to so many punk gigs and never in my life have I  
experienced any of that. except one time a cholo in east l.a. pulling a gun out  on 
the owner joe vex of the vex in 1983 and was tackle by security outside. and  
the occassional stabbing or fight. 
 
what goes through people's skull beats the shit out of me. it is just  so 
fucked up that it could happen to anyone. - Lonely Boy
 
In a message dated 12/9/2004 6:47:15 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
webmaster at killing-joke.com writes:

Keep in  mind, Raven 's also friends with these guys. I sent him notice 
about an  hour after I heard.

What kind a fucked up, deranged world is it where  you go to play or see 
a show and get shot?


Patrick Davies  wrote:

>Its hard to comment which is why few have. Watching news and  internet
>reaction - its shocking and I don't know any of them so I cant  imagine
>your pain.
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>Focus on the happy moments you had  with your friends. 
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>It reminds me not to take friendships  lightly and to leave on good
>terms.
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>ePat  
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>Been up all night. Fucking tired and sad as fucking  hell.
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