He had such a joy de vivre and such an amazing story. I had him as a fantasy keeper when he first entered the league and therefore obsessively followed his career. It was very sad.
I was always a huge, huge Pantera fan, especially growing up. They were a big reason I ever got into heavier music, and Dime on his own, for me at least, is the greatest guitar player of all time. I remember his band, Damageplan, played a show in Jersey a couple weeks before he got shot. I skipped it figuring I would have plenty of other opportunities to see him play live. Unfortunately, he was murdered in stage soon after, and I never got my chance. After he died, there were so many accounts of how great of a person he was beyond his playing. So often you hear stories about your idols turning out to be dicks, it was nice to know that he was an exception.
+1. I was able to meet him a couple of times and it is true how awesome of a guy he really is.
I am a fan of his music and guitarmanship. He died during his prime. On of the few who I considered a must see back in the day. The day he died I was at Rocky Mountain National Park. I spent an hour in shock over his death while among some of the most beautiful scenery on Planet Earth. Whenever I hear one of his songs I lament his passing.
I "grew up" during the '90s years of SNL which will always be my favorite era of the show and will never forget coming home for Christmas break from college and first thing dad informs me as I walk in the door was "Chris Farley is dead". I guess I wasn't listening to the news on my 2 hour ride back so I had no idea and also I had no clue about his drug and addiction problems. He was a devout Catholic and his Father Matt Foley (real name, was where he got the name for his motivational speaker character) said "Dying alone on a linoleum floor isn't what he wanted, what anyone wanted"
Still makes me sad when I think about it. I spend so many Saturdays in high school and college eagerly watching Chris and Spade and Sandler and Hartmon etc etc make me laugh
Still bothers me to this day. From a shock standpoint (the way he was killed), from a musical standpoint and from someone who you could always rely on to have his finger on the pulse of what was really important in life. He lost love as a child and spent the rest of his life trying to find it again. It's a lesson I think we could all still learn.
I still find it a strange coincidence that his mother was killed by a police car (the driver was drunk) and he died himself bleeding out in the back of one on the way to the hospital
I still wonder what movies he would have eventually made or been casted in instead of lesser comedians.
The Grownup movies alone would have been completely different if you switch Kevin James out for Farely (which would have been the case if he were alive)
you just reminded me, he wouldve easily killed being his over the top loud self doing Sean Spicer on SNL instead of Melissa McCarthy. I could totally picture that LOL
oh my God, that was tough to watch. Forget politics and whatever else, just that silent moment when the cameras focused on Nancy alone for the last time with the casket. I'll admit, I abruptly straight up lost my shit at that point which rarely ever happens to me, especially with people outside of my family who I never met.
but surprisingly George's death didn't bother me as much as maybe it shouldve. Because #1, 9-11 was still fresh in my mind and sort of pushing out almost everything else and #2, he had been sick for awhile with recurring cancer so it wasn't a surprise at all.
For me, there's been a few that really hit me hard
I was 11 years old when JFK was assassinated, but never grieved over it. At my age, death was more of a curiousity
The first time I cried was when Thurman Munson died. That one really, really hurt.
Right up there with Thurman was the shocking death of Robin Williams, especially because he took his own life. Felt like part of the family to me. There were other actors who caused me pain, Patrick Swayze, John Ritter, etc., but not to the point of stopping everything and grieving.
John Lennon's death shocked me, but I don't recall grieving. I actually grieved more when Mama Cass passed away. I was a big Mama's and Papa's fan.
Tim Russert's death was painful for me - he was the best in the world of journalism
Most recently, I was grieved for several days over the death of George Michael. I simply loved his voice and thought he was the greatest true vocalist of my time. Just incredible pipes. His off beat side troubles were weird, but I really didn't care then and don't care now.
I was shocked when Whitney Houston died and felt a lot of sorrow. She was an amazing talent with a little too much "hood" left in her. Shame
I guess I'd have to say Thurman's death kicked me in the ribs the hardest.
Not that I was "devastated" when it happened, but Nirvana was the first band I was ever really into. After his suicide, I never really got into another band ever. So you could say that his death affected me the most b/c I believe its the reason I'm not really into music.
Insensitive, but no one really bothered me. I would say just more of a shock like "oh wow, that's terrible" is my way of being affected. Paul Walkers death really shocked me, more so in the manner in which he died. And Heath Ledger was another one.
I'm the same way. There's always that initial "oh wow" reaction, but beyond that - I really don't care much. Most famous people are assholes anyway. :)
The thing that really gets me is when it's a famous person that was already involved in something potentially life-threatening, like drugs or alcohol - or kept company with dangerous people. And people act surprised when they've died.
2-as a 9 year old,living through JFK's assassination
growing up in the 80's, I was a huge Gary Carter fan. Not sure why, I don't get emotional with celeb deaths, but I actually cried when I heard Gary Carter passed away. It felt like a piece of my childhood died.
And he was beloved on that team, watching Keith Hernandez get choked up on TV reacting to Carter's death as well, that got me again.
He was so easy to root for, and gained tremendous perspective once he became a father. A super emotional US Open win, and famously consoled Mickelson afterward and offered encouragement...it was amazing.
The sheer oddness of the tragedy involving the unresponsive plane and literally watching the event unfold until the sad ending...it was heartwrenching, especially n light of the consummate family man he'd become.
I was a huge drazen fan. His death made me extremely sad, and has affected me everytime i get in the car. His death while extremely sad realizing he was heading into the prime of his career (even though it would probably be in europe). Not sure why maybe it was because I was a 19 year old and you feel invincible or it was just a time in my life where things were always headed in different directions. I had never been so down after his passing. Maybe it was the promise that the NJ Nets were so bad and here was a beacon of hope with all the Chris Morris's and Derrick Colemans that a pro could play as hard and work as hard as Drazen did. Probably not the first name you would ever thin about but its a career taken way to early. Also take a look at the 30 for 30 and you will see his impact and Vlade Divac as well. An amazing basketball player and man who dealt with a war torn country but a desire to succeed.
I was a huge drazen fan. His death made me extremely sad, and has affected me everytime i get in the car. His death while extremely sad realizing he was heading into the prime of his career (even though it would probably be in europe). Not sure why maybe it was because I was a 19 year old and you feel invincible or it was just a time in my life where things were always headed in different directions. I had never been so down after his passing. Maybe it was the promise that the NJ Nets were so bad and here was a beacon of hope with all the Chris Morris's and Derrick Colemans that a pro could play as hard and work as hard as Drazen did. Probably not the first name you would ever thin about but its a career taken way to early. Also take a look at the 30 for 30 and you will see his impact and Vlade Divac as well. An amazing basketball player and man who dealt with a war torn country but a desire to succeed.
Have you read the book, "The Mozart of Basketball" one of the better biographies I've read
There are some fantastic books about Drazen. I actually have a newspaper printing plate with his number form a buddy who understood how big of a fan I am of his. It became my number so to speak in all the sports I have ever played.
It wasn't just the music, my five older sisters and older brother were also big fans and in a way he was connective tissue that bonded the family. I'll always cherish the memory of the seven of us taking the LIRR into MSG for his Diamond Dogs Tour concert when I was 14.
I didn't realize it until he died, but as long as he was around, it was as if the symbol of my youth was still doing music (even though I didn't really care for his post-1980 stuff) and doing interviews and having fun. When he died, it felt like he took a piece of my youth with him.
but the James Kim story really got to me. For those who've forgotten or didn't hear about it, he was a writer/video contributor for CNet who died while looking for help when he, his wife, and their baby got lost in the snow in Oregon. Just a terrible story. James Kim - ( New Window )
The actress Adrienne Shelly was killed by an illegal immigrant when I was a teenager. Really hammered home the problem of immigration. Plus she was so cute.
More recently, that Fast and the Furious actor who dies racing cars in an eerie twist of fate. That was insane.
The actress Adrienne Shelly was killed by an illegal immigrant when I was a teenager. Really hammered home the problem of immigration. Plus she was so cute.
More recently, that Fast and the Furious actor who dies racing cars in an eerie twist of fate. That was insane.
Paul Walker?
It affected you so much but you didn't know his name?
The actress Adrienne Shelly was killed by an illegal immigrant when I was a teenager. Really hammered home the problem of immigration. Plus she was so cute.
That sounds like the inverse of Phil Hartman's death, which really hammered home the problem of wives.
I was always a huge, huge Pantera fan, especially growing up. They were a big reason I ever got into heavier music, and Dime on his own, for me at least, is the greatest guitar player of all time. I remember his band, Damageplan, played a show in Jersey a couple weeks before he got shot. I skipped it figuring I would have plenty of other opportunities to see him play live. Unfortunately, he was murdered in stage soon after, and I never got my chance. After he died, there were so many accounts of how great of a person he was beyond his playing. So often you hear stories about your idols turning out to be dicks, it was nice to know that he was an exception.
+1. I was able to meet him a couple of times and it is true how awesome of a guy he really is.
This was the guy for me. Shot on stage doing what he loved. He handed me a pick and I shook his hand at a show the week before he died. I also had a few shots of whiskey with him a few years prior. His music has never sounded the same to me since his passing.
Good memory for me; I won tickets to that final Damageplan/Hatebreed show in NYC through The Bone radio station by being the first one to show up to my local bagel shop saying "I love Hatebreed". Could never have imagined it would be one of Dime's last shows.
First our President getting shot, then watching Lee Harvey Oswald getting gunned down on live TV.
The most disturbing event in my life though, was the Cuban Missile Crisis. Every adult I knew Parents, Teachers, neighbors were all concerned that this was the end. Made this 12 old grow up in a hurry.
+1. I was able to meet him a couple of times and it is true how awesome of a guy he really is.
Still makes me sad when I think about it. I spend so many Saturdays in high school and college eagerly watching Chris and Spade and Sandler and Hartmon etc etc make me laugh
I still find it a strange coincidence that his mother was killed by a police car (the driver was drunk) and he died himself bleeding out in the back of one on the way to the hospital
The Grownup movies alone would have been completely different if you switch Kevin James out for Farely (which would have been the case if he were alive)
you just reminded me, he wouldve easily killed being his over the top loud self doing Sean Spicer on SNL instead of Melissa McCarthy. I could totally picture that LOL
The first time I cried was when Thurman Munson died. That one really, really hurt.
Right up there with Thurman was the shocking death of Robin Williams, especially because he took his own life. Felt like part of the family to me. There were other actors who caused me pain, Patrick Swayze, John Ritter, etc., but not to the point of stopping everything and grieving.
John Lennon's death shocked me, but I don't recall grieving. I actually grieved more when Mama Cass passed away. I was a big Mama's and Papa's fan.
Tim Russert's death was painful for me - he was the best in the world of journalism
Most recently, I was grieved for several days over the death of George Michael. I simply loved his voice and thought he was the greatest true vocalist of my time. Just incredible pipes. His off beat side troubles were weird, but I really didn't care then and don't care now.
I was shocked when Whitney Houston died and felt a lot of sorrow. She was an amazing talent with a little too much "hood" left in her. Shame
I guess I'd have to say Thurman's death kicked me in the ribs the hardest.
I'm the same way. There's always that initial "oh wow" reaction, but beyond that - I really don't care much. Most famous people are assholes anyway. :)
The thing that really gets me is when it's a famous person that was already involved in something potentially life-threatening, like drugs or alcohol - or kept company with dangerous people. And people act surprised when they've died.
As a kid, it was Roberto Clemente - a larger than life sports idol, no reason - just loss while trying to do good.
As a young adult, John Belushi, not necessarily an age peer but someone in their prime that lived life too fast.
As an adult, Muhammad Ali, the inexorable march of time and choices - and a reminder that things aren't necessarily what they seem at first glance.
And he was beloved on that team, watching Keith Hernandez get choked up on TV reacting to Carter's death as well, that got me again.
Brittany Murphy
Tyler Sash
Just a couple off the top of my head..
Jose Fernandez really got to me
But think about this. James Dean was 24 years old when he died in the car accident.
What might have been?
The sheer oddness of the tragedy involving the unresponsive plane and literally watching the event unfold until the sad ending...it was heartwrenching, especially n light of the consummate family man he'd become.
A big part of my youth died on those two days.
Have you read the book, "The Mozart of Basketball" one of the better biographies I've read
I didn't realize it until he died, but as long as he was around, it was as if the symbol of my youth was still doing music (even though I didn't really care for his post-1980 stuff) and doing interviews and having fun. When he died, it felt like he took a piece of my youth with him.
but
John Lennon wow just wow.. that one hit me hard
the Beatles were legendary and there was always some slim hope they would reform..
John Lennon had just released his comeback record after 5 years of silence so the Beatles back together talk was growing louder ...
and then he was gone .. it was shocking and still sad today.
But think about this. James Dean was 24 years old when he died in the car accident.
What might have been?
River Phoenix died so bit younger than him. Tragic death and unfulfilled potential.
Thurmond Munson ... :(
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But think about this. James Dean was 24 years old when he died in the car accident.
What might have been?
River Phoenix died so bit younger than him. Tragic death and unfulfilled potential.
As far as what might have been, think about Buddy Holly.
James Kim - ( New Window )
''Psych!''
More recently, that Fast and the Furious actor who dies racing cars in an eerie twist of fate. That was insane.
More recently, that Fast and the Furious actor who dies racing cars in an eerie twist of fate. That was insane.
Paul Walker?
It affected you so much but you didn't know his name?
That sounds like the inverse of Phil Hartman's death, which really hammered home the problem of wives.
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I was always a huge, huge Pantera fan, especially growing up. They were a big reason I ever got into heavier music, and Dime on his own, for me at least, is the greatest guitar player of all time. I remember his band, Damageplan, played a show in Jersey a couple weeks before he got shot. I skipped it figuring I would have plenty of other opportunities to see him play live. Unfortunately, he was murdered in stage soon after, and I never got my chance. After he died, there were so many accounts of how great of a person he was beyond his playing. So often you hear stories about your idols turning out to be dicks, it was nice to know that he was an exception.
+1. I was able to meet him a couple of times and it is true how awesome of a guy he really is.
This was the guy for me. Shot on stage doing what he loved. He handed me a pick and I shook his hand at a show the week before he died. I also had a few shots of whiskey with him a few years prior. His music has never sounded the same to me since his passing.
Good memory for me; I won tickets to that final Damageplan/Hatebreed show in NYC through The Bone radio station by being the first one to show up to my local bagel shop saying "I love Hatebreed". Could never have imagined it would be one of Dime's last shows.
But RFK probably had the most effect on the course of history, with Rabin next.
The most disturbing event in my life though, was the Cuban Missile Crisis. Every adult I knew Parents, Teachers, neighbors were all concerned that this was the end. Made this 12 old grow up in a hurry.