I'm sorry I missed ya Dime, both in life and your last b-day...s#%t happens, but I'm catchin up now....There's so much to say, so little time to do it. I never knew ya in person, but your spirit is so strong that it touched me nonetheless. You inspired me, you're why I picked up my first axe and why I'm still grindin' away. For a man I never met, I've found myself in tears so many times, as if we were friends or someshit like that. It's a loss that I will forever feel. Happy belated, where ever you may be...I got a little tribute of my own, dont have the chance every week, but I'll be damned if I dont try to keep it alive...every wednesday I knock back a blacktooth for ya, me and my brother.

I found this online, wasnt written by me, but I managed to get permission from the author to use it in print, when I get the grip I'll have some shirts made up.

"I read the news last night just before bed
A horrible tragedy, Dimebag is dead
The metal world in mourning, a hero fell
Rest In Peace to a cowboy from hell

You helped us through the 90's when metal seemed dead
You stayed true to the cause, there was a hunger you fed
Your spirit will be carried through memories and song
In the heart of heavy metal Dimebag will live on

Like Randy and Jimi your death came to soon
No one was ready for you to pass from this world
So take your place amongst the greats
Unlock the door, and pass the cemetary gates"
-Derick A.

Rest in peace bro