Michelle Good idea about the memorial fund, I've got my sister (who works as a reviewer for a website) to put the link on one of the pages...hopefully it gets noticed.

Its terrible that this should happen, but its made even worse by the fact that Christmas is a time when families are together and many will be missing members who were lost for no reason.

Phil Anselmo has issued a one line statement for Dimebag.

http://www.smnnews.com/

i there joe the band and everyone. i was wondering if it was ever considered to have patrick rondat with g3 as third guitarist? i know he did a couple of shows in france but note anywhere else. it would be a killer team don't you think.

see ya

optical - bro... I got your mails... I'll see what I can sort out...

My fave track on that album is Black Ice....

that album has no guitarist on it at all... but the riffs were crying out for one... so with me riffing alone to it all live it had much more power and energy...

OME: When I over do it with bends I get small splits along my finger tips...the best thing to do is get a pocket knife and cut off the excess dead skin that the string slit, so that it won't get ripped further, then keep playing (no bends though) to retoughen the finger tip. That seems to work great.

Delfino, say thanks to your sis.

Jazzy, I read most of the condolences on the SMN site. Sad, sad shit. I think Hank Williams III put it the best when he said this about the shooter - "May you burn in the hottest corners of hell, you pistol-packin' pussyfuck..." As for the Damageplan cd, so far my fav song is the song right before Reborn ~ F*** Y**. Nothing gets me in a better mood then a good F.U. song, and brother, that's a good one! Kickin' lyrics too :)

Seems like every title on that cd ties in to what happened somehow. Life, death, and afterlife.

Just heard in an interview on Fox News from Gene Simmons that the Abbott family has requested that Darrell be buried in a KISS coffin.

Optical Studio: thanks bro, tomorrow is monday.....things are gonna get moving fast again. i cannot wait till this saga gets over and I get my sanity back. the freddy mercury track is going fine, takes a lot of time though. the rhythm section is almost done and then the tedious lead will start. i will be checking some ATN tunes today! peace!

michelle: Yes, fu is a very good one too. I love the vocals on explode. Kiss koffin...wow. i hope gene doesnt charge them for that.

Message posted by Dave Mustaine on his website:

Droogies!

Tonight I had the honor and priveledge to host a special tribute to the life of Darrel “Dimebag” Abbott.

I went out to NYC Thursday at 9:30 PM on a redeye to do this, and during the period since then, I have had a good amount of time to reflect on my own life.

I realized how fortunate I am, and have been to have met some of you, and in some cases become friends with many of you.

What is bothering me is the people who I have not been able to meet, or worse, have met and ended up not being friends with. There are many.

I would like to, in honor of Darrel's life, learn from him and how many friends he apparently had made.

Over my career I have a lot of cleaning up to do on my side of the street as well as letting things go, for once and for all; I need to apologize to many people and also to forgive and quit holding grudges.

Having said that, if there is something I did to you or someone you know, please give me the opportunity to make this right.

To Slayer and Metallica: I am sorry for whatever I may have done in the past and wish to make it right, to put it behind us. Please let me know how and when we can talk this out.

To previous bandmembers and managers: I say the same to you.

To all the Megadeth/Metallica fans: from this day forward, there will never be another unkind word from my mouth perpetuating this silly 22 year old feud.

And to heavy metal fans around the world: I am going to emulate Dimebag by being more like him; more friendly, and more interested in your lives too, I promise.

I am grateful to have been asked to come in this hour of darkness to represent us all as we come together and heal as a worldwide music community, and I would be a fraud if I didn't say I need to do more to better “represent.”

Thank you in advance for your forgiveness and for your support,

Zinc Master, haha, that was really funny! First try I failed, but I managed to do it the second time, but it was tricky!

Also, I don't know whether to go for the show in Paris that he's playing with Sharon Isbin? Anyone got any suggestions? One part of me says "yeah go for it, it'll never be repeated" and the other part says "it means going to Paris.....what if I then find out there an Aching Hunger part II in Holland and I can't afford to go?".

Anwers on a postcard please!