I don't care what kind of music you're into, I don't care whether you're a metalhead or not... I hope you treat this tragic story with respect...

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/12/09...ing/index.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/....ap/index.html

"Dimebag" Darrel Abbott, who founded Pantera and helped form Damageplan, was shot to death at his own live concert on stage. A 25-year-old man jumped up on the stage, shot and killed the guitarist, along with three more people. The suspect also held a hostage at gunpoint before he was was shot by a police officer. Darrel Abbot was 38 years old.

This is a tragic story, not only to headbangers and metalheads, but to the world of music in general. I was just about in tears when I was told the news. Not to mention, I was supposed to see these guys live last September on my birthday (which I now regret never being able to witness). It always seems like the world stops revolving when a musician is gone.