RIP Dimebag Darrell and John Lennon

Today marks the 4th anniversary of the death of Dimebag Darrell and the 28th anniversary of John Lennon. Both of these men were highly talented musicians in there genres. Dimebag was known for his signature Dime squeals, guitar shred, and heart pounding riffs. On December 8, 2004 he was violently shot in the head multiple times by an enraged fan who came on stage during the opening song. Dimebag was shot dead right in front of his brother (Vinnie Paul), the rest of Damageplan, and a crowd of adoring fans. On that dreadful night, the world lost one of the greatest metal guitarists to ever live. Dime's name still lives on through fans and the many Dean signature guitars. We will miss Dimebag forever.
John Lennon was primarily the rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Although, he did play some lead guitar, harmonica, and bass on the song "Let It Be." Now that I have mentioned let it be, I have a little story to share. This morning at my school we had a liturgy. During communion the Liturgy Band played the famous Beatles song, "Let It Be." It was a great cover of the song and it included one of our teachers who has a phenomenal voice. After the liturgy I mentioned to my friend, the keyboard player in the band, that is was the 28th anniversary of the death of John Lennon. I asked him if they did this on purpose. His answer was, "We had no clue until after the liturgy that it was the anniversary of his death." Nonetheless, it was a great tribut to John Lennon.

May the souls of John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell rest in peace.

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Rock Band and Guitar Hero: Have they gone too far?

We all know and love these games, even though you look like a dork rocking out on a plastic "guitar." Now you can look like even more of a tool! Just recently, the guys down at EA Games released the merch store which allows Rock Band users to make posters, t-shirts, pins, and even action figures of their Rock Band band. WTF!!! Your band isn't even real, but you are spending real money to get merchandise that you will feel too embarrassed to wear in the future. The only thing that seems awesome to buy would be an action figure, but still that would put you back $60 or $70. Another thing that is getting on my nerves are those guitar controlles made of real wood and built to scale and design specs of a real guitar. JUST BUY A REAL GUITAR AND LEARN HOW TO PLAY!! Finally, although it is bringing kids these day into good music that isn't rap, kids are starting to think that guitar hero is so much harder than real guitar. These kids dont even have a clue. They think that beating Through the Fire and Flames will make them cool. I laugh at all those who think that. All that that does is make you look like an even bigger nerd.
So to sum this all up. Play Guitar Hero or Rock Band for fun, don't be a nerd and don't take it seriously. That is what I do. There is one thing I do thank guitar hero for. That is introducing me to such great music and convincing me to pick up the real guitar.