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Devin Ebert's avatar

appreciate you sharing your story!

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Bill From The Shore's avatar

"And unlike Dimebag Darrell I’m not dead."

In Dimebag's defense, he didn't die of self-induced actions or addiction. And if you haven't read "A Vulgar Display of Power" about the other victims of that shooting (and the shooter and policeman who killed him), it's a big rec from me.

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Nate Wilcox, EIC The MMA Draw's avatar

it's been on my list for a long while. And yea wasn't trying to imply that Dimebag did himself in or was even a little bit at fault.

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Bill From The Shore's avatar

It get a enthusiastic recommendation from me. Do yourself a favor and start it.

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Escape From America's avatar

I didn't even know about that book. It's been a while since I've read a rock bio. Back when the pandemic started I went back and listened through a bunch of my old high school music favorites and Vulgar Display has aged impressively well. It's got a timeless quality because so many bands have been influenced by Pantera in the years afterwards. This was in a cohort of Anthrax's Sound of White Noise, the Rage and Faith No More catalogs, some Sepultura. I should go back and do a thorough cataloging now that I'm reminiscing all over again. Cheers, Bill.

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Deuce's avatar

2 questions.

1. Is this going to be like 22 parts? NEED MOAR!

2. This LSD experience… was it a one-time experience that threw your entire brain chemistry for a whirlwind tour, or followed up repeated offences for that 12-18 months?

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Nate Wilcox, EIC The MMA Draw's avatar

at least 1 more part, maybe 2 more parts. There was an odd series of temp jobs that didn't teach me any specific skills but informed my worldview

The LSD mistake was a one-time thing although I did repeat it with mushrooms and MDMA later on.

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Escape From America's avatar

Nate this one was way too short.

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