Lots of memories of noodling on a guitar with my brother as a kid trying to play along to his "riffs." Also, I met my gf at a party when she had a hissy-fit that our host started blasting cowboys from hell. Wait, didn't he already die?
A troubled boy with a gun snuffed out one of the brightest flames in hard rock. I'll stand with Zakk in saluting a great guitarist. http://youtu.be/JlsZXW7E7sc
Yeah, almost 10 years ago he was gunned down at a club he was playing at with Damageplan. I was never a fan of Pantera, or any of the off-shoots, but I can't ignore the influence he has on the metal community. I was also wondering why the thread was started, and figured out today was his birthday.