He was like a kid in a candy store - the way his eyes were lit up. Dime even got to play Eddie’s rig at soundcheck. In an interview with Metal Monthly, Rita explained further: “We had just seen Van Halen in Midland, Texas, a few weeks earlier, and that was the first time Dime ever got to meet Eddie. Eddie said, “I can’t go in there, I can’t see him like that - I want to remember him like he was that night I met him.” I said, “That’s okay, Eddie - we’ll take it to him,” so John and I went in and placed it with him. We got to the room where Dime was, and you could see feet through the doorway. We were walking down the hallway of the funeral parlor, me, Eddie and John “Bushman,” who had been out with Damageplan as a tech - he’s the one who dragged Vinnie off the drum stand and threw himself on top of him to protect him. He said, “An original should have an original.” When he came for the funeral, he brought his original yellow and black from 1979. He said, “One of the red, white and black ones?” And I said, “No - Darrell always said that the yellow and black was your toughest guitar!” So I asked him if he’d stripe up a guitar for Darrell. We’d met him just a few weeks earlier for the first time, and Dime was ready to cut him a $30,000 check that night for one of his striped guitars, but Eddie told him he’d do one special for him. Three hours later, Eddie called to see if he could do anything for us and for Dime. I remember talking with Vinnie, trying to decide what guitar to bury him with. What was the story of Eddie Van Halen bringing the guitar to Dimebag’s funeral? In a lasting sign of deep respect, Eddie buried the black-and-yellow tape-striped guitar pictured on the back cover of Van Halen II with Darrell.ĭarrell’s life partner, Rita Haney, spoke with Billboard today about Edward’s gift to her longtime companion: Zakk Wylde (former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist & Black Label Society) and Eddie shared the stage, downing shots of liquor delivering tributes about their fellow guitarist at the public memorial service.
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“Thank you so much, man for the most awesome, uplifting, euphoric, spiritual rock and roll extravaganza ever,” Dimebag’s recorded message said.Įdward said, “I’m here for the same reason as everyone else, to give some love back…” and also “…this guy was full of life. He held his cell phone to the mic and played a voicemail Dimebag had left him days earlier. Eddie Van Halen appeared at Dimebag’s memorial service.
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