RIP Ronnie James Dio, you strange little Dark Elf of Metal

[usernamenumber]

lediva suggested a viewing of Pick of Destiny in memorarium soon. I support this suggestion. Maybe Weds evening?

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[londo.livejournal.com]

I may not make it, but I approve of the idea. Keep me looped.

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

Looks like Weds is taken. Would Thurs make a difference for you?

[juldea.livejournal.com]

I'm out of town from Thursday until Monday eve. :/

[sandrylene.livejournal.com]

I approve of the idea as well. (Though I tend not to be huge on Tenacious D. But y'know, respect.)

[ryca.livejournal.com]

Your subject line is *utterly* perfect. It describes him perfectly.

I often hear of "celebrity" deaths with a strange sense of "Oh... that's sad", and maybe a moment's thought for their loved ones. Sometimes, I feel a sense of grief, because I've felt so enriched by that person, or I mourn the loss of what else they might have created.

I honestly would not have expected Ronnie James Dio to fall into that second category; I accepted his contributions so passively and indifferently, completely taking them for granted. He is a huge part of what made heavy metal what it is, and it would be impossible for me not to be grateful for that. This saddens me more than I would have predicted. I'm glad that you'll be doing something in his honor - please consider me there in spirit. (Heavy Metal would also be a possible viewing option, if one still wanted more after Pick of Destiny).

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

Y'know, it's strange. I actually never listened to his music much, and yet he's such an icon that, as you say, I really felt it when I found out he'd died. I mean, he's a bit like Keith Richards: past a certain point, the idea of him actually being mortal just doesn't really compute any more. Several of my housemates don't even really listen to metal, but when I told them they were genuinely shocked and sad to hear it.

I'm sad that it took him dying for me to do it, but I finally went out and grabbed this anthology, which covers solo albums and his time with Sabbath, and... damn, it's really good stuff. Classic metal. Like I said, I'm sad he had to die for me to not take him for granted, but, well dude, like I said: when you look that hardcore, one just doesn't expect a guy to die.