Boy, has this month been interesting. Dio dies of stomach cancer. Gary Coleman dies. Bassist from Slipknot dies. Dio's death was tragic, Gary's was just crappy but #12 from Slipknot? I didn't feel as bad. There are plenty of bassists out there and it's not like that bassist was the cream of the crop. If your name doesn't resemble Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan, Stu Hamm, Geddy Lee, Flea or that guy that plays with a 10 string bass and kicks real butal butt, then most likely, you're just another dead bassist.
On to Dio. When his death kicked in and his funeral was announced, a force almost as grim as his death rose from the ashes of Topeka, Kansas. The Phelps family and Westboro Baptist Church. If Lewis Black thought he never stood next to so much evil (Dick Cheney), he's in for a surprise. They are the people that invented the picket signs that say:
God hates USA
God hates Fags
signs that depict anal sex with Navy, Marine Corp, Coast Guard or Army written on top
God = United States' #1 Terrorist
I can go on. For a bunch of self-righteous Christians, while they talk a lot about sin, judgment, abomination and death, uh, when does the message of redemption, love and salvation in Jesus come in? Apparently, never. Apparently, they didn't read 1 Corinthians 5.13 where it says, "God judges those outside". My point here is that they are passing a judgment among non-Christians when in fact they are crossing their jurisdiction. If God is to be the judge, what makes you think you have the right to do part of God's job description? If that doesn't put the icing on the cake, there are two more layers my friends.
The first one is that they were to picket Ronnie James Dio's funeral! That's right, we're talkin', "Dio's in Hell", "God hates Dio", "Dio's a Satan worshiper" picket signs everywhere. First off, whereas Michael Jackson's fan base were peaceful and silent, the legion of fans Dio has, along with the gigantic metal community that were in that funeral, pretty much would be a lot more aggressive. If it were up to them, the Phelps family would be in body bags and the Westboro Baptist Church would be drenched in fire and blood. However, Dio's wife asked that the metal community turn the other cheek. Apparently, it seems that is the case since there has not been a single report made about what went down in the funeral.
The second icing, well, enjoy these videos. They speak for their madness in bold terms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKyxTg3K3Jk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7yQQ1IWa_Ro
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yVjnuKGQUic
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KU9-WCQJ1Dw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kikAIvm4PyU
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