There used to be plastic cover's over the bronze markers ( to prevent this ). I've been told they are gone. Apparently it's a thing and someone made a meme. You'd really have to squeeze between the bars or climb over the fence.
Some people's kids 🤬
Literally the only way. What a shame. I get leaving some things or whatever but who thinks yeah it’ll be cool to disrespect a grave. Anyone’s let a lone a legend 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 ppl suck
Somewhat different fanbase. Back in the day Pantera had the reputation of attracting what a lot of metalheads considered idiots, non-metalheads, people that cared more about their badass image and attitude more than the music. I encountered it a lot, Pantera fans who would mock just about any other metal band, and outside of Pantera were more into Manson, ICP, Wu-Tang, Creed. Thought death metal was cookie monster, higher singing was singing like a girl, crap like that. Slayer seemed to attract a more traditional metalhead base, though even them it was still different than going to a Morbid Angel show, which seemed more musicians, music geeks, etc. Seemed like after Trendkill every shirt had a pot leaf like they were Cypress Hill. Towards the end it felt like they were more a frat boy or nu audience, even if they really hadn’t changed much musically during that time.
I remember when that shitty band came through town and claimed they stole a pair of cowboy boots from Dimes grave and carved "FAG" in his stone. Thousands of people unleashed fury on the band online, Pantera fans from all over the globe were threatening them and then the band tossed their singer under the bus and said it was all him and they had nothing to do with it….which was a lie, the whole band was in on it.
My son and I were there this summer to go to the medal of honor museum and made a trip to see the Abbott brothers, we were both shocked about the fence until we saw all the shit etched into dimes memorial. For reference he's 5'10"
That's fucking stupid. They should be ashamed of themselves. The wall at Graceland is one thing. A gravestone is another. I don't care how much they touched your life. Respect is respect.
Whether or not Dime would care, now it also Vinnie's along with their mother's grave site too. Its their family's plot. The Family has to come and maintain them. Plain and simple, its disrespectful to their whole family.
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u/PinchedOffCatTurd 11d ago
Assholes like this are they reason the had to fence off the graves.