One Year Ago Today.
Posted in Whathaveyou on May 16th, 2011 by H.P. Taskmaster
Ronnie James Dio, July 10, 1942-May 16, 2010
Rockin’ this again today in your honor. Hard to believe a year went so quick, but I guess that’s what years do.
auDIObelisk: Dragons, Demons and Horns: A Special Dio Salute
Posted in audiObelisk on May 17th, 2010 by H.P. Taskmaster
NOTE: This post is going to stay here for a little bit. New ones will appear underneath.
Look. I didn’t know what else to do. I’ll still have a regular May podcast either this week or next, but in honor of the life and career of Ronnie James Dio, I made this too. I didn’t number it because it’s not a regular podcast, and I just thought maybe some of you would get some comfort in listening. It’s 25 songs, two hours long. You can get the file here, click the image above, or stream it below:
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There are some cuts you don’t get on the “greatest hits” stuff that I hope other fans will dig as much as I do. I know this isn’t the kind of thing The Obelisk usually covers, but Dio‘s work meant a lot to me over the years, and if you’re complaining, you’re an asshole.
Apologies for the downtime today and yesterday. Yahoo is fucked, but everything should be back to normal now (if not, please let me know). I’ll do my best to pick up with regular posting tomorrow, but no promises.
Track list for the Dio-cast is after the jump. I hope you enjoy it.
Ronnie James Dio, 1942-2010
Posted in Whathaveyou on May 16th, 2010 by H.P. Taskmaster
There were rumors floating around some last night, but Wendy Dio has now confirmed via Blabbermouth that her husband, LEGENDARY metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio has died of the stomach cancer he’d been battling since winter. As a longtime fan of Dio‘s work, I on behalf of this dinkly little website The Obelisk send condolences to Wendy and others who knew Ronnie in either a personal or professional capacity.
I don’t know what to think and I’d feel dirty editorializing. He was my hero. We knew he was sick and we could extrapolate if we wanted to that it wasn’t going well when Heaven and Hell canceled their touring plans. I didn’t want to extrapolate. I wanted to think he’d beat cancer like it was a giant rubber dragon in 1983 and be back putting out Magica II and III in no time.
Mourning later. Music now.
