The Men who Killed Kennedy is a 6 part documentary, That was apparently originally a 9 part Documentary that was aired on The History Channel. Originally I had intended to finish watching all 6 episodes and then review them here in my blog as I have done in the past with other Tv Shows and movies. But what more can be said at this point about John Kennedy and his brutal, vicious murder (lets call it what it really is) That hasn't been beaten to death in Television specials, Documentaries, and films. Instead I would like to share my feelings that I have for the man and his death. I was not even born yet when John Kennedy was president, nor had I been born yet at the time of his "assassination". My mother was but a teenager in High School on November 22, 1963. But one need not have been around for his life to know that his death was truely a tragedy for those of us who believe in equality of all men, women and children of all races. He was a strong advocate for peace, Civil Rights, Civil Liberties and Native American relations. He was a man that want a better America for the people and for the sake of the world. I have a deep rooted love for the man and I wasn't even born yet when he died. You need only to stop and think and wonder, what kind of world would we be living in now, not to mention how much better a place the United States of America would be, Had JFK not died that horribly horrifying day in Dallas. I have devoted a great part of my life to educating myself about what kind of man John Kennedy was, about his assassination, and how it was carried out. I have watched numerous documentaries, read books, not to mention spent hours upon hours online reading documents, and reports and watching videos on the subject of his death. To try to find the truth about why he died and how he died. At one point I spent 4 straight days, non-stop without sleep, on my computer reading and searching for as much information and documentation as I could find and read about the assassination, both for and against the idea of a conspiracy. As with anything in life, I like to keep an open mind to all views on every subject. But sitting here tonight watching the obviously censored version of this 9 part documentary that has been cut down to 6 parts. And if you want to know why all you need to do is gooogle The Men Who Killed Kennedy and you will find a link to Wikipedia that will tell you why the final 3 parts have been cut from the dvd series. But I realized is that it does not matter how much you read, no matter how many documentaries you watch or how many books you read. Most people are smart, and we realize what really happened. And for those of us that believe that there was a conspiracy, we don't really need the truth to come out for us to know that is what happened. But it is our right as Americans to have the truth, to live in a society and a democracy where we are not lied to, when we all know what really happened anyways. We are big kids, we can handle it. The truth is very clear every time I see the footage of the Zapruder film. Anyone who is a human being with a human heart knows exactly what happened that that moment of the fatal head shot. The shot is fired, your brain tells you to wince in pain. The back of John's head is blown out and your heart immediately crumbles and your brain tells your eyes to release the tears. Because you know what has just happened was a truely evil and sinister event. And if you don't wince, and you're heart doesn't crumble and your brain does not tell your eyes to release the tears, it is because you are just as evil and sinister as the person or persons that carried out this unspeakable act against one of the greatest men in the history of human kind. And those of us who are human would like to hear the truth admitted from those who are hiding and lying about it. That day may come and I may long be dead, but hopefully my daughter will still be around so she can hear the truth admitted for me. And if not hopefully she will tell her children to try to find out the truth for both of us. Because it was something that was very important to grandpa. Because it was something that grandpa was very passionate about, and it was something that destroyed a small piece of grandpa's heart. 

 

One may smile and smile and be a villain. ~ William Shakespeare 

 Obviously this post isn't for everyone. This story is old and most people know what happened. But there are those that don't know what happened still, believe it or not. There are a lot of people that only know the name and that he died. Shocking I know. But not everyone follows metal. Who knew? So for those of you that don't know and are interested. Mostly the people on my myspace and facebook that see him plastered all over and talked about by me. This is for you if you are interested enough to want to read what happen. And by the way I get a lot of people asking me "Doesn't the word Dimebag have something to do with drugs?" Yeah, so what, that doesn't mean Dime wasn't a good person and didn't deserve to live. So his nickname was Dimebag, So fucking what?

On December 8, 2004, Abbott was shot onstage while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio.

The gunman was Nathan Gale. who shot Abbott five times, including once in the head, killing him instantly, and then continued shooting - killing three others, and wounding a further seven. Gale fired a total of fifteen shots, taking the time to reload once and remaining silent throughout the shooting.

Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson, the band's head of security, was killed tackling Gale, as was Alrosa Villa employee Erin Halk. Audience member Nathan Bray was killed while trying to perform CPR on Dimebag and Mayhem. Damageplan drum technician, John "Kat" Brooks, was shot three times as he attempted to get the gun away from Gale, but was overpowered and taken hostage in a headlock position. Tour manager Chris Paluska was also injured.

Five police officers came in the front entrance, led by Officer Rick Crum, and moved toward the stage. Officer James D. Niggemeyer came in through the back door, behind the stage. Gale only saw the officers in front of the stage; he never saw Officer Niggemeyer who was armed with a 12 gauge Remington 870 shotgun. He approached Gale from the opposite side of the stage to avoid hitting the hostage - and fired a single shot, striking Gale in the face with 8 of the 9 buckshot pellets. Gale was found to have 35 rounds of ammunition remaining.

Nurse and audience member Mindy Reece, 28, went to the aid of Abbott and she and another fan administered CPR until paramedics arrived, but were unable to revive him.

In May 2005, Officer Niggemeyer testified before the Franklin County grand jury, which is routine procedure in Franklin County after a police shooting. The grand jury did not indict Niggemeyer, finding that his actions were justified. Niggemeyer received a commendation from the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission for his outstanding police work in time of crisis as well as the National Rifle Association award as 2005 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The five other officers that were first on the scene received Ohio distinguished law enforcement medals for their efforts. In 2006 James Niggemeyer penned the foreword to a book written about the event A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa.

Early theories of motive suggested that Gale may have turned to violence in response to the breakup of Pantera, or the public dispute between Abbott and Pantera singer Phil Anselmo, but these were later ruled out by investigators. Another theory was that Gale believed Abbott had stolen a song that he had written. In the A Vulgar Display Of Power book, several of Gale's personal writings, given to the author by his mother, suggest that the gunman was not angry about Pantera's breakup or about a belief that Pantera had "stolen songs"; instead, the documents suggest that Gale's paranoid schizophrenia caused delusions that the band could read his mind, and that they were "stealing" his thoughts and laughing at him.

Abbott's grave is located at the Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Texas. He is buried alongside his mother. He was buried with Eddie Van Halen's Charvel Hybrid VH2 - a black and yellow Frankenstrat guitar, also known as "Bumblebee," that was pictured with Van Halen on the cover of the album Van Halen II - because Dimebag had asked for one in 2004, shortly before he was shot. He was buried in a KISS Kasket.

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So last night I was watching the big bang theory. Great show, totally hillarious. But as I watched the show I started wondering, what is the purpose of the laugh tracks in sitcoms? Are they really necessary? Do we really not know when things are funny? Do we really not know when we are supposed to laugh at something? Do we really need the laugh tracks to tell us these things? To be honest with you, normally I don't even notice the laugh tracks because I am so into the show. Sub-conciously you know they are there but you don't really hear them. But when you watch the dvd's more than once you start to notice them and they become annoying. Am I the only one that thinks of this stuff?