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olivious the drummer
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 Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject: My Hero is gone.....but not his legacy |
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Sunday 16th May.......A day I could never imagine, nor would I allow myself to imagine when we got the news of Ronnies illness.
I have cried tears of anguish, selfish tears, tears of anger, pain and dispair. Why was this great man taken from us?
Ronnie James Dio was my musical Hero.......from the age of 7 I worshipped him, I always have and always will.
I have lost a huge part of my life - Ronnie has always been with me. When I met him in 2002 I was terrified my illusion of the man would be shattered, but I could not have been more wrong - he increased my admiration through treating me as an equal and taking as much time to talk to me as i wanted.
Ronnie, you may be gone and I do and will miss you for the rest of my life.....but I have your legacy, your music, DVDs, memories of our meeting.
Thank you for everything Ronnie, you truly are an inspiration. I wish you peace and love my dear friend.
Oli
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olivious the drummer
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My way of mourning is that I have worn nothing but Dio related attire since the 16th and will continue to do so until after the memorial - luckily I have several Dio shirts but its just my small tribute to Ronnie.......still devastated, still struggling to accept.
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olivious the drummer
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Today, the day after the memorial I am really feeling low - its been a real tough day. I've watched all of the You Tube footage and was online until 3.15am this morning chatting to a few people.
I have cried many tears today, I think the realisation has hit home, Its as if I have finally allowed my real emotions to come out. I am very sad, for myself and for everyone else within the Dio family.
I know yesterday was a celebration but I have had the come down of all come downs today.........need some time to heal I guess.
RIP Ronnie my friend.....I will always miss you.
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olivious the drummer
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A month has passed and the loss is still as great a wound. I still cant believe Ronnie is gone.
I think I always expected him to be around but he is with us all in his music and our thoughts.
I hope Wendy and all the Dio family are doing OK.....my thoughts are with you every day.
I miss you Ronnie................
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A month has passed and the loss is still as great a wound. I still cant believe Ronnie is gone.
I think I always expected him to be around but he is with us all in his music and our thoughts.
I hope Wendy and all the Dio family are doing OK.....my thoughts are with you every day.
I miss you Ronnie................ |
Dear Olivious,
You're right about everything you've said in your message.
The loss is enormous. I notice myself to shake my head when I see Ronnie singing and moving on stage. Maybe his way to sing and movement on stage is eaten into my (our?) mind(s?) and this thing prevents us to get used to the feeling he's gone...Now he is on a bigger stage somewhere. For me his death is a relapse; I had a dog, and his name was-Dio. It was really hard to let him go when he passed away, but I let him go.
There's no a good reason to not let Ronnie go, 'cos he had to go. It was his time to go.
The Wound is a big one, but it can be mended in time. I think, it's better now to look backwards for awhile, to recall Ronnie's gigs and those funny and great details there, etc, and be happy about them, and to sing Ronnie's songs proudly.
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I hear you.
I can't tell you how much sorrow his passing has caused me. I don't ever recall feeling so much from anyone passing in my life. His music just means so much to me.
I must have listened to 3 dozen covers today to see if anyone could do it.
Nobody can replace this man.
RIP RJD! |
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olivious the drummer
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2 Months have passed.....I am still devastated but I am finally finding I am able to listen to Ronnie's music again and I take some comfort in it. Listening to the H&H stuff is more difficult as I cant shake off knowing that whilst he was giving his all he was in such pain.....God bless you Ronnie for everything.
Today I have been listening to Love is All and Sitting in a Dream from Butterfly ball.....
I miss you Ronnie
Oli
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| My tears have dried now,but this makes it even worse.Now I can see cleary how immense this loss is.Rock Musik will never be the same.---- Still thinking of Wendy and all the other members of the Dio/Padavona Familie . |
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I'm still feeling the intense feeling of loss with much sorrow too  There's still so much disbelief too, I'm hoping to find some sort of closure somehow, somewhere. Maybe at the tribute concert at high voltage, although I'm sure it will open up a new heartache too.
We all still miss Ronnie so much |
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I hear ya guys, when I first heard I ran upstairs and played Heaven and Hell and started to cry saying," I never got to see him play this, now I never will." I tried to stop but the next song was Catch the Rainbow and that really made it worse. Anyway, hopefully Ronnie's in a better place, if he's were I think he may be, he isn't feeling anymore pain either. And my thoughts and prayers are with the rest of you guys and Wendy.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:19 am Post subject: |
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| olivious the drummer wrote: |
2 Months have passed.....I am still devastated but I am finally finding I am able to listen to Ronnie's music again and I take some comfort in it. Listening to the H&H stuff is more difficult as I cant shake off knowing that whilst he was giving his all he was in such pain.....God bless you Ronnie for everything.
Today I have been listening to Love is All and Sitting in a Dream from Butterfly ball.....
I miss you Ronnie
Oli |
Also remember he didn't start having those pains until later on in the tour for TDYK. Unless you have recordings during the tour.
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Also remember he didn't start having those pains until later on in the tour for TDYK. Unless you have recordings during the tour. |
I was at his penultimate performance-- Boston, August 28. Such great energy in the crowd-- everyone there was so thrilled to be able to see the lineup.
I just keep thinking how he was probably in pain through that entire amazing performance (you NEVER would have guessed). And how that tour probably contributed to his death, by delaying his diagnosis and treatment. 
And remembering him at one point running along the length of the stage throwing the horns to the crowd-- making sure he "got" everyone; it felt like the Metal Blessing was being bestowed upon us all. You could feel how he associated the sign with his grandmother's love.
Oli-- glad you're able to start listening again. |
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olivious the drummer
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4 months..........a third of a year..........and I still cannot really accept that you are gone.
I try to reason with myself, I only met you twice......what the hell right do I have to grieve so much? But then it hits me.....since I was 7 your music has been with me, guiding, advising, allowing me to forget the crap I was/am facing.......and it still does today.
But I hate the thought that such talent, such a bright light has gone. Even though I am looking forward to the material coming our way in the coming years I am so sad that I wont have that 'christmas come early' feeling of seeing you in concert ever again.
Selfishly I fear I will never quite get over your passing.
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| I feel the same Oili. This world seems a much darker colder place without Ronnie I don't think anyone could ever fill the void that he has left in our hearts |
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olivious the drummer
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5 months and its still so hard to accept. I think part of why I was so cross over the forum and Niji over the past few days has been because of the timing.
I am sure many people are now not counting the time but to me the 16th of every month has a significance.
Ronnie - I miss you man.........
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