Ride For Dime Charity

I just thought this might be of some interest to people looking for a way to honor Dime's memory:

Ride For Dime (an annual Biker Fundraiser that raises money for a charity in the name of Dime all accross the US) was mentioned on the news in Texas this morning:

Ride For Dime officials were on hand to pass out new guitars to kids in the newly formed Darrell Abbott Chapter of Little Kids Rock in Dallas, Texas. We are extremely proud to be a part of this. You can read more at:

http://cbs11tv.com/local/twc.ride.for.2.660090.html



Texans With Character: Ride For Dime
Reporting
Teresa Frosini FORT WORTH (CBS 11 News) —

"Ride For Dime" is an annual charity event held in memory of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, the founder of metal band Pantera.

Abbott was born and raised in Dallas and lived in Arlington at the time of his death in 2004 when a gunman stormed a Columbus, Ohio nightclub stage and killed the former Pantera guitarist and three others.


Dan McNew, David Manley and Rob Eichelberger formed the charity remembrance ride and concert in hopes of continuing the famed guitarist's desire to give to others.

After raising $10,000, the trio went to Abbott's longtime partner to see how the money could be used to keep his legacy alive.

"Darrell was always about wanting to further the musical career or the musical aspirations of children," said Eichelberger.

Abbott, 38, and his brother, Vinnie Paul Abbott, 40, formed Damageplan after the breakup of Pantera -- a group they formed in the 1980s. Their father is Jerry Abbott, a country songwriter and producer.

Little Kids Rock, an organization that wants to place guitars in the hands of as many school-aged kids as possible, has many big-name music supporters, including the Abbotts.

"You guys are the future of music," Eichelberger recently told a group.

"It will help your grades … it will help your attitude. It will help everything about you because music is something you have to do a lot of work to get good at and anytime you do something you have to put a lot of work into makes you better in everything else you do."

Music teacher Daniel Tippol learned that lesson first hand.

"When I was a kid, I was not a very good student," the Pleasant Grove Elementary School teacher admitted. "I was a little rebellious and my dad said, 'here's a guitar see what you can do with it' and I learned to play guitar and here I am now. I went to college, I did everything I needed to do."

Just this week, Little Kids Rock used $60,000 in donations to give 200 guitars to music programs at several Dallas schools.

"You are able to play the music as if you actually wrote it and it feels good, too," student Nathaniel Breckenridge said.

"The coolest thing about it now is," Eichelberger said, "Darrell is going to be influencing a whole new generation of guitar players and he's not even alive anymore."

(© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

Dime’s Charity: Little Kids Rock (to donate go to their myspace page or their official website) it really is a great way to give back!!



From the Ride for Dime Texas Chapter (and for more great videos go to : http://www.myspace.com/ridefordime):

“From the very first Ride For Dime in 2005. The ride stopped for dinner at Campo Verde and then again for water. Only 2 of us completed the entire route. In 2005 we did not have an official concert but there was a great pre-ride party the night before at Monte Carlos.”

The very first Ride For Dime as we pass in front of the cemetery gates, August 20, 2005. Thanks to Martin aka Panterarist LXIX for the video.


Ride For Dime 2005

Add to My Profile | More Videos Ride For Dime 2005 arriving at Dimebag's favorite restaurant "Campo Verde" for dinner.

Ride For Dime 2005 - Arlington, Tx

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