He was just that guy that he stood in front of that mirror, even before he played - like Vince used to say - and just pose with the guitar, and go, 'You're ever gonna learn to play that thing?' But he did. But, yeah, I would say watching him do Big Wheel Skateland and then, of course, he played the talent show at Junior High, and just coming into his own was just amazing. Until later on, I'd look back and go, 'Yeah, he had it then.' He was just born with it - just special. There was just something… I mean, I probably didn't know it then, but I knew there was something. Even though I pushed him off his bicycle when I first met him, we just became friends - he was just that person that you wanted to protect and shield and take care of. 'Cause he was still that kid that was funny. And even then, before he even knew he was going to play guitar, and we had just discovered KISS, you still, when you met him, you knew there was something special about him. I remember the first time when we met, we were eight years old and we were in third grade. Speaking about Dimebag's evolution as a guitarist, Rita said: "It's crazy. Late PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney was interviewed by Heavy New York at the Ride For Dime charity event and concert on August 26 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey.
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