5/16/10 – The metal world has lost Ronnie James Dio. There are few people who can be described as true legends in Heavy Metal. Dio was one of them. A group of us who grew up together were calling & e-mailing each other all day. We didn’t realize what an impact Dio had upon us. His music was so much of the soundtrack of our lives growing up. I saw my first Dio show in 1985 and never stopped being a fan. Back in NE Philly, if you wore a Dio t-shirt you were automatically cool, no matter how dorky you may have been in reality. The fact that you listened to “Holy Diver” raised you up a notch. I truly look back with fond memories of the man and his music. He will never be forgotten. Ronnie James Dio…I raise my fingers in the “devil horn” sign as a salute to you.