Donny

[Emthrax]

Donny is all about rockin', rockin' hard and rockin' loud and I know that if he could say so right now, that's what he'd tell us we should be doing.
I'm still thinkin' of ya, Donny, and your dear family and friends.
Playing some Crue for you, bro.

[CharvelRocker]

Wow. I have not been a member of this forum long to really interact with him or no him, but I talked with him a few times in the chat and he seems like a really nice and fun guy. Him and his family are in my thoughts and prayers.

[lori]

I also wanted to add to everyone -- if you feel the desire to donate any money, please send it to either Make A Wish Foundation (www.wish.org) or Children's Hospital Seattle (www.seattlechildrens.org) in his honor.

[ABSOLUT CHARVEL]

this is a sad time for all of us here. for many of us we have watch, or should i say read Donnie's words and watched him grow up. we have seen a kid from Auburn grow from what i felt at the time was somewhat of a train wreck with his life style. he would post comments and take a beating by the members here, myself included. but over time, there was a bond that formed with Donnie and some of the members here, as if they took Donnie under their wing. Donnie responded, and we watched him grow up.

I think it was largely due to the respect Donnie had developed for many of you, and he wanted to earn your respect too. I know he looked up to Sully, Tim, Horns, etc..., and you guys made an impact in his life, which he responded.

this old guy i worked with once told me many years ago something i have never forgoten. He said "if you die with one true friend in your life, concider yourself lucky". he died a few years ago, and he was alone in his life.

I have a feeling that inside, Donnie feels lucky to have many friends in his life right now. He is not alone, and i respect all of you for being there.

[sully]

more jameson, corona, and pretty boy floyd will be going on at sullyville in your honor, my friend.

by all means, everyone should be an organ donor; while we may be a little squeamish at the idea, the fact is that we're dead when it happens, and no matter what you believe in, your physical self won't mind by that point.

and while he may not be expected to come out of his current state, it's really hard to read posts that speak of him in the past tense.

donny, you'll always be my pal. to quote taime downe, wouldja "save a seat in nirvana for me?"

sully

[guitarsjb]

Donny fuckin' rocks!!!

[horns666]

Donny fuckin' rocks!!!

That says it all..and that's exactly what he did!

He has alot of passion for "ROCK"..I think that's why we connected instantly.

I'm signing out for now..all I can do is think of Donny.

[IrfaanSE801]

I swear I have no words for this, I think I deleted what I typed like 5 times. After being a member here for so long and actually meeting a few of ya, I really feel close to the people on these boards, especially when things like this happen and everyone supports one another. I'm so sorry to hear about Donnie, and I'm praying for a miracle. Thanks for the link Tim, I'll be looking it over tonight (never really crossed my mind to donate my organs). To his friends and family, god bless and stay strong.

- Irfaan -

[daisp]

[Bert]

So sad to hear this news. I'll be having a drink or three tonight in a tribute to Donny.

[LouSiffer]

Damn! You know, Donny and I were starting to hit it off tight right about the time I broke my wrist. The reason I quit hanging around as often was because it was a pain to not be able to play and be in a room full of people that could. We would stay up to the wee hours talking about booze, guitars, girls....all the important stuff. Wish I would have just sucked it up and kept on going back. : ( -Lou

[Hotrod]

Donny, you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Peace..........

[lori]

i want everyone to know that their messages are being read to donny..... and again, thank you very much for your comments and memories of him.... we really appreciate it.

[straycat]

Donny was so much fun in the chat room with his wise cracks and bugging the hell out of RacerX with gramatical errors.Thanks for the updates Lori I hope its easy for him.

[lori]

well he can blame it on being on a sidekick all he wants... but he really does suck at spelling and grammar