Tig’s Metal Box: Dio Bowling Charity Event

The Metal Box is a weekly web series posted each Friday where we discuss all things hard rock and heavy metal: news, videos, interviews, live concerts and more.

This week, we’re talking about the second annual 'Bowl for Ronnieo' charity bowling event coming up in Studio City, California on Nov. 5. The great Ronnie James Dio had an amazing career, fronting many great bands including Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own band Dio. He passed away May 16, 2010 after a battle with stomach cancer. I’ll never forget being on the air on a Sunday afternoon and breaking the news regarding Dio’s passing along with co worker live on the air. I had asked my co-worker if he wouldn’t mind going on the air with me as I knew I was about to lose it after hearing the upsetting news. Long live rock n roll and long live the memory of Ronnie James Dio!