R.I.P. Pete Steele

Dear Spookies,

As many of you already know, Pete Steele, frontman and bassist of the Gothic music group Type O Negative, died this past Wednesday. According to the group's website, the suspected cause of death is heart failure. It hasn't yet been released where he died, or what caused his heart to fail.

His drippingly Gothic demeanor and his irreverent sense of humor charmed us all. His struggle with depression and his recovery from drug addiction inspired us all. We danced to his music. We swooned over him. We wished we could be that cool.

My condolences go to his band, his family and his loved ones. I, and many others, will miss him very much.

Love,
Miss Manic