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Post by 8807 on Jun 19, 2005 19:56:57 GMT -5
I remember seeing the video for No Rain back in 93 & I remember thinking that Shannon had to have been tripping that day.I also remember my Brother telling me that Shannon had died & thinking it was heroin,which we both were using.When I heard Soul One in 96,I liked it alot. I bought Nico then had to have the other two.I was on afternoon shift until 97.I had no friends left & family could barely stand me.Like I've read about Shannon,I would quit,use a little,use a little more,use too much & end up in worse shape than before.Blind Melon was definately my favorite band by 97 & I didn't know anything about them.I really was able to get some of my own demons out singing/screaming along,jumping around in circles like Shannon though(yes I'm strange) years before I had the Letters dvd.Then other times I was able to really mellow out when I needed to & just Enjoy/Love what I was hearing.It was & still is a great escape sometimes,letting the lyrics spark your imagination in different ways & on different days.When I got a computer in 99 & after reading articles & interviews over the internet & finding out more about the songs,I really began to appreciate & identify with Shannon a little more as a person.He was born the same year as Me ,1967.Andrew wood,Jeff Buckley,Cobain,Layne Staley,we're all born around the same time.By the time I got clean for good in 2001,Blind Melon had been to Hell & back with me.I don't know why, it just happened.I deal with life in a MelonHead state of mind,I just accept it now.I listen to all kinds of music for sure,since I came out of my Headbanger Thrasher/Deth Metal years,I've had much more of an open mind about music.Having this forum where there are other people who share this borderline obsession of having to have Melon in our life is damn good medicine for me.For every livin' day I give myself a hand.For those around my age who haven't made it or those who battled addictions & lost,including about half of my fellow classmates of 85, who I grew up with,I'm gonna enjoy every minute I have.Going to the Vigil this year is a great way for me/us to stand up for a life that really matters to alot of people.I don't know what to expect really but for his family to see all of us together,enjoying Shannon, has got to be the best part.Well,I hope some of this makes sense,I'm just letting myself ramble on with this post.Talk at you later.Melon Love to ya.
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Post by zozoe on Jun 21, 2005 9:55:38 GMT -5
i'm glad you're here 8807...blind melon is a medicine, you put that well. :z:o
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Post by 8807 on Sept 3, 2005 13:59:54 GMT -5
I really like to just ENJOY!Shannon was born the same year I was.Him & about 10 people I grew up didn't make it this far.Shannon did appreciate his relationships with people,fans included I guess.I used to convince myself that I didn't need relationships with people,outside of My Wife,Brother or Kid.But having alot of superficial relationships with Friends, like I do, still gives me some happiness.There was a time for years when I was just a Loner.That has changed.I'm just trying to have Fun now in ways that won't end up killing me.I'm still into instant gratification,but I feel like I'm less selfish in alot of ways.Wow!Deja Vu'
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New Life
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Post by Alex on Nov 14, 2005 22:31:50 GMT -5
his words taught me that im not alone. that was such a huge relief when i first discovered it because my life, like many peoples apparently, has been shitty. and even though it was just music, it was still so comforting to listen to. i felt like he was the only one who understood me, even though he didnt, yknow? im way burnt out on melon though, listen to that stuff so much. good crying material.
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Post by 8807 on Nov 15, 2005 15:38:37 GMT -5
Well put melon
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2005 16:39:12 GMT -5
Agreed.
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Post by 8807 on Nov 25, 2005 15:11:01 GMT -5
The song Change has really been good therapy for me lately.It brings me from the desolate & destitute feelings I've been having & It brings me from a messedd up view of the world to a place where there is hope for today,tommorrow,forever. Thank You Shannon for keepin me going even when I don't to.
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Post by Barbara on Nov 28, 2005 11:20:10 GMT -5
Yeah, I can also say Change really kept me up in the hardest time of my life...and the whole self-tittled with it...unfortunatly, when I hear it now, it sometimes reminds me, on that SHITTY state I was in But hopefuly it will pass quick, as I listened to it really a lot already before...
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Post by 8807 on Feb 2, 2006 12:44:31 GMT -5
I was in the hospital ,with no music so I hummed a tune anytime I choosed,and since I've been home I've been downloading new hard rock cds.But then I stop put in a DVD performance or any other Melon song.It makes me feel comfotable or manic ,whatever I choose.That voice gets me out from under my rock & gives me positive energy that I can share.
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Post by Marika on Feb 2, 2006 14:14:32 GMT -5
It makes me feel comfotable or manic ,whatever I choose.That voice gets me out from under my rock & gives me positive energy that I can share. Truly, I can understand what you feel! Shannon's wonderful voice and Melon's music makes me feel happy and it comfort me every day!
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Post by bowlofjokes on Mar 24, 2006 21:21:38 GMT -5
I have enjoyed reading all your stories. The only time I ever sang publicly was St Andrews Fall. I always took a liking to the song. It captures all these emotions simultaneously and it ,,is just beautiful and sad and loving and lonely at the same time.(so is mouthful) So a friend of mine bugged this guitarist for a band we used to go see all the time to play it during break and i would sing. I was a NERVOUS wreck. Went straight to the bar and started drinking Jameson. I have fair memory of my stage performance, and after waking up in my car in the parking lot the next day (I lived like 1/2mile away), I called my friend to see how I did. Everything went fine, apparently I hadn't done myself a terrible embarrassment. *fin* BLIND MELON- also gave me an intro to the Velvet Underground, and I thank them for that
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2006 11:57:09 GMT -5
Ha! Nice dude... If I had a nickel for every time I woke up in a car, 1/2 mile away from home, I'd have a large jar of nickels.
You should of had someone tape it for ya. That's one thing I won't forget now. Any performance I may do will be video taped and recorded off the soundboard. You only live once, right? May as well make sure you have the good times documented.
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Post by liette on Apr 4, 2006 11:02:18 GMT -5
The lyrics on 2X4
Needle, fetal Someone's pouring warm gravy all over me And you see that synthetic therapy Don't you know it seems so unappealing But, oh, what a feeling
Made me feel like not such a freak or loser because he described the feeling exactly. You feel like you're in a warm cocoon and numb from any bad feelings. That's how it hooks you and it hooks really decent good people who just have a hard time coping with what's going on in their life. It is a synthetic therapy.
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Post by Joel on Apr 13, 2006 10:42:27 GMT -5
I can`t really explain what it is..There is something about his voice and lyrics that speaks to me in a very special way..There is not one other person that makes me feel that way.
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1blindmind
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Post by 1blindmind on Apr 13, 2006 15:31:25 GMT -5
Hello all my fellow Melonheads & Joel in particular, I could go on & on (trust me) about what Shannon & Blind Melon have done for me & what they mean to me, but I have to say that the way you have put it/explained it is exactly it in short form. Have a great Melon-filled day everyone
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