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Post by pennyfiasco on Sept 22, 2008 13:34:13 GMT -5
It's weird...I never really forget about him and BM's music brings me nothing but joy...but for some reason I woke up today feeling totally depressed and missing Shannon. I'm not sure why today more than any other day?? Could it be the vigil coming up this weekend? Or am I just being emotional for no reason? I'm not sure why, but I felt like reaching out to you guys today...probably cuz you guys are the only ones who would actually understand and have probably had way more of these "days" than I have. But today I was sad...i'm sure by tomorrow I will be over it, but so many aspects of the vigil and this time of year makes me so sad. I think it's great that we are remembering shannon for the good music, friends, and laughs he gave us...so I was hoping some of you can share some fun, funny, or happy memories at the vigil that you have had. I have never been to it because I'm afraid it would just depress me...but I always felt that somewhere somehow I will end up there with you guys. So take a second and reply with a funny or happy experience you had at the vigil.
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Post by sebbe on Sept 23, 2008 12:16:48 GMT -5
my vigil experiences have been filled with so many different emotions. this post could be as long as gone with the wind, but i'll keep it to one story. and its a story of how wonderful and selfless nel hoon is. vigil of 2003; it was really cold that year for the vigil. i live in ohio, so only about 5 or 6 hours away, but i remember waking up that saturday morning not knowing if i was going or not. i was able to leave mid morning and made it out there late afternoon or so. that evening of the vigil i remember sitting with a fellow melon, shivering under a quilted blanket, just talking. well because i left my house in such a rush i really wasn't very prepared. i had no coat, i wore a hoodie, but that was it. hell i didn't know where id be staying that night, i had no blanket, nothing. so as we're sitting there shivering, nel happened to walk up to us and saw how cold i was. she asked if i brought a coat, i hadn't. so she told me that she'd be right back, she was going to get me something. i tried to stop her, not to make a fuss, id be fine. but any of you who know nel, knows she wasn't going to allow me to freeze all night long. she comes back after just a couple of minutes. she must have gone to her car or something. she starts draping a green coat/jacket around my shoulders and says, "here sebbe, this is shannon's. you can wear it for the weekend." do you hear/see what i just typed there. hell it was 5 years ago, ive told this story a thousand times and i still get chills every time i tell it. every time i think about it. so here i am the rest of the night, and the rest of the weekend, wearing shannon hoon's coat. i can't tell you how many melons were touching me all weekend! LOL i love nel months or maybe a couple of years later, i was watching the letters from a porcupine dvd. it wasn't during the documentary part, but maybe in one of the videos or something. i forget where exactly. but as im watching it, i suddenly see a shot of shannon wearing that same coat. yea, i wore that coat too that may not be my happiest or best vigil story, but its one of my favorites.
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Post by cloudy on Sept 23, 2008 12:20:07 GMT -5
my vigil experiences have been filled with so many different emotions. this post could be as long as gone with the wind, but i'll keep it to one story. and its a story of how wonderful and selfless nel hoon is. vigil of 2003; it was really cold that year for the vigil. i live in ohio, so only about 5 or 6 hours away, but i remember waking up that saturday morning not knowing if i was going or not. i was able to leave mid morning and made it out there late afternoon or so. that evening of the vigil i remember sitting with a fellow melon, shivering under a quilted blanket, just talking. well because i left my house in such a rush i really wasn't very prepared. i had no coat, i wore a hoodie, but that was it. hell i didn't know where id be staying that night, i had no blanket, nothing. so as we're sitting there shivering, nel happened to walk up to us and saw how cold i was. she asked if i brought a coat, i hadn't. so she told me that she'd be right back, she was going to get me something. i tried to stop her, not to make a fuss, id be fine. but any of you who know nel, knows she wasn't going to allow me to freeze all night long. she comes back after just a couple of minutes. she must have gone to her car or something. she starts draping a green coat/jacket around my shoulders and says, "here sebbe, this is shannon's. you can wear it for the weekend." do you hear/see what i just typed there. hell it was 5 years ago, ive told this story a thousand times and i still get chills every time i tell it. every time i think about it. so here i am the rest of the night, and the rest of the weekend, wearing shannon hoon's coat. i can't tell you how many melons were touching me all weekend! LOL i love nel months or maybe a couple of years later, i was watching the letters from a porcupine dvd. it wasn't during the documentary part, but maybe in one of the videos or something. i forget where exactly. but as im watching it, i suddenly see a shot of shannon wearing that same coat. yea, i wore that coat too that may not be my happiest or best vigil story, but its one of my favorites. This is absolutely the most amazing story - I would have died on the spot - thank you for sharing!!!!!
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Post by sebbe on Sept 23, 2008 12:46:14 GMT -5
cloudy, i was literally walking on clouds the whole time. it was other-worldly
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Post by cloudy on Sept 23, 2008 20:33:24 GMT -5
cloudy, i was literally walking on clouds the whole time. it was other-worldly How surrreal!! I thought of you tonight becaise I think I saw the jacket in a u-tube video - just for a quick sec - a greenflack type jacket - big pockets on the front? At any rate - a memory of a life time. I am going for my1st time and I can't wait to meet Nel! 1st stop -her house for tickets!
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