Post by Timothy John Telfair on Nov 7, 2018 10:20:49 GMT -5
My Name is Tim and I moved from the Los Angeles area { Hermosa Beach and other Towns } to Seattle in 1993, and it was during my first year in the NW that the most excellent groove " No Rain " made it to my ears and the over all Gracious Sound was all I would know about Blind Melon until about 4 Months ago or n or about June of '2018 as with a Ipad gift from my Sister allowed me to { In a more effective manor } open up all the Music I ever wanted too and " no Rain " came to mind and so came the entire First Album which floored me beyond what I could have never imagined because what I heard was a Group of Professional minded Musicians that understand the relationship of Song and reflection and the inner Goose bumped affect of sound waves on the Higher Percentage of matter that makes up the Human Body and actually ALL Mammals as well, and Sound waves in Time with each other being produced in the form of a song that Ive found we Musicians do not think about the effect of the Cause that Causes a change; subsequently by the Affect of the Cause and I have felt this physically as that " So Happy I could Cry because I'm so Happy " Overwhelming Swell from inside bringing Tears of Grateful Thankfulness with the rare feeling of being more Happy to be alive then most other days as is my Life Day To day.
However, I'll leave that alone now......
I began Studying Music in August of '1974 in Redondo Beach , California as that s when and where I received my First Long Awaited Music Lesson that came to me n the Form of The Guitar and I have kept the Guitar as my main Instrument over the years along the way I self taught myself on Piano and Percussion mainly the Drums and Drum Machines and I like to record as recording teaches more then I want to write here as Ive written too much already but I am coming to Why I am writing this in the first place. I will say that Recording has helped me to continue to grow and perfect my writing skill's and my playing skills as I can either live a Life that Hurts Others as The desire to GET can blind the Heart into accepting any behavior as long as it is business minded and directed but that is just a Lie that eats the human Body up to early as Wealth can Save Lives continually as it can be used to relieve the effects of Poverty but used for ONLY self satisfaction and we end up fading away,
just look at any 20th Century Banker like JP Morgan.
Look at a 30sh JP Morgan photo then a 50sh JP Morgan photo and the effect is dramatic. Wealth Truly can not buy Happiness or anything like the type of Happiness I stated above.Tim J. Telfair Songs
The Reason I am here is because Blind Melon Rock's and Shannon was a most excellent Singer and he was as it looks an Over achiever but that is what a Band Needs more the people telling you How Great you Sound because a lot of players made IT TO THE BIG sTAGE JUST BY ASSOCIATION AND NOT MUCH MORE EFFORT on there part. Its great if you can just " Show up " but it is even better to have a Type A overachiever for your front Man or any place because Shannon would get on a roll and make it happen as at least that is what I see as a viable personality and in fact it is truly better that the others don't get in the way or in any way make what they are doing into a Your Wasting Your Time thing because that attitude from band members must have destroyed 1000's of chances over the years and in fact the bands that were affected by someone like that will usually bever know they would have made it if Only ........
The reason I am here is in reading about Shannon, The band's story is Heart Wrenching and it Hurts me because Blind Melon is one of my all Time GREATEST ROCK BANDS as they play and write Songs like no one ever heard and I only wish to God it could have been me that was there when the band was forming but my first son { James } was on the way and I was playing in a Working Band and i had an Original Band and got a job at LAX with FedEx to supply the medical needs my Ex Wife needed. I will never stop trying and I have Faith I too will one day meet the right people equally Yoked and having a similar thought process. I am not saying I wish i could have replaced the guitarist that do play for Blind Melon but that the all important chemistry within Sport Teams or Rock Bands would I finally find.
Sincerely
Tim J. Telfair