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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 26, 2008 11:31:22 GMT -5
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 7, 2008 17:31:20 GMT -5
It would definitely be sweeter if tickets were $50, but considering that they used to charge around $50 to go to a one day Lollapalooza in the early 90's I don't see how they would charge that for a 3 day festival 15 years later. I think they would still do good at $100 a pop. I do understand there a lot of bands playing and they need to be paid. $200 is way to much. Just my opinion. For 2 thats $400. I just think that is absurd. Im just ranting nothing personal. Wow that is a lot of money for 2 tickets. I think it's lame that they are only offering a 3-day pass. They should sell 1-day passes. Agreed, totally lame . Regardless, Blind Melon still remains the best deal on a quality live show for an affordable ticket price! Tickets cost less to see them now than they did when I saw them in 1994. ;D $17 here in Omaha will be $15 in Des Moines. Ozzfest was free and that was a good ass time and an equally a good deal bcuz they should have paid me to watch that GWAR cover band LordI. That was bad. Blind Melon was a better show all the way around maybe the best. Its a tie between them and Tool on the AENIMA tour. Maynard was blue and I was well.....I was there but not...I was on a journey so to say. I was all here for the Melon show and it was just magical. I dont know what Im saying now. Oh yeah. $200 WOW.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 7, 2008 15:03:22 GMT -5
$200 a ticket? Do you get a hotel room? Concierge service? I gotta bring my own tent. What? How about $50. the last allotment of bonnaroo tickets is over 250$ btw thats some artist listing! I'd love to make it to that, I don't see it in the cards though. Still way too expensive in my opinion. $200-$250 a ticket? Ya gotta admit it would be way sweeter if the tickets were $50.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 7, 2008 13:41:04 GMT -5
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 8, 2008 12:37:56 GMT -5
Coffee kicked in. Sorry I went so far off topic. If anything I said made me sound like a douche please feel free to let me know. I think I understand what both of you are saying and I'm glad this conversation is happening. It's best that it can be a conversation rather than a debate or an argument. On a similar note, I've been wondering lately how Travis feels when/if he reads any of this. It seems like this board can be a shrine to Shannon at times. It even seems a bit fanatically morbid at times. I never had any spiritual connection to Shannon or deep "love" for him necessarily, but I've always thought fondly of him and I hate that he is not around any more. A tragic loss indeed. For me, welcoming and celebrating Travis's contributions while acknowledging Shannon's unmistakable contribution is where I'm headed. Blind Melon wouldn't be what it is today without Shannon, and they wouldn't be touring today without Travis. I think there is some reluctance to celebrate Travis for fear of disrespecting Shannon. For my money, there's no better way to salute him than to rejoice in Blind Melon with 4 of his best friends and delight as a fan. Blind Melon is Back! Hell Yeah! Travis is doing a great job too! Even though the odds are against them I think they can do it. Well....they are but, what I mean is it can last. I heard Harmful Belly the other day and they are definitely back.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 8, 2008 9:58:19 GMT -5
Very nice(and long)post and I appreciate what you are saying. And my best friend getting killed by a drunk driver out of nowhere was a shocking tragedy for me, and there have been several more in my life but I am not going to go into them all on here. As far as the band goes; I look to some of their interviews and they are at a point of peaceful calmness when openly discussing Shannon's life and death(and they knew him better than anyone on here), so all I was saying is that it is possible to grow and accept him being gone just like they seem to have. Sorry that post was so long. Its one of those subjects that cant be done justice in a paragraph or 2. Although my post was one giant paragraph. I just wanted to say grief is different for everyone. Through my own experiences I noticed people have a calloused mentality for the grieving process. Im ok why arent you? Before all of that happened I thought the same way. In a couple years Ill be ok. Not that it hasnt gotten better. But I think about it way more now than I thought I would have 11 years ago. I can talk about this peacefully and calmly also. But, really I would hate to be asked questions about what happened all the time. "so all I was saying is that it is possible to grow and accept him being gone just like they seem to have". Ok that makes sense. And I agree. I dont know if anything I just said made any sense im still waiting for the coffee to kick in. Need more.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 7, 2008 12:13:55 GMT -5
I dont know if expecting everyone else to have the same outcome as you when dealing with grief is wise. Please dont take this as an attack. But, some things that happen are so horrible that you may never forget them. Im explaining this to you but really I hope you never truly understand what Im saying. Everyone is different. Some of the losses I have endured are too much to ever forget or even hope to escape from. I dont know why Im talking about this in this forum but, I need to talk about it for a minute anyway. I think it was May 7, 1997 Mothers Day weekend Friday night I believe. I remember I was at a Morphine concert during the Saddest Song I think that was the name of the song cant remember right now. But, out of nowhere I see my sister walking towards me with a crazy look in her eye. She says "Grandma just died I think she had a heart attack!" Just the morning before I was there at their house talking with her as me and my grandpa were getting ready to do some work on the dream house my grandma had always wanted. There was excitement in the air because their dream was becoming a reality. I remember a big hooha because I offered to buy him breakfast this morning. He bought me breakfast every morning. What do you mean Grandma just died? She just died we have to go. She said. I took one last look up at the band and I tell we made some sort of commotion the singer looked liked he felt sorry for us or something that is just one of the odd memories I have of that day. Next thing I knew I found myself at their house and my two cousins at this time were crying hysterically. I said what happened? Grandma hung herself!!!!!!!!!!!! What?!?! Zach looked in the basement window and seen her said my cousin Michelle. Even with his visual confirmation I wasnt ready to believe what they were telling us. Then my dad burst out of the door weeping uncontrollably followed by the coroner pulling a body bag on a stretcher. Which, at that time still didnt occur to me that that was her. I knew it was but I still didnt believe it. (Later, I found out that he was the one that had to cut her down). He hasnt been the same since. My main point in writing this is that every loss can not be measured the same. I remember thinking to my self that in a couple of years I will be able to move on and at that point it wont be on my mind all the time. "But, the blows have just a little more space in between them." Thats all there is for me. We always wonder why. She seemed perfectly fine to me but I guess she was taking Sarazone Anti-anxiety medication. I lost my best friend Slick too on July 11, 2006. He also died the same exact way as my Grandma. I think he even attended the funeral with me. He knew how her death tormented me. We had been friends since junior high. I remember the fist time I seen him he was carrying 2 garbage bags of ditch weed up the middle of the street. I think we were 12. lol We used to sit around and play our guitars almost everyday.....we did almost everything together. His first son was born a couple of days before my first daughter and my second daughter was born a couple of days before his second son. So, we were close. At one point he and his wife separated and she took his boys and then he began a slow decline. He got hooked on meth and we lost touch because he knew better than come around me when he was on that because my wife and I are so against that he wouldn't even tell me even though it was obvious. (My wifes mother's passing seems to be a direct result of that wicked substance. My wife was 16 and she found her she will never get over this). The last time I seen him..........I know he was looking for help but he wouldn't let me. I see him in his boys eyes and I know he'll never be back. I feel sorry for his wife because at some point she will have to explain it to them. I doubt she will ever say Im over this now at any point in her life. I could keep this story going forever but I think I need to make a point. I dont think Nel, Nico and the band will ever get over Shannon's passing. I hope they do. It sucks because you never accept what happened you are more or less coming to the realization they will never come back. Just, my rationalization. And, I think its ok to feel a general sadness for him even though most of us never even met him. I think its ok to be sad that he was just getting started and we didnt have a chance to witness what was to come. Or that he is missing out on watching his daughter grow up. I personally feel sorry for his family and band mates because I know at least through my own experiences it never really goes away it merely fades. Im, sorry if this post was too long . I have been hoping to get over this for a long time but all I can do is use it to make me a stronger person as well as a musician. Playing the guitar helps a lot any artistic outlet is just as good though. If you cant do that just listen to Blind Melon and spend time with your kids. Or, combine them. Thats what I do. I remember a boss one time asked for an obituary when I went to a funeral. I went to the funeral and never came back. Some people are jaded and inconsiderate. Thanks, for reading this I must stop now.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 2, 2008 13:20:00 GMT -5
I do find it strange that anyone can have feelings for someone they don't know personally. I suppose it is similar giving to a charity or otherwise helping someone you don't know. We all have a natural capacity to feel for others and have some feelings for or about them. I'm sad he's gone, and at the time I felt worse because I had just started sobriety a few months prior. I was actually a bit pissed that he would be so inconsiderate. Family, a new daughter, friends. I can't imagine things working out the way they did had he understood how much he was loved. I was fortunate enough to meet all of the guys on the bus back in 1994. Shannon was very unassuming. He sat there "indian style" on the U shaped couch in the back listening to the Meat Puppets. He was very cordial and we had a great conversation about nothing at all. I was pretty well stoked about being there and was baked on top of getting more baked-er. (is that a word) There was a girl on the bus that sat with Shannon in a familiar way. Much like an old friend, but she never spoke. I assume that it was his girlfriend. We smoked a j and I went back up front for a while where everyone else was. We talked some about the town where I grew up (same as glen and a few miles from rodgers and brad). Shannon came up to the front after about 5 minutes and he was obviously looking for something. Eventually he turned over a book or something next to me and found some small piece of satin type material. I don't recall who explained this to me, but he apparently had a piece of the blanket he packed around as a kid. I've never told that story because it has always been the one thing I had that no one else could have. I figured this was a good place to share. Hi, great story man. Sorry I called you man Breck its a habit.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 7, 2008 9:23:03 GMT -5
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 1, 2008 13:17:07 GMT -5
*****Rogers***** Should of capitalized that.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 1, 2008 13:14:47 GMT -5
The only exceptions that comes to mind is maybe finishing up some partial ideas or songs that didn't get a quality recording. Some sort of epic tribute. Maybe Im crazy too. If I am spouting blasphemy please strike me down. But, I agree redoing Shannon's completed stuff would not be a good idea at all. With as creative as BM is you know they have a ton of stuff laying around maybe Im being overly optimistic. But, I have a feeling I'm right. The recordings of the live stuff is great and are a basically a nightly tribute to Shannon. As, a musician I know the greatest gift is to have your music live beyond you. And, that is exactly what it is doing. Cementing the legacy every night. Rekindling that fire. Listening to the Omaha show right now and it is amazing. I can hear myself going YYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH....WHOOOOOOO....YYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH !!!!! Im waiting to see if I can hear my self screaming like a woman when I get hit in the chest with rogers pick.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Apr 1, 2008 10:37:40 GMT -5
Thanks, for the warm welcome. Im glad I have a story to tell.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Mar 31, 2008 16:38:50 GMT -5
Great to have you here! I will be at the Des Moines show too...we should have all the forum melons (and any other melons) meet before the show somewhere. Thanks. That, sounds good man. So far my only plan is to go there. I just found out the other day. The last show was great.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Mar 31, 2008 13:31:38 GMT -5
Thank you, Im dlin now. I cant wait to see the rest of the video also.
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Post by reptilianbrain on Mar 31, 2008 13:11:27 GMT -5
Thank you, Sonya this is a great site.
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