~LoveJoy~
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the way it looked before felt better from the window..now that its fadin away...i feel it everyday..
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 23, 2008 18:10:53 GMT -5
soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo coooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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~LoveJoy~
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the way it looked before felt better from the window..now that its fadin away...i feel it everyday..
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 23, 2008 13:04:29 GMT -5
great thanks!!
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~LoveJoy~
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the way it looked before felt better from the window..now that its fadin away...i feel it everyday..
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 23, 2008 12:29:17 GMT -5
hey just wandering if blind melon has ever done any janis joplin covers......if so id love to hear it if not it would be great. janis is about the only other musician that makes me want to bust through the ceiling and scream!!!
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~LoveJoy~
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the way it looked before felt better from the window..now that its fadin away...i feel it everyday..
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 22, 2008 11:04:23 GMT -5
Gary,
super cool!!!! ill tell you all about the starkville show!!!! nothin but love!!!!
"keep on dreaming boy cause when you stop dreaming its time to die"
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~LoveJoy~
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the way it looked before felt better from the window..now that its fadin away...i feel it everyday..
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 21, 2008 18:29:26 GMT -5
welcome...i was a huge fan and also had no idea about much since 95 but aint it great!!!!Weve got em back!!!
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~LoveJoy~
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the way it looked before felt better from the window..now that its fadin away...i feel it everyday..
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 20, 2008 10:18:33 GMT -5
come on......yeah, its great to have an opinion and to feel so strongly about your past with blind melon...by the way, i also am a qualifying member of your oldtimer club!! I saw blind melon in 93 also. I just don't get it....if it were possible for Shannon to be here i would love it. The thing is, its not possible. Although Shannon was a huge part of the band, there are 4 other original members who make up the band who are still very much alive and ready to give us their music again!! Its not like they just found some random guy off the street who didnt know anything about the band Travis was the ultimate fan...you know the guy did get shannon's face tattooed on his back. I think that shows a little bit of respect for shannon and his music and memory. If he has some of the same mannerisms, why wouldn't he shannon was a major influence. You know if theyd gotten the new american idol or a backstreet boy i'd understand what you meant. I think travis is perfect for the band...its different but in a good way. Try to open up your mind a little bit more. I havent seen them live yet but i am going Aug. 13. I have no doubt it will be great. Ive seen some of travis's live performances on you tube also and have been nothing but impressed. Its not about replacing shannon, its about embracing a new experience while celebrating shannon!! As for the younger fans...why would you want to talk down or discourage them. We had our time and blind melon became a great part of our memory...Let the new generation make up its own mind. As Travis says "STAY AWAY FROM ALL NEGATIVITY" maybe you should take another listen. Enjoy the new REAL Blind Melon.
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~LoveJoy~
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the way it looked before felt better from the window..now that its fadin away...i feel it everyday..
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 19, 2008 18:33:38 GMT -5
yeah ive bought and lost several of their cds 2 and three times. Siamese dream is definitely a classic. Got that one love to crank it up roll down the windows and drive!! Rock on!!
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~LoveJoy~
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the way it looked before felt better from the window..now that its fadin away...i feel it everyday..
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 19, 2008 13:44:17 GMT -5
rebekah....i also have an autistic child... she's 11 years old. the band probably has no idea how many different situations their music can apply to and how much it really helps and gives hope. Who'd think blind melon helps mothers with autistic children...kinda funny!!! i love you stay strong!!
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~LoveJoy~
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the way it looked before felt better from the window..now that its fadin away...i feel it everyday..
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 19, 2008 12:57:19 GMT -5
know what you mean...me too...now we've got 2 kinds of blindmelon to love!!
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~LoveJoy~
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 19, 2008 8:42:31 GMT -5
hi just wanted to let yall know ive been reading alot of reviews and articles about the new album and 99% of them are positive but i did read one or two that werent. I got inspired:
HOW SELFISH TO HATE THE THINGS THAT CHANGE WHY WOULD YOU HOLD BACK A NEW LIFE THAT GROWS MAYBE YOUVE BEEN STUCK TOO LONG PUSHING PAUSE TOO USED TO LAYIN DOWN AND ROLLIN IN LOSS
WHY WOULD YOU EXPECT THINGS TO STAY THE SAME IF THE SAME WERE MEANT THE SAME WOULD BE YOU HAVE TO CHANGE!! HE TOLD US THAT COME ON GET OUT OF YOUR BOX AND DANCE AGAIN
REMEMBER HOW TO LAUGH AS WELL AS CRY KEEP YOUR EYES WIDE AND YOULL SEE ALL SIDES HE CLOSED HIS BLINDS BUT DIDN'T MEAN TO SHUT OUT THE LIGHT FOR ALL I KNOW HED SAY...LET GO,MAKE PEACE,MOVE ON, BE FREE DO THIS ALL WHILE YOU SMILE AND REMEMBER ME
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~LoveJoy~
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the way it looked before felt better from the window..now that its fadin away...i feel it everyday..
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Post by ~LoveJoy~ on Jul 16, 2008 20:49:16 GMT -5
[/img] #sunsmilie# hi so excited to be talkin to others who love blind melon!!! ive been a fan since 1992. Still remember sitting in the car listening to blind melon for the first time. I guess track 8 was my first favorite--deserted. Im a mississippi girl to--that made it even more special. Anyway in 1995 i thought it would be over and really hadnt kept up too much. Just started a new job where i have to drive alot.Got my cds out..yeah im old not even into mp3, and started listening, as i have been for the past fifteen? years. I've listened to it a couple of times a month at least since 92-93 and its my go to cd when everything else sucks. Which now in the days of overprocessed three chord crap its very often. The only time i got to see the band live was at a pre concert appearance at a music store on poplar in Memphis tn I saw them at the 616 club inclined opened. I remember meeting Shannon and he had on a multi colored crochet hat. I remember a member of our band gave him one of our tapes..hodgepodge.. I was frozen and could not hardly speak. I think i said sign this!! I was such an idiot!! I still have my picture of him. I dont remember alot from that night...no iwasnt messed up... i was in total awe and was absolutely frozen with emotion..sounds crazy!!! Oh well i also was in a band and we played change thats one of the best memories of my life... singing and expressing myself through blind melon's words when i was so shy and insecure i could let them talk for me. It was great. Oh well i plan on seeing them in good ol starkville ms August 13. Hope all the old fans come out. So happy the bands back together. Travis is great. I was very nervous about putting the cd in and listening..nervous about listening to a cd!!!crazy i know, but as everyone else here, i had such an emotional attatchment that i knew id be critical and pick it apart. I heard the first song and I was like ok then the next i was getting more excited by the middle of the cd i knew they had lived up to their own high standards. Its different enough to be origninal and not be just an alternative to shannon, but the same enough that it is definitely blind melon with the signature eclecticc hard to categorize sound. Ive listened to it constantly and just like the others, you can hear something different each time you listen. Travis is really good. He has the same tone but also a different range of sounds and melodies. Some songs though, i sware i heard shannon on!!! On hypnotized....i got chills. I just think of it as little whispers of shannon. The rest of blind melon are true artists. I was so excited when i opened my cd and saw all 4 familiar names. I knew the music would be amazing. The songs are so personal and so positive. I know alot of pain has come from shannons death and effect on the band but using these experiences to spread positivity and hope is the way to go. Oh well ive said enough i guess. Like i said.. glad to be here.
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