Post by nolabel7 on Sept 29, 2009 7:38:38 GMT -5
I would like to add 2 cents. I lived in Lafayette for 26 years before I moved to N. Indiana, and before this morning, here is how I perceived the vigil. When it first got going it was small, and all we heard about the vigil was that his local friends thought it was a great place to get drunk and hang out talk about Shannon, among other things. Many of the local musicians and fans (myself included) didn't go, nor did we support the vigil because I and many others, felt it was doing a HUGE disrespect to Shannon that people would go to his memorial and celebrate/mourn his music and his passing by getting drunk and doing drugs, both things that he struggled with horribly, and the reason he doesn't get to provide us with fresh lyrics.
However, the last couple of years, I heard it has grown (and seen it here on the forum) and that it is now less crazy and more like other musicians memorials that are not party havens but instead, places where fans and friends can meet and talk and share happy bee feelings. I wanted to go this year, but personal reasons didn't allow it. I can say however, that if more people realized the drinking and being crazy didn't occur any longer, they would be much more supportive.
It's nice to know that the music and his family has inspired a more responsible, and respectful memorial. Maybe after this year, word will get around that it is just that and not simply a place to party. Bee happy, nothing better in the morning than a little BM!
However, the last couple of years, I heard it has grown (and seen it here on the forum) and that it is now less crazy and more like other musicians memorials that are not party havens but instead, places where fans and friends can meet and talk and share happy bee feelings. I wanted to go this year, but personal reasons didn't allow it. I can say however, that if more people realized the drinking and being crazy didn't occur any longer, they would be much more supportive.
It's nice to know that the music and his family has inspired a more responsible, and respectful memorial. Maybe after this year, word will get around that it is just that and not simply a place to party. Bee happy, nothing better in the morning than a little BM!