Hoonaholic
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Post by Hoonaholic on Jan 26, 2006 23:42:23 GMT -5
the words in quotes are straight from jena, she emailed me and filled me in on some stuff, i met her at the vigilstock last year and had a chance to party with her at the knights inn afterwords. enjoy..
"I met Shannon in December 1991...We were introduced by a mutual friend.No one had heard of Blind Melon at the time and so the band name or fame had no influence on me.It was before the mtv days and bee girl videos.We were introduced by someone we both knew.In the meantime around may of 92 the band had started to record the first record in Seattle.Rogers and I had become very good friends and I talked to him on the phone probably almost everynight when they were finished recording.INfact I was invited to go out to Seattle and stay with Rogers and Shannon in Seattle and I declined.Rogers and I have always been pretty good friends, I have great respect for him and I love his wife as well, she's a really good person.Shannon and I grew very close over the years especially around Oct 92 He took me with him on the east coast leg of the crammed in a van tour.They were doing that tour in a van each of them had a bench seat where they would sleep on their way to the next town until they got to the hotel.Shannon made a little bed for me next to his seat so we could lay next to each other.I would be sleeping and I remember many nights he would wake me up...I 'd open my eyes and he'd point towards our feet at the window...I'd look and there would be a beautiful view of the moon and clouds.He did this almost everynight sometimes several times a night.It's just one of the precious memories I have of him.I love him very much and always will.
Around 92 and 93 I would go back and forth from coast to coast and I would surprise him by showing up at shows...I always looked different I would dye my hair a lot.I would show up in California when he thought I was in Philadelphia or I 'd show up in New York when he thought I was in California.I'd send a little note back stage to the tour manager "Jena's outside"and then the tour manager would come and get me everytime with passes in hand, I'd sometimes bring my best friend Ceara who I actually met at a Blind Melon show in 92. By 94 Christopher asked me if I wanted to make a demo with him of my songs, we did that and then he said he wanted to work with me more.He and I bacame so close, he was my other best friend besides Ceara.Christopher and I talked several hours and several times a day no matter where he was at.I spent time in Mammoth mountain california when they were doing some of the stuff for the ep "Mammoth Mountain Mix"Everytime I hear "soup" the song I mean, it still reminds me of the first time I heard it and I can almost smell the Northern California air.It brings me right back.I remember hearing Shannon doing his vocals upstairs as I was lying in my bedroom on the lower level of the house.Shannon used my guitar when they recorded "The Pusher" I had just gotten it a few weeks before and it's hanging in my living room right now broken but with a note taped to it that he once stuck on it for me to find later.He always did cute things like that. "
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jrzd
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Post by jrzd on Jan 27, 2006 12:01:12 GMT -5
is she for real?? I mean I know she was on the Soup CD but I don't buy into all of this
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Post by Ryan on Jan 27, 2006 13:13:29 GMT -5
I don't really have much reason to disbelieve this. Why so skeptical?
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Post by Barbara on Jan 27, 2006 13:56:35 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing
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Hoonaholic
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Post by Hoonaholic on Jan 27, 2006 15:15:31 GMT -5
lol to tell u the truth i never have met some one so into her self more then jena, she looks for everyone to give her syspathy like everyone owes her something....i met he as the vigilstock last year and went to an after party and she was there as welll as a ton of other melonheads, she was nice, but then we kept in contact after words and i just posted my vigil pics on my myspace and she emailed me being real shitty about her having to see the pics and how much her and shannon were so DEEPLY in love, (condering shannon had a baby and a girlfriend at home so i reallly think she full of shit) and how every blind melon fan that goes to the vigil is disrespecting shannon and how everyone wants a peice of shannon that they will never get and shes had him many of times, and how she was "real" preson in shannons life and how the rest who didnt meet shannon are pretty much shit and BLAH BLAH BLAH, so i have come to hate the lil bitch...lol....sorry im just glad i got a verison of mouthfull of cavities without her ass on it, and besides its sounds way better with just shannon anyhow...lmao....i just lost all respect for her.......so i wouldnt read to much into what she says she full of her self and she has drug problems and mental problems so she was probally "in a other state of mind" when she wrote me the long email, what i showed u is 1/4 of what she wrote me, but thats the only part to do with her meetin shannon and melon....she goes on in one part about shannon and chris gettin arrested in New Orleans and how they called her and didnt call lisa or chris's mother, and she was on the phone for hours tryin to get them outta jail and she still has the unpaid phone bill to prove it on her credit report, shes just a home wercker!
lol
Lemon
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pixiedust
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Post by pixiedust on Jan 28, 2006 0:25:41 GMT -5
LEMON...YOU FUCKING KICK ASS!!! YOU GOT SOME BIG BALLS BOY!!!! #sorry# I'm sorry if our opinions offend anyone...I never had a problem with her or the fact that she knew Shannon and all....but Lemon is right...on more than one occasion, to more than one MElon...she has made a point to say how many times she has been with SHannon...whether that is true or not,we may never know #bs# ....and even if it is...she should have more respect for Shannon's daughter and family, to keep that to herself!! WHy make him look like a cheater..not only to Lisa, but to NICO!! She should be ashamed of herself!!! I think she does it only to enhance HERSELF!! ANd for the record...for her to be such a "close" friend to the band...she sure didn't know most of the words to any Melon songs that she sang!!!! I think the only song she got right was the one she was in...and I have to agree again with LEMON...it sounds way BETTER with just SHANNON!!! You can't enhance PERFECTION!!!!! And I don't think she was the one that SHannon called before his passing......it was his long time g/f, LISA and their daughter!!!
All I know what to say is..... GROW UP...BE A REAL WOMAN...MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN AND QUIT HANGING FROM BLIND MELONS NUTS!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2006 11:01:03 GMT -5
I don't know what to think out of all this. However, I'll keep an open mind.
The only thing that makes me question her is the fact that Chris went on record as to saying that she kept just showing up at their shows claiming she could sing.
Who knows, maybe that was a cover up (as bad as that sounds)? Things are a lot different when you are on the road, and often under the influence. You don't think of the people you can hurt with wrong intensions you act upon...
Meh... I don't know. I wasn't there.
EDIT: I am going to edit the title of this thread. I don't want potential new signees to get the wrong idea about the board. However, everyone has the right to their own opinion. Let's just keep it inside the thread, and not as a topic title.
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Post by Meredith on Jan 29, 2006 18:16:56 GMT -5
The story was beautiful. However I must agree, what kind of person would boast about being with someone elses b/f.....their father? If you really care about someone you wouldnt want to hurt them or the ones they love, honestly if she brags about being "with" Shannon that is just trashy. She sounds like a sterotypical "Groupie" to me, however I have never talked to her or heard this myself so I don't want to judge too fast.
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Post by Barbara on Jan 30, 2006 13:32:15 GMT -5
Before seeing all this I already wondered why would I belive more her then Chris...it could be a cover up as Shinn said but after reading lemon's post I don't think so...she must be really too much seaking for attention. Cause as some of you said already, if you really care about someone, you don't tell stuff like this all around...
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woohlemonade
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Post by woohlemonade on Jan 30, 2006 16:21:35 GMT -5
lol to tell u the truth i never have met some one so into her self more then jena, she looks for everyone to give her syspathy like everyone owes her something....i met he as the vigilstock last year and went to an after party and she was there as welll as a ton of other melonheads, she was nice, but then we kept in contact after words and i just posted my vigil pics on my myspace and she emailed me being real shitty about her having to see the pics and how much her and shannon were so DEEPLY in love, (condering shannon had a baby and a girlfriend at home so i reallly think she full of shit) and how every blind melon fan that goes to the vigil is disrespecting shannon and how everyone wants a peice of shannon that they will never get and shes had him many of times, and how she was "real" preson in shannons life and how the rest who didnt meet shannon are pretty much shit and BLAH BLAH BLAH, so i have come to hate the lil bitch...lol....sorry im just glad i got a verison of mouthfull of cavities without her ass on it, and besides its sounds way better with just shannon anyhow...lmao....i just lost all respect for her.......so i wouldnt read to much into what she says she full of her self and she has drug problems and mental problems so she was probally "in a other state of mind" when she wrote me the long email, what i showed u is 1/4 of what she wrote me, but thats the only part to do with her meetin shannon and melon....she goes on in one part about shannon and chris gettin arrested in New Orleans and how they called her and didnt call lisa or chris's mother, and she was on the phone for hours tryin to get them outta jail and she still has the unpaid phone bill to prove it on her credit report, shes just a home wercker! lol Lemon Oh, ok. Let me get this straight. So pretty much this entire time I thought I really identified with Shannon's lyrics and his music and the fact that they helped me through some darker times in my life and taught me how beautiful the world can be if you look at it with the right eyes and how delicate life is when you don't realize that everything you want and need, you already have, so it's ok to just relax and enjoy those around you and the moment because they may not be there tommorow. Well low and behold I have been decieved this entire time! I turns out I didn't have love for Shannon, I must have been disrespect his memory and his family by wanting to pay my respects at his vigil and meet his mother to tell her how much her son meant to me and changed my life. Turns out, Jena is the only one "allowed" to have any opinions on him and how he would want to be remembered. She must be the only one allowed to own photographs of him and listen to his music and inform people of "her" interpretations of what he was trying to tell us because after all she must have been his muse all along and none of us poor degenerates will ever understand what a stupid, winey, shit-for-brains person she really is trying to ride his coattails as long as she can and convince anyone who will listen how the only reason she matters to any of us and anyone for that matter is because she was an accuaintance of Shannon's, he died an untimely death and became a legend, now suddenly she is someone who needs to be heard and respected because she new him. Big deal. I have 3 of my best friends who hung out with or at least met Shannon. I think it's awesome, but I'm not gonna worship anyone for it or let them tell me how I can or can't feel about Shannon and express that in any manner I choose.
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woohlemonade
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I hate the word 'hippy.' I hate a lot of people, and hippies don't do that
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Post by woohlemonade on Jan 30, 2006 16:24:40 GMT -5
Sorry about the rant guys. I guess I got a little carried away. Felt good to get that off my chest though. Peace Melonheads!
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Post by Meredith on Jan 30, 2006 21:55:26 GMT -5
#bee# Good Rant #worship#
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Post by 8807 on Feb 2, 2006 12:36:24 GMT -5
If I can put forth my humble opinion,I think she's delusional,a liar and is trying to mess with our heads.I don't like that at all.If these things she said are untrue then It'll come out,if they are untrue,all apologies.
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Post by Ryan on Feb 2, 2006 18:59:21 GMT -5
I don't see how her views and or opinions will ever affect how I feel about the band or Shannon or the music they made. It's possible that some of the things that she said are true, and it's also possible she's full of it. Either way, it doesn't really change anything for me.
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woohlemonade
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I hate the word 'hippy.' I hate a lot of people, and hippies don't do that
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Post by woohlemonade on Feb 4, 2006 18:26:17 GMT -5
Me neither, which I guess is what I was trying to say in my little sarcastic rant. She's gonna say what she's gonna say, nothing I can do about it. I'll never meet her and ignoring her will probably be one of the easier goals I accomplish in my live.
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