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Post by 8807 on Jun 25, 2008 14:06:01 GMT -5
I've been thinking about Shannon alot after watching Behind The Music.I'm also watching & listening to him alot.For Me, I felt Shannons Spirit,Presence was at all 3 shows that I saw Live. I know we can still absolutely Love Shannon & at the same time,completely enjoy ourselves at a Blind melon performance with Travis.Love & Miss You Shannon!
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Post by annie on Jul 25, 2008 10:50:01 GMT -5
I miss him so much in this moment... i miss him all the time... and I'm glad for being here becouse finally i can talk about it with someone...
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Post by LdyAbsnth on Jul 25, 2008 19:53:13 GMT -5
my husband frequently hides my blind melon i&i dvd from me. he says it's bad for me...that i get too depressed when i watch that one. i believe his words were something like "your melon-headedness reaches an unhealthy level when you watch this." it's fascinating, to me, how watching a video of someone i didn't know personally can affect me like that. most melon videos make me smile, sing, and dance like no one's watching, but this one is different for some reason. i think it's because in the others, i see equal parts invincibility and vulnerability, but in i&i i only see the vulnerable shannon. so maybe my husband is right, but at least now that i've found this place, i can come here and reassure myself that i'm not the only crazy on the planet.
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Post by Liberino on Jul 26, 2008 3:42:37 GMT -5
hahhah I know the feeling, whenever i watch the live at the metro DVD, and I see Shannon on his knees singing galaxy, he looks so helpless, it's quite painful to watch, it's shame we had to let him go, I still feel that he's in me in some of the things i do and say What a Hero!
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Post by ladyjane on Jan 17, 2009 22:59:50 GMT -5
Part of it is just the human condition. Some are more sensitive than others. I think the thing about Shannon is that when I look at pictures and vids I can see so clearly the change happening and hear in the songs that he doesn't want to be that way. Knowing the outcome,it makes me feel so helpless. Makes me feel like, if I could, I would grab him up,wrap my arms around him and tell him everything'll be okay. Also, it really bothers me to think that Shannon died thinking that they were a failure, or not any good(the Soup reviews) when it reality they were(and are) incredible. The guys just didn't get the credit they deserved back then. That really makes my heart sting sometimes.
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Post by marylou on Mar 21, 2009 0:02:32 GMT -5
I miss Shannon so much..... I wish that he still alive. But he is in my hart for sure. I cannot believe that I won't have the chance to see his pretty face for real one day!!! He was so gorgeous!!! I wish that I had the chance to know him personally. Shannon, le son de ta voix me réconforte et il restera gravé dans ma mémoire pour toujours. With love and respect xxxx
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Post by Rachel Ford on Mar 21, 2009 7:26:17 GMT -5
we all miss Shannon in our own ways we all find a way to honor him and keep him in our spirits. i have my squashblossom tattoo for 1 and tons of memories. we all must go to the spirit world , noone stays forever so just know you will see his face when the time comes to leave this world. until then we have such beautiful music to pass the time and ofcourse the Melon forum here and all the wonderful people Shannon has influenced that gather here. this looks like your first post so i say welcome home sister. much Melon love and respect Rachel
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Post by cloudy on Mar 29, 2009 21:36:45 GMT -5
my husband frequently hides my blind melon i&i dvd from me. he says it's bad for me...that i get too depressed when i watch that one. i believe his words were something like "your melon-headedness reaches an unhealthy level when you watch this." it's fascinating, to me, how watching a video of someone i didn't know personally can affect me like that. most melon videos make me smile, sing, and dance like no one's watching, but this one is different for some reason. i think it's because in the others, i see equal parts invincibility and vulnerability, but in i&i i only see the vulnerable shannon. so maybe my husband is right, but at least now that i've found this place, i can come here and reassure myself that i'm not the only crazy on the planet. Yes - this is a great place - not many "outsiders" understand! cloudy
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Post by marylou on Apr 7, 2009 19:57:19 GMT -5
my husband frequently hides my blind melon i&i dvd from me. he says it's bad for me...that i get too depressed when i watch that one. i believe his words were something like "your melon-headedness reaches an unhealthy level when you watch this." it's fascinating, to me, how watching a video of someone i didn't know personally can affect me like that. most melon videos make me smile, sing, and dance like no one's watching, but this one is different for some reason. i think it's because in the others, i see equal parts invincibility and vulnerability, but in i&i i only see the vulnerable shannon. so maybe my husband is right, but at least now that i've found this place, i can come here and reassure myself that i'm not the only crazy on the planet. Yes - this is a great place - not many "outsiders" understand! cloudy You're absolutely right!!!
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Post by shennondoah on May 5, 2009 23:57:19 GMT -5
Maybe God took Shannon too early for all of us but I will say this ... I think there are a few of us here suffering some kind of addiction or another, maybe we lost Shannon to help us remember who we are an who we want to be. It's a shitty thing. I hid in Shannons lyrics and Blind Melons music while tryn' to figure out how I was going to stop heroin from running my life. I would sit and listen to Walk ... and cry. We don't want help but we're screaming for it. Shannons death was not in vain if it helped just one person STOP. I'm sure that's not very comforting to Nel, Nico or the rest of his family and friends but it's the only thing I've got. I've been thinking about what I have done to my family through my addiction..and I cry when I think of Shannons daughter. You know he loved her. You know he loved his family and friends but when you're so caught up in your own head with all the shit you're putthing in you're body, things just don't come out the right way. I'm rambleing. I miss him and would love to hear him laugh in person.
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Post by ishbell on May 6, 2009 10:17:29 GMT -5
Part of it is just the human condition. Some are more sensitive than others. I think the thing about Shannon is that when I look at pictures and vids I can see so clearly the change happening and hear in the songs that he doesn't want to be that way. Knowing the outcome,it makes me feel so helpless. Makes me feel like, if I could, I would grab him up,wrap my arms around him and tell him everything'll be okay. Also, it really bothers me to think that Shannon died thinking that they were a failure, or not any good(the Soup reviews) when it reality they were(and are) incredible. The guys just didn't get the credit they deserved back then. That really makes my heart sting sometimes. I feel the same way, that's why I don't listen to critics (they're vermin). You could clearly see in the Much Music I&I sho that Shannon was in deep and when I see Layne Staley in the unplugged show, it's obvious that he's not going to be on this earth long. Jerry Cantrell became a hero to me because he so obviously helped his mate along during that performance and it was seamless.
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Post by ishbell on May 6, 2009 10:25:36 GMT -5
Maybe God took Shannon too early for all of us but I will say this ... I think there are a few of us here suffering some kind of addiction or another, maybe we lost Shannon to help us remember who we are an who we want to be. It's a shitty thing. I hid in Shannons lyrics and Blind Melons music while tryn' to figure out how I was going to stop heroin from running my life. I would sit and listen to Walk ... and cry. We don't want help but we're screaming for it. Shannons death was not in vain if it helped just one person STOP. I'm sure that's not very comforting to Nel, Nico or the rest of his family and friends but it's the only thing I've got. I've been thinking about what I have done to my family through my addiction..and I cry when I think of Shannons daughter. You know he loved her. You know he loved his family and friends but when you're so caught up in your own head with all the shit you're putthing in you're body, things just don't come out the right way. I'm rambleing. I miss him and would love to hear him laugh in person. Thanks so much for being honest, there are thousands who've suffered the same fate but we don't know their names so Shannon and Layne and all the others gave them a voice. What's really sad is Andy Wood from Mother Love Bone, which I'm listening to right now did overdose and went in a coma but he was responding so there was hope but he had a brain aneurysm which ruptured and that's what killed him. Other people who bought the same heroin suffered overdoses but were lucky enough to be with people who got them help and they survived, Andy was alone.....
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Post by blade on May 15, 2009 23:37:15 GMT -5
I started listening to Shannon and BM in Jr. high, half my life ago. I guess I was 14, I'm 30 now. Then, he spoke to me for some reason which has been lost to me. Today, he speaks to me on higher levels...he and all members of BM. I have been addicted to opiates and alcohol, and all of the songs just seem to SCREAM at me. I think quite often that I wish at least 1 other band would speak to me as BM does, but it doesn't happen. I agree with Shannon that Pearl Jam is an amazing band that truley does perform as a single unit. Every song they put out is awesome, but it doesn't speak to me the way BM does.
I miss Shannon every day. I feel like I do understand his pain. Life is suffering, isn't that what what the Eastern sages say? Well, I agree. I just thank god (you can capitalize that if you want to) that we have so much live footage and audio of BM...I wish we had more unique material, but such is the suffering of life.
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Post by marylou on May 17, 2009 20:38:16 GMT -5
I just can't believe that he is gone... And even if I know he is, there's a part of me that doesn't want to believe it! It's hard to accept that the life can be so cruel. Love you Shannon!!
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