She also has Demris engagement ring that Layne gave her. (The ones that used and didnt contract it, were generally the ones that either snorted or shot with clean needles. I went to the ER and had ct and mri and found out i had endocarditis. . A painting of Demri and Layne was featured on the cover of the Mad Season album.. Mad Season "Above" Album Cover Based On Photo Of Layne Staley And . I see so many other say this, I feel the same way. Rosheen was clean at the time and doing awesome.. but then she relapsed and on June 19th 1997 she passed awayshe was only 22 years old. Its all in your head how this life is and if you can find away to stay positive then everything wont look so dark. Age has shown me that its probably good that I didnt, as Ive never had any sort of chemical dependancy nor drug habits, and been overall successful in my life. Demri could pull of any look and this picture is a great example of her versatility as a model. Its not like you can just sit around the house for 2 weeks and suffer life doesnt allow it and if you dont have great insurance the rehab isnt taking you either. I was anonymous when I knew Layne and there were lots of reasons for that. Those pictures are breathtaking. anyhow I feel like some people enter the world with their story written for them already. Did you hear this new record by this band? And I loved itI thought it was so cute. Dope sick is horrible and unless you have experience it for yourself you wouldnt understand and the mental part of it is even worse. 2nd have some compassion or can you not readI have just been told I am dying of cancer and yes I have kids too and am a single parent at that with bills as wellso I understand all to well and I too am a recovering addictI in no way was ugly to no-one whatsoever!!!!!! I read it within days. The Blue Moon was kind of notorious, at least when I was a teenager, as the place to go buy drugs. But in continuing with heroin and coke, she damaged her body more, to the point of no return. This site https://icepicksandnukes.com/2011/12/16/setting-the-alice-in-chains-record-straight/ will let you fact check and their are some concert's where he talks pretty negative about her stealing and selling their equipment, etc. I dont remember the exact story Lanegan told in Sing Backwards and Weep, but seems to me that after she got the pacemaker, she left the hospital (possible with an IV pole?) She was born Feb. 22, 1969, in Bremerton. i recently posted this link on another demri question, but check out this site if you want to know about her. Barbara might be able to offer more insight, but I definitely get the vibe that Layne wanted to eventually get clean and have a family at some point in his future. Demri Parrott was buried at the Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA. It helped me get the guts to start learning to play guitar, something Ive wanted to do for a long time! I was with Demri most of 96 up until I went in the Hospital Oct.14. Nice whataboutism. Hey there! It is not worth your life and the heartbreak of your family just to see what its like. I couldnt afford all the hospital bills, but somehow, or someone, helped Demri. Sorry I meant to say decision! Thats where all the gangrene rumors started. She wasnt making a lot of money back then, but she did manage to get a lot of his. Theyre both special persons in their own right, and both should be acknowledged as such. Also what things happen on the drugs in question that makes dating not realistic. I was just wondering why couldnt you guys call the cops? I completely understand this, and I dont expect that everyone should like her, nor do I wish to make her into an angel or saint; she wasnt. I wouldnt call her suicidal but definitely self destructive. I cannot imagine how you feel I have so much empathy for you. It is believed that her death has overwhelmed Layne so much that he returned to addiction. Haha! They both died alone, I know Demris mother and Aunt were with her, but in truth, everyone dies alone. I was somewhat envious of her because Layne always seemed to forgive her each time, and there is something TO that, but at the same time I felt I was right; she was making a mess of things and she was in big trouble. Shitty logic. One of his friends told him that hed had an image of Layne trapped in an airplane as it filled with smoke (what a thing to say!) It is not worth experimenting with. It was copied and posted to several different places. We need to find a way to unite and help our sons, daughters, friends, lovers, entertainers. (At the time, Layne didnt know what happened with MS. Id heard it from one of the people I knew who also lived there. And Layne tried it, and he said that was the first time he really thanked God. He hardly ever saw Jerry anymore, but Mike Inez was still kind of close with him. Thank you so much for sharing your stories. The site is great, the pictures are beautiful, and it so wonderful that we can remember them. The place was supposed to be for both. Is that because of damage to his skeletal system due to heroin? Ward was when Layne went on tour and he quit paying rent there. The last time Kathleen Austin - Demri's mother - saw Layne was in 1997. In spite of all the rumors he WAS clean. A google search for Demri and Layne brought me here at last. . He adopted her and her birth name became Demri Lara Parrott. He only ever made one reference to the fact though, and that was after she was gone. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. All information, records, stories, anecdotes, and pictures are welcome. Demri Forever Her death is considered to have pushed Layne over the final edge, as he then became a recluse in his own condominium. Demri counted on Layne & others to help, & they did. Although she went to rehab several times, it didnt work to her, and sometimes had to turn to theft and prostitution to get some money for the drugs. Beautiful, dedication, Demri, Demri Parrot, Picture, Pictures, Rest in Peace. I heard that methadone is harder to kick than H in some cases. Having the time of their lives, without drugs, and living things up with harmony, peace, and love. Yes, shes there. . Demri, Layne said, appeared to him before his death, so maybe he wasnt so alone. I guess there is so little real information out there, so these kinds of stories become defacto fact. Barbara, thank you for replying to my post of 5/22. Demri and Layne were awesome people who had a fatal disease but that did not make them bad people. http://grungestorytellers.xanaland.com/2013/02/happy-birthday-demri-crew-guy-recalls.html. Layne Staley - Wikipedia Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. Im very thankful for my daughter because for the first time I had to clean up and start to deal with things. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. They changed into this dark, brooding, heavy thing.. What does that tell you? The day I met Demri she was wearing them, along with cut-off jeans, and a cardigan shed had since gradeschool (apparently). It seems like Demri was homeless, staying here and there. RIght before Demri died she had been about to move to Hawaii with her father (or stepfather, I forget which.) Demri Parrott had an encounter with Katina Bonita Evangeline (1991). Girlfriend of Alice In Chains' lead vocalist Layne Staley, Evergreen Hospital, Kirkland, Washington / Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA, Ivy Green Cemetery Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida (1985 - 1989). I thought here may be a good place. Actually I was bothered by it though. David de Sola writes in his biography of Alice in Chains: They had chosen the place called Kiana Lodge on Bainbridge Island [Kitsap County, Washington] as the wedding venue. Demri did pick out a dress, and Alice in Chains band member Mike Starr said he was going to be best man at Layne and Demris wedding.. Demri lost that place in Feb. Because she could no longer afford the rent on her own. REMEMBER Layne and Demri. God bless her mother, cause mine would have let me die without hospital stays. As a mother, I cannot imagine losing any of my kids. He fretted and fretted. I try to not let bad things that happen to me in life to drive me to get high. If you put him in rehab, he could check himself out. Otherwise its just another chain.. you cant go without. Xana. I read once that everyone knew her, and if you went anywhere with her from California to Vancouver, shed bump into people she knew. Layne and Demri always thought I could help people get clean for some reason when I never did and Mike thought I could help by getting him on the show Intervention. By blaming Jerry and the rest of Laynes friends I also have to blame myself for moving so far away and losing touch. "Layne supplied nearly all the money for their addictions. I have IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, so I shouldnt be taking anything, but the pain is so bad. It is so scary and so serious. Layne tried it, loved it. Are they highor notmatters none That's her storylive yours. Im so glad to see the people who are able to look past her addiction because obviously there was so much more to her. She was talking to another guy right behind Layne and she was wearing black shirt and shorts. I made it, but my wife sadly did not. They were eventually engaged to be married. I think about 95% of it had to do with shame over what he had become. Later, as he got deeper into heroin, he almost seemed stooped over and maybe a little bow legged in AICs last concerts in 96. That's what Layne is for me. Demri Parrott and Layne Staley were engaged for 2 years. De Sola writes in Alice in Chains: The Untold Story: People who knew very well Layne and Demri, in general, agreed and told me that Layne never surpassed Demris death. She was human. And thank you very much for your attention and respect with us fans! She has been an extremely impressionable part of my lifeand it warms my heart to see her honored. I visit Demris Facebook page every once in a while and Ive learned that her closest friends dont like to disclose a lot. Barbara thanks for putting your heart into this and also for educating people about drugs. You were like a mom to them,making sure they were eating and breathing. I was jealous of the model dip**** and I hated her. Dear Barbara, I wrote this on Darrins page, but Im writing to you again on this one, though they are probably all one and the same. Perhaps because her obituary mentions she loved to play in front of the camera, people have a particular hope that a video of her will someday surface. But Demri seemed to live an existance of from here to there, no where to run, but her mom had a home waiting just for her. The next year they got invited to play Unplugged and did a couple of songs for a movie and then Demri died in October and Layne kindof shut himself off. I dont think many people did, to be honest with you. but I cant help but wonder if he had stayed living there, if things wouldve been a lot better for Layne He wouldve have isolated himself in his ivory tower and died the way he did. Jessica, not sure if you will get this its been awhile since you wrote it but I dont update this site very often anymore. ITS JUST FUCKED UP BULLSHIT! It might have been here. The talent and beauty he had surrendered to drug addiction and the rest was due to depression due to his drug use so all of it was due to heroin. I know her story is full of pain and mistakes, you never hid that from us, and maybe because of this some close friends and family dont come in public to tell about her. some photos just got released of Demri a month before she died. Demri and I share the same birthday. But I will say this: Jerry saw this coming. I think the Laynes Place being referred to was the Ward Street house they both lived in with both of their stuff. God Bless your sobriety! New Blog - Remembering Layne and Demri..: ibdreamy LiveJournal Many of us are looking forward to books that are from friends, and true to the tale of Layne and Demri. YOU NEED TO STAY FAR FAR AWAY FROM!! She was really frisky; she was all over everybody. Demri's obituary. DAVID DUET Before I left Seattle, Alice in Chains was having their big Bumbershoot show and Facelift was out. I didnt even know it was even possible to be that naturally beautiful. PS: Sorry for my bad english, hopefully my words have been understood. Marilyn Monroe. She had this really cool, big Roman nose. Not to mention the way she speaks about Jerry Lets not forget that the guy wrote (and still writes) most of the beautiful and haunting AIC music. my heart aches when I see these pics. They can numb you from all the pain. Regardless, you have done great justice to remembering your friends. Thank you Barbara for making this site and memorial! What she looked like, how she dressed, & the decoupage shed make from angel& Victorian cutouts that she would paste on boxes & give as gifts. Layne & Demri | Layne the Legend What happened with that book, he had a really good chronological order of things. For opening your heart with all of us, for sharing your love and passion for Demri, for making her not being forgotten Sparing the details, I ended up having a stupid fight with her about Layne. Why? She was made weaker by the fact that shed contracted heart problems from the use of dirty and used cotton when she used heroin. JOHNNY BACOLAS I found out Layne was on heroin after the Van Halen tour in 91. (Im sure this is an exaggeration but you get the idea.) I didnt go to shows and I was ecpected to. Sorry I really wasnt trying to make this about me just stating that the daily struggle is so hard and it always helps to have those who have been there talk you through it. Photographer unknown. play a tattletale game. I know thats super personal n i thought i remember Barbara saying she didnt know specifics on what exactly happened. By the time he tried to wake her she was in a coma. We tried to before but couldnt really connect with Nancy- too much focus on Laynes addiction and Heroin, and yknow there was a lot more to those times than just that. Hey Amber, I know its been awhile since your comment was posted, but do you by any chance happen to know for sure that Layne moved out of the Ward Street house in 93? She had affairs with other men and women, he had his own affairs with women. I dont update it much because Ive basically said all I have to say and it was the most healing thing I ever did. I didnt wish to get in an argument here I dont think its appropriate but I think it was just a misunderstanding. Much love and respect to everyone that Layne touched. Layne Staley died aged 34 on April 5, 2002 due to an overdose, and his funeral was held at the same place he intended to marry Demri, Kiana Lodge on Bainbridge Island. Not much is known about this unidentified older man aside from the fact that he apparently isolated her from her friends and family and wouldnt let them talk to her. I apologize ms. Susan. His style was like no other. Depends on the person but most would do anything to be all that their families wanted for and from them but addicts can get so far gone and lost that they cant see the light at the end of the heroin tunnel anymore and heroin has become their everything. , ..u can always download vuze then go into kickass torrents and type in any movies, books, sitcoms you want to watch and download it.voila it downloads onto vuze and you can watch it anytime offline from then on.free all free, Sounds good i can be your book reviewer give star ratings..!!! Not heroin, but pills and marijuana. Thanks again!! 10 Surprising Stories About Layne Staley's Reclusive Years He was usin. I know none will be truly right until you and Darrin perhaps right one but for now could you guide me to what you feel is ok?? This was probably 91. Yes, she was sick from herion, but so was Marilyn. Also, you mentioned the pain she was in, & how her mother, Kathleen tried so much to help. I liked Classic rock and blues when I was 11. They were freaked out by it all and didnt understand it. Barb just saw this quote from Kathleen on PaperPortraiture website: I was saddened to see so much misinformation still out thereI am responding to the post of 10/29 Remembering etc. I cant say I know much about her, but in the end, I hate the idea of romanticizing two junkies seemingly feeding off of each other. I will never be whole again and I keep stuffing the pain down and filling the hole in my soul with heroin but I never am rid of the pain nor am I ever joyful and worst I think of allI dont even feel alive. American of Native American (Cherokee), Irish, Scottish, remote Welsh, English, and Swiss-German descent. Layne Staley believed that the ghost of Demri visited him just days before his April 2002 death. No one would have had any idea who she was if not for Layne. That doesnt mean nobody cares that simply means people have priorities. Dark features (eyes and hair), long dark hair, Arlington High School, Washington (1984 -1986), Lakewood High School, Arlington, WA (1986). Why dont you read my other posts? But sometimes feeling it completely is what we need to do. He also did Mad Season at some point in there. There is a thin line between being a friend and being a parent. He started doing this whole big martyred thing in the press Im standing by Layne, even though its making me sufferrrrrrr! but in private he was slipping the knife in. Hi all. I know Demri got endocarditis as a result of heroin use, and all of the trouble that caused her. Worth having a look my friend. I just feel that sometimes Jerry does not get enough credit for the good things that he has done. She is too tall.. too lean wrong body type.. cant see her face.. wrong hair.. wrong clothes.. just not her. Thank you for that! I KNOWI just wanna try it onceBELIEVE ME I am not stupid it doesnt usually end up working out like that. Buy photos from select Flickr photographers Hope you write that book about the two of them and/or those times! I just come here to pay my respect to Demri passing anniversary. Again, another puzzle piece that helps to clarify who these wonderfully talented, beautiful, yet flawed human beings really were. It didnt matter if I was exhausted. A week went by and my symptons worsened. A month after I saw her on the bus, she was dead. Writing your own book would be such a trip..imagine visiting the old places and mentally putting yourself back there to get into that mind frame to write.how bitterweet. They seemed happy in most of the photos taken of them back when they were together. 14 February 2023. He was a coke dealer. I dont know what happened after 99. God Bless your sobriety! The opposite was true for so many other women in a similar position/relationship in Seattle at that time. Its been lonely here without him. Lanegan was struggling to quit heroin and I would swear to this day that hes here because of Layne. Layne Staley & DEMRI PARROTT's Relationship: Tragedy, Love & Grunge We will met them (again) and all together we will party and laught up avobe someday. Shane came along and started talking shit about how nobody commented on Oct 29th and I said people have their own lives to live meaning that I dont monitor this site every single day and I have relatives that have died and friends that Ive known personally that have died. And I have a life too. Friends comment that after Demri died, Layne was put on suicide watch for 24 hours. Which is correct?? Those guys literally made magic and Im so grateful to even have existed when they all did. e_wink.gif I was only then getting to know Layne and I liked him a lot. Until America recognizes the addict is sick have compassion try to help not enable stand up to the Government to look at Portugal & the actions they took it worked sadly it is scary how the future looks. I think what we could do for the fallen heroin addicts is change. Back in 93 early 94 Layne was seeing this dip**** model who did more harm to him than good. The couple was already separated at that point, and while Staley had plenty of rock star money to finance his habits, Parrott's lower funds forced her to ultimately sell her body in order to finance her drug use. The drug is the great deception and it kills people around where I live every day.
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