You have to completely get away from your environment you used in like the whole city you gotta find all new friends and you need to want it more then anything else!! Bottom line they both had to want it and they were convinced that only people who mixed alcohol and heroin (as in getting so drunk you forget what and how much you used) is the only thing that could kill you. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Oct 29th is a day a lot of us who knew and loved Demri will never forget. They have many members,some who knew Layne personally,and they are always being updated with member participation. Demri was in and out of the hospital for the last couple of years of her life. Very little is known of Demri Parrott, except that she was practically worshiped by her fianc, Layne Staley. I got an errorto be continued, First I would like to thank you for this site. Im not saying they were gay, lol! Around October 20th or so she made some phone calls and wrote some letters to some people. Those things would be great, I just wanted to be there when others werent so they had a safety net at all times. Its people like demri and Layne who would really make you think life was worth living. 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. The Blue Moon was kind of notorious, at least when I was a teenager, as the place to go buy drugs. I started writing this journal online because writing about losing you all has helped to heal my broken heart when nothing else did. I hope that you get to write your own edition of a book about Demri and Layne. It doesnt seem right to me that they continue the band because there is no improvement. The Mad Season lyrics are generally regarded to be Laynes true feelings on everything and in Lifeless Dead he said How he wished that they would wed/I promise on our love she said/promises were never kept so we know he wanted to marry Demri at one point and for some reason I feel that he wanted to have a family. Hadnt seen that one in a while,its been around forever. If boundaries are established upfront, some of these issues can be avoided. Feb 8, 2019 - Explore Ken Ferrell's board "Demri parrott" on Pinterest. That was the last public performance that Staley ever did. I was into the grunge scene since my brother first brought home a copy of Nirvana Nevermind in 1991. Please answer, so that I may know that youre ok. All my love, Laura. I visit it often . She didnt ask me, she didnt care. It sounds far fetched but then thinking that we just turn off like a light bulb is also way too hard for me to accept. God Bless. From what Ive read, she was disliked by many people in Laynes life (and vice versa) because they viewed her as a bad influence, and she knew this. If you call 911, he wont be your friend. And we all know about Laynes death, alone in his apartment for weeks before anyone found him. Prayers for those trying to beat opiate addiction out there. They refered to her separately as a groupie who lied and tried to have sex with them and they said NO so she slandered them. Today the sitereceived a comment from Demris Mom Kathleen which is so special because she thought of us and wanted to let us know how she felt today and I personally wanted everyone who watches this site.. friends, fans and people who loved her a chance to hear from her Demris Mom today. I can understand that to a degree, but we were pals, and I wasnt gonna I got it all and you speak 100% the truth. I do get it a little but its silly. Him and his girlfriend Demri both lived with me at the time. Parrott was born in Bremerton, Washington to Kathleen Austin and Dennis Dougherty on February 22, 1969. I wish I didnt wait so long to return.but life gets in the way. It is so scary and so serious. Some are experimenting with stuff, which can just be a part of growing up. But I hope that you will. Johnny was a Godsent to Layne. I just wanted to share that with you and everyone else on here. We live in a world of selfishness. YES, IT IS POSSIBLE to get and stay clean but you have to do it for yourself. But they just often acted like a married couple. Some people say that, on tour, Layne ran out of coke, and Demri went looking but found Herion instead. Movie posters. I think of her all the time, and how our similarities made me feel so much better about myself as a teenager. She was just a friend of my roommate. And then shortly after that, their whole sound changed cause they got introduced to the scene and Susan Silver. To Barbara or Darin do either of you know if Demri was capable of having another surgery or not? 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. Ward was when Layne went on tour and he quit paying rent there. I know that. The saddest thing about Demris family is that there were 4 children and now there is only 1 left. Makes total sense that D and L were soulmates. Hi Barbara, I remember right after Layne passed that you sent me a beautiful email about Demri. Demri Parrott was an American model. But, success is no good, if theyre not here. But unless you knew them.. because they were so private I just cant imagine anyone can ever get it right.. unless you were there and you felt their life spirit.. you know what I mean? Dear Barbara, See more ideas about demri parrott, alice in chains, demri lara parrott. So crazy cool and I know youd agreeor I wouldnt of told my stories or shared your pictures. Lanegan was struggling to quit heroin and I would swear to this day that hes here because of Layne. As mean and selfish as it may sound for an addict to abandon their loved ones THATS exactly what I am talking about! I do know for sure that he seemed shorter because his spine curved since he spent literally years in that position. No that is not true I come here today, Oct 30 to pay my respects because Oct 29th I didnt forget but rather I was being told after fighting cancer for 6 long years that the cancer had returned and given results of my scansit is now in my ovary, uterus, also back into breast and 2 lumps one blocking a duct in the breastso basically I was trying to take in that I dont have much longer to live and what I will need to do as far as my kids, etcbut still within 24hrs I came to pay my respectsjust because someone doesnt post on a site on a certain date doesnt mean that the person is still not remembered. I would like to write a book about my life with stories in it about them. You know what he was like? She was tiny (around 4'11", 150cm or 5, 152 cm), dark-featured, with long dark hair and dark eyes. So for all the AIC fans who hate Demri because of this, you are all wrong. Their legacy should be used in the context of learning. My nickname growing up was AD so if it was shortened by her she would call herself little D. Dont know unless she was doing a rap thing if she did that with others but do remember her correcting people who did say Dem, not Demri even to me. I just dont know what happened after 98 99. I just come here to pay my respect to Demri passing anniversary. To clarify Demri was in the hospital at least 13 times I know of each time 2-4 months from 93 to 96 which didnt leave much time for her to get in trouble. I dont think a lot of people understand how much damage it does. If people only knew how stuck in grief I was for YEARS and today I still miss them all but I dont break down crying anymore. Thank you so much and its always great to hear that people are enjoying the website AND finding more about the truth compared to the hype. What a beautiful comment. Regardless, they were engaged for a short time. It was love at first sight. I know he was taking care of Layne and buying groceries and making sure he was eating and cared for. Anyone of her friends would have given her money to buy cotten besides its free at the hospital and they do send you home with a ton of supplies and she was there a lot. I think she, Nancy, and Mike Starrs mom have been through hell. so thank you again for all this and hope you are well. I hope this made sense I just typed it at 5 a.m. Night world! I remember the first time I heard AIC I was living close to the beach and just started smoking weed and I surfed every day. I started writing about her online about 12 years ago now and some of the pictures I posted can still be seen floating around online like the one of them kissing taped to my wall or the black and white ones of her in the coat and hat.. all print outs I received from Darin from her memorial. A google search for Demri and Layne brought me here at last. Let this be a good story to stop people from picking up for the first time. Demri made a mess of the house and the living situation in Laynes absence. I bring it up also because I know her family would prefer it be used that way. I hope so. But all the while enjoying experiences that you must cherish greatly, I imagine. He found her like that, turned on the heating, drove home and did his laundry, leaving her in the car. She almost died from doing a speedball. Haha! She was staying with Tom the coke dealer because he had klonapin so she wouldnt have seizures. For instance, I would never trade my mother for anything in the world and she would give her last breath for me. "he would never talk badly about her and apparently it was the same with her. Tags: But I wound up in Seattle , playing led guitar in the lare eighties and early nineties. No problem. Id love to know more about her in her younger years before she went out with Layne. Hes got this Im Jerry Cantrell and youre not sort of attitude. if she had no association with Layne Staley you wouldn't give a fuck about her. I have had major issues with drugs and alcohol (off and on) since I was in my early teens and I could have 100 people tell me that I could always visit or talk with them when Im feeling down however I always had a hard time with that because its hard to explain to someone if theyve never been there. Endocarditis is the end result of shooting with dirty needles or sharing them. Even by something as small as a cold. That would mean everything to me. I dont think you can get shorter from heroin abuse Im not sure though, from what I know the only way to actually get shorter is from getting old, and thats because you will slowly lose the cephalorraquid liquid thats between every vertebra (I dont know how to say that in english lol, the vertebras are the little bones that form the column), but maybe affected his posture like you said Liz still there are a whole bunch of other side and long term effects, Ive read that heroin is the most addictive opiate right after desomorphine (its like heroin little cousin only nastier), and its getting pretty big un Rusia, Ucrain, and starting to come to my country, too. I'm fascinated at how a beautiful young lady like Demri lost control of her life to drugs. But I will say this: Jerry saw this coming. 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. I have a respectable job and the only way I could keep it was to get right before I went to work and I would spend a 2 week pay check in 3 days and starve for 2 weeks. Rare photo of Demri Parrott & Layne Staley from a photo shoot they did together. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I was the only one with a real job and I should have been saving to travel but spent it on making Andy look amazing and it irks me to think someone is claiming to have made his hats! Check it out and let me know. They both go through hell, together and apart, but the love they shared keeps them together, not as a couple, but as two people who will never leave one another, no matter what. I understand that Jerry started doing cocaine again around this time. Addicts not necessarily. A week went by and my symptons worsened. I did not see anything from anyone on Thursday Oct 29 2015 about demri I guess everyone forgot. But it did allow me to come over for several days and get things clean a tidy, although Demri was always a neat freak around me. She was the "it" girl in Seattle in the early 90s and anyone who knew her and the club scene at the time I doubt would argue with me on that.". I moved thousands of miles away, he changed his email address and, though we spoke on the phone a few times since then it was only about little things. There are also more happy and nice memories here that focus more on the positive aspects! When they cancelled the 94 tour it was because Layne was afraid. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. After a long time of trying to stop and being unsuccessful you willingly succumb to ityou just give up!!! e_wink.gif I was only then getting to know Layne and I liked him a lot. Yes, she was sick from herion, but so was Marilyn. Anyway.. hate to burst your bubble and mine.. because I was excited to see a video of her FINALLY but no that is not her. my heart aches when I see these pics. But as a fan who collects all kinds of memorabilia, it is nice to have. DAVID DUET At our next rehearsal, Demri and Layne walked in together, and within a month I was doing guest appearances with Alice in Chains, singin Bowie songs and stuff. . Songwriting abilities have nothing to do with personality. It floods your brains receptors with nothing but the good feeling chemicals and then when you try to say OK, Im done Ive had enough..Well, too badbecause your body and your brain will fight and lie to you..Just one more time it will sayyoull promise yourself over and over.. until you eventually just give up and cant fight it anymore because you get so violently sick. According to David de Sola's book Alice In Chains: The Untold Story, Layne Staley believed that the ghost of his late girlfriend Demri Parrott visited him just days before his April 2002 death.. Barbera & Katherine~I am seeing this as I walk out the door, and will read more later, but I dont know who told you someone else made the blue hat, I made ALL Andys hats. Her full name at birth was Demri Lara Parrott. Layne not accepting this, but hes starting to feel the pain also. I was with Demri most of 96 up until I went in the Hospital Oct.14. Your site was the most helpful then, and continues to help those of us wanting to learn more about Layne & Dem. She was apparently very chatty, witty and loud. I know he blamed himself for Demri dying we all played the should a, could a, wouldda tape in our head. There is no magic cure.. but writing, journaling and even just talking about the ones you lots does help or at least it helped me. Demri and Rosheen loved each other very much and I loved them both. Love everyone? I could not have put it better.Recovering addict myself. Stills. I dont think many people did, to be honest with you. Take care, He had that presence that gave you goosebumps and made you want to move closer or turn up the volume. I have IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, so I shouldnt be taking anything, but the pain is so bad. But I wound up in Seattle , playing led guitar in the lare eighties and early nineties. im not an angel either, no one is, but alchohol is my stupid drug, whish it wasnt so, makes you fat and sick.