She stayed with whoever would let her in during her final year, and was taken in by the father of a friend. Well, I found two videos with the same interview, but I can not post the comment with the link and I do not know why. He had that presence that gave you goosebumps and made you want to move closer or turn up the volume. She couldve been so much more, its a shame. I think of her all the time, and how our similarities made me feel so much better about myself as a teenager. That sucks! She was 4' 11" (150 cm) tall and weighed 100 lbs (45 kg) with a slim build. Im not saying they were gay, lol! AIC has always been a huge impact on me personally (and musically). She wasnt out getting loaded and living it up thats Rachels story. I have the second version and it was at the bookstore and we got it for like $20 or so. He drove around town for a while after that not even aware that Demri was dying in the passenger seat. A month after I saw her on the bus, she was dead. The best thing you can do is dont freaking try it. RIP Layne, Demri, Mike, rosheen, Andrew, Chris, and everyone else who left this life untimely. I find it hard to believe. We all were our suing a buzz in those days and the idea was to just be careful. I remember I was shooting video for Nancy at one of those tributes five years ago -shooting man on the street interviews outside, and Mike pulled up in a limo and talked to some of us , and we chatted but he was high as a kite. I don't know man, you can try to write your own story as much as you want to, but it feels like some people enter this world with a story already written for them. Would anynof those be from 95 or 96 ? Its the nature of things and I think that this is dictated by how we feel about certain people.). Someone asked for a video of Demrigot this from youtube its Demri and Layne singing together hope this helps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQA98ZTJDTc. Tommy who bragged about selling Andy his last dose and Michael who was in El Steiner would invite themselves over, before AIC got home and did the Moore show. Staley couldn't bring himself to join Cantrell on stage after being asked, and a photo taken of him backstage is the last image of the singer before his death. Layne was okay until the last night of the tour. Amen. Met Toby the Serial Killer Board Game guy in a regular looking apartment. This blog says everything I wanted to say! Hi all. I pray every day that he does not experiment with H, because I know that he will not come back from that. Why? . Once Kurt gave Layne a ride somewhere and talked about his daughter Frances and Layne said that he was so excited about her. . Demri Parrott had an encounter with Katina Bonita Evangeline (1991). I believe that when he lost her he probably felt like it should have been him and that the only hope to be happy was gone and like I explained before he probably just gave up trying to quit and just decided to let it consume him. That is all I can remember to add. Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley and model Demri Parrott's relationship started as a fairytale but turned out a tragic love story that people can still remember. He also thought Damon was spying when it was obvious, no one had to tell. I know it sounds crazy but Im begging you to check it out. She wasnt making a lot of money back then, but she did manage to get a lot of his. She showed me her belly button, and she goes, Look, I can make a cats butt! Thanks again!! Just curious, why isnt Rosheen amongst the loved ones mentioned in Demris obituary? Finally, best of luck if you write a book Muself, I would love to produce a film documenting all of this. I read that she would give her last few dollars to someone if she knew they needed it more than her. She had open heart surgery and had a pig valve and pacemaker inserted in her heart in 1994. Kathleen will verify the full name thing too. Please go to a support group. Many people looked after her, while Layne was on tour. Dear Susan, Bless you. One of his more moronic friends told me that he had actually died, but what little I did get from Layne told me this wasnt true. She was of Native American (Cherokee), Irish, Scottish, remote Welsh, English, and Swiss-German descent. Not knowing how dangerous heroin was, getting into it and then just not being able to get out not realizing when getting into it that it is something that someone cant get out of, seems just heartbreaking. I never told anyone that I knew you and you used to tell me dont let it bother you. some photos just got released of Demri a month before she died. Jerry loved the rock star lifestyle and didnt want to give it up and he was pissed at Layne. That girl looks like shes afraid of Demri, or what Demri is saying to her, while Demri looks totally relaxed, lol. The Blue Moon was kind of notorious, at least when I was a teenager, as the place to go buy drugs. Youve done a great job with this site, having your own life & kids, that I thank you. It helped me get the guts to start learning to play guitar, something Ive wanted to do for a long time! I dont think a lot of people understand how much damage it does. Barbara, I found an interview of ALC at the backstage of Lolapalooza in 1993 and the good news is that Demri was caught by the camera . They didnt want people to be too scared to call them. You were never just Layne Staleys girlfriend you were definitely an energy and a force all your own. Merry Christmas to you. are you Barbara, sure that your friend Rosheen died in 1997? Thank you Kat, I try to be friendly and just treat everyone like I would expect to be treated so its always nice to hear. Me and some other fans have read nearly everything we could find on Layne and there has not been a mention of any girlfriend except Demri. if she had no association with Layne Staley you wouldn't give a fuck about her. It speaks volumes about this site that a guy sitting in his living room in Iceland in 2017, can read through it and feel as if he were a fly on the wall in all these parties and gatherings. I just wanted to share my story because i dont think alot of heroin addicts think about the other consequences that iving heroin can cause such as endocarditis. I miss you, Demri. But god, if he isnt just a little gratified also. . I am sober now and I understand this and it brings tears to my eyes thinking about how bad I was for all those years of stealing and lying to them and my mom crying worried if I was going to die. A google search for Demri and Layne brought me here at last. Ethnicity: English, Swiss-German, Irish, Scottish, remote Welsh, possibly 1/64th Cherokee Native American. Dark features (eyes and hair), long dark hair, Arlington High School, Washington (1984 -1986), Lakewood High School, Arlington, WA (1986). I had started working for Sony Records at the time, doing a regional A&R job, and with them being signed to a Sony label, it was a little bit awkward for both us. He wanted a teddy bear that Demri Lara Parrott had and who had stayed with her at the hospital.. If you'd like to see more pictures of her I recommend these tumblr or facebook sites. She loved creating decopage with 30s and 40s vintage style images cut outs from wrapping paper or old greeting cards. I am so sorry that post was so long. It changes the chemistry in your brain and you become to where you can not experience joy or happiness with out it and it takes YEARS for your brain to recuperate and those are some pretty sad years where your brain does not function properly. View the latest Demri Parrott photos. She knew him off the drugs and on and had been there from the start. I went through and read all the Layne/Demri parts when I first got the book, too. But not in a slutty way. I understand that Jerry started doing cocaine again around this time. They were less like brothers than like a weird married couple. I think he lived with Ian at the warehouse on When Layne would relapse or even admit to weakness in the last few years that I knew them Jerry would get very patronizing and very smug. Makes me wonder whether genius will always, without exceptions, come with an enormous cost. I have been to many drug places. But hes right here with us now on the fire place! Everybody had their problems, not just Layne. I was just wondering why couldnt you guys call the cops? He only ever made one reference to the fact though, and that was after she was gone. Im not jumping on this now just because our wonderful Layne is gone as much as because of the conjecture. He had someone call a psychic for him to make sure that he would be okay. Demri was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann (Austin) and Dennis Wayne Dougherty. A lot of people think he was shitty because he would prop Layne up on a microphone stand if he had to and do the show, even if Layne was totally wrecked. That was the last public performance that Staley ever did. The first one who loved and protected Layne (Jerry had music, yeah a hundred guys did, but nobody had Laynes voice and it was amazing. It was copied and posted to several different places. Full name: Demri Lara Parrott Murphy Date of birth: February 22, 1969 Died: October 29, 1996 Age at death: 27 years old Parents: Kathleen Austin (mother) Dennis Wayne Dougherty (father), Stephen John Parrot (stepfather) Siblings: 4 (Devin C. Remme, Derek J.P. Murphy, David J.M. 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. The opposite was true for so many other women in a similar position/relationship in Seattle at that time. Im confused. Layne not accepting this, but hes starting to feel the pain also. We all know parts of things, combined it all might make sense one day huh? She was a very interesting character and Im sad that she went down the dark path she did. That kind of clientele. I was talking with her daily. Although I know that my parents did the best they could, I want more for her and never want her to feel how I have so many time. Who would your Mom or Dad or best friend mention in your Obit? 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. Beautiful Country, would love to visit. Anyhow, over and out-just wanted that cleared up. Demri lapsed into a coma and spent the last 12 hours of her life unconscious in an intensive care unit at Evergreen Hospital, with only her mother and her aunt by her side, before doctors turned off the life-support machines on the morning of October 29, 1996. Or Id get up and watch them sleep when they were breathing funny because I was afraid they could die and it wasn t going to happen on my watch. You need to be happy. Kathleen, Im so sorry for your loss, I cant even imagine, but please know there are many of us who adore Layne & Demri. Check it out and let me know. Mike met with her because when Layne got mad she refused his calls so Mike did it to tell her off and because he wanted to find out why he was ejected from the band and figured it was from Melinda and Sean breaking up. I just was smitten with Xana. There are also more happy and nice memories here that focus more on the positive aspects! Barbara, Hi ~ I will forever cherish our short time together. I have seen people/myself go from great people to completely changed. I couldnt afford all the hospital bills, but somehow, or someone, helped Demri. Layne was flipping through the channels and stumbled on the John Edward show Crossing Over, on which a medium claimed to speak to audience members dead relatives. I dont think that her and Layne had a healthy relationship and I dont think it should be idealised. . I do know someone who read Mike Starr biography thing he did and said he really had tickets on himselfhe couldnt express enough how much women loved him. To be honest Leah.. God Bless. 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. In Demris case specific, you are doing an incredible job, because you are brave enough to tell us who was the real and captivating Demri Parrott. I do not know how much truth there is in the message must have the attributes and say their name. I had nothing left of them myself so it was like a true gift and to find pictures of my loved ones online. What could he dofight back? I dont think many people did, to be honest with you. Stills. 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. What a hard an painful situation. At that point people were comparing the drugs as to why it was only him. Demri looking sweet and beautiful.. she was such a natural beauty. I cant put my finger on it, but it wasnt what I wanted out of a $200 book. 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. More about Demri Parrott edit Dating History # Rosheen Raugi This page is the FamousFix profile for Demri Parrott. Since it didnt kill them at their first try, which it does to many, they continued on with it. I see so many other say this, I feel the same way. Layne Staley and Demri Parrott were, according to close friends and bandmates, described as perfect for each other and the term soulmates has been used more than once to define their relationship. pfft, you didn't even fkn know her. Allegedly it got to a point where she knew that her presence in his life was causing them both harm, so she left him alone and did her best to let him move on. Ive really been inspired by a lot of Laynes music, both AIC and Mad Season. If you knew both it is obvious. But why? She was just a friend of my roommate. But he wanted to be left alone. Nothing would have made her happier than to know her name will forever be attached to Layne's memory. 1). Just dropping in to see if there have been any new stories to read , Its awesome designed for me to have a web page, which is valuable designed for my knowledge. Who knows why, ours is to respect their will. Oh my she was so beautiful, so beautiful. I do get it a little but its silly. Demri, Layne said, appeared to him before his death, so maybe he wasnt so alone. then announces the song say hello to heaven. Its all in your head how this life is and if you can find away to stay positive then everything wont look so dark. Sure looks like Demri. Thank you and I am sorry too just been very emotional lately with all going onno disrespect to this wonderful page or people. No clue.. maybe they didnt even know Rosheen was as important as she was to Demri. She and Layne, and Rosheen, Mike and all the friends are together and laughing, having fun and taking care of us. I have never known Mike to lie and I knew him a long time. She wore vintage costumes, long skirts with docs, lots of vintage style 30s and 40s jewelry. She died last March. Im grateful to be 19 years clean and sober and also I stopped before my body got thrashed ( although coke alcohol and pot were my drugs of choice, not heroin). Shitty logic. By the time he tried to wake her she was in a coma. Opiate Addiction is selfish to the core. He seemed to think that because he never shot heroin he was better than Layne. She once called herself an alien waiting for a ride home., Around 97, Layne had moved to the U Dist. Layne was trying to quit EVERYthing at this time (he even attempted quitting smoking) and Sean was still bringing pot around everytime they would get together. It steals everything from us including everything that makes us who we are the things we love about ourselves and then it takes our very last breathe before we even know how far gone we are. But of course I would hate to spread any lies or speculation; if youre a friend or relative that somehow comes across this and would like anything removed please let me know. Thank you for sharing this, I don't care how accurate it was. I think shes someone that facinates many people, and from what Ive read, she probably would have been equally facinating to know even if she wasnt Laynes girlfriend. Try whatever it takes and if youre NOT an addict then all you have to do is never try it in the first place!!! Unique-Significance9 1 min. For university, she studied at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida (1985 - 1989). I have fell of the wagon a couple of times because I will wait for an excuse to do it. The truth is that the drug more powerful than the mind and often times the only way for someone to quit is to be forcefully removed because the will power is not there. Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiance of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. He was dressed as a monster that night and no one recognized him. I recently watched the Andrew Wood documentary and your words had me in floods of tears. She said she believes her daughter was there that night to be there with Layne as hes doing his transition.. During this year I hadnt heard a thing. Build your family tree online . Their own Children, Parents, best friends, partners and lovers do not usually stand a chance against it. I had an office in town and they kept bugging me to come over. :)), Thanks for this site and sharing so much about your friends. Demri was passionate about many things and excelled in art and theater. Look at her smile, too. Barbara thanks for putting your heart into this and also for educating people about drugs. 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. Get help for yourself from someone whose been there or a professional and they can help you learn how to handle your specific situation better. Every parent wants their child to grow up healthy and successful. If it is made up, then she is an amazing writer. He was already quite reclusive in 1996" The last time Demris mother, Kathleen Austin, saw Layne Staley, was in 1997. Not just a story about Layne and Demri. That being said im not a crazed obsessed fan but I am aware of Demri and read her story through Barbara and Darin about 10 years ago right after my heroin addiction started. She was vacant, self-serving and morally bankrupt. They were both hardcore heroin addicts and much of their life and their relationship was very, very ugly. Hey Barb if Dem were alive today, what do you think shed be doing? 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. I found the video I think but did not see any girl Thank you. Jerry always had this I told you so thing going on. I have heard that she is a very sweet and caring person. I made it, but my wife sadly did not. 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. i recently posted this link on another demri question, but check out this site if you want to know about her. on drugs. I made myself get over my stupid feelings for you because I had to, and when I did that I also got over my frustration with the fact that everytime I defended you I had to hide behind anonymity and lose credibility. if you knew what junkies were like you wouldn't be romantising this shite. It tries to steal your life and the sparkle or energy that flows within us all. Im sure if I did I would snatch it up with excitement in my heart and then eventually growl under my breathe a little and put it back.. who knows though I might buy it. She introduced him to heroin, though he probably was doing other drugs before her, such as coke. Rest in Peace my sweet friends. Jul 10, 2014 - Layne with fans New Years Eve 1999, reportedly last public photo in circulation. The last public appearance he made was almost four years before his death when he attended his bandmate Jerry Cantrell's solo concert in Seattle on Halloween in 1998. Im sure a lot of people would like to see a video of Demri. AiC was playing a show that night at an old fire station in Redmonddo you remember that place? I liked Classic rock and blues when I was 11. If you have a better quality version of this photo please send it! Much love and respect to everyone that Layne touched. I am glad Rosheen knew how much she mattered, because that is what really counts anyway. I knew Andy before her, but I started getting a lot closer to Xana than I ever had with him. I dont know why I chose here, maybe I need to vent or maybe I just want to share a little bit of the truth as I perceived it. I know she had siblings and her name changed from Murphy to Parrott at some stage (as per yearbook photo). Just some random thoughts I had. While it warms my heart that people want to know about her, care about her, love her and most of all have not forgotten her genuinely unique gifts. when the crew were dealers too. You were like a mom to them,making sure they were eating and breathing. The EMTS never did anything but save your friends life. Thank you for this wonderful website. Hed had a close call and he didnt think that hed be able to stay clean on the road with that lifestyle. They were engaged to marry on 1992. 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. I am good today but I did have to leave Seattle and start a whole new life away from everyone I knew. His body took a while to die, but his spirit lived on, as did Demris, after her passing. I know its a picture and not a video but just thought Id share in case it could add to Layne and Demris pics. Layne knew this and its why her passing just crippled him. I get so busy I dont even recognize the date sometimes. I too adore the photo of Demri on the couch, didnt she have the prettiest, most elegant little hands?! What happened with that book, he had a really good chronological order of things. You have too many things left to do. I also took the photo of Demri with the red white and blue tights on, I gave her the tights from my work Fantasy Unlimited, and we went to see our friend Pony and I think she and Pony dressed up then we took a few photos, this being one. Layne and Demri were certainly worth knowing and there is so little about them out there. The surgeon wants me to prove ive been clean for 9 months before she will do it. The last time Kathleen Austin - Demri's mother - saw Layne was in 1997. Not trying to get anything out of you, no anger, but if what you say is true, and I believe you, Rosheen wouldve passed in April 1998. Keep us updated on how you are doing. 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 remember also reading that Layne took Andys death badly. Trying to make this world we live in better for everyone. Layne was like no other. Demri died in oct 1996 and Rosheen died in 1997. I cant get it to paste & post, but at least the other two are still here However so. Would they be right? Anway hope you continue to find this website informative and fun to visit. I dont think you do not know the dimension of your work. were goners. Enabling is just as bad as abandoning.
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