I knew she was really Addicts are a triggers for me so 12 step meetings are not good for me but they work for a lot of people at least in the beginning stages they worked for me too. And I have a life too. I have changed it though to allow 3 and I have posted the videos for you.. all you have to do is post the link and it will automatically post the embedded video. Nope I wanna be up in a loved ones home on the fireplace mantel by the TV.some people really just dont care! Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. "he would never talk badly about her and apparently it was the same with her. They seemed happy in most of the photos taken of them back when they were together. Prayers. He wanted a teddy bear that Demri Lara Parrott had and who had stayed with her at the hospital.. And we all know about Laynes death, alone in his apartment for weeks before anyone found him. I get sick to my stomach when I read things about Demri that are her friends words but twisted around. She stumples out to the car and passes out (O.D.s duh!). I have some copies of her poetry. I always hope to be able to tell myself if I become terminal someday that death is a part of life and hopefully itll bring me some comfort and I will look at it a different way. 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. Stop!! Not just a story about Layne and Demri. Her smile, always sincere, always beautiful show who she was and how she was. Jul 10, 2014 - Layne with fans New Years Eve 1999, reportedly last public photo in circulation. I cant put my finger on it, but it wasnt what I wanted out of a $200 book. And, as I mentioned, there are a lot of true facts in the story but I dont know what to make out of it as a whole. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. Thank you for sharing. Its hard to have someone understand that you didnt get off the couch all day because you just couldnt get up or because you want to rip the painful gaping hole out of your chest. By the time he tried to wake her she was in a coma. Was it a physical predisposition to everything out there? When they cancelled the 94 tour it was because Layne was afraid. But they were always connected, and when she passed, so did Laynes spirit. ", Your quotes vs other peoples quotes that knew her https://alice-in-chains.livejournal.com/103699.html?thread=559635#t559635. Layne was very true to Demri in his heart, but he related many, many wild touring adventures to me.. How did her kids get so involved with drugs and addiction? I found the video I think but did not see any girl Thank you. Please take care if you. Their children. Demri Parrott - Ethnicity of Celebs | EthniCelebs.com She just GLOWS!! Layne Staley died on April 5, 2002 due to an overdose. Her cause of death was an accute intoxication and the combined effects of opiate, meprobamate and butalbital. She had open heart surgery and had a pig valve and pacemaker inserted in her heart in 1994. Some people say that, on tour, Layne ran out of coke, and Demri went looking but found Herion instead. Sparing the details, I ended up having a stupid fight with her about Layne. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBZm-_6Qa3k, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL29f0AehNI, Oh Barbara, I was just waitting for your confirmation but now im very disappointed:( But anyway thank you very much for this site. He walks around flipping his hair and trying to hump everything he thinks might have a vagina. I needed to get back to work and Id drive them crazy getting up every couple hours and putting my ears to their mouth to make sure they were breathing. Would they be right? 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. 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. So we run back to the thing that we thought made us happy again and then after a while that does not even work anymore. I was there through the 4 year battle and was in the hospital room when my mom had to make the painful dedication to end life support. I remember Johnny being the same way. She sometimes complained that she knew he was sleeping with other girls, but she also had relationships on the side too. Keep us updated on how you are doing. 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! Recent images. Anyhow, over and out-just wanted that cleared up. By the way by the way , I am a female b. I know it can be a struggle to help drug addicts. From then on, he said, he just wanted to do art and make music for his friends. I was just being a bit of a creep and trying to piece together when he lived where and for how long. She did her movies, needed a babysitter for many, but she got through it all. And did you ever see Mad Season play live? Magazine pics. Drugs can bring you to the highest heights. But I will say this: Jerry saw this coming. I paid a professional hat blocker a lot of money to help me with the final construction, but I bought all the fabric and designed them, I dont even know who Rachel is. Thanks for setting the record when it needs to beK, COMMENT LEFT ON ORIGINAL POST: DARIN LAMBS GUEST POST ONE OF LAYNE AND DEMRIS BEST FRIENDS AND MY EX-BOYFRIEND, On this anniversary of Dems passing I just want to thank all of you especially you Barbara, Darin and Fabiola for making these bittersweet days a little brighter.when I am aching and missing her I can come here, .Perhaps my niece will write about Dems life it seems some folks are interested.but Ill need you guys for those times.we were so close as you knowthe misinformation and assumptions out there just doesnt get itthanks for truthlove you kathleen, COMMENT LEFT ON ORIGINAL POST: DARINS GUEST POST COMMENTS. It happens a lot to drug addicts. But if people who love Demri dont come to talk about her, other people will do, however, not always with good intentions and you know this! 1 person I know said he came by their house in Seattle and wanted them to come to his car to see if this girl O.D.d. Other things as her signature scent, patchouli oil, which brightens your home & others, have brought me joy. e_biggrin.gif ) His anime of choice back then was Vampire Princess Miyu. Having been an avid fan of grunge for well over 20 years, I had always wondered about those references to Demri in relation to Laynes demise. If you have a better quality version of this photo please send it! Opiate Addiction is selfish to the core. . For those of you who don't know, Layne Staley, the singer of Alice in Chains, was in the long time relationship with Demri Lara Parrot who sadly died in 1996 from drug overdose. my heart aches when I see these pics. Demri deserves her recognition as the true Queen of the Seattle Scene. thank you for you time keep up the good work for these beautiful magic souls you keep alive. Bothered me for some reason. Endocarditis is the end result of shooting with dirty needles or sharing them. Rest in peace beautiful angels. I love it! They were freaked out by it all and didnt understand it. Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America's Pacific Northwest. Hi all. I remember also reading that Layne took Andys death badly. She was adopted by her stepfather Stephen John Parrott. If you go onto Facebook you will find a number of groups dedicated to the memory of Layne. 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. I guess its possible that he dated someone else for a short time in between but everybody knows that heroin addicts have major issues with impotency so its not like he was gonna be grinding away with someone else. She was unconscious for two and a half hours before she finally got to hospital. Layne was like no other. 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. I also was a hard core heroin addict and my family and life suffered from it and I honestly did not have the willpower to save my self. Its the nature of things and I think that this is dictated by how we feel about certain people.). if she had no association with Layne Staley you wouldn't give a fuck about her. i recently posted this link on another demri question, but check out this site if you want to know about her. Did you hear this new record by this band? And I loved itI thought it was so cute. Demri Parrott Wiki & Bio - everipedia.org Around October 20th or so she made some phone calls and wrote some letters to some people. 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). I agree with you D and Eric, in different things a lot of that just sounds to made up..and even if Jerry is a bit arrogant or has this kind of personality-which Ive read somewhere of him being a bit hard on Layne-it doesnt mean hes not a good personShe paints him like such a BAD GUY! Self: 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. Also, tf is your point? 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? Demri Forever I cant get it to paste & post, but at least the other two are still here However so. Risk factors include intravenous drug use). Writing about my life and the lives of the people I lost and actually having people care enough to read and respond was a HUGE blessing for me. Are there any photos of Demri during the last year of her life? His father was an addict as well. Anyway, Layne introduced my friends and I to Demri, and Ill never forget my first impression of her she was this angelic looking little thing, with the biggest, most genuine smile She took my hand in both of hers, and told me what a pleasure it was to meet me. Surgeries on her. Layne Staley believed that the ghost of Demri visited him just days before his April 2002 death. that doesnt makes us bad people! And even when dealing with something as delicate as the history of these people you always share your stories and never treat us like crazy people. Just because we cant see something/someone, doesnt mean theyre not there. Soon I heard he had passed on. Demri Parrott was engaged to Layne Staley (1992 - 1994). I read once that everyone knew her, and if you went anywhere with her from California to Vancouver, shed bump into people she knew. Most of us refused to turn someone on for the first time. Now whether or not Layne ever knew just how much I liked him, I dont know, but Demri knew. Johnny was a Godsent to Layne. Anyway, once Demri died it was all over him because she knew him. The truth about the ways she lied, cheated, manipulated and stole from him have all been conveniently forgotten.". Thank you again, Layne. This was probably 91. Regarding kids I think Layne wanted to have a family. Alice in Chains: The Untold Story - Layne Staley's final - guitarworld 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. She had been clean for a little while before she went in and shot heroin with that guy she was dating. Now I dont have to worry about that anymore. According to Alice in Chains: The Untold Story, it was love at first sight. They didnt have it so they ordered one for me and thats what Ive been reading these last couple of weeks. I bring it up also because I know her family would prefer it be used that way. At the time, Jerry was very understanding and more than supportive to Layne. She was an addict, just like Layne. She was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann ne Austin and Dennis Wayne Dougherty, but at the time of her birth, her 18-year-old mother had been married to Stephen John Parrott, aged 21, for 21 days. 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. She said something to me, I said something back, and that was it. 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. What makes it better though is knowing that Layne and Demri, and her friend, Rosheen, are all together now, in each others company, waiting to reunite with the rest of their loved ones in eternity some day. He hardly ever saw Jerry anymore, but Mike Inez was still kind of close with him. I had read that Jack had her on tape at one of his photo shoots. Cotton Fever isnt from dirty cotton its from injecting a microscopic piece when you suction up the heroin thru it. Please write that story, for a book. 2). Miss Layne so much. Happy to hear youve enjoyed it. demri parrott, alice in chains, demri lara parrott - Pinterest Yes, I like both men and women. What a cute smile! Demri_Parrott_Photos - reddit.com Yes, she died young, of mysterious circumstances, but she made a living for herself. 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. Why? Its so sad to hear that she wasnt in one place for long. Layne continued touring, they both continued the drugs. The Print Shop is open! Take care, stay strong. If I can explain it, in words, in detail then a sober person MIGHT understand. If Layne Staley weren't in AIC, you wouldn't give a fuck about him, and the same can be said about any famous person you like. Then Demri starts to get sick, and shes in the hospital many times, her heart, her lungs. That's what Layne is for me. were goners. We were buddies and got closer when he was engaged to Miranda because he really wanted to do right by her. Its such a shame that these 2 talented people were taken from their families and friends at such young ages. I am here to support if I can but a simple chat is as far as Ill go. Alice In Chains. The opposite was true for so many other women in a similar position/relationship in Seattle at that time. Demri counted on Layne & others to help, & they did. But I wound up in Seattle , playing led guitar in the lare eighties and early nineties. 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. That is a horrible excuse some addicts may use to treat people badly, steal from people they know or physically hurt people.. thats all on them still. Barbara, Hi ~ Its nice to see this page and realize how much she was loved. Love to you all, from Scotland It was kept by a friend over the years, who had it in a box and it was in perfect condition. Since it didnt kill them at their first try, which it does to many, they continued on with it. Apparently she made friends with some of the elderly people and used to make them laugh. 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.