You can tell when theyre lifers. After I moved out from Laynes, I didnt have much contact with Demri. I dont know anything about him other than that he dumped her at the Emergency Room and disappeared. RIP Demri, Layne, Rosheen and Mike. Layne and Demri were certainly worth knowing and there is so little about them out there. 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. then announces the song say hello to heaven. What a beautiful comment. She was just honestly sweet and kind to literally everyone around her. Just human. Given the seriousness of why you were there you thought she would be upset and she was glad to have you there and her gone. Then again, all the dealers would come to his house anyway, because, hey, he was Layne Staley. Ive read/heard about that name (Demri Parrot) since the late 90s but never really felt the urge to check out her bio until recently. I was wondering how Demri and Laynes moms were doing, esp. 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. Hope you write that book about the two of them and/or those times! 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.. May the heavens help you beat this cancer! You are a survivor and your story is so important, especially to those that struggle xx, Hi Barbara, just wanted to share this video with you, just in case this photo in it is Demri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGZfqQzpvU. 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 was anonymous when I knew Layne and there were lots of reasons for that. Demris story haunted me when I first learned of it a few years ago. I know youve lost several, so hard to take, but your only daughter was trying to teach unconditional love for everyone. https://alice-in-chains.livejournal.com/103699.html?thread=559635#t559635, https://icepicksandnukes.com/2011/12/16/setting-the-alice-in-chains-record-straight/. 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. I feel empathy for all addicts. 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. She also refused to take Laynes money, and had to make her own money herself. 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. I see so many other say this, I feel the same way. She loved creating decopage with 30s and 40s vintage style images cut outs from wrapping paper or old greeting cards. He was dressed as a monster that night and no one recognized him. -Jesse, I came across this website a few days ago, and I have to admit that this is wonderful.thank you so much Barbara Darin and Mom Kathleen for sharing her memories with us! The facts, and I will allow myself to speak of them as facts, as I have 100% trust in Barbaras descriptions and tellings, are staggering. I promised both I would never read it, but the excerps I have seen are ridiculous. Thanks for visiting the website and sharing the video but that video has been around for awhile and it is not Demri.. Believe me. If you go onto Facebook you will find a number of groups dedicated to the memory of Layne. She is proud of us the same way we are proud of her, and she loves us as we love her. Mad Season was an American rock super group formed in 1994 as a side project of members of other bands in the Seattle grunge scene (Layne was the lead singer with Pearl Jams guitarist Mike McCready, drummer Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees and bassist John Baker Saunders). Im determined to fight this demon, and be a better daughter, sister, aunt and friend to those who love me. He told me that the first time he did it, he was exhausted and feeling like shit. I love you still, sweetheart, and Im so sorry. I KNOWI just wanna try it onceBELIEVE ME I am not stupid it doesnt usually end up working out like that. Theres an interview with AIC from 1999 on RockLine (Im sure you know it) where Layne calls in, and at the end of the interview he mentions that theres a girl he was friends with that had turned into a freak. BUMMER. Hopefully others will not make the same mistakes that so many of us have. Jessica, not sure if you will get this its been awhile since you wrote it but I dont update this site very often anymore. Later, as he got deeper into heroin, he almost seemed stooped over and maybe a little bow legged in AICs last concerts in 96. 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. I have nooo clue i would never have imagined in a million years Id be doing what Im doing today if I was asked back thenI have 3 kids.. and this: watch?v=LL29f0AehNI I could not have put it better.Recovering addict myself. Hey there! Or did others drive her to where she needed to go? And then shortly after that, their whole sound changed cause they got introduced to the scene and Susan Silver. I miss Laynes voice so much, but I have to admit that I absolutely love Black Gives way to Blue (the song). I am thinking more of teens I have been watching grow up from their young years. To be honest.. Ive never read Demris obituary but wed have to ask the person who wrote it why Rosheen was not mentioned.. maybe they did not want to confuse people? They seemed happy in most of the photos taken of them back when they were together. He went into rehab after that. His style was like no other. The book was poorly written. 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. Demri Parrott was engaged to Layne Staley (1992 - 1994). They began dating a short time after they saw each other. Layne knew this and its why her passing just crippled him. Finally, best of luck if you write a book Muself, I would love to produce a film documenting all of this. The website will forever live on my server for those seeking to learn a little more. Haha! Frank Micelotta/Getty. He found her like that, turned on the heating, drove home and did his laundry, leaving her in the car. Christy the drug dealer lived behind the QFC and so did Paris. However, their addictions caused damage to the relationship and they broke off their engagement. For my own sobriety I need to stay away from addicts. Love to you all, from Scotland Maybe some of Dems other friends can help you to confirm if that is really her but I say 100% NO.. but you should ask Fab what she thinks or Darin Lamb. 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 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?) Im sure we all have that person that has this strange magnetic effect on us and we dont exactly know why. She almost died from doing a speedball. A Subreddit for anything Alice in Chains related. She met musician Layne Staley of Alice in Chains at a store called Saturdays where she was working, in 1988. She did not need makeup to shine. I couldnt afford all the hospital bills, but somehow, or someone, helped Demri. Its just talk. And things like that. Haha! For the first time in 10 yrs im doing good! Many people looked after her, while Layne was on tour. Endocarditis is the end result of shooting with dirty needles or sharing them. 2. She is such a facinating person and it will be almost surreal to see her on video. His father was an addict as well. http://grungestorytellers.xanaland.com/2013/02/happy-birthday-demri-crew-guy-recalls.html. Thank you for visiting the site and showing love for the ones we love. Photos View all Demri Parrott pictures Description: 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. I am sure that he was pressured to go on tour and not feeling well decided that instead of letting the fans down and letting them see him in that state he felt he had a better chance stating away from that pressure. 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. It will take a different catalyst for every addict to finally take that leap off the cliff and get helpsome will need to be love bombed, some will need tough love jail is not the answer but ALL will need the help of people who understand them and wont judge them and a very strong and loving support system, also time away from their old friends, sometimes family and the places theyve used in is crucial and they all need to want it at least enough to try it one day and then hopefully one more day and they will need to learn new tools to cope with their new reality and how to live their new life clean without the old faithful emotional and physical buffer of opiates. I got an errorto be continued, First I would like to thank you for this site. Demri made a mess of the house and the living situation in Laynes absence. He hardly ever saw Jerry anymore, but Mike Inez was still kind of close with him. He directed me to your site which is beautiful. I hate to stop before I am finished with something and will work 72 hours straight to get something finished no matter what even being my own boss. Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, . Probably every home in America has it, so it would be easy to squire. Its like being high on life and thats what everyone should strive for because though life can be scary and ugly, it also can be beautiful depending on how you look at things. He had someone call a psychic for him to make sure that he would be okay. 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. . 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. I remember Johnny being the same way. I am just curious if this is something Demris mom had to face with her kids, especially since some did get caught in addictions. Sparing the details, I ended up having a stupid fight with her about Layne. i recently posted this link on another demri question, but check out this site if you want to know about her. She was born Feb. 22, 1969, in Bremerton. Its quite ridiculous. 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. 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). not demri.will try and find the link to the post that says she was not available/she and Layne not together at the time. Such a beautiful woman with so much life and soul in her. That Koa story has been particularly perplexing and I never could figure out exactly how it fit in. Was she brought to this career choice based on struggles in her own life? She died on 29 October 1996 in Evergreen Hospital, Kirkland, Washington / Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA at the age of 27. We got along at first. We grew up together and we lost her 9 months after Demri. I dont update it much because Ive basically said all I have to say and it was the most healing thing I ever did. She was of Native American (Cherokee), Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, and Swiss-German descent. She just GLOWS!! I just look forward to hearing from someone. Her full name at birth was Demri Lara Parrott. Then there was some stuff with his mother that I just cant share here. I was a reference for him. Thats where all the gangrene rumors started. She had her friends, and Layne, who made sure someone was always there to look after her. From everything you say about Demri and what a force of personality she was, this drug seems to have had an unbreakable hold on her. RIP Demri and Layne. Merry Christmas to you. Thank you for your story. Demri lost that place in Feb. Because she could no longer afford the rent on her own. And thank you very much for your attention and respect with us fans! I first read that on the findadeath.com forum many years ago maybe 06 or 07? What happened with that book, he had a really good chronological order of things. 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 tried to tell myself its all in my head and that it would get better but no matter what the drug strips you of your ability to compromise and feelings about how things affect others. I meant she never *tapped out* not tapped it Ugh! For me, I was blesse dot have been there when it all happened ( Im from L.A. 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. Demri Lara Parrott, 27, of Bremerton died Oct. 29, 1996, at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland. 14 February 2023. Thought the site was abandoned but I know life gets in the way. When he came out, he assumed that she was asleep. No need to rant on that. Did you make it through? Anyway, I think you hit the nail on the head when you explained why Layne did what he did. I think what we could do for the fallen heroin addicts is change. If you have a better quality version of this photo please send it! That was the last public performance that Staley ever did. Genealogy for Demri Lara Parrott (1969 - 1996) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Alice in Chains was opening for Van Halen on tour in 1991 when Staley, prompted by Parrott,. I have fell of the wagon a couple of times because I will wait for an excuse to do it. Demri Parrott (demrilaraparrott)'s profile on Myspace, the place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Ive been thinking a lot lately about Andrew, Demri, Layne etc, because Im currently waiting for a bed to open up at a detox facility to hopefully help me kick this awful ten-year addiction to painkillers. Demri HATED being known as Laynes girlfriend.If I had a quarter for all the times she and I were approached with I know youyoure Laynes girlfriend and she would step back and reply No, I am Demri I would take all of us to Vegas. For opening your heart with all of us, for sharing your love and passion for Demri, for making her not being forgotten God bless her, and God bless Layne, not just because I feel for them both, but because I hope that both are pain free in Heaven. Despite never getting too involved, she is still my alpha and omega, my joy and sorrow, my beginning and my end. Also, tf is your point? And their angel wings. but I wanted to make a note on the message posted by D but written by koa know that runs online for about 8 years I know for sure because we put the message in alternativegrunge forum in Italy .. I hope they are in peace and my prayers are with the family and friends. I caught myself thinking about her even when I was in a relationship.
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