For My Heroes

April 5th 1994 we lost Kurt Cobain. April 5th 2002 we lost Layne Staley. If you don't know who these two men were you must live in a cave.. Boo On you!!! But for those of you that do. This is for the two of them…. Two of Seattle's best that lived fast and died young. But left us so much behind to remember them by. The gift of music. To me the second best gift, next to the gift of life..

I was only 6 when Kurt died. But living in Settle all my life I knew the name very well even at that age.. I listened to Nirvana and enjoyed the new sound of Grunge even at that age. Lets face it. I'm a product of the world of grunge. May explain my attitude, I don't know. But that is not what this is about. It is about my memories of two of my Heroes. I only have memories of Kurt's music. Not really him the person. I never understood his pain till I got to be about 16 years old. I started hearing him in a different way. It made me love his music even more. And on a personal note. I think that freak ass bitch wife of his had him killed. Go listen to the first Hole album. That is Kurt's music. I hear him when I listen to that album.

Layne. Now I remember Layne better cause I met him. It was about two weeks before he died. He was just wandering the streets of Seattle. Him and his brother. I told LeAnne. I think that is Layne of Alice in Chains over there. She did not think it was. As we got closer we saw a shell of a man. Hardly able to walk. His brother helping him home. I got away from my sister. Ran up to Layne and gave him the biggest hug I ever gave anyone. He just looked down and hugged me back. LeAnne walked up and pulled me away apologizing to Layne for what I did. He ran his fingers thru my hair and smiled. Said it was OK. We all stood and talked for about 20 minutes. That was my 20 minutes with Layne. I was 12... I let him know how much I loved his band and his music. I got to let him know…. He was found dead adout a month later…. I cried for days…..

So today I think of them. I listen to them. And I miss them both… This blog is for them…. Kurt and Layne. My Heroes that gave me so much to listen to.

So stop for 5 minutes today and remember them. Dig out that old Alice and Chains cd Or Nirvana cd and just remember these two. Two of Seattle's best. That's all……….

I feel better now…….. Stephanie Anne Dover

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453520/20020420/alice_in_chains.jhtml

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453520/20020420/alice_in_chains.jhtml

http://www.punknews.org/article/3333