i've always turned to elliott's music when i'm down. bizarrely it lefts me up. During a very rough period of my life I was able to speak with him personally several times and it helped a lot. He is a sweet, sweet man.
If this is really true, my heart will be broken.
― A Girl Named Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 02:27 (twenty years ago) link
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 02:28 (twenty years ago) link
it is very sad.
― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 02:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 02:46 (twenty years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 02:59 (twenty years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:02 (twenty years ago) link
I am sorry to have to confirm this, but I know for a fact that Lolita would know if this was true or not. I trust her implicitly on this point, and if she is saying this, it is true.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Vic (Vic), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:06 (twenty years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:09 (twenty years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:15 (twenty years ago) link
[...]
"Hello?""Hi, are you Elliott Smith's sister?""Yeah, what do you want?""I heard on the Internet that your brother committed suicide, is that true?""Oh, hang on, I haven't heard, but let me try his cell..."
"Hey, you still there?""Yeah.""Well, I called his cell and he didn't answer, and I called home and no one answered, so I called his bowling buddies and they haven't heard from him, so I don't know.""Oh.""Sure hope not, though. That would suck!""Yup.""Well, OK, I have to get back to work.""OK, thanks, Elliott Smith's sister!""You're very welcome, good night!"
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Kingfish (Kingfish), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Prude (Prude), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:20 (twenty years ago) link
eg: "hi can you confirm a horrible rumor regarding elliott smith?"
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:22 (twenty years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:22 (twenty years ago) link
no offense chris/ned but... nah nevermind.
it's sad if true.
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:23 (twenty years ago) link
I also imagine that if it's true and she knows it, she's probably called in sick.
(xpost)
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:24 (twenty years ago) link
― A Girl Named Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:27 (twenty years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:31 (twenty years ago) link
just offering a legitimate resource to those curious about the rumors,
sorry about that.
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 03:36 (twenty years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 04:11 (twenty years ago) link
― adaml (adaml), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 04:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean (Sean), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 04:25 (twenty years ago) link
― maura (maura), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 04:37 (twenty years ago) link
this is fucking killing me
i can't stop crying
this is horrible. . .
― A Girl Named Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 04:42 (twenty years ago) link
― rob geary (rgeary), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 04:42 (twenty years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 04:45 (twenty years ago) link
tonight when i came home, elliott's first full-length album was lying in the middle of my living room floor. I have cats. I'm a slob. Finding random CDs isn't that unusual. But I haven't listened to that one in ages and picked it up wondering where it came from, figuring I'd put it on later.
i'm devasted. . .
― A Girl Named Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 04:49 (twenty years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 04:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Jamie Conway (Jamie Conway), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 05:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Prude (Prude), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 05:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Layna Andersen (Layna Andersen), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 06:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 06:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Reginald Mantle III, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 06:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Melissa W (Melissa W), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 07:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 07:11 (twenty years ago) link
truly am.
― doom-e, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 07:21 (twenty years ago) link
― brookeisbest, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 07:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Morgan, Wednesday, 22 October 2003 07:35 (twenty years ago) link
― mentalist (mentalist), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 07:44 (twenty years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 08:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 08:07 (twenty years ago) link
This news makes me hurt all over. My skin hurts.
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 08:18 (twenty years ago) link
bah
― Alan (Alan), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 08:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 08:23 (twenty years ago) link
I fear it may be true given his history, but I still hold out hope it's another Internet rumor.
― King Chiron (kingchiron), Wednesday, 22 October 2003 08:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 November 2003 09:14 (twenty years ago) link
― kephm, Friday, 14 November 2003 16:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Friday, 14 November 2003 16:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 14 November 2003 16:48 (twenty years ago) link
― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 14 November 2003 17:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris 'Knuckle Deep' V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 17:46 (twenty years ago) link
― dean gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 18:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 18:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 18:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris 'Knuckle Deep' V. (Chris V), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 18:15 (twenty years ago) link
― dean gulberry (deangulberry), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 18:16 (twenty years ago) link
― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 18:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 18:54 (twenty years ago) link
― BrianB (BrianB), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 18:58 (twenty years ago) link
I truly think this was an accident. i think he did stab himself but it was in the heat of the moment. Not pre-meditated. Unfortunately, it was also accurate. :(
― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 19:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Melissa W (Melissa W), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 19:24 (twenty years ago) link
apparently he and his girlfriend where having a huge fight directly before his death. She left the house and went to the corner for some cigarettes and then came home and found him.
I really think it was a distraught, horrible mistake on his part.
― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 19:25 (twenty years ago) link
I've been thinking of alot the past week or so anyway. What a bad year. :(
http://i.myspace.com/81/25/15218/2146059_m.jpg
(hope that worked)
― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 31 December 2003 19:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Friday, 19 March 2004 13:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Kingfish Cowboy (Kingfish), Friday, 19 March 2004 13:51 (twenty years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Friday, 19 March 2004 13:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 19 March 2004 18:01 (twenty years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Friday, 19 March 2004 18:06 (twenty years ago) link
yesterday they were interviewing Olivia Harrison on Fresh Air and I found myself wondering if Elliott listened to NPR then I remembered. . .
― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Friday, 19 March 2004 18:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Ally C (Ally C), Friday, 19 March 2004 18:44 (twenty years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnEcbDTXu90
― PaulTMA, Monday, 17 August 2015 18:06 (eight years ago) link
picked up the s/t remaster today. it's so much more clear and wide, if a little too loud. beautiful disc booklet...!
― maelin, Sunday, 26 December 2021 17:11 (two years ago) link
whoops thought this was ILM