Nehi Stripes Seattle

29/07/2024

This article came out 2.5 years ago. I’ve always known about Corey Taylor’s love of Alice In Chains; in fact he wrote a review that was included in the Dirt 30th anniversary box set book (amongst other musicians).
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I became a Corey Taylor fan when he sang “I’m Not Jesus” in a collaboration with Apocalyptica.
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Below is an excerpt from the article which appeared in Ultimate-Guitar.com
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“That song is fu***ng incredible, but ‘Nutshell’ is such an outpouring of trying to share with you the darkness that’s in his heart, and even though you’re hearing it, it’s so light, you’re just like, ‘F**k, where is he?’
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It’s refreshing to hear about Layne and his talents, not his demons. Because we all have demons, regardless of what they are. No one is perfect.
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📸 Marty Temme
📝 Ultimate-Guitar.com
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29/07/2024

This photo of Layne popped up in my email feed this morning from eBay.
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This looks like it might be at the Buckeye Lake Music Center from July 8, 1993 in Thornville, Ohio; they match photos that have been previously shared from the same seller. This was during the Lollapalooza Festival.
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We love these rare finds!
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📸 The Cats Pajamas on eBay - they do not have any background info on the photographer or exact date.
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29/07/2024

Layne was sooooo cute here. His sly smile, that mischievous look on his face is priceless❤️.
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I saved these last year and found them on my camera roll a few days ago. I’ve never shared them. If I were to guess Layne is 10 or 11 here. He went by the last name of Elmer in high school. I even read that his mom Nancy had attended Layne’s 20 year high school reunion in 2006. She said that many of his classmates didn’t even know Layne had been the lead singer of Alice In Chains. Since he went back to his birth name (last name) of Staley, I guess I can see how that would happen.
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The Layne Staley Tribute is rapidly approaching. You can purchase your tickets by clicking on the link in my bio (on IG). You can also go to nehistripes.com
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📸 Credit to Layne’s grade school photographer & to the person who shared them.
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27/07/2024

I’m a little bit late in sharing anniversaries. Normally if there’s been more than 1 day since the anniversary, I just bypass until the next year. The date I’m referring to; July 25, 1993 Alice In Chains co-headlined Lollapalooza 1993 in Atlanta, GA at the Lakewood Amphitheater.
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However, I could not pass it up and wait another year to share this gem. Layne performing with Front 242. From what I heard and witnessed myself, Layne did this a lot during Lolla. Enjoy!
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Pulled from my personal collection
📸 Dwight Ross / Atlanta Constitution
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27/07/2024

Every time I go to Etsy to look for new AiC items I ALWAYS find something I need to share. This is a felt 4x3” Layne ornament. Although it looks more like a doll to me.
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The doll is handmade and takes approximately 5 weeks to make. This would be perfect for a shadow box. I actually have a shadow box that’s filled with letters/cards from Nancy, Demri’s mom Kathleen, 2 Sean Kinney used drum sticks, a miniature replica ”Blue Dress” JC guitar and a small Layne doll on a skateboard. Things I’ve picked up over the years. Kind of like a hope chest. Or things you can put in one of my custom memory boxes.
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The felt Layne doll is sold out. However, you can always message the seller and find out if she can make you one. They’re $20 + shipping.
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Etsy Seller: CheshireCat22
Link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1529037192/
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26/07/2024

Layne & Mike look like “Super-Fly’s” from the 1970’s.
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This photo was taken during the Clash of the Titans tour. It’s also been circulated for many years; however, it’s been a very long time since I’ve seen it. The 2nd slide is the full image with Jerry. I’m just partial to LSMS🤘🏼🤘🏼.
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Huge Thanks to Melinda Starr for sending me the full image.
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📸 Mike Starr Forever
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26/07/2024

YOU MUST WATCH THIS!

I absolutely must recommend this documentary! On January 28, 1985, the song “We Are the World” (USA/AFRICA) was recorded in SECRET!
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The documentary “The Greatest Night in Pop” tells the story of how the song came about, who’s idea it was, who wrote the song and the Best of the Best (of that time), who were invited to sing on it. This was presented as a way to raise money to help bring food and medical care to Africa.
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I was a senior in high school when this song came out. And even then, most people knew about the devastation in Africa, most notably in Ethiopia. You were soon singing along with the song; it was catchy. However, in 1985 I was mainly listening to Def Leppard & yes, an occasionally, Motley Crüe.
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Biggest impact watching this was watching Cyndi Lauper’s record her line with Kim Cairns & Huey Lewis. And of course, “The Boss”, Bruce Springsteen close it all out. It’s one thing to hear a song, but when you watch them record, watch their faces change as they sing - a WOW moment. To date, this song has raised $80 million. Everyone volunteered their time - EVERYONE.
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You guys should watch this. It’s available on Netflix. I’ve watched it 4 times now.

26/07/2024

Also on this day 32 years ago, Alice In Chains, Ann Wilson, P***o for Pyros, TOOL, My Sisters Machine, Rage Against the Machine, Robert English & Teri Nunn (lead singer Berlin) performed at a benefit dubbed “The Medicine Show) (7/25/92).
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The benefit was put on by Perry Farrell’s ex-wife, filmmaker Casey Niccoli & Lanette Phillips to oppose animal research; specifically in colleges testing labs and pharmaceutical research labs. Also appearing were Circus of Power, Life, S*x & Death, Low Pop Su***de (and Grace Slick ran the T-shirt booth).
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Slide 1; images from the performance, plus the front of the event t-shirt. Slides 2-4; close-ups of the pictures from the event. Slide 5; front and back of the event t-shirt, ticket stub & event listing from the LA Times. Slide 6; a write up about Perry Farrell’s ex-wife Casey Niccoli about the event. Unfortunately, a photo was placed over some of the writing, but we get the jest of it. It also confirms the musicians scheduled to perform. I found this on the archive.org site, simply on accident. I couldn’t tell you what magazine source this came from. Underneath is the calendar listing.
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📸 - They’ve been in circulation for many years; original photographer unknown. The rest was found through research and t-shirt provided by a member of one of the bands who performed that day.
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25/07/2024

On this day 34 years ago, Alice In Chains opened for Soundgarden. They played the Melody Ballroom in Portland, OR. (7/25/90)
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I’ve added the 2 gig posters and the article from The Colombian newspaper. The very last line cracks me up; “Although the show is for all ages, personal discretion would be advisable; this definitely is not New Kids On The Block.“ 😂😂😂 I’d say not!
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25/07/2024

I dug out this July 1990 issue of Backlash fanzine. Backlash was a fairly short lived Seattle based music magazine covering the local music scene. Backfire was the sister fanzine covering the Portland, OR music scene.
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I actually pulled this issue out because there’s a decent article on My Sisters Machine in it; but lo and behold I found something on Alice (imagine that).
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Between the Rocket, City Heat & Backlash, Alice was quite popular. The best thing was that all of these zines were free. But if you want to pick one of these up now, you’ll have to pay big-time, unless you just happen to find one at a garage sale.
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This is a sort of review that made me laugh then and laugh even harder now. Especially the big tour with Guns ‘N Roses - Guns who?
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From my personal collection.
📸 Rocky Schenck
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25/07/2024

From Jerry Cantrell ~
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I listen, I glisten | Pre-save “Vilified” now at the link below.

Pre-Save Links:
https://lnk.to/Vilified

📸: ***ngcraig

25/07/2024

Here’s a recently uncovered treasure that I’d forgotten about. This is an EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the release of “Grind”, the first release off of AiC’s self-titled album, along with the music video.
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I actually found this with the very few VHS tapes I own. It should have been on my bookshelf, which holds the majority of my AiC music collection. Now if memory serves, this is a very cool item to have. The EPK also shows some behind the scenes footage. I’ll definitely do my best to get it transferred to digital so I can share with everyone.
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I obtained this item eons ago from working at Tower Records. I found that a lot of stuff like this would get trashed (actually went into a separate box). This included press photos and the paper press releases. I would go behind their backs and their trash became my treasures - time & time again🤘🏼🤘🏼.
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📸 Marty Temme
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24/07/2024

Well I’m a bit late to sharing an article this week. I used to be really good in sharing online or magazine articles every Sunday or Monday. However, this is one I’ve been looking forward to sharing, therefore, better late than never😎🤘🏼
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The article is from the American Songwriter website. It’s titled “The Earnest Origins of Alice In Chains”. It came out around this time last year.
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For those of you who are new to Alice In Chains and want to learn more, this is one to read. I did see a couple of inaccuracies in the read, but nothing major.
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A couple things I’d like to relay on the timeline. When I pulled the Seattle Rocket fanzine archives the past two years & checked David DeSola’s book “The Untold Story of Alice In Chains”, I confirmed the following info:

1) Layne’s first band Sleze changed their name to Alice N’ Chains, March of 1987. 2) Jerry’s original lineup of Diamond Lie dissolved summer of 1987. 3) Alice N’ Chains had their very last performance on August 5, 1987. December of 1987, Alice In Chains formed with Jerry Cantrell, Mike Starr, Sean Kinney & Layne. They initially used the name Diamond Lie (amongst others😂); by June they’d changed their name to Alice In Chains (& changed the spelling). However, Layne had to get permission from Nick Po***ck, James Bergstrom & Johnny Bacolas to take the name over. Nick told me that he wasn’t happy about it, but they were all going in different directions (& bands) so decided to let Layne & his new band use it. For the record, Layne was the one who came up with the name in the first place. It was the right thing to do and it was respectful.
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📸 Hair-Tree photo taken by Paul Hernandez in 1988.
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24/07/2024

Good evening Everyone,

A few weeks ago I put up a post (now pinned in the announcements section above) about the disrespect to Layne & Mike (Starr) and their friends & families with the constant drug references, including the word “junkie”. In fact if the tables were reversed I’m sure you wouldn’t want to be called that. What’s even worse is that individuals are doing it when neither are here to confront those people.
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I also mentioned that Layne & Mike’s families & friends do follow this page. That makes it even sh*ttier.
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I’m bringing this up yet again because it’s gotten worse. People who are clearly “trolls” are not only saying the worse things about Layne & Mike’s addiction, they are baiting me with rude comments about me. Normally I would just block them, however, it needs to be addressed. These are deliberate attacks. People are coming to this page just to start something.
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I didn’t think we needed a “hall-monitor” and I for one don’t want that job. What I’ve decided to do is to NOT respond to those baited comments. Those making them, will be immediately & 𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙈𝘼𝙉𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙇𝙔 𝘽𝙇𝙊𝘾𝙆𝙀𝘿! You guys didn’t sign up to deal with it either.
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I felt it only right to bring this latest “episode” to your attention.
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As mentioned on that initial announcement, the drug comments not only apply to Layne & Mike, but also to Demri. Just knock it off, 𝙋𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀!
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The 2024 Layne Staley Tribute Weekend is rapidly approaching. I for one, would rather focus my attention on the annual celebration. It not only celebrates the life of Layne Staley, but also Mike Starr’s too.
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"My bad habits aren't my title.
My strengths and talents are my title. -Layne Staley

23/07/2024

On this day 31 years ago, Alice In Chains performed at Hardee’s Walnut Creek Amphitheatre in Raleigh, NC as part of the Lollapalooza Festival (7/23/93).
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One of the area journalists wrote something I was quite happy to read about Layne; “Alice In Chains: Grunge-heads know it as maybe the most dangerous of the slew of Seattle bands; other folks probably know it best for its MTV video to “Man in the Box.” ... Has toured with everyone from pop-metal band Van Halen to speed-death band Slayer... All that touring is paying off; its latest album, “Dirt” (Columbia), has sold more than a million copies.... Lead singer Layne Staley seriously contending for the alternative-idol heavyweight title now held by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder.” -Winston-Salem Journal 7/23/93.
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A couple things I’d like to clarify; a) Layne is the “alternative-idol heavyweight” title holder, no ifs, ands or buts & b) Personally, Eddie was the “newbie”, not Layne. He had nothing to prove. No disrespect to EdVed at all, I’ve always felt there was no comparison between the 2 bands. PJ is 100X more commercial and political than AiC. In fact, AiC isn’t political at all.
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Okay back to this date; Alice went onto the 2nd location in North Carolina on July 24th, Charlotte. The images on slide 1 & 2 were taken by John Izehoefer. David, John’s brother had some of these images available for purchase on his eBay Store. David is also a photographer and they are both based out of Dallas. You can find these images on eBay at https://www.ebay.com/usr/ilzho17f6. His brother David runs the eBay store and website.
Or go to www.ilzphotos.com
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Slide 3; Lollapalooza advertisement for Hardee’s. Slide 4; Clippings and short paragraph on AiC (as noted above). Found in the Winston-Salem Journal newspaper.
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📸 John Izehoefer
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22/07/2024

Join us as we celebrate the life, music, and legacy of Layne Staley and Mike Starr at the annual tribute show that is held in Seattle, WA each August near Layne’s birthday. All proceeds from the tribute weekend will be donated to the Layne Staley Memorial Fund benefiting Therapeutic Health Services (THS), an addiction and recovery organization working to help those struggling with addiction and supporting those on the path to recovery throughout the Pacific Northwest....

Join us as we celebrate the life, music, and legacy of Layne Staley and Mike Starr at the annual tribute show that is held in Seattle, WA each August near Layne’s birthday. All proceeds from the tr…

22/07/2024

Huge congratulations to Candlebox on the 31st anniversary of their self-titled debut album! The album was released on July 20, 1993 (sorry a day late😜).
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Candlebox is a Seattle based band, who like their “big brothers” (Soundgarden, Alice, Pearl Jam, etc), have followed in their path - that path of making music that remains 🆃🅸🅼🅴🅻🅴🆂🆂! That’s the only thing that remains true. Maybe there’s just something in the water.
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This album is still my favorite out of all the Candlebox discography. I think the reason why I’ve resonated so strongly with it is because each song with its lyrics seemed to express perfectly what was happening in my life back then.
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I’ve added a 2-page interview/article from Hit Parader. It’s from the December 1994 issue. Excerpt: Kevin Martin; “We’re just a pure rock and roll band. We’re not slick in any way, and our intention is just to make music that has a lot of substance to it. I’ve had this discussion with the guys in the band from time to time; we try to figure out what we’re doing too! I think our songs are hard to classify. They have elements of hard rock in there, but we’re not a metal band by any stretch of the imagination. I guess the only way I would describe us is by saying that what we play is classic rock and roll.”
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The only thing I would disagree about what Kevin stated above is the “we play classic rock and roll” comment. When “classic” is used in music, especially rock and roll, I tend to think 1950 to 1980. Candlebox’s music is still very relevant, fresh and catchy. That makes their sound rock n’ roll minus the classic😎.
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Slide 1: self-titled album front & back& band press photo taken by Ms “Rock-On” Karen Mason Blair. Slide 2 & 3: Hit Parader Magazine. Slide 4: “Far Behind” advertisement from radio industry magazine, 1993 - first release from their debut album. “Far Behind” was written about the late great Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone.
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20/07/2024

Remembering Chester Bennington on this 7th anniversary of his untimely passing🙏🏻.
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I do remember when I made the post announcing his death on my page. That memory is not one I’ll probably ever forget. Here we were watching the paparazzi sneaking to get video of Cornell’s private funeral almost 2 months prior. What we couldn’t see, we certainly could hear - that sweet voice of ChesterBe’s singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”. What a truly beautiful song for a beautiful human.
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Then we get to July 20, 2 months later. We’re still grieving over Cornell’s death - but if that’s not enough, Chester plans his su***de to fall directly on his best friend’s birthday…….Chris Cornell. I believe he did that so he’d be forever connected to him for eternity.
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Chester & Chris had met almost 15 years prior to both of their deaths. In fact if you didn’t know, Bennington was the Godfather to Cornell’s son, C-Ball. It’s my hope that if there really truly is something beautiful after death, it’s my sincere hope that their souls are at peace. Both are missed and always will be.
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I think it’s important to remind people that when you make that ultimate decision to take your life, you’re only ending your pain. The aftermath is devastation. Devastation to your immediate family and close friends. The Su***de Prevention Helpline is available 24/7/365 - dial 988 from your phone (landline or mobile). For more information visit https://988lifeline.org/ - outside of the U.S. check what’s available in your country🌏🙏🏻
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📸: Credit: Chiaki Nozu/WireImages
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This story is now up on nehistripes.com:
https://nehistripes.com/2024/07/22/7-years-later-chester-remembered/
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20/07/2024

On this day 31 years ago…July 19, 1993 - the U.S. {& probably beyond} found out about the shocking stunt that Rage Against the Machine pulled the previous day (July 18th). The naked truth was that during the Lollapalooza Festival in Philadelphia, RATM basically told the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) to “f**k off”. They did this as follows: “Of Rage Against the Machine’s many outbursts over the years, this one might be one of their best. Tired of getting slammed over their lyrics by the Parents Music Resource Center, they lashed out during 1993’s Lollapalooza in Philadelphia (July 18). Instead of performing, they took the stage buck naked, mouths covered in duct tape and bodies painted with the organization’s acronym, PMRC. It didn’t do much to appease angry advocacy groups. But Rage, at least, made it up to their fans by playing a proper set later in the fest. “ ~ 📝Dan Fletcher of Time Magazine; March 17, 2009.
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The PMRC was co-founded by 2nd Lady (1993-2001), Tipper Gore. The center advocated for labeling of record covers of releases featuring profane language, especially in the heavy metal, punk, and hip hop genres of music. When this went into effect in the fall of 1985, Layne Staley appeared on the Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO 4’s speaking out against it.
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Fast forward to RATM & their incident in 93’ ~ apparently RATM had planned this shocker well in advance. Tom Morello had even shared about a conversation he had with Layne. He said that Layne had expressed enthusiasm about seeing Morello’s band perform. Prior to Lolla, he’d yet to see them perform live. Morello just stated “oh you’ll see us” 😂😂. He said when they went on stage the concertgoers were supportive, but after 10 minutes they started throwing stuff at us.
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The worst he was was “quarters hitting our dicks, man that stung.” The police arrived & escorted them off the stage. In the recent Lollapalooza documentary, “Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza” that came out this year (Paramount Plus+), Perry Farrell spoke of the incident and said “these were the days before “manscaping”😂(LMAO)! I was able to film the part of the Lolla documentary when Perry speaks about the incident. Because the clip has nudity, I can’t upload it on here. However, I’ll share this story and include the video clip {if I’m able} on our website nehistripes.com over the weekend.
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The PMRC finally shut down in the mid-late 1990’s. I should also mention that Frank Zappa was the first well known musician to go up against the organization.
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Slide 1; Well circulated image of RATM protesting PMRC & article from July 19, 1993 edition Philadelphia Inquirer - Slide 2; Photo from Philadelphia Inquirer July 19, 1993 edition, Festival flyers for date & location & ticket stub - Slide 3; Excerpt of interview with Morello from Uncut Mag Feb. 2020 - Slide 4; Stage protest illustration by NME Mag.
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17/07/2024

Today is the Queen👑of Seattle’s🎈🎂🎈Birthday…..who’s the Queen👑 you ask? Well that title belongs to the one & only🥂Susan Silver🎁!
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Susan has worked hard in her 40 year career as a music manager. She excelled in a male dominated industry and has shown us all that a woman can do it. If I could start career paths over again, I’d do it in a heartbeat and follow in her footsteps. She is a role model for countless of others and a mentor to many.
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I’ve been very fortunate to have met Susan and have had many conversations with her over the past 30+ years. From the very first time I met her, up to the most memorable….I can still say she’s utterly remarkable and beyond strong.
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I hope Susan has a wonderful day with her friends and family - we all know she deserves it.
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📸 Me; Alice In Chains Popup Museum; August 22, 2018 at the old Crocodile location.
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17/07/2024

The Clash of the Titans Tour ended on July 14th, 1991 in Miami - with their biggest opportunity to date up next ~ the opening slot for the mighty Van Halen!
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According to critics, Alice In Chains made a pretty fantastic impression on the rock journalists throughout the U.S. while on the COTT. Frankly, they did an impressive job in standing their ground AND gaining new fans at every city they played🤘🏼🤘🏼.
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The guys would have almost 3 weeks off before reporting to good ole’ Georgia🍑 for show no. 1 on August 16th! We lucky AiC fans got such a MASSIVE gift last year during the holiday season when AltCopperpot shared never-before-seen footage from that day! You can bet the AiC fan pages, including this one will be sharing more of that footage when that date comes around.
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Attached is the official Columbia Records Press Release summing up the Clash of the Titans Tour’s success AND AiC’s next tour. I’ve also included photos taken during their run with VH.
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Press release is from my personal collection🤘🏼😎🤘🏼
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16/07/2024

Lollapalooza 1993 had such a superb lineup; with lots of things to do all day long - and you’d end that 10 hour day with your favorite band! For me, it was Alice In Chains. TBH, I’d never even heard of Primus until I read about the lineup that year.
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What about the incredible stories you never hear about? Unless you’re from the Seattle area, you may not have even heard of Jesse Higman. And just because you’re from Seattle, doesn’t mean anything either. However, if you’re a true Alice In Chains fan, then you know the name. Jesse is an incredible artist, who against most odds, became the coolest designer by 1993. With savings and help from the Pearl Jam camp, Jesse toured alongside the musicians; working the booths and selling the fantastic creations he made for Alice In Chains.
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Read what the Boston Globe wrote attached. I also strongly urge you to visit Jesse’s website https://jessehigman.com/portfolios/lollapalooza/
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Have a great Tuesday in the ☀️🌞☀️
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15/07/2024

Good Monday Morning Everyone! This is the day I ALWAYS look forward to! I’m very excited to announce the Layne Staley Tribute 2024 Guest Performers!
* Brendan Maier (Sapphire Sun)
* Tim Branom (Gypsy Rose)
* Jace Kertson
* Amanda Hardy (Bexley)
* Steve McKeever (Washed In Black - A Tribute to Pearl Jam
* Steve Sesar (Nothingsafe: An Alice in Chains Experience)
* Carlie Hanson
* Kris (Carlie Hanson)
* * Rain Light Fade * *
Dane Creek, Ian Tomlinson, Eric A. Vickers & Steve Gale
* * Rooster A Tribute to Alice in Chains* *
Jon Kibble, Zach Saligoe & David Burke
* Nancy McCallum
* Martin Thomas Reed
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Tickets to Friday and Saturday nights concerts can be purchased through the link in our bio or our website - nehistripes.com
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Nehi Stripes Seattle is the official media outlet for the annual Layne Staley Tribute 2024. Follow their social media platforms for the latest information for any updates and/or changes.
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The 2024 Official Layne Staley Tribute weekend event posters created by Karmann Sloane/ Sketchy Goat
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JAR OF FLIES (the ultimate AIC)
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15/07/2024

Getting there Brooke.

Closure is next. Then waxing - 30 days to cure. I’ll share again, once closure is in place. -Cindy

15/07/2024

Huge thanks to Sarah & Pete who emailed me about meeting Layne and the AiC crew. Unfortunately, with things as they were back then with “no cameras allowed”, it would’ve been so great to see though.
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I know that Sarah and I both had agreed on the same point; Layne’s sweet smile - I could’ve stayed lost in his innocent - 1/2 grin forever. Honestly, that is something I would’ve absolutely KILLED to have. It’s something no one has ever witnessed & it’s worth more than money. It’s worth a moment, just one moment, I’d gladly trade for anything just to take back. It’s worth that moment you know you’ve lost and you can never reclaim.
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Photos slides 1, 2 & 3 Elliot Landry & Steve Eichner // 📝 ✒️✏️100% Cindy Slade
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