My sister walks the long road...

dcfaithful
dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
edited June 2012 in A Moving Train
Hi everybody, I was just hoping I could get some people together to just drop a line, spin a record, and show some respects for a lost gem. Nicole Lee Clark (my sister), took her own life on June 27th, 2007.

She was a beautiful person, with a unbeatable soul. A loving wife and mother to four kids. She is survived by her husband, two brothers and her four kids (ages 12, 7 and twins age 2.)

My sister meant so much to me and is responsible for getting me into Pearl Jam, a band that has stolen my heart. She looked past her own misery to help others deal with theirs, she struggled with substance abuse for years but she will struggle no more.

I love and miss you Nicole.

Nicole Lee Clark
April 19th, 1977 - June 27th, 2007
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    That's incredibly sad. I'm so sorry for your loss and those poor little innocent children. :( You all will be in my thoughts.

    I'll put on Long Road.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    I'm so sorry to hear that. My deepest condolences to you and your family.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Thank you.

    I just moved to Georgia, and I have to fly back home to Utah...it really hasn't completely sunk in yet but I am not looking forward to going home for the first time under these circumstances...

    Family is forever though :).
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I'm so sorry for your loss to you and your family... suicide is the easiest way out for the person who does it, but the hardest for the people it affects.

    I just hit play on my iTunes to find something to play and this was the first song that started on shuffle:

    Goodnight Rose
    by: Ryan Adams

    Goodnight Rose, we're going to win
    Put your troubles behind you and go on to bed
    Let go of the world, there's so much nobody understands
    Don't live your life in such a hurry, life goes by us so so fast
    And the sun will come up again, and I will be here,
    If you get scared just hold my hand
    Tomorrow is yours, and who knows, maybe we'll win
    Don't you think?

    Goodnight Rose, goodnight, goodnight Rose

    Good morning sunshine, a new day begins
    And the hustle and bustle of the traffic reach you kindly
    I can tell that because I can see you smiling
    So go on, give 'em everything you know the winning demands
    Just one more ribbon, Rose, before the mantle place caves in

    And the sun will come up again, and I will be here
    Rose, if you get scared, just hold my hand
    Get out of that dress, go on to bed
    The bar is closed ...

    Goodnight Rose
    Goodnight, goodnight Rose
    Goodnight Rose
    Goodnight, goodnight Rose
    My whole life
    was like a picture
    of a sunny day
    “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    so sorry for your loss.....i will play long road from san diego 06 tonight.....:)
  • pickupyourwill
    pickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    We lost another good one. :( I feel so sorry for you and your family--its just an absolute tragedy. I will play Long Road today in memory of her, whom I never had the pleasure of knowing.

    ~~peace & love
  • onelongsong
    onelongsong Posts: 3,517
    your story brought tears to my eyes. last monday i laid in bed with a gun to my head so i can understand. when you have a disability that controls your life you feel that the world is no longer meant for you. especially if you had a place in this world and it was taken from you. my thoughts are with you and your sister but know it didn't have anything to do with the people around her. this was a personal decision of hers.
    peace
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,824
    my condolencense to you and your loved one's specially the children ,i pray that it get's better for all involved ........:(
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  • dharma69
    dharma69 Posts: 1,275
    For your Nicole,

    U2
    MLK

    Sleep, sleep tonight
    And may your dreams be realised.
    If the thunder cloud passes rain
    So let it rain, rain down on she.
    So let it be.
    So let it be.

    Sleep, sleep tonight
    And may your dreams be realised.
    If the thunder cloud passes rain
    So let it rain, let it rain
    Rain down on she.

    Truly sorry for your and the family's loss, the likes of which I could never understand.
    "I'm here to see Pearl Jam."- Bono

    ...signed...the token black Pearl Jam fan.

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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    welcome to - ani difranco


    welcome to:
    no amount of stoned makes you feel ok
    welcome to:
    this year's alone - brought to you by christmas day
    welcome to:
    the darkness into which prayin people pray

    it's quiet here except for this song
    now that everybody's gone
    but hey
    least you don't have to play along today

    welcome to:
    something like elation when you first open your eyes
    just cuz it means
    that you musta finally got to sleep last night
    welcome to:
    the precipice between groundlessness and flight

    it's quiet here except for this song
    now that everybody's gone
    but hey
    least you don't have to play along today

    besides which
    welcome to:
    taking the good stuff down off of the shelf
    and welcome to:
    the art of conversation with yourself
    welcome to:
    humming an unbroken tune
    all day long
    yes it's quiet here
    but hey
    least you don't have to play along today
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Condolences. Be strong.
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
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  • OneLove
    OneLove Posts: 563
    onelongsong wrote:
    your story brought tears to my eyes. last monday i laid in bed with a gun to my head so i can understand. when you have a disability that controls your life you feel that the world is no longer meant for you. especially if you had a place in this world and it was taken from you. my thoughts are with you and your sister but know it didn't have anything to do with the people around her. this was a personal decision of hers.
    peace


    DCfaithful, I am so terribly sorry for your loss. I will play long road for you and your siter tonite. I work with two year olds, so my thoughts are also with her children. This is so sad.

    Onelongsong, I am happy that you made the decision to live. I hope that you will find some peace in your struggle through living a life that is true to yourself. Things will get better, time has a way of healing.
  • Eliot Rosewater
    Eliot Rosewater Posts: 2,659
    dcfaithful wrote:
    Thank you.

    I just moved to Georgia, and I have to fly back home to Utah...it really hasn't completely sunk in yet but I am not looking forward to going home for the first time under these circumstances...

    Family is forever though :).
    I'm so sorry to hear about your sister. You and your family will definitely be in my thoughts. Where in Utah will you be anyway?
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    I'm very sorry dcfaithful.
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  • ?ing my education
    ?ing my education Posts: 313
    I am very sorry for your loss dc. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
    Driving in my car, smoking a cigar. The only time I'm happy is when I play my guitar.

    -from "n.s.u." by Cream
  • cornnifer
    cornnifer Posts: 2,130
    Terribly sorry. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
    "When all your friends and sedatives mean well but make it worse... better find yourself a place to level out."
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    onelongsong wrote:
    your story brought tears to my eyes. last monday i laid in bed with a gun to my head so i can understand. when you have a disability that controls your life you feel that the world is no longer meant for you. especially if you had a place in this world and it was taken from you. my thoughts are with you and your sister but know it didn't have anything to do with the people around her. this was a personal decision of hers.
    peace

    Stay strong dude.

    Dcfaithful, my condolences.
  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    in my thoughts.
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  • faithful227
    faithful227 Posts: 352
    i am so sorry for your loss. i cannot imagine what you are going through. my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
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  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    onelongsong wrote:
    your story brought tears to my eyes. last monday i laid in bed with a gun to my head so i can understand. when you have a disability that controls your life you feel that the world is no longer meant for you. especially if you had a place in this world and it was taken from you. my thoughts are with you and your sister but know it didn't have anything to do with the people around her. this was a personal decision of hers.
    peace


    I've been there before, too. It's odd because I never thought I'd have feelings like that. It had always seemed the like it would be furtherest thought from my mind. You just never know what can come over you or what you might be capable of until it happens. Just find peace within yourself and let it grow. It will get better.
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde

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