Comments on: Music To My Ears http://havenrich.net/music-to-my-ears.htm Daydreaming with words... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:32:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Haven Rich http://havenrich.net/music-to-my-ears.htm#comment-40 Haven Rich Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:55:00 +0000 http://havenrich.net/2005/10/08/music-to-my-ears/#comment-40 This might be odd but I'm much the same way. When my grandpa passed away in June I was stunned. We all knew his health wasnt great but it was still shocking. He had been in the hospital and they gave him the choice to have a surgery that he most likely wouldn't live through but he opted out of it. So he had gone to the hotel with my mom and my aunt and were suppose to come home the next day. So last I hear is grandpa is coming home..all is well. The next morning I wake-up seeing that my brand-new phone has messages. I had to set up my answer message before I could hear my messages and then I hear my mom saying that grandpa had passed-away. I couldn't even listen to the 3 other messages but instead handed the phone to my sleeping husband. <br/><br/>All that day I was in limbo it seems but I do remember seeing/hearing the song "Helena"(I think thats the name of it) by My Chemical Romance and I burst into tears. Still now months later everytime I hear that song I think of my grandpa, smiling and enjoying a BBQ that we had had a few months before his death. <br/><br/>This just goes to prove that you should cherish your family every moment you have them because you never know when it might be the end. In the words of my mother full of tears "he was suppose to come home". <br/><br/>Small note this story has brought back many pains...with tears. <br/><br/>Thank you for your post. This might be odd but I’m much the same way. When my grandpa passed away in June I was stunned. We all knew his health wasnt great but it was still shocking. He had been in the hospital and they gave him the choice to have a surgery that he most likely wouldn’t live through but he opted out of it. So he had gone to the hotel with my mom and my aunt and were suppose to come home the next day. So last I hear is grandpa is coming home..all is well. The next morning I wake-up seeing that my brand-new phone has messages. I had to set up my answer message before I could hear my messages and then I hear my mom saying that grandpa had passed-away. I couldn’t even listen to the 3 other messages but instead handed the phone to my sleeping husband.

All that day I was in limbo it seems but I do remember seeing/hearing the song “Helena”(I think thats the name of it) by My Chemical Romance and I burst into tears. Still now months later everytime I hear that song I think of my grandpa, smiling and enjoying a BBQ that we had had a few months before his death.

This just goes to prove that you should cherish your family every moment you have them because you never know when it might be the end. In the words of my mother full of tears “he was suppose to come home”.

Small note this story has brought back many pains…with tears.

Thank you for your post.

]]> By: Heather http://havenrich.net/music-to-my-ears.htm#comment-33 Heather Tue, 25 Oct 2005 06:05:00 +0000 http://havenrich.net/2005/10/08/music-to-my-ears/#comment-33 Oh, absolutely - I'm a fairly emotional person anyway, so there are tons of songs that get to me, some more than others. Like REM's "Everybody Hurts." That one gets me every time. And then there's "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion, and yes, there's a story to that one. <br/><br/>November 1998, the weekend after Thanksgiving, my best friend ended up in a coma. She suffered terrible migraines, and this one was so bad it triggered an aneurysm, which led to stroke and then the coma. It was a difficult week, and her condition was so bad that her family decided to remove the ventilator on December 4th. <br/><br/>I was at work, and around 11am the Celine Dion song came on the radio. It was the first time I had heard it, and I knew in that instant that she was gone. It was a long time before I could even listen to that song without totally breaking down, and occasionally still cathes me offguard. <br/><br/>Can't listen to "Daddy's Little Girl" without breaking down, either. <br/><br/>Good topic, Haven! Oh, absolutely - I’m a fairly emotional person anyway, so there are tons of songs that get to me, some more than others. Like REM’s “Everybody Hurts.” That one gets me every time. And then there’s “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, and yes, there’s a story to that one.

November 1998, the weekend after Thanksgiving, my best friend ended up in a coma. She suffered terrible migraines, and this one was so bad it triggered an aneurysm, which led to stroke and then the coma. It was a difficult week, and her condition was so bad that her family decided to remove the ventilator on December 4th.

I was at work, and around 11am the Celine Dion song came on the radio. It was the first time I had heard it, and I knew in that instant that she was gone. It was a long time before I could even listen to that song without totally breaking down, and occasionally still cathes me offguard.

Can’t listen to “Daddy’s Little Girl” without breaking down, either.

Good topic, Haven!

]]> By: Haven Rich http://havenrich.net/music-to-my-ears.htm#comment-23 Haven Rich Sat, 15 Oct 2005 20:29:00 +0000 http://havenrich.net/2005/10/08/music-to-my-ears/#comment-23 Awwww how sweet, its shocking how sometimes guys can do the most romantic things. I bet that brightened the rest of your day. Awwww how sweet, its shocking how sometimes guys can do the most romantic things. I bet that brightened the rest of your day.

]]> By: Eseebee http://havenrich.net/music-to-my-ears.htm#comment-22 Eseebee Sat, 15 Oct 2005 19:29:00 +0000 http://havenrich.net/2005/10/08/music-to-my-ears/#comment-22 Good topic Haven. Yesterday the DH called me from work and when I said "hello" instead of hearing him say "hello" the song "Pretty Woman" was playing instead. I knew it was him (thank heavens for called ID) but his gesture brought tears to my eyes. I thought it was very sweet of him to make me feel "pretty" with a song. Then he finally came on and said "I just wanted to tell you I missed you and I love you"! Ahhh! <br/><br/>Isabel Good topic Haven. Yesterday the DH called me from work and when I said “hello” instead of hearing him say “hello” the song “Pretty Woman” was playing instead. I knew it was him (thank heavens for called ID) but his gesture brought tears to my eyes. I thought it was very sweet of him to make me feel “pretty” with a song. Then he finally came on and said “I just wanted to tell you I missed you and I love you”! Ahhh!

Isabel

]]> By: Haven Rich http://havenrich.net/music-to-my-ears.htm#comment-20 Haven Rich Tue, 11 Oct 2005 07:31:00 +0000 http://havenrich.net/2005/10/08/music-to-my-ears/#comment-20 Its odd really because this song hasn't made me cry before. <br/><br/>I also have a small list of songs that should come with a warning "will cause tears". I rarely listen to them but I do love them. Of course I'm huge on music anyhow, its a big part of my life. Its odd really because this song hasn’t made me cry before.

I also have a small list of songs that should come with a warning “will cause tears”. I rarely listen to them but I do love them. Of course I’m huge on music anyhow, its a big part of my life.

]]> By: Lynn Daniels http://havenrich.net/music-to-my-ears.htm#comment-19 Lynn Daniels Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:41:00 +0000 http://havenrich.net/2005/10/08/music-to-my-ears/#comment-19 Oh, yeah. There are <i>absolutely</i> songs that make me cry, or at the very least, extremely contempletive, each and every time I hear them. It doesn't matter what mood I'm in. Oh, yeah. There are absolutely songs that make me cry, or at the very least, extremely contempletive, each and every time I hear them. It doesn’t matter what mood I’m in.

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