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missblastoff
05-07-2012, 01:09 PM
I haven't posted here in eight years, although I have visited to hear the latest on MCA's health. I've been desperately sad since Friday and needed to share my tale with someone, I hope you guys don't mind...!

In '95 I dyed my hair pink and skived off Uni to spend a week of my life following the Beastie Boys on tour round the UK & Ireland. They were the most charming, sweet, funny men I ever met. They welcomed me into their world and taught me that anything is possible if you just believe.

Some months after the tour, I wrote to Yauch. He was kind enough to send me a letter and a postcard in return. In 2007 I managed to catch up with him at their London Roundhouse gig. We reminisced about the Ill Communication tour and laughed about how we'd grown up and got married. I told him how much that week back when I was twenty had changed my life. He smiled.

Last year I was feeling particularly nostalgic and dug out my letters, passes and photos. I made this frame to hang in my hallway.

http://instagr.am/p/KNyr2BxWSX/

I heard about Yauch's death from my husband on Friday whilst returning from nursery with our son. I stood outside my house for fifteen minutes sobbing, I knew when I opened the door the first thing I would see was the photo of him on my wall. I'm devastated, but yet so honoured that a hero of mine found time in his life for me. Love you Adam.

Di

beasties#1fan
05-07-2012, 01:15 PM
I haven't posted here in eight years, although I have visited to hear the latest on MCA's health. I've been desperately sad since Friday and needed to share my tale with someone, I hope you guys don't mind...!

In '95 I dyed my hair pink and skived off Uni to spend a week of my life following the Beastie Boys on tour round the UK & Ireland. They were the most charming, sweet, funny men I ever met. They welcomed me into their world and taught me that anything is possible if you just believe.

Some months after the tour, I wrote to Yauch. He was kind enough to send me a letter and a postcard in return. In 2007 I managed to catch up with him at their London Roundhouse gig. We reminisced about the Ill Communication tour and laughed about how we'd grown up and got married. I told him how much that week back when I was twenty had changed my life. He smiled.

Last year I was feeling particularly nostalgic and dug out my letters, passes and photos. I made this frame to hang in my hallway.

http://instagr.am/p/KNyr2BxWSX/

I heard about Yauch's death from my husband on Friday whilst returning from nursery with our son. I stood outside my house for fifteen minutes sobbing, I knew when I opened the door the first thing I would see was the photo of him on my wall. I'm devastated, but yet so honoured that a hero of mine found time in his life for me. Love you Adam.

Di
wow, what a cool story...thanks for posting...thats SO neat...the fact that he reached out to his fans, and called them/wrote to them...he was truly a remarkable man...and i wish i had the honor to talk to him.

benchillin
05-07-2012, 01:19 PM
(y) cute pink hair and all :D

kindness09
05-07-2012, 01:33 PM
What an awesome experience that must have been! :)

gbsuey
05-07-2012, 02:27 PM
Awesome story xx

CHECKHEAD2004
05-07-2012, 02:29 PM
What a great story!!!! Love that he seemed to really care about his fans and treat them as friends. Great collage. I have a similar one with my postcard from him.

theo512
05-07-2012, 02:31 PM
That was the first tour i saw them at with my friend who passed away they, carried him out to sure shot. And the round house was the last show i got to see them so many happy memories over the years so lucky to grow up in the 90's.

missblastoff
05-08-2012, 02:19 PM
That was the first tour i saw them at with my friend who passed away they, carried him out to sure shot. And the round house was the last show i got to see them so many happy memories over the years so lucky to grow up in the 90's.

Looking back I feel blessed to have seen so many amazing bands, and to have met many of my heroes - the 90s was an amazing decade for live music & festivals. I was also lucky enough to see Nirvana and the Stone Roses play tiny venues in Walsall and Birmingham in 1989. I've so many happy memories and amazing stories to tell my son when he's old enough to understand! Music is such a special, wonderful thing - and its importance can never be underestimated.... x

M.C. Guevera
05-08-2012, 02:50 PM
He was so awesome. Damnit, I'm missing him more and more! :(