Joon Wolfsberg is a young german artist. She has an album coming out in April called “Made in USA” that features a song named “Blind Melon”. This song is dedicated to the late Shannon Hoon and was recorded in Nashville, TN. “I love so much the old Blind Melon. My favorite songs are Paper Scratcher and Change” she says.

The Blind Melon forum staff has opened up a vigil 2010 fund and is counting on your generosity once again.
All the money raised will be used to help cover some of Nel Hoon’s costs with the annual vigil in celebration of Shannon’s birthday!
Every dollar helps!

To donate via paypal (easiest and safest method), please click here

To donate via cash, checks or money order, please contact me here.

For more information about the vigil, check out the Vigil FAQ thread of the Blind Melon Forum.

Years before the tune showed up on the Guns N’ Roses 1991 album “Use Your Illusion I,” a little band in Lafayette was playing “Don’t Cry” in their set.
That little band, which was called Styff Kytten, happened to have a young Shannon Hoon as its lead singer.
Mike Kelsey (Styff Kytten guitarist) said he was careful to call the show Project 88 instead of a full-on Styff Kytten reunion. The musicians wanted to respect Hoon’s memory and include other musicians who were rocking stages more than 20 years ago. Kelsey revealed that a portion of Saturday’s show will have the guitarist playing solo, acoustic versions of Blind Melon songs. “It is the best way I know how to celebrate the spirit of Shannon,” he said.

Kelsey and fellow Styff Kitten members drummer Barry Koch and bassist Brian Bundy will reunite for “Project 88,” a semi-Styff Kytten reunion and celebration of the local rock scene circa 1988. The show will be at 9 p.m. Saturday July 3rd at Nick’s Riverside, 402 Brown St., West Lafayette, IN.

Thanks to Daniel for the tip

Throughout 2009, the Blind Melon Forum was able to raise $500 to help cover some of Nel Hoon’s costs with the annual vigil in celebration of Shannon’s birthday! Donations came in from all over the world from regular vigil folks as well as people who had never even heard of it before and they came in all amounts (ranging from $5 to $150). How cool is that? Nel was very touched and asked to thank you all for your incredible kindness!

So now it’s time to start thinking about the 2010 vigil that will take place in 4 months. The Blind Melon forum staff has opened up the 2010 fund and is counting on your generosity once again. Every dollar helps!

To donate via paypal (easiest and safest method), please click here

To donate via cash, checks or money order, please contact me here.

For more information about the vigil, check out the Vigil FAQ thread of the Blind Melon Forum.

On January 8, 1994 Jason Patric hosted Saturday Night Live along with musical guest Blind Melon. Chris Farley was dressed up in a bee costume as Jason Patric introduced the band.

This “partnership” on SNL was not the band’s and Shannon Hoon’s only encounter with Mr. Farley. Chris Farley went to see the band performing live a few weeks later at the Roseland Ballroom in New York and also in August at the Woodstock festival.

Check this article out.

Many thanks to Greg Prato for the tip. - Picture above taken from “A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other”

Greg Prato recently interviewed Christopher Thorn for RollingStone.com about the forthcoming Shannon Hoon / Blind Melon documentary.

The still-untitled DVD is being directed by Colleen Hennessy and developed through Danny Clinch’s production company, Three on the Tree. While it will feature footage from several sources, the main focus of the film is the hours of footage Shannon Hoon shot himself over the years.
“…It’s one thing to read somebody’s writing, but when somebody looks into the camera, and you see the fear, the sadness, or the happiness. I would say it’s even more intimate… “ says Christopher Thorn. “…People are going to be absolutely blown away…” he adds.
Read the whole interview here.