RIP Jason Molina

[dimejinky99]

He died today.
http://www.chunklet.com/index.cfm?section=blogs&ID=742

[dimejinky99]

Not everyone who appreciates his music is even aware of the other thread. Save the hipster bit. It's not the time.

[super nintendo chalmers]

You love talking out of your ass, huh

[Angus]

I kinda understand him though. The other thread is called "All things Jason Molina". Not easy to find.

[super nintendo chalmers]

Easy to edit a thread header. Thats all.

[dimejinky99]

Rather be an ass than a dick about something like this. Break the habit, you dick.

[Self]

I kinda understand him though. The other thread is called "All things Jason Molina". Not easy to find.

Especially when it's the first thread on the first page. Because, you know, he died.

[vegman]

RIP. Very sad. And who cares if there are two threads.

[super nintendo chalmers]

Yeah whatever.

[Self]

What are you hunting here?
Child, I hunt what will not stand.
I bring home the Northern Lights
The ocean and the twisting sand
I’ve seen the arrow, climb, climb, climb
I know it finds my heart every time.
You’re taking it too hard
Remember the night
When the fire didn’t answer to the flame
There’s no miles in the city now
Promises, I’ve made no promises
There’s just the grey and the emptiness
As it is
As it is – I make no small plans, my love
But I know hope dies last of all
Hope dies last of all
I have mapped my falling sky,
Harper’s Ferry to the Gauley Bridge,
Wichita to Omaha and Indianapolis
But I’ve made it too hard
By forgetting the night
That the fire didn’t answer to the flame
Josephine

[dimejinky99]

Sorry for being cranky SuperNintendo.

[super nintendo chalmers]

Sorry for being cranky SuperNintendo.

Me too dude. Its all good.

[dimejinky99]

Only met the guy once and he was a gentle enough guy. We owe him a lot for everything he did for the frames. His loss is felt here big time.

[Angus]

just curious: what did he do for the frames?

[Simple Torture]

just curious: what did he do for the frames?

I'm sure dime could give a little bit more info (if he's comfortable with it), but here's what Glen Hansard wrote on Twitter:

I lost a true friend today, it hurts, but it is, Jason Molina gave me so much. Hope, a song, protection spells. He put The Frames on course. Gave us a confidence. A truly great artist, go listen to the first Songs: Ohia record, heartbreaking folk blues.. He died in the grip
f the bottle.. I'll miss him and take him with me always.. In my song, and voice, his gift was free.. Never held back.. Sleep soft JMo x

[McParadigm]

They toured together. Think there was something else, but dunno.

[washing machine]

This recent news hasn't been sitting too well with me over the last few days. Rest in peace, Molina.

[dimejinky99]

He came along musically then shortly after in person and just guided them and told them they didn't need a big record deal, all that trivial shit. He was a big influence and they did I think two? Tours together in Ireland and a good few shows/possibly a tour in the Midwest US.
Certainly around Chicago.

I 'liberated' an old black Gibson SG belonging to Irish band Therapy?, from a skip, and brought it home. Glen fixed it up and gave it to Jason. He played it for a long time I believe. I only met him one or three times but he was a gentle aul soul and really energised and gave a lot of confidence to I guess the frames and a lot of other people in Dublin.

Songs:Ohia splits a really rare 7" record with the frames. It's currently streaming on that site that's playing all his songs

[Birds in Hell]

I 'liberated' an old black Gibson SG belonging to Irish band Therapy?, from a skip, and brought it home.

Were they literally throwing a Gibson SG away?...

[dimejinky99]

An Irish rock museum was being set up(it was really short lived) and I was poking around the building site one day in a skip and there was this SG. I didn't think just nabbed it and brought thine to glen. He fixed it up.
Very shortly thereafter found our Graham Hopkins(then drummer in therapy?) had had to fly to London and collect it to donate it to this museum exhibit.
He was pissed as only a single brain cell drummer could be.
This was around 97/98?
He plays drums in the frames now and he's still pissed a me about it.
Fuck him. And that band actually.