Everyone Should Have A Green Man Pet
A Warm TY to Lisa (Druidess02) for Sharing
Her Memories of Meeting Peter Steele:
... I have to say that not a day passes that I haven't gone on the site, and it warms my heart that you all write such beautiful stories about a man that changed my life forever.
I was turned on to Type O Negative when I was nine years old by my older brother, Joe, and immediately I fell in love with their music, and of course, your brother/uncle. In fact, I laugh a how open you all were as a family, because I can relate—I was raised in a very open household, and since my mother knew how much I loved Peter, she went out and bought the Playgirl which many of her friends (not to mention my friends' parents) shunned, but her reaction was, "Well, she's going to have to see one sooner or later." Anyway, I guess it's fitting that I'm now a pornographer, and one of the magazines at the publishing company I work at is Playgirl. Anyway, like you all, we're a tight-knit, fun-loving family, and I am so thrilled that you're all keeping his memory alive.
I was lucky enough to meet Peter three times, with one being of epic proportions (at least to the 17-year-old me at the time) when he got a picture taken with me after the two years before when the picture I took with him never came out. At the time, I was livid, since it was the first time anyone ever said I was beautiful. I still get choked up when I think about his holding my hand and telling me that, considering my self-esteem has never been on the high end. To this day, he has been the only man to tell me that, which, to me, is awesome because it from your brother/uncle—a genuine, kind soul. ***************
I was turned on to Type O Negative when I was nine years old by my older brother, Joe, and immediately I fell in love with their music, and of course, your brother/uncle. In fact, I laugh a how open you all were as a family, because I can relate—I was raised in a very open household, and since my mother knew how much I loved Peter, she went out and bought the Playgirl which many of her friends (not to mention my friends' parents) shunned, but her reaction was, "Well, she's going to have to see one sooner or later." Anyway, I guess it's fitting that I'm now a pornographer, and one of the magazines at the publishing company I work at is Playgirl. Anyway, like you all, we're a tight-knit, fun-loving family, and I am so thrilled that you're all keeping his memory alive.
I was lucky enough to meet Peter three times, with one being of epic proportions (at least to the 17-year-old me at the time) when he got a picture taken with me after the two years before when the picture I took with him never came out. At the time, I was livid, since it was the first time anyone ever said I was beautiful. I still get choked up when I think about his holding my hand and telling me that, considering my self-esteem has never been on the high end. To this day, he has been the only man to tell me that, which, to me, is awesome because it from your brother/uncle—a genuine, kind soul. ***************
A Special TY to Marci for Sharing Her Green Man "Pet" - I Love It !
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Peter Steele's sister, Pat, notes that she heard this song the day before Pete died and it has stuck with her. She thinks that it would make a great song for a band to do as a memorial to Pete.
Against the Wind by Bob Seger
It seems like yesterday but it was long ago
(Janey) was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low.
And the secrets that we shared, the mountains that we moved.
Caught like a wildfire out of control
(Janey) was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low.
And the secrets that we shared, the mountains that we moved.
Caught like a wildfire out of control
‘Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove.
And I remember what she said to me, how she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh so tight.
And I remember what she said to me, how she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh so tight.
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then !
Against the wind; we were runnin' against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin' against the wind.
The years rolled slowly past and I found myself alone.
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends,
I found myself further and further from my home.
And I guess I lost my way, there were oh so many roads.
I was living to run and running to live
Never worried about paying or even how much I owed.
Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time
Against the wind; we were runnin' against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin' against the wind.
The years rolled slowly past and I found myself alone.
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends,
I found myself further and further from my home.
And I guess I lost my way, there were oh so many roads.
I was living to run and running to live
Never worried about paying or even how much I owed.
Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time
Breaking all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searching, searching for shelter again and again
Against the wind; a little something against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter against the wind
Well those drifter's days are past me now; I've got so much more to think about.
Deadlines and commitments; what to leave in, what to leave out
Against the wind, I'm still runnin' against the wind.
I began to find myself searching, searching for shelter again and again
Against the wind; a little something against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter against the wind
Well those drifter's days are past me now; I've got so much more to think about.
Deadlines and commitments; what to leave in, what to leave out
Against the wind, I'm still runnin' against the wind.
I'm older now but still runnin' against the wind.
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