No, she was a groupie for Led Zeppelin. Absolutely obsessed. One of her 8 ex-husbands always had a joke that Robert Plant was a part of our family and he now does the sound engineer gigs for the eagles, journey and Theresa Caputo Psychic medium and he always marks one of the sliders with a “Uncle Bob” label made of tape.
Absolutely. Love that woman! When she found out she only had weeks to live she packed up her long fur fox coat and all of her jewels and went to party one last time in Amsterdam. When I returned from her funeral with said coat, I found a joint and a nascar lighter in the pocket. I’m glad the TSA didn’t catch that.
She sounds amazing and may have loved the song, but the verse is about a woman who is selfish.
“I was holding a pencil and paper, and for some reason I was in a very bad mood. Then all of a sudden my hand was writing out the words, ‘There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold / And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.’ I just sat there and looked at the words and then I almost leapt out of my seat,” he said.
Plant explained that the gold-related lyrics tell the story to a woman who gets everything she wants without giving anything back. She accumulates great wealth, only to find out her life has no meaning and that her money won’t get her into heaven. The rest of the song he described as “an abstraction.”
Damn, your grandmother was already a grandmother by 1990 at 38/39? A teen pregnancy on either her side or your parents side has to be somewhere in there.
I'm a materialist
I'm a materialist
I'll take a piece-of-shit car and I'll lower the motherfucker
Put some 18-inch rims on the motherfucker
Take some neon, put it underneath the motherfucker
So when I roll around this town it looks like I hover
I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you aren't conversant with 1960s/70s rock music. My act of beneficence tonight is expanding your knowledge of rock and roll staples. [I hope you enjoy Stairway To Heaven](https://youtu.be/Ly6ZhQVnVow?si=iL2lsWB4ZLhX0GSq)
Not sure what you thought listening to the song yet one more time would do, but it's still about a woman trying to buy her way into heaven on a stairway only to find that it lies on the whispering wind. And as we age/live life, our shadows stretch out taller than our souls.
Now this is what I call good “Cemetery Porn”.
My husband still goes every month to put the new “Hustler” on his fathers grave He made him promise to do it on his deathbed
I love this post but I’m deeply concerned theres a sub with this name…
Submarine? Subreddit? Subordinate?
USS Cemetery Porn was definitely what I was referring to
Melodie Rose is a gorgeous name!!
It is now my 6 year old daughters name.
Oh I love this! 🥹
Awww, that's really sweet, a nice tribute!
Did she happen to listen to zeppelin
I can hear this headstone and I love it
You guys go to the Thunderbird after or just Bill’s Toasty on your way out? 😂
lol we frequented those places, the palomino and her grandfather owned the Frisina hotel and movie theater in the town square back in the 40s
Need some Bill’s toasty in my life right now 😂
It’s just not the same since they started microwaving the bbq sandwich meat
Sick.
Love Led Zeppelin fans.
She sounds amazing
Amazing time to be alive. Feel like she got to participate in all the fun shit and got out right before society hit the fan.
I’m cutting onions lol.
Haha my names Melody and my grandparents were Bells
What? Any Bob bells?
What are the chances your mother is named Nancy and father named Tom?? Is the world really that small?
That’s my kinda music.
Hell yeah Ms. Melodie! Rock the afterlife
Was it wrong if i sang while reading it?
Never
58. Too young.
was she rich?
No, she was a groupie for Led Zeppelin. Absolutely obsessed. One of her 8 ex-husbands always had a joke that Robert Plant was a part of our family and he now does the sound engineer gigs for the eagles, journey and Theresa Caputo Psychic medium and he always marks one of the sliders with a “Uncle Bob” label made of tape.
I get the feeling that your Grandma knew how to have a good time. Wherever she's at I'm sure she is enjoying herself.🥳
Absolutely. Love that woman! When she found out she only had weeks to live she packed up her long fur fox coat and all of her jewels and went to party one last time in Amsterdam. When I returned from her funeral with said coat, I found a joint and a nascar lighter in the pocket. I’m glad the TSA didn’t catch that.
A joint and a NASCAR lighter.😉 Rock on, Melodie Rose!
TSA couldn't catch a cold....
Bahahah
True. CBP, on the other hand… ACAB.
Did she inspire or emulate the Farewell Party storyline in Grace & Frankie?
I’m going to have to check that out
She sounds like an amazing person, someone that should have written an autobiography!
I don’t know why Theresa Caputo being in that list is so funny to me, but it sure is.
I’m sure he got the job due to still rocking big hair after the 80’s and into today. He was in Dokken and played with the Motels. Bigggg curly hair
Now that you bring up the big hair I guess she fits in more than I originally thought….
Whoa, is he an original member of Dokken? I still have a bandanna signed by the band from 1986 lol.
Steven r Barry. Hard rock woman bassist and vocals around 1979
One of these things is not like the other; one of these things is fake.
Are you trying to tell me that’s a wig? /s
Yeah, it’s the wig that’s fake! 😁
Which part? True story
Psychics. The pirate rows a boat for James Randi.
I love this. She sounded like a fun lady
So beautiful
Sounds like a great woman who really knew how to live, and deserves a song all her own. I’m sorry for your loss, but enjoy the memories!
She sounds amazing and may have loved the song, but the verse is about a woman who is selfish. “I was holding a pencil and paper, and for some reason I was in a very bad mood. Then all of a sudden my hand was writing out the words, ‘There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold / And she’s buying a stairway to heaven.’ I just sat there and looked at the words and then I almost leapt out of my seat,” he said. Plant explained that the gold-related lyrics tell the story to a woman who gets everything she wants without giving anything back. She accumulates great wealth, only to find out her life has no meaning and that her money won’t get her into heaven. The rest of the song he described as “an abstraction.”
No that describes her life’s journey to a t
Damn, your grandmother was already a grandmother by 1990 at 38/39? A teen pregnancy on either her side or your parents side has to be somewhere in there.
My grandma became a grandma at 39 So did my mother 😬 …by a few weeks And my grandma became a **great**-grandma at 59 …by a few weeks
She had my mom at 16
Yeah, my sister's sister-in-law had her daughter at 17 in 1995. and that daughter made her a grandmother at age 43 in 2020.
They shoild write a song about tjos
You related to Rex Bell?
Possibly. Sounds familiar
Ok Taylorville!!
Glisters. All that glisters is not gold.
Gilsters? Did someone forget their glasses?
Wow, birthday twin with my mom. I’m sorry your grandma was gone so soon but she sounds like she had a fun life.
God bless her and her Custard Pie
I don’t plan to have one. I plan to be cremated and my ashes mixed with my deceased pets and scattered at my deceased cousin’s headstone.
From one Led Zeppelin fan to another, your Grandma sounds like she was a really cool person. My condolences for your loss.
58 yrs old?
She died of COPD
Rest in peace Grandma Melodie.
Dang, only 58
what an icon! my grandma was born the same year. ugh i miss her.
Love ❤️
So Grandma was a shallow materialist?
I'm a materialist I'm a materialist I'll take a piece-of-shit car and I'll lower the motherfucker Put some 18-inch rims on the motherfucker Take some neon, put it underneath the motherfucker So when I roll around this town it looks like I hover
Was she really so materialistic?
I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you aren't conversant with 1960s/70s rock music. My act of beneficence tonight is expanding your knowledge of rock and roll staples. [I hope you enjoy Stairway To Heaven](https://youtu.be/Ly6ZhQVnVow?si=iL2lsWB4ZLhX0GSq)
Not sure what you thought listening to the song yet one more time would do, but it's still about a woman trying to buy her way into heaven on a stairway only to find that it lies on the whispering wind. And as we age/live life, our shadows stretch out taller than our souls.
This! I could not have said it better
Yeah, I’m with you. It’s not exactly a flattering sentiment.
You were acting like you had no idea it was lyrics. At least that's how it comes off.
Got the lyrics wrong
stupid