posted June 05, 2001 08:45 PM            

I know the song "A Body Goes Down" off Humming, and that Duncan wrote it about Jeff Buckley. But without graphic detail, what DID happen? Murdered and thrown into the Mississippi River?

posted June 05, 2001 08:50 PM            

Peace-
W-T

posted June 05, 2001 10:14 PM            

Hope it works. if not, go here.
http://realguide.real.com/search/?searchterm=jeff+buckley&src;=RLGD§ion=all

its priceless. i know its not really about his life. but you get to hear a piece of it, right from those blessed lips of the man himself.

not a whole lot is known. the most recent book about him and his father tim buckley is called Dream Brother. it does a compare and contrast. apparently its good.

posted June 05, 2001 11:18 PM            

his death was a great loss. he had such potential, and was highly talented. oh, and his death- yes, it was in the Mississippi. although many people drown there every year, there are no warning signs posted. it is kinda just "known"- even still people drown there almost every summer i believe.

the area he was swimming in looks fairly harmless, but the currents and undertows are overwhelming when barges pass thru.

and yes, his body was found. and if i remember correctly, it was in fairly good condition considering how long he had been underwater.

his mother i believe was a very smart woman. she had a blood sample taken and preserved, for DNA purposes. that way, if anyone steps foward later claiming a "love child", and demanding money from the estate, she will have DNA evidence to prove/disprove the claim...

okay- for more info.... read the book. it is sad. the lives of both men were fairly tragic... more so for Jeff i believe. it is a good book, just very sad.

posted June 06, 2001 07:40 AM            

You can also find some rare radio interviews and recordings by Jeff using programs like Napster and Morpheus. (morpheus is a thousand times better than napster)

Jeff was a very interesting person, but not the dark depressed figure that he's sometimes made out to be. He was a normal guy. and very funny so I hear.

posted June 06, 2001 11:49 AM         

he swam regularly in the mississippi, in that particular spot, in fact....

it was nighttime and he dove in, clothed, to cool off. his friend was watching from the pier....a small boat passed between jeff and the pier....after the wake subsided, his friend couldn't see him anymore....he called his name several times, and after about 10 mins., he reported him missing....

posted June 06, 2001 03:49 PM            

It didn't work for me - probably my stupid server at work - I have a better connection at home than at work! how pathetic is that!

Anyway I'll try from home later. .

posted June 06, 2001 04:06 PM            

How did I know. Well, im no john edward, but people werent raving about it. thats how i knew.

posted June 06, 2001 04:28 PM            

ahhh, "elementary, dear watson. . ." you are smart

posted June 06, 2001 07:29 PM            

i checked it out, and it rocked... the odd thing? Jeff Buckley has always reminded me of a friend of mine named Jeff. They look a lot alike, and after checking out your link, i realize that they have very similar speaking voices also. i will have to send that link to my friend Jeff. cool- thanks!

posted June 07, 2001 12:17 AM            

you are so appreciated! thanks for sharing the link...

like the name?
like sprinkle....
Spring-ckle...

like Shower to Shower....
just a Spring-ckle a day.....

think it works? the name... not the product....

posted June 07, 2001 07:54 PM            

giggle-giggle-snicker-snort-blush!

cheers to you too!

posted June 18, 2001 09:58 PM            

It really pains me to read all the rubbish about Jeff commiting suicide when he was the epitome of life itself. On a sultry night in Memphis on May 29th 1997..the Feast of Corpus Christi no less, Jeff and a friend {Keith Foti} drove a big yellow Ryder truck around trying to find the rehearsal space because they wanted to make some noise before the rest of the band showed up that night...unfortunately, they got lost...and chose to drive down to the river. They climbed over the railing and down the brushy bank to the Wolf where, to make a long story short, Jeff waded in fully clothed and with his boots on...if you have seen the dirty dredge that is this bank, you would know why he kept his boots on. Keith said that Jeff simply started walking backwards into the water as they were talking and was soon laying on his back enjoying the coolnes of the water and singing his beloved Led Zepplin's "Whole Lotta Love". Bardges tuged by creating a wake and the simple yet devestating end result was that Jeff was a victim of undertow and suction created by the wake of these monsterous crafts.

Keith called out to him then went for help when Jeff didn't resurface, his band was landing in Memphis most probably around the same time they were searching for him. His body washed up 6 days later at the foot of the musically famed Beal St...ironic or fitting, you be the judge. Coincidentally he was found after his band mates had already left Memphis, almost as if he had *spared* them the agony of his poor waterlogged being.

Suicide? I think not...you don't invite your friend along if you are about to take your own life. Jeff's bandmates were arriving that very night and he was jazzed about starting the new material...plus, there were no PLANS to go to the Wolf, they ended up there because they couldn't find the place they were looking for.

A hideous twist of fate...the music world, nor I will ever get over.

I have no doubt that had he lived we would be speaking about him with the same reverent musical voice saved for the likes of Bob Dylan. The man was unequalled and still is...there will never be another voice, another presence that was Jeff Buckley.

I can be having a nightmare of a day and slip one of the multitude of Jeff gigs/boots I own into the CD player and never fail to get sonic inspired goosebumps immediately before fits of laughter from his razor sharp wit and frolic....

What happened to Jeff Buckley? Nothing...except that his mortal coil slipped into the Wolf and away from us forever. His soul and his real body, the body of his work...are with me everyday.

"Be the best. NO negativity. NO weakness. NO acquiescence to fear or disaster. NO errors of ignorance. NO evasion from reality."
~ Jeff Buckley

posted June 22, 2001 05:41 PM            

I did a multimedia presentation on him for a class a few years ago. Why I mention that, I don't know.

If anyone in this forum has not checked out Jeff Buckley, you are either very stubborn or just completely daft...he was a once in a lifetime find. I just can't be too strong about this...

And, yes, go get Dream Brother, the book...very well written about both men.