It hardly seems like yesterday, but it is now a year to the day. One that that will be remembered in the annals of Literotica Chat as ‘The day the music died.’ It was also the day when some of us lost a very special friend. Someone who bought a ray of sunshine and hope into our hearts and the hearts of others. For many though she will remain the mistress of disguise. All that she allowed most to see was a brash and incredibly funny, street-savvy New Yorker. Someone who set the room alight as she entered chat, electrifying the scroll until it seemed it would spin madly out of control. Only the rustle of tissue paper or the word SHOESSSSSSSS it seems could stop her. However, a very select few got to see a different person, a warm, compassionate woman with a strong sense of justice and an implacable friend. Even fewer were allowed to see the extremely well-educated, truly beautiful, generous woman, bursting with boundless love and inspiration. Someone whose love was an unforgettable gift.
Yes it really is a year since Jess left chat.
Jess was a standfast friend, who worked tirelessly to create a chat community out of the often disparate and desperate group of people who find themselves on-line. Someone who would never flinch from protecting her friends from the players, malcontents, drama-queens and back-stabbers who come to chat to escape from the serial failure of their lives. With her Jess brought a refreshing honesty and compassion that I have not seen here before or since. Jess was always someone in whom you could put your total trust. Betrayal was not in her lexicon. And of course around Jess the laughter was boundless.
Nevertheless, for what was a brief period of time she with a handful of other people made chat fun, all too briefly lifting it out of the sad, sordid morass of wanna-fucks and cam2cammers to which it has now returned.
In part I feel I should left with her that day, as for me much of the music literally did die. However this Blog was part of our shared dream and despite downscaling my time here, I like to think of it as part of keeping her memory alive and a tribute to a very special person. Today my thoughts are with Ainsley, Jas and all the others who I know miss her.
She was fun. She was certainly a little bit crazy. She was beautiful. She was unforgettable and she was our Jess.
Love you Little Sis wherever you are.
5 comments:
You call her your little sis, and she's always been my big sis, so you must be my bigger sis :P
I can't believe it's been a year and so much has happened since then, it's crazy how fast time goes by and how much things change in between that time.
Jess is and always be my older sister. She is and was one of those "lights" that lured in everyone, and the closer I got to her, the more I grew to love her. :)
This blog is truly a reflection of all that Jess wanted to and did create. Especially all that you have done Saff. Even though the music may have died, I've still heard some humming:) And I am so very thankful you did not leave when she did.
Here's to our Jess, and I love my big sis... and my bigger sis :D
Hope you're well Jess. ::hugs::
Even though Saffron is so right that the music died that day, we still listen to Don Mclean sing American Pie, and I understand that the songs of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and "the Big Bopper" can still be heard on 50s music stations. A credit to you Saffron for allowing us to continue to hear and see the music and words Of Jess here in the coffee shop. Jess held a special place in my heart also and I am grateful for these fond memories.
A blog as tribute to keeping someone’s memory or past shared dream alive is a profound honor. I did not know Jess but in reading this, clearly she is considered someone of high caliber we should all aspire to. I’m incredibly saddened to hear you haven’t seen anyone, before or since, who brings refreshing honesty or compassion. But I’m so glad you stayed and for the friends I’ve made in such aftermath of loss. For your sake and the sake of all those who dearly miss her, I hope someday she’ll return to restore your music and laughter.
Gosh, that was a lifetime ago. Although not coming in the blog, except when asked to read something, it's been longer than a year for me.
Hope whatever she does or is doing, that she is happy.
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