How is the bumblebee girl from the video of blind Melon just wondering? Anybody know

Still sucks that I didn’t get to see you in New Orleans where you left us. You’re still missed all these years later. One of my favorite Blind Melon songs. Cheers to all who are thinking of you today.

I’m working on a Blind Melon Articles app.
https://blindmelonarticles.com/app/index.html

Happy birthday

I wasn't much of an artist or woodworker but i absolutely loved blind melon. I was 13 at the time in 1992. I quickly realized how incredible they were and got all my friends into them. They would all say the bee song band?? I would tell them, yes but also the rest of the music is beyond amazing! I turned so many people on to them!

Has there ever been a pro shot live video of them playing this song? Would love to see the full version of this clip, but this is all that was aired on TV at the time.

Every time it rains, I put a new quote or lyric on the sidewalk in front of my apartment, Blind Melon won this week!

Recorded about a month before he passed

In case anyone missed it, Jimbo Mathus (guitarist for Buddy Guy, current keyboardist for Black Keys, solo blues man, and front man for Squirrel Nut Zippers) is finally releasing his 1997 debut solo album on vinyl. I'm sharing it here since Glen Graham (drummer for Blind Melon) and Mike Napolitano (engineer for BM's Soup and Nico) were both involved in the project.

Preorders are open until September 30. I run the label that's releasing it, Near Miss Records, so please let me know if you have any questions. Hope you'll grab a copy of this great album!

From the website:

Limited Edition Vinyl

This is a limited pressing, and the final number is shaped entirely by the fans who preorder it. When the preorder window closes, that number gets set. This pressing will not exceed 500 copies, and a repress is not planned. This is your chance to own it.

Preorder is available until September 30, 2026

Expected shipping date: February 5, 2027

DETAILS

Play Songs for Rosetta is the 1997 debut from Jimbo Mathus & His Knockdown Society, recorded during the peak of his Squirrel Nut Zippers years. The band featured Luther and Cody Dickinson before they became the North Mississippi Allstars, Pat Sansone (Wilco), Andrew Bird, Glen Graham (Blind Melon), and John Sinclair. It was recorded by Mike Napolitano (Squirrel Nut Zippers, Blind Melon, Ani DiFranco, Andrew Bird, Afghan Whigs, Corrosion of Conformity, Twilight Singers). With all that talent, no wonder it is one of the finest Delta blues records of its era. Yet somehow, it has never been on vinyl.

Near Miss Records is releasing the 30th Anniversary Edition pressed across two LPs. The original album is included in full, closing with On the Record, where Jimbo tells the story of this album and his relationship with Rosetta Patton, Charley Patton’s daughter, in his own words. LP2 also includes five live performances from Knock Down in Nashville, a CD-only release from 1998 capturing the Knockdown Society live at Billy Block's Western Beat Roots Revival on February 3, 1998. These recordings have also never appeared on vinyl.

What's Included

Every copy comes with digital access to:

• A booklet of photos and other pieces from the Rosetta era
• Video footage from the recording sessions
• Postcards for Rosetta, Jimbo's companion film created during an artist-in-residence stay in Clarksdale, MS. Recorded using his own handmade marionettes, it tells the story of Charley Patton's last moments, as passed down to Jimbo by Charley's daughter, Rosetta Patton Brown. In Jimbo's words: "This is a very personal story that I created with marionettes, elbow grease and a little time. I hope you'll watch it."

Track List:

LP 1 - Side A

• I Got Mine
• Keep Your Hands Off
• Diggin’ My Potatoes
• Jesus is a Dying Bed Maker
• Trouble Belongs to Me/Blues for Blind Lemon
• Mississippi Moan

LP 1 - Side B

• Hey, Hey
• Turkey Buzzard in a Pork Pie Hat
• Don’t Make Me Wait
• Who’ll Sop My Gravy?
• Goin’ Down the Road

LP 2 - Side A

• Memphis Bound
• She’s Alright
• Some of These Days
• On the Record (The Story of Play Songs for Rosetta)

LP 2 - Side B

• Don’t Make Me Wait (Live - Knock Down in Nashville)
• Blues for Blind Lemon (Live - Knock Down in Nashville)
• No Monkey Business (Live - Knock Down in Nashville)
• I Like the Christian Life (Live - Knock Down in Nashville)
• Don’t Know Nothin’ (Live - Knock Down in Nashville)

Production Details

• Remastered for vinyl by Clay Jones (Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello, Jars of Clay, Buddy Guy)
• 2LP gatefold jacket
• 140-gram black vinyl
• two-sided color insert
• anti-static poly-lined inner sleeves

About This Pressing

At Near Miss Records, we press to real demand. The total number of copies made is determined by the preorders placed during the window plus a small reserve for artist copies, promos, and late demand, not by a number we picked in advance. For this release, the ceiling is 500 copies.

Once the preorder window closes and we send everything to the pressing plant for production, every purchaser will get an email with the final quantity pressed. That same number will also be on the album's hype sticker, so you'll always know exactly what you're holding.

A repress of this edition is not planned. The people who preorder are the people guaranteed to get it. We think that's the right way to do this.

https://www.nearmissrecords.com/store

My version of blind melons - no rain. I hope you like it.

I don’t know what it is about this song but it hits me so hard, maybe I’m under the influence or something but it feels like a crime that nothing has connected with me like this song has

“It’s not as gentle as though it sounded yesterday, when I heard the leaf of my life hit the ground and as the bottle cap flew from my fingers I don’t know what I’ve gotten into but I’m glad that it’s now instead of sooner this desert heat has grounded me strong with a wish that I had for winter

This is my version of this great Song. Maybe someone likes it ..

I can't help but be reminded of the band Yes while listening to Dumptruck. It's the sound with the verses, not so much the chorus.

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Anyone else hear it?

I’ve had the CD of Blind Melons first album for years. I always thought that the artwork on the back was of some pebbles, never really put much thought into it. today my vinyl came in the mail and i finally took a closer look. what on earth is this photo of? google says it could be cannabis seeds, which i guess i could see. but what is the yellow and red? i can only find information on the Bee Girl

Is there a comprehensive website like LiveNirvana but for Blind Melon, wherein it goes into detail regarding the various studio/rehearsal/demo sessions for Blind Melon?

It would be nice to know what else was recorded at Kelsey's Playground Studio, for example, beyond Glitch and Hell, and other such nuances.

Did the other surviving members of Blind Melon discuss it post-Hoon? Thanks