R.I.P. Shelley Skelley
By mister jason • Feb 24th, 2006 • Category: Mumblings
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UPDATE: Star Tribune Obituary and Online Guestbook.
Some of the most amazing people that have been—and are—a part of my life I met here in Minneapolis at CyberX. I learned last night that Shelley Skelley has died and with a kick to the gut a rush of memories started flowing.
After she moved out to Oakland, I didn’t see her all that often. But an occasional email or chance meeting on the street when she was in town was always nice. She always showed up at the strangest times and places. Like Antiques Roadshow…classic.
Shelley was a perfect balance of infuriating and lovable. She was scrappy, hilarious, clever, terrifying, creative, reckless, beautiful, tough, and sweet. We spent countless nights “working” at CyberX shouting out some of the worst renditions of Journey songs that have ever been. She turned me on to Venom. She personified rock-n-roll. She made me laugh until I was in pain. She could kick my ass but never really did. She never told me what I wanted to hear and always told me what she thought. I’m reminded again that you never realize how much you care about someone until they’re gone forever.
You’ll be missed by so many. Be well, Shelley.
mister jason™ is a post-hardcore rock'n'roller, graphic designer, amateur chef, typography nerd, coffee connoisseur, radio guy, motorcyclist, skateboard commuter, and a reluctant adult. He lives in Portland's Old Town area with the lovely Dr. Adrienne and Rocco the Dog.
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I’m sorry to hear about your friend.
this was my best friend sister. I only met her once. :/ I just found out today… living in south carolina puts one out of the loop
Sorry to hear about Shelley. I miss CyberX and all you fools that worked there and hung out there.
Shelly,
My beautiful niece, I miss your sense of humor so much! I hope you now know how truely loved you were and what an impact you had on people. You will never be forgotten. Love you.
I love Shelley a lot. She was a wonderful cousin. We had many childhood adventures. I am happy to find this page on a day of boredom and random google searches.
I can’t believe it’s been almost two years. I still think about her everyday which won’t surprise anybody who ever met Shelly. She’s just one of those people who made such an impact on everybody she came into contact with. It didn’t matter if she was one of your best friends or only met her just once. A Shelly experience was something you would never forget. There were so many times we would bump into somebody she hadn’t seen in years and there was never a simple “hey, I remember you - what’ve you been up too? It was always holy fuckin’ shit! where have you been hiding - let’s go raise some hell and get in allot of trouble. And of course my paraphrasing doesn’t even come close to what Shelly was capable of causing but I’m sure you know what I’m getting at. Thanks to who ever put this up. I’m the guy Shelly was with on Antiques roadshow. I still have never seen it. I’m jealous…..Arrrghhh!