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Posted: 07/07/03 10:17PM ET
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Hello Biscuits fans and family. One of our very good friends, Jeremy Wainland from Boca Raton, Florida, passed away on Sunday. He was 28. His mother called me tonight and told me Jeremy suffered an aneurism Sunday afternoon. He leaves behind a brand new baby daughter.
I first met Jeremy in early 1999 on DiscussBiscuits when talk of the band visting Florida first popped up. I was railing away about how bad a state this was for live music and how the band should never come play here, and Jeremy emailed me privately to let me know there were other Biscuit fans in the state and I should do everything I could to get the band here. The first show Jeremy ever saw was at Jack Straws on 5-7-99. Afterwards Marc came out and hung out with us, talking for awhile about the common thread the 3 of us had, all of us being unescapably Jewish with said Jewish mothers. It was quite a fun night. The next night we went to Ziggy's and partied a little too heavily, and Jeremy was stuck driving us around Winston Salem at 3am trying to find Chris Woody's house. Needless to say, he ran a red light and cut off a cop, we were pulled over, and Jeremy, using the inbred bullshit card all of use Jews learn by living with said mothers, managed to talk the cop into giving us a warning and letting us get on our way.
I saw many more shows with Jeremy over the next 4 years, we flew to New York for the infamous Irving Plaza show, and Jeremy was one of the very first people I called, giddy with excitement when I told him I was bringing the Biscuits to Florida for the first time last fall. He caught the Culture Room show, and then, what I think was his last show, in Gainesville. His baby was due in a few weeks, and I remember vividly what he said during the show. "I never ask for songs, but I asked them to play a HAB'ber for me." Jeremy's grandmother had passed away a week earlier, and everythign in his life was coming to a head what with the baby coming, his new job, basically everything in his life changing drastically, and I remember when they started playing Hot Air Balloon, the tears running down his cheeks as he watched his favorite band play this song for him, I went over, gave him a great big hug, and said good for you.
Jeremy was a great supporter of what I started doing down here 3.5 years ago, and I dont think anyone besides myself was happier that night the Biscuits played at the Culture Room in October.
I'm really stunned right now. This is the 2nd friend I've had die on me in less than a year and it's really scary. I guess when my friend Dan passed away in september the reality of life hit me, and now it's finally set in. No one ever knows how long we have, so live every minute fully. The funeral is on wednesday, if anyone would like to send a message to Jeremy's family please email me ethan@southfloridajams.com and I will print them out and give them to them.
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Posted: 07/07/03 10:22PM ET
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so sorry to hear this horrible news.
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Posted: 07/07/03 10:31PM ET
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I don't know what to make of this -- I saw him online today and this is the first I've heard of this. All I have to say is that I am hoping so very much that this is a mistake...
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Posted: 07/07/03 10:31PM ET
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yea sorry to hear that.that must be real rough for you but those stories you told really helped me kinda of get to know the guy and that touches my heart it really does.
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Posted: 07/07/03 10:33PM ET
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Erica, I wish it was, his mom just called me about an hour and a half ago. his AOLIM is still on at his house...
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Posted: 07/07/03 10:39PM ET
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i am so so so so so so sorry.
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Posted: 07/07/03 10:46PM ET
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that is a damn shame. i remember him posting about that habber, as well as being on discuss back in the day. there are definitely some people on here who were close with the guy.
condolences to all family and friends.
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Posted: 07/07/03 10:48PM ET
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here one day and then poof. don't let stupid stuff get between you and your friends or your family, cause you never know.
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Posted: 07/07/03 10:48PM ET
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that is terrible news.
my deepest sympathy goes out to all of jeremy's family and friends.
i met jeremy in 1999 and have shared many biscuits' post show memories.
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Posted: 07/07/03 10:52PM ET
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wow.. I'm totally dumbfounded. Thank you Ethan for letting the community know.. he was well known and I'm sure many are as amazed as I am. My heart goes out to his friends and family.
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Posted: 07/07/03 11:00PM ET
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wow, that is extremely sad news.
my condolences...
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Posted: 07/07/03 11:07PM ET
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This is the saddest news. Jeremy was one of the biggest hearted people that I ever met on biscuits tour (except when he kidnapped b's tigger and left the ransom note). Several people have expressed interests in holding dome kind of memorial or rememberance ceremony on Wednesday night. Many of us will obvioulsy not be able to make it down to Fl on 1.5 days notice. However, it seems as if at least in the cities of NY and Philly there will be gatherings of friends meeting up at the same time to hold our own little ceremony in honor of what a great person Jeremy was, how much impact he has on each of us, and how much we will all obviously miss him. We'll keep people posted as to times and such in case other people would like to join in person or "in spirit."
I'm totally shocked and sad.
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Posted: 07/07/03 11:12PM ET
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I think that letters and thoughts from people about experiances they shared with Jeremy while at shows and in life would make a nice statement from the community at large. His family knew how important the Biscuits were to him, his mother told me he is in fact being buried in a Biscuits shirt. Anything you can share with his family, especially stories of good times his duaghter can eventually read to learn about what kind of person her father was would be great.
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Posted: 07/07/03 11:25PM ET
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i can't believe this.
i first met jeremy in vegas in 2000 and it didn't take look to realize he was one of the nicest and most generous people you'd ever come across. one thing above all that i will remember about him is how he told me on a car ride once about how he was giving up working in business because he felt like he wasn't doing any good except for himself, and that he really wanted to do something where he could have a positive impact on lots of peoples' lives. that's all you need to know to get an idea of what kind of person he was.
he will be very missed by many...
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Posted: 07/07/03 11:53PM ET
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don't know what to say...
condolences to friends and family.
I never (formally met him) but read his hab'er story and was moved to write a private email, and ended up sending him some bp discs for the deprived FL music fan. RIP!!! (acutal tears)
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Posted: 07/07/03 11:57PM ET
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fucking A this is shocking news
I also knew Jeremy, but have only seen him a few times in the past few years, since he stopped coming to shows up here. Saw him last summer in Florida at a BP show briefly.I can't believe he just had a baby, his whole life was different and I heard he was getting married soon??
Jeremy and I butted heads a lot, but he was a good person. No one deserves this...Ethan and to all who were very close to him, Im very sorry. Tonight my thoughts are with his family, you guys, and especially little Skylar.
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Posted: 07/07/03 11:59PM ET
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I just went upstairs and woke up john to tell him how much I love him. we both just turned 29...life can be so short.
tell the ones you love that you love them...
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Posted: 07/08/03 12:01AM ET
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my condolences to the family and friends...
I knew of Jermey from discuss years ago but formally meet him two months ago in Ft. Lauderdale when he was hanging out in our hotel room after the Brothers Past show, one of the coolest people I've meet and talked to from the scene by far. So sad...
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Posted: 07/08/03 12:07AM ET
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yeah this is utterly depressing
being florida folk i knew jeremy too
first met him at jerry jam 6.13.99 in atl
seen him at bunches of shows most recently being the BP show at the culture room. he seemed at peace with himself since his daughters birth. man, if anything can remind you like cheryl said to be a good person it should be incidents like these.
Jeremy i'll miss ya man.
j
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Posted: 07/08/03 12:07AM ET
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im in shock... jeremy was a close friend.. i met him 4-12-01 in the double tree lobby, he impressed me with his adapt social skills / ability to manipulate a conversation... although the music wasnt anything above average that evening jeremy's performance was executed with a certain professionalism that i will miss dearly... he showed exceptional prowess in kidnapping tigger and nonchalantly clipping him to his back for several hours without my detection, not to mention he saved my life from certain destruction that night for which i believe i owed him a life debt. Jeremy made my hotel room at the double tree come alive.. hotel security "Claypool" was partying rather loudly, in our hospitality suite meanwhile jeremy held the TV remote in one hand trying to get the MUTE function to work on "Claypool".
Jeremy was certainly one of the nicest most honest "true to self" people person i have ever met... this news comes as a total shock and i am deeply saddened... to this day i havent been able to thank him enough for saving my life... im going to miss you jer
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Posted: 07/08/03 12:30AM ET
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http://www.southfloridajams.com/jland.jpg
here's some pics of jeremy from the first camp bisco
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Posted: 07/08/03 12:36AM ET
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I never got a chance to meet Jeremy, but his HAB story touched me deeply. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Posted: 07/08/03 12:56AM ET
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I never had a chance to meet him either, but he was obviously a big part of our little community we have here... my condolences go out to his family and friends
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Posted: 07/08/03 1:07AM ET
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Jeremy was one of the nicest people I have met through this band. It was always great to hang out with him at shows. I do not think we've seen each other since 12/27/01 in Towson, since he stopped traveling to shows. The birth of his daughter made him want to focus on settling down with his new family and not spend as much time on the road. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.
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Posted: 07/08/03 1:10AM ET
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from Boaz Laor:
I just wanted to add my piece. I barely knew jeremy, but i did meet him a few times back in the day. Its really unfortunate, i hope the family and all close friends will be able to pull through this ok. I find that the loss of someone close is one of the hardest things to deal with.
I really agree with his philosophy on doing something that makes a difference. I just spent the last 2 years of my life in business school, and i came to realize that its all about making a positive impact in people's life. I really hope that by when december comes, when i graduate, that i will get a chance to be in the business of making a difference.
i also believe in living every minute fully. You really never know whats going to happen tomorrow. I also believe in positive risk taking, the kind of risks where you really have to make an effort to step out of yourself but the worst that could happen is that you end up exactly where you started. And finally a shout out to chrisk for his advice about friends and family.
boaz
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Posted: 07/08/03 2:08AM ET
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this is truly shocking. and it comes after i got the news that a friend and co-worker died in her sleep on wednesday night.
i met jeremy back in 99. i think it was on the southern tour that ended in atlanta. since then we had a lot of experiences together... some good, some bad. but nobody's perfect, especially me. no matter what, i was always able to look at jeremy and just know deep down he was a good person. we hung out a lot during the florida run in october, and he was as kind and generous to me as anyone could have been. he was so excited about his daughter, telling everyone how he was turning his life around, and how he was really growing up. i too, heard about jeremy's grandmother passing away, and gave him a hug in the middle of his tears during the hot air balloon. i knew he had a lot of hope in his heart. i hope he was able to pass some of that on to his daughter, and family before he passed.
my thoughts go out to his friends and family.
deeply saddened.
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Posted: 07/08/03 2:12AM ET
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i just recently made a trip down to florida a few weeks ago and got to hang out with him, keara and skylar. im really happy that i got to spend that time with him and see how happy he was. if it wasnt for jeremy's extreme outgoing personality i probably wouldnt have become good friends with some of you...i really don't know what to say here...i have had some extremely fun nights with jeremy since i met him in fall 00, from 25 people cramped into hotel rooms, him arguing with the seattle staff about letting me in to the most recent florida run where me and him stayed up yapping and yapping all night long. i really have nothing bad to say about him...he called before the weekend and i know he's been enjoying his life to the fullest extent recently, everything going extremely well...very shocking news to say the least...best wishes to his family escpecially skylar...the cutest little girl...
i will miss him very very very much...
much love to all of you...seriously...
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Posted: 07/08/03 2:52AM ET
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I remember Jeremy as well. Do any oldler school discussers remember when there were two Jeremy's on discuss? One was Wainland and the other was like Weinlend or something really close and there was always some confusion and one would have to defend himself as being the other one. It seemed kind of funny then. This confusion also came with me meeting him. It was 11/3/00 at the Georgia Theater. I had sent him a DAT so he could tape the akira jam for me, but he kept having problems and he never got it done. However somehow I ran into him at the show and he freaked out and kept apologizing to me and bought me a drink and gave me some money for the blank. It was funny cause when I met him I asked which Jeremy he was and we kind of got a laugh out of it. I guess I really didn't know him, but for those few minutes I talked to him at the show you could tell he was a truly genuine person and I'm sure he will be missed by many...
mike
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Posted: 07/08/03 5:54AM ET
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i never met jeremy, but i distinctly remember that story about the HAB. my deepest sympathies.
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Posted: 07/08/03 7:55AM ET
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I think the other Jeremy was "Weiland". Wainland always used to talk shit about him, having never met or talked to him, just because he was convinced that the dude stole his name and just wanted to make his life difficult on Discuss. I forget when we finally met him (I think we both met him on the same day) but we were very upset to find out he was a nice guy. We thought we had found his arch-enemy.
Jeremy was one of the all-time best touring buddies, all things considered, and always seemed to have a free hotel room when one was needed (Vegas and College Park come to mind). He is also the only person I know to ever be a bigger dork than me at a Biscuits show, when he whipped out his Palm Pilot and unfolded a full-size fucking keyboard at The Silo, put it down on the bar (FACING AWAY FROM THE BAND) and proceeded to type on it for the entire set.
Worst way to wake up ever. I can't even explain how much of a shock this is..
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