Rocky Dennis' Farewell Song

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"What's the matter, never seen anyone from the planet Vulcan before?"
("Mask")


Rocky Dennis was an American boy who suffered from craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, also known as lionitis. It's a rare bone disorder that causes calcium to build up in the skull, deforming the face, making the eyesight and hearing very poor and eventually destroying the brain. There are only a few recorded cases of that disease. People afflicted with it usually die in their childhood, but Rocky did almost reach his seventeenth birthday.

people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20090192,00.html - "People" about Rocky


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"ROCKY DENNIS' FAREWELL SONG (TO THE BLIND GIRL)" by Jens Lekman

"Blind girl, I missed you
I missed you so much
I've been sending letters, trying to call you
But I can't seem to get in touch

I bet your mom and dad were scared of me
Or maybe they just care about their dollars
I think back upon summer camp
And I think I wanna show you more colours

Here's white, here's black
Here's the colour of my heart as I'm starting to crack
Deep red, dark blue
I think I'm in love with you
(I think I'm in love with you)

Blind girl, I wish you were here
I wish we come closer
I wish you had met my family
My mom and Bulldozer

I think upon summer camp
On New Year's eve, when we danced
And I could sit and watch my life go by
Where I could take a tiny chance, 'cause

Someday I'll be stuffed in some museum
Scaring litte kids
With the inscripture "carpe diem"
Something I never did

But can you remember how we rode shiny horses
And we set courses for the sky and the ocean
And I tried to explain it to you
But it was too huge

Blind girl, I miss you
Blind girl, I miss you
Blind girl, I miss you..."

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• lionitis
• craniodiaphyseal
• dysplasia

[kurtishunt]

i dont know how to say this without being rude but does he really look like that?

[nisha1991]

@kurtishunt Who? The real Rocky Dennis looked similar (his face was even more deformed), but in this video you see the actor who played him in the movie, with his face covered by latex and makeup. It's Eric Stoltz.

[kimmycac37]

was there really a diana what happened to her she loved him I love this movie one of my favorites.He was the type of soul that will always be remembered.He seemed through the movie portrayal like a wonderful likeable guy that i would have been friends with.rip rocky you rock dude

[nisha1991]

@kimmycac37 I don't know anything sure about the girl. I've read somewhere that she was only Rocky's friend, not his girlfriend, but I don't know if it's true.

[KiteRara]

poligonatasss me trouxe aki

[chrstphrmlln]

no excuse for the bad teeth though

[MrArseShagger]

@kurtishunt he did, he looks like some weird skeleton now

[jcorrance]

@kurtishunt yes, he was born with a very rare disorder called craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, which causes calcium to build up in the skull, resulting in deformed facial features.

[Bogut2234]

hes an ugly fuck xD

[slinkycowboy]

@ERIKISGOD23 Just like muppets who can't spell 'they're'. Its an ironic comment from you. You can Google 'irony ' by the way

[killer1992100]

dang i wish i can meet rocky dennis. he seem like a good kid

[boodnation]

The first time i saw this movie it scared me so... But after watching it several times over the years i realized Rocky had more courage than i would ever have....R.I.P Rocky.

[RockonAgravelroad]

Fucking Rocky... why the long face

[burgerbank]

rocky was a a gentle monster,i loved his personality