The Cory Chronicle

This blog serves as a collection of news articles and videos, of testaments of friends, mentors, co-workers and fans, of Cory Monteith - who doesn't cease to amaze with every small thing he says and does. Run by Mara and Luzia You can also follow us on twitter @CoryChronicle!

[moncheles]

"I grew up listening to Madonna. My mom used to put on Papa don’t Preach while she’d vacuum the house, and she used to listen to Papa don’t Preach at full volume and dance around vacuuming the house, and I remember I’d sit- I would have to sit on the couch and she’d have the coffee table- and she’d put the coffee table on the couch, you know, to vacuum, and I thought that was de coolest thing! Sitting on this, like, pile of furniture near the ceiling listening to Papa don’t Preach and my mom dancing…” 

[althemius]

The only thing I can say about Cory is he would have noticed you. There’s not an autograph he didn’t sign and there’s not a face that he didn’t look at and there’s nobody that didn’t get a smile, and that was really important to him. He lived in gratitude.

Andrew McIlroy (via althemius)

[gleeks]

Gleeks!

Hi guys! Hope you’re all doing great!

So we have done a few things to honor Cory here at gleeks, the star and raising money through redbubble.

On Sunday it will be a year since Corys passing and I’ve decided to keep it simple. Over the weekend we will be posting this link: click! with the hope we can reach our target! [the page is ready so we can take donations straightaway!]

All money goes DIRECTLY to Project Limelight - One of the many charities Cory was passionate about!

So if you’re able to donate even a few pence, please do! And also we would love it if you could reblog this and help us spread the word!

Heres that link again: https://www.canadahelps.org/GivingPages/GivingPage.aspx?gpID=38172

[cometsweepandleonidsfly]

He will be remembered, both by those who knew him and by those who caught him fleetingly in Glee, as a genuinely warm, soft-spoken old soul who was always quick to ask about others before worrying about himself.

The Vancouver Sun, x (via acorymonteithblog)

[cometsweepandleonidsfly]

We didn’t know each other well, but he was the type of guy who if we saw each other, we would take a moment and chat. He would come by the Community set and visit our props guy Brian, and we would end up chatting. He was a good guy, obviously funny and very talented, but good in the definition of the word good—I really liked him. I was very fond of him. I knew that he was one of the bright lights on that show, and kept a nice air. The mood was always light when he was on set. I really liked him. [His death] was tragic. It was terribly sad and wrong. It sucks. We saw each other at the Emmys. My wife is not an actor—she’s stunningly beautiful, but she’s not an actor. When you go to those parties, there are a lot of parties, and most celebrities—and everyone—are constantly looking over their shoulder to see who they can talk to next, to see if there’s someone more famous they can talk to, and he devoted—he had a conversation with my wife while he was surrounded by girls trying to tear his clothes off. He was really thoughtful, and took his time to chat with my wife and really listen to her, and she clearly listened to him. He was really thoughtful. It was one of those things where you walk away going ‘wow, that guy was really great, he didn’t know me, he didn’t have to talk to me.’ He was such a quality person.

Joel McHale, remembering Cory x (via showthemwhat)

[myheartisadrummer8]

After a lot of time, I’m ready to share, here on tumblr, something about my experience of meeting Cory.

It’s been 9 months since he’s gone and I miss him everyday more; but, instead of being sad, day after day I’m trying to focus on the happiness he brought into my life and carry on all the good things he taught me.

I met Cory on July 31st 2011, in Hershey Park, PA.

He was so sweet. At first, I couldn’t speak at all ‘cause I could’t believe it was actually happening…I mean, first watching Bonnie Dune playing, then meeting all of them…it was too much, a dream come true! When my turn of meeting him arrived, he noticed that I was so thrilled, he smiled to me, gave me an high-five and told me “Hiii, I’m Cory! How are you?”; after a moment of silence, I finally managed to say something and I told him my name and he told it was nice meeting me and asked me where I came from. I told him I came from Italy and he was like “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!” (and made the face in the picture) and I was like “nope, I’m serious! I’ll show my passport if you want to”  and then we laughed! He just couldn’t believe that I came all the from Italy to see Bonnie Dune in concert, he found it incredible, he said that it was amazing, and thanked me. I thanked him too, that he meant so much to him, I owed him a lot; I told him that it was such a dream come true and  that I loved the concert, but I was starting to get emotional and he started asking me a lot of questions to let me talk. He made me so comfortable and suddendly my shyness disappeared, I felt like I was talking to a friend. He wanted to know something about my staying in the USA, then from which part of Italy I came and he started talking about his trip to Italy and to Rome, how much he loved it and how much he wanted to come back. Since he wanted to know if I knew something about Rome, I told him that I moved there for my studies and I told him; somehow I was able to tell him “You should come back to Rome!” he was like “Oh, I’d love to! I’ll sure come!!!” . When it was time to go, he told that it was so nice meeting me, I thanked him for everything he did for me in those years and that I couldn’t believe I managed to actually speak to him; he made such a great smile and said “thank YOU! You’re amazing!!!” :’)

Best part of this day was experiencing that he REALLY CARED about his fans: he wanted to know a piece of my story and showed his interest in it; he kept staring into my eyes as I was talking and had always a huge smile of his face. You could see his gratitude on his face.

Cory was such a talented and genuine person; he had this essence that makes you feel like you’re worth something when you feel like you’re not. He wasn’t just a typical celebrity, he was someone to rely on whenever you feel down. He had such a positive impact on many people’s lives, both on and off screen and off; he made us feel his love and thankfulness with everything he said and did.

Cory has touched so many hearts, he has been doing that for years and he will continue doing it for more and more years. Sometimes, I still have to deal with the fact that he’s actually gone, but I like to think that it doesn’t mean he is gone. He’s still with us all, in our minds, in our hearts and that’s where he’ll stay, forever.

"Love is how you stay alive, even after you’re gone." ✧❤

[cometsweepandleonidsfly]

Monteith never got a lot of credit for his performance, and that’s a shame. He played straight (literally and figuratively) on a show where almost everyone else was colorful and theatrical. It’s a thankless role, but Monteith made some interesting choices. He never strutted confidently, instead walking with a slight hunch or hesitation that undermined the solidity of an Everyman, and he generously allowed his costars to have the bigger reactions. In several confrontations like this beautiful scene in “The Breakup” (where Rachel poses the question of what makes a man), he often looked away from his scene partner, which made him seem uncertain and childlike. And whenever Finn had to act like a fratboy, Monteith delivered those lines with comic timing, thereby reassuring us that bro behavior was an affectation. These were conscious acting choices that deconstructed the jock character. In Monteith’s portrayal, masculinity was a performance, and a leading man was just a boy pretending to be a man.

AKASH NIKOLAS, The Atlantic x  (via showthemwhat)

[wickedwonder]

So,  because we need as many great stories about this wonderful man as possible (and because I don’t think I ever shared the full story here and today was the memorial), I wanted to share the story about the one time I had the utmost privilege and pleasure of meeting Cory Monteith.

On December 3rd and 4th His band, Bonnie Dune were doing some shows in my area, one in Santa Barbara (to the south of where I live) and one is San Luis Obispo (to the north of where I live). I bought a ticket and went to the one in Santa Barbara. It was amazing and the band was so so good!

The nest day was the show in SLO but I had to work until 8PM that night. I was working at Starbucks right off the freeway. About 2PM, I was on bar, making drinks when some people walked in. I didn’t lift my head yet but when I did first I noticed the person in front and then my train of thought went *Oh, the guy behind him is really talllllll———HOLY FUCK THAT’S CORY MONTEITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* and I was so caught off guard that at once I started shaking. The girl at the register took his order and put his cup in the queue. As I was making the other person’s drink I still couldn’t stop shaking. I tired to calm down and mentally told myself “Adrienne, stop it! You are 26 years old! He’s just a human being like everyone else!* Cory had wandered over to sit at the bar right in front of where I make drinks was was casually people watching and smiled at me. (At this point I walked over to my friend/shift supervisor Ericka and told her I needed more ice/started freaking out and silently screaming in her ear “Ericka that’s Cory! That’s Cory Monteith from Glee!! Holy shit, that’s Cory! Oh my God!”) When I started his drink, a Venti iced hazelnut latte, he asked for an extra pump or two of hazelnut. I really wanted to connect and talk with him so I squeaked out, “Sure, anything for Cory Monteith.” When he realized I recognized him, I thought he’d be annoyed or like, try to run out ASAP, but instead he BEAMED at me and laughed. Seeing him smile like that calmed me down enough to tell him I had gone to the Bonnie Dune concert the night before (I still had my pink admittance wristband on) and how amazing I thought they were and how I was a huge Glee fan. He smiled and laughed and said “You did go (seeing the wristband)! Awesome!! Thanks for coming out and liking…me!” I finished off his drink and handed it to him as he asked “Are you coming to the show tonight?” I told him I had to work until 8 PM and doors were at 7:00PM and it takes half an hour to get there so I wasn’t sure yet. He told me they didn’t go on until 9:30, so I said I’d definitely think about it then. He thanked me for the drink and I shook his hand (I was still kind of in shock) and he walked out.  

As soon as he did I started jumping around and freaking out! My friend Jessica was actually there at the store at the time but had had her headphones in the entire time and didn’t see him. I screamed at her and told her “CORY MONTEITH JUST CAME IN!!!” and she went “WHAT?!?!” and I was basically dancing around like a lunatic. Ericka laughed at me but then I told her I was bummed that I didn’t ask for an autograph because I didn’t want to come off as…creepy fangirl? I don’t know. She sighed at me.

And then guess what?? CORY CAME BACK IN!!! He walked over to the drink hand-off plane and grinned at me mischievously and asked “Can I get more ice?” I smiled and said of course (even though I could tell and see he really didn’t need more ice). Jessica had her headphones off and I introduced her and he grinned. I was still a little too nervous to ask for an autograph and just then Ericka came up behind us and said something like, “She loves you and is freaking out so she’s too nervous to ask. Can she have an autograph?” and handed him a cup and a marker. He laughed so hard and said “YEAH!” and signed it. Then, feeling a little bolder, I asked if I could have a picture with him. He said yes, so I ran to get my camera from my purse (I had used it the night before and still had it in my purse). When I went to have my picture taken, I apologized for how I looked ( messy hair in a bun, no makeup at all, steamed milk all over me) and Cory just told me I looked beautiful :3. He also got a picture with Jessica. So, after that, I was ecstatic and thought that was it, but he surprised me further! He said, “Could you write your names (mine and Jessica’s) down for me?” I was like *Oookay?* but I did and when I gave him the paper he smiled and said, “So, you should definitely come to the show tonight, I’m putting you on the list!” MY MOUTH DROPPED OPEN! He smiled and then said he had to go, so he gave us hugs and said he’d see us tonight. As soon as he left I basically broke down and was jumping and screaming. For the rest of my shift I couldn’t keep the grin off my face! When the next shift supervisor, Eric, came in, he was like, “Why are you so smiley?” so I told him, basically screaming the story to him. He laughed and said, “What time are off?” I said 8PM and he said, “Hmmm, you can be off at 7PM.” I was so happy!!! So, Jess stayed with me and at 7PM, I raced home to get ready (shower, makeup, nice clothes) and we went to the show. I wasn’t sure what being put “on the list” meant but when we got there, I told the girl collecting tickets that we were “on the list” hoping that we were and if not, I was willing to shell out money for the show and lo and behold, we were on the list, so we got in for free! We found a spot and rocked out to the opening band still playing and Bonnie Dune when they came on.

After the show, the band came out to greet people (like they had in Santa Barbara) but Cory came out this time too (he didn’t in SB). When he saw me again he said “Latte girl!” and I couldn’t help but smile. I got another autograph from Cory and one from all the band members and stayed around until they packed up their stuff and we waved goodbye as they left. 

So, yeah, that was my encounter with Cory. He was/IS seriously one of the nicest persons I have ever met. He could have come in, gotten his coffee and left, but no, he made my experience with him one of the best experiences of my life. I hope when people remember Cory, they remember his kindness and love for everyone he meets because I know that no matter what, I’ll never forget.  

[cometsweepandleonidsfly]

There’s people on this earth who make an effort to show love. There’s people on this earth who make an effort to give every human being time. And he was one of those guys. He was one of those guys.

Damian McGinty, speaking of Cory x (via showthemwhat)

[cometsweepandleonidsfly]

[D]espite its title, “McCanick” belongs squarely to Monteith. As bumbling quarterback Finn Hudson on “Glee”, Monteith was the rock of that show, grounding the often over-the-top stories with his goofily affable presence. It was a deceptively simple performance that often didn’t get enough credit for the palpable pain and insecurity that too often ran underneath the jock’s seemingly solid exterior. Simon Weeks is like Finn Hudson stripped to the bone. Weeks was never the popular kid, never the star of the football team, never the leader of a glee club. So there’s nothing there, no false bravado or manufactured mask to hide the wounds inflicted by a life on the streets. It’s a raw and honest performance, delivered in a quietly understated manner that’s all the more surprising for coming out of Monteith’s hulking 6’3” frame.

StageBuddy, Review: Cory Monteith’s “McCanick” (via showthemwhat)

[hestersulrich-deactivated201601]

@WannabeMacks Screenshot from Cory Monteith’s 2004 audition. He read for the wannabe gangster role. LOL #monteithforever

[leamichelela]

I only have happy memories of Cory. He was not his addiction - unfortunately, it won. But that wasn’t who he was. Cory made me feel like a queen every day. From the minute he said, “I’m your boyfriend,” I loved every day, and I thank him for being the best boyfriend and making me feel so beautiful. The way he would look at me and the things he would say to me were really amazing.He was so supportive of everything I did. He loved being a good boyfriend. I got to do more with him in the time we were together than people do in their whole lives. We saw the world together. We have amazing memories. I’m so thankful for him for really letting me know how beautiful I am inside and out. I felt so unstoppable. He set the bar very high. And i’ll take that with me now for the rest of my life.

Lea Michele on Cory Monteith (x)

[cometsweepandleonidsfly]

Fiona Forbes, who interviewed Monteith several times for various incarnations of her Shaw TV talk show (now known as The Rush) said she was shaken by the news because Monteith was always such a delight to deal with. She first met Monteith when he was shooting Kaya. During their interview, a joking exchange about playing the drums — one of Monteith’s passions (he was the drummer for the band Bonnie Dune and in the pre-Glee days for the band Porch Life) — turned into an impromptu drumming lesson. She says that when Monteith was last on her show with his band Bonnie Dune he was equally down-to-earth, despite his new-found fame. “He was just the same guy he was when I first met him — such a nice, kind, sweet Vancouver boy.” When Glee first began to take off, Toronto-based awards show producer Lynn Harvey invited Monteith to participate in the 2009 Gemini Awards. She said he didn’t just agree to a small cameo appearance where he played the drums, he seemed genuinely delighted to have the opportunity to fly to Calgary to be part of the show. A year later in 2010, when Glee was one of the hottest pop-culture phenoms on the planet, she suggested Monteith as host. And even though no one thought he’d agree to fly back to Canada to do the show, Monteith not only hosted but when he discovered that Harvey’s young daughters were diehard Gleeks, he invited the family to visit him onset in Los Angeles. Harvey assumed Monteith was just being sweet, but when he emailed her his thanks for letting him come home to Canada to host the Geminis she realized the invitation might be genuine. Harvey and her two daughters arrived on set to discover that there were three directors chairs set aside for “Cory’s friends from Canada.” Whenever he wasn’t shooting a scene, Monteith squired Harvey’s daughters around the set to collect photos and autographs. When Glee first began to take off, Toronto-based awards show producer Lynn Harvey invited Monteith to participate in the 2009 Gemini Awards. She said he didn’t just agree to a small cameo appearance where he played the drums, he seemed genuinely delighted to have the opportunity to fly to Calgary to be part of the show. A year later in 2010, when Glee was one of the hottest pop-culture phenoms on the planet, she suggested Monteith as host. And even though no one thought he’d agree to fly back to Canada to do the show, Monteith not only hosted but when he discovered that Harvey’s young daughters were diehard Gleeks, he invited the family to visit him onset in Los Angeles. Harvey assumed Monteith was just being sweet, but when he emailed her his thanks for letting him come home to Canada to host the Geminis she realized the invitation might be genuine. Harvey and her two daughters arrived on set to discover that there were three directors chairs set aside for “Cory’s friends from Canada.” Whenever he wasn’t shooting a scene, Monteith squired Harvey’s daughters around the set to collect photos and autographs. “He was such a sweetheart. He was just a genuine down to earth nice guy. And today,” said Harvey choking back tears, “I can’t stop thinking about his mom. I’m so sad for his mom.”

Canadian talk show host Fiona Forbes and producer Lynn Harvey talking about Cory shortly after he died.  x (via showthemwhat)

[cometsweepandleonidsfly]

Today I’ve been thinking about a lot the very first scene we ever shot for Glee, and it was me and Cory, and I was accusing him of having weed in his locker that I actually stashed. That was the very first scene we ever shot, and we were both so nervous, you know? And that—that was the start of the roller-coaster, and I’ve been thinking about him a lot today. How we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him. I mean, this—he put a lot of this show on his back, so it’s a testament to him and his talent and I think he has left people with a very good memory of him.

Matthew Morrison at the Glee 100th episode celebration, responding to the question:

Don’t Stop Believin’ is such a, I would say emotional and sentimental song for you guys. What does it feel like when you guys are up there and honoring, you know, Finn’s character, Cory Monteith, and singing that as a family?

x

(via showthemwhat)

[coryonly]

[thecorychronicle]

He was always grateful and sort of amused that he was this guy that people knew as “Cory Monteith”. He’d say, “Andy, can you believe this?” We went to Radio City Music Hall once for the Glee tour and we were standing on stage looking out at the crowd before the concert started and he just went, “Who’d have thought?”

- Cory’s acting coach, Andrew McIlroy

[monteithy-blog]

I was lucky enough to closely experience the love and light that Cory shared with the world, as well as having the privilege of traveling down the road together on a once in a lifetime journey. Cory always reminded me to be gracious, kind and open, and he will leave a mark in my heart forever.

Jenna Ushkowitz 

[allcory-blog]

[thecorychronicle]

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