Paul David's Give Away #1 *WINNER*

Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
edited January 2011 in Lost Dogs
I'll only have a few of these, as I don't have a lot of PJ stuff I don't need/use, and these aren't big items, but I'd like to find them a good home for someone who'd like them.

This is item #1:

Pearl Jam Alive Stickman t-shirt size LARGE. Mint condition. Never worn or washed.

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Tell me one of the two:

1) what the song Alive means to you, or
2) your favourite live version of Alive

I'll draw one name in a week and shipping's on me.

EDIT: WINNER IS...........BROLOCO!!! SEND ME A PM WITH YOUR ADDRESS AND I'LL SHIP IT OUT ASAP!!!
Gimli 1993
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
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  • EZ1221CEZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    My favorite version of alive is from Newcastle '06. Thanks alot
    PLAY THE SOUTH
  • PABLINHOPABLINHO Posts: 221
    My favourite version of Alive was Manchester 2009 because I was there and it was my first PJ show! Amazing!
    Peace
  • Mansfield 08 night 1.. was my 1st show and was so excited to hear it !!!
    Thanks for the chance!!
    "Makes much more sense to live in the present tense"

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  • LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    Thanks for the chance mate! :D
    Alive is a special song to me because my brother and I used to play the guitar and sing it to my Mum. I know it's not really about being down and out but when we would sing the chorus it sort of related to our financial situation at the time :lol: , it felt good to sing it out really loud. Just a nice memory I guess. ;)
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  • Favorite live version of Alive is the recording from Drop in the Park. So much energy for that show, and Dave was on his game. I'm too young to have been there, plus I'm 3,000+ miles away, but just seeing the crowd in video and, at the end of their years of touring Ten, to give that much energy, FOR FREE, to their hometown fans. Unbelievable
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  • WaveRyderWaveRyder Posts: 1,128
    Obviously we know what the song actually means, but what it means to me:

    I was a good kid at heart but was always in trouble growing up - in and out of juvie at least a couple times of year - for stuff every kid does, I just seemed to get caught. Maybe I was just real dumb. As oppose to getting frustrated and lashing out at the system, family and friends, i stayed true to who I was and kept a good attitude.
    When I graduated high school, I was voted both most likely to succeed and to end up in jail.


    Now I am a successful journalist for the largest newspaper in the state i live in.

    When I hear the chorus of Alive, I can't help but think- how the fuck did i make it out of adolescence and young adulthood alive? I took beating after beating from society and the world. I had a cancerous tumor on my right heal when I was 11, I saw things that kids should never have to see and feel things kids should never have to feel.
    It could have shaped my life in a bad way but I didnt let it. I used it as motivation. And now I am still AlIVe and I do deserve to be and there is no question.

    That's what ALIVE means to me.
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  • Favorite live version of Alive is 10-6-09 Universal City with special guest Jerry Cantrell. Awesome!!!!
    Thanks for the chance.
    U...You Are...Who You Are
  • klusterfukklusterfuk Posts: 1,411
    my favorite is from 5-22-06 in detroit. first time i seen it live and my brothers first show. thanks for the chance at a very cool shirt.
    KF :mrgreen:
    The future's paved with better days

    Alpine Valley Resort is etched in my brain!!!


  • What I take from "Alive" is that no matter the bad things that might happen to you and around you, it all boils down to one thing, you're still alive. I also think this song is a glimpse into Ed's soul involving a personal matter of his and even though he wrote it as more of a negative song, I think most of us fans see the glass half full.
    Hearts and thoughts they fade....
    fade away...

    I am at peace with my lust.....for Eddie.
  • I have seen alot of death and been through alot in my 17 years of life, Alive reminds me that I should make the most of life because I'M STILL ALIVE and alot of my loved ones are not. So I owe it to them to keep going and not give up.
    Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Pearl Jam!

    I'm looking to buy a single ticket to Ed's Sydney Opera House show, PM me if you've got a spare! I don't care where the seat is! :D
  • Gvn2flyGvn2fly Posts: 745
    Favorite version is on the Immagine in Cornice DVD. Watch it, you'll see why.

    Thanks for the chance at this!
  • that avatar is freaking awesome.
    Gvn2fly wrote:
    Favorite version is on the Immagine in Cornice DVD. Watch it, you'll see why.

    Thanks for the chance at this!
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • iamicaiamica Chicago Posts: 2,628
    My fav version of Alive is from Lolla 07, because after PJ went offstage to prepare for their first encore, the crowd kept singing the chorus until Ed came back onstage, and he started singing it with us again. That was awesome.
    Thanks for the opportunity!
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 28,970
    My favorite is from Ft. Lauderdale, FL 10-7-96
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  • ClaireackClaireack Posts: 13,561
    PABLINHO wrote:
    My favourite version of Alive was Manchester 2009 because I was there and it was my first PJ show! Amazing!
    Peace

    +1 :D

    What it means to me?? Mmmmmm, takes me back a very long time, reminds me of who/where I was 20 years ago.
  • Paul David wrote:
    I'll only have a few of these, as I don't have a lot of PJ stuff I don't need/use, and these aren't big items, but I'd like to find them a good home for someone who'd like them.

    This is item #1:

    Pearl Jam Alive Stickman t-shirt size LARGE. Mint condition. Never worn or washed.

    IMG_2461.jpg

    Tell me one of the two:

    1) what the song Alive means to you, or
    2) your favourite live version of Alive

    I'll pick a winner in a week and shipping's on me.

    The song Alive(the video on MTV) is the first time I saw or heard of PJ. All I can say is that it has been one hell of a ride ever since!!!!
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    More to Come....
  • Kitchener 2005

    I was there for the 1st of 3 shows in as many days. Before then, Alive was always just kinda "meh" to me. But it's never been the same.

    I'm not sure what it was...but I felt something special during Alive. Hard to explain, but it seriously felt kinda out of body. It felt amazing...I got a little light headed...and that small hockey stadium was my whole world for a couple of minutes. Maybe it was from the second-hand pot smoke that surrounded me on all sides. Maybe I was dehydrated, or a little under the weather....or maybe it was real. Either way I'll never forget how it felt. And Alive has since been one of my favorites to see/hear live.
  • avlysavlys Posts: 91
    East Troy '92 :)
    who I was before I cannot recall
    18.08.2009 - London
    25.06.2010 - London
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,739
    "you survived today...it's you surviving the rain...it's you who we appreciate ...thank you". my favorite version of alive is pinkpop 92. the band was just so into this song, to see ed swing the mic stand and allmost hit jeff is classic.

    and a close second for me is msg 2 '98 when ed finishes the show swinging on his mic chord. so awesome (and i was front row!)
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • brolocobroloco Posts: 1,237
    Paul David is #1. 8-)

    anyway my favorite version is from MSG, NYC 2008 # 2. there's a lot of fist pumping "yeahs" towards the end.
    supreme beautiful togetherness!
  • Milwaukee 2006. First Alive I've seen. The boys opened for Tom Petty and Alive got the crowd going harder than anything Petty followed up with. Proof that PJ can take on any classic band and match/beat them note for note. Great live experience. Hope to see Alive again soon. Thanks for the chance.
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  • rafierafie Posts: 2,160
    Bilbao 2010. It closed my first and only PJ show yet.
    Still can't believe I met Mike Mccready at the Guggenheim and got a pic with him!!!!!

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  • emjotemjot Posts: 2,722
    What Alive means to me?
    It means everything,i didn't even know the band yet when i heard it in a "Idol" style programme,still early 90s,that guy was singing it and i thought "Holy f*ck,this song is amazing!" and i decided to find out more about the band.... and i found out ;)
    This is the song which introduced PJ to me,it will always have a special place in my heart :)
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  • High Fidelity 2000High Fidelity 2000 New Mexico USA Posts: 4,435
    My favorite version is MSG '03, night 2. You can really hear the crowd. I remember looking around and everyone going crazy towards the end!
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  • one more day bump.
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • alright, contest is closed. I'll announce the winner this afternoon sometime.
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • Paul David wrote:
    alright, contest is closed. I'll announce the winner this afternoon sometime.
    Sweet!! good luck everyone!!!
    "Makes much more sense to live in the present tense"

    Mansfield 08 1
    Boston 2010
    Montreal 2011
    EV Prov 11
    Worcester 1 13
    Worcester 2 13
    Hartford 13
    Boston 16 - 1
    Boston 16 - 2
    Boston 18 - 1
    Boston 18 -2 
  • see edited first post for winner info!
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    Congrats mate! :D
    “ "Thank you Palestrina. It’s a wonderful evening, it’s great to be here and I wanna dedicate you a super sexy song." " (last words of Mark Sandman of Morphine)


    Adelaide 1998
    Adelaide 2003
    Adelaide 2006 night 1
    Adelaide 2006 night 2
    Adelaide 2009
    Melbourne 2009
    Christchurch NZ 2009
    Eddie Vedder, Adelaide 2011
    PJ20 USA 2011 night 1
    PJ20 USA 2011 night 2
    Adelaide BIG DAY OUT 2014
  • WaveRyderWaveRyder Posts: 1,128
    If all's we had to say was that you were number 1, then damn, I would have.

    May I ask, what factored into your decision?
    RC, SoDak 1998 - KC 2000 - Council Bluffs IA 2003 - Fargo ND 2003 - St. Paul MN 2003 - Alpine Valley 2003 - St Louis MO 2004 - Kissimmee FLA 2004 - Winnipeg 2005 - Thunder Bay 2005 - Chicago 2006 - Grand Rapids MI 2006 - Denver CO 2006 - Lollapalooza 2007 - Bonnaroo 2008 - Austin City Limits 2009 - Los Angeles 2009 - KC 2010 - St Louis MO 2010 - PJ20 Night 1 - PJ20 Night 2
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