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The "Forums Positivity" Thread

vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,071
edited December 2013 in The Porch
Consider me Richard Simmons...this place needs to lighten up, liven up, and remember that we all waste countless minutes/hours/days on here, the message board of our favorite band. Sure there are things to bitch about or debate over, but come on, the biggest reason we're all here is because this shit is supposed to be fun. So debate away, but remember: if it's the music, the tours, the memories and the friendships that keep us coming back here, then why now u all bitching??? (thanks Dimi) :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

With that in mind...

Here are 3 PJ-related things that are fucking great.

1. The live version of "Breakerfall"
2. The poster from the 2008 MSG show, with the animals and tree going after the hunter (I have that as a shirt and poster)
3. When the opening chords of "Baba O'Riley" started at Amsterdam 2, I screamed really loud and my wife laughed in my face about it, and then we slapped high-5s and it was fucking awesome.

OK...now you go. Remember...positive things. :D:D:D
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    1. Seeing the "Welcome to Wisconsin" sign last year.
    2. Seeing the look on my wife's face during her first PJ show (Austin 2009) & her saying afterwards "Wow. I get it now."
    3. Meeting so many people at shows, making new friends in person & on the board. Feeling like a very small part of an awesome community.
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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    8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    i liked the wma/99 problems collaboration in philly.
    81 is now off the air

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    vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,071
    81 wrote:
    i liked the wma/99 problems collaboration in philly.

    See! Now you get it!
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    2003-06-16 St. Paul
    2006-06-26 St. Paul
    2007-08-05 Chicago
    2009-08-23 Chicago
    2009-08-28 San Francisco
    2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
    2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
    2011-09-03 PJ20
    2011-09-04 PJ20
    2011-09-17 Winnipeg
    2012-06-26 Amsterdam
    2012-06-27 Amsterdam
    2013-07-19 Wrigley
    2013-11-21 San Diego
    2013-11-23 Los Angeles
    2013-11-24 Los Angeles
    2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
    2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
    2014-10-09 Lincoln
    2014-10-19 St. Paul
    2014-10-20 Milwaukee
    2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
    2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
    2018-06-18 London 1
    2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
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    lcusicklcusick Posts: 310
    Random PJ things:

    1. Driving on the highway and I see a YIELD license plate- honk and give the guy a thumbs up :!:
    2. After a rough day at work and I put on Daughter/It's O.K. from Touring Band 2000 and suddenly everything is O.k.
    3. Driving in the car with my daughter, who is 23, and we are both rockin out to a Pearl Jam song with the sound way up on the radio :lol:

    All good and all positive :P
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
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    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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    JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,432
    the magic moment when you first hear that fancy John Cage music over the P.A.

    the blue skies and fluffy clouds that served as the backdrop to the sidestages at PJ20 once the rain stopped

    the great vibes when meeting PJ fans from around the world at a 10C gathering, especially those who are almost as quirky as me!
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    YLed2YLed2 Des Moines, IA Posts: 5,534
    1.) PJ20 at Alpine Valley being probably one of the greatest experiences of my life (thank you 10c for lottery 9th row front and center night 1) and the resulting boots and set that we will get (hopefully)
    2.) After a long day at work, putting on the head phones and throwing in a boot with a glass of a nice stiff drink - nothing better.
    3.) Sharing the love for PJ's music on here with so many people across the world for those outsiders who just can't seem to grasp the significance of PJ music.

    I could go on and on.......
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    Chicago, IL - 7.19.13
    Dallas, TX - 11.15.13
    Oklahoma City, OK - 11.16.13
    Seattle, WA - 12.6.13
    Lincoln, NE - 10.9.14
    Moline, IL - 10.17.14
    St. Paul, MN - 10.19.14
    Milwaukee, WI - 10.20.14
    New York, NY - 5.1.16
    New York, NY - 5.2.16
    Boston, MA - 8.5.16
    Boston, MA - 8.7.16
    Chicago, IL - 8.20.16

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    RKCNDYRKCNDY Seattle, WA Posts: 31,013
    this thread is useless without a pic...a pic of OP in short-shorts and matching rhinestone tank top
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
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    elwayvedderelwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,048
    the fans feeding off the band and the band feeding off the fans at a show. Like the fans are Yin and and the band on stage is Yang. Things keep growing where it just gets louder, better, and just awesome
    www.operationyellowribbon.org
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    rpech'erpech'e Twin Cities Posts: 1,106
    RKCNDY wrote:
    this thread is useless without a pic...a pic of OP in short-shorts and matching rhinestone tank top
    :lol::lol: love to see that pic :mrgreen: :corn:
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    RKCNDY wrote:
    this thread is useless without a pic...a pic of OP in short-shorts and matching rhinestone tank top

    :lol:
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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    BluejeannieBluejeannie Posts: 28
    1.SMILE and feeling the love my now deceased mother gave me.

    2. Witnessing Jeff kiss Eddie on the head and hugging him from behind as they watched the band play from behind the drums. During the group sing on the last day of PJ20!!

    3. Asking my kids if they "hear me" while we are listening to a bootleg of a show I attended. As they roll their eyes!

    4. Meeting a fellow tenclubber because of my pearljam bumpersticker!!
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    vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,071
    rpech'e wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:
    this thread is useless without a pic...a pic of OP in short-shorts and matching rhinestone tank top
    :lol::lol: love to see that pic :mrgreen: :corn:

    Trust me, you ain't the first ladies to wanna see me in short-shorts...am I right? Ladies, am I right?

    I don't have a facebook, or know how to crop and paste or anything like that, so you know, I'm kind of short, with dark shaggy hair, and brownish eyes, and pretty good quads, and I wear shorts a lot...starting to sound familiar? No? Well imagine this:

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    ...except with my super studly face on it. Dream away ladies...
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    2006-06-26 St. Paul
    2007-08-05 Chicago
    2009-08-23 Chicago
    2009-08-28 San Francisco
    2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
    2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
    2011-09-03 PJ20
    2011-09-04 PJ20
    2011-09-17 Winnipeg
    2012-06-26 Amsterdam
    2012-06-27 Amsterdam
    2013-07-19 Wrigley
    2013-11-21 San Diego
    2013-11-23 Los Angeles
    2013-11-24 Los Angeles
    2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
    2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
    2014-10-09 Lincoln
    2014-10-19 St. Paul
    2014-10-20 Milwaukee
    2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
    2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
    2018-06-18 London 1
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    javis el errantejavis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,136
    81 wrote:
    i liked the wma/99 problems collaboration in philly.

    2012 xmas single?
    ... I am not in the business of being liked anymore ...

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    LukinzLukinz Posts: 386
    Save You at MIA! Awesome.
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    smanchac1smanchac1 Posts: 2,256
    I only need one...

    Every time metamorphosis 2 hits the PA speakers!
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    veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    1. Pearl Jam fucking rock!!!
    2. Pearl Jam shows fucking rock!!!
    3. Pearl Jam will play Scotland soon(ish)!!
    3. Pearl Jam will play Scotland soon(ish)!!
    3. Pearl Jam will play Scotland soon(ish)!!
    3. Pearl Jam will play Scotland soon(ish)!!
    3. Pearl Jam will play Scotland soon(ish)!!
    3. Pearl Jam will play Scotland soon(ish)!!
    4. The next album will actually blow our fucking socks off!!!
    5. PJ25 is only 4 years away!!! 8-)
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

    Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
    Manchester MEN - 20/06/12. Manchester MEN - 21/06/12
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    whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    I just got a text from my sister in Joplin, telling
    me she found my Lost Dogs set and is mailing it
    back to me this week!!!
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    dwhite76dwhite76 Posts: 2,801
    1. Counting down the days till The Montana show :D
    2. Politely excusing myself to the front at said show ;)
    3. Loosing my wife on way to front of the rail :lol:
    Some words when spoken...Can't be taken back...
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    veddertown wrote:
    5. PJ25 is only 4 years away!!! 8-)

    HELL YES. See you there, my friend! :)
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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    hgpjam11hgpjam11 Posts: 1,328
    1. My 8-yr-old claims to be tired if hearing PJ in the car, but then she belts out "I seem to recognize your face" in the shower.
    2. I finally got tickets to Montana - thank you calibigwave!
    3. There's not much a little PJ can't improve.
    I win.
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    CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,219
    Clean cat box.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
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    FlannelGalFlannelGal Minneapolis, MN Posts: 532
    Great thread! Of course, started by a Minnestoan ;):lol:

    1. Hearing a PJ song (radio, tv, movie, bar, club, store, elevator, sporting event, etc) and always stoping, and feeling my ears perk up (usually accompanied by a friend's / co-worker's / stranger's eyeroll).

    2. Dusting off the flannel that I have had since I was 15 and have worn to all my PJ shows. (That reminds me, I have to locate it before Montana!)

    3. Anytime I hear Black - best song EVER!
    07-09-95 Milwaukee, WI (Summerfest) - 10-08-00 Alpine Valley Music -06-16-03 St. Paul, MN - 09-03-11 Alpine Valley Music Theatre -09-04-11 Alpine Valley Music Theatre - 09-30-12 Missoula, MT - 07-19-13 Wrigley Field - 11-15-13 Dallas, TX - 10-3-14 St Louis, MO - 10-19-14 St Paul, MN
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    djklambakedjklambake PHX, AZ Posts: 2,510
    Last year, flying up to Vancouver, meeting some of the nicest damn people I've ever met outside the Pacific Coliseum during Pearl Jam's soundcheck. I don't get to see the changing seasons since I moved to Arizona, and being in Vancouver in late September, outside of my element, getting ready to see my favorite band... just a damn good memory.

    ...and then they opened with Small Town... it was like, "Good to see you again, man."
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    6/29/06 - Milwaukee, WI
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    11/19/13 - Phoenix, AZ
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    10/22/14 - Denver, CO
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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,278
    1. I first arrived in Australia on the morning of November 19th, 2006. That afternoon I got the train from Sydney to Newcastle to see PJ play an unbelievable set. Six days later in Sydney I met a really cool group of people through a mutual friend and we started talking about music. One of the girls in particular was a big PJ fan and had been to 2 of the Sydney shows the previous week.
    Now it's almost 6 years later, we've been together for 5 and a half of those years and married for the last 2 of them!

    2. The Newcastle poster, one of my favourite shows and one of my favourite posters:
    51420-1.jpg

    3. Alive, Reading Festival 2006. The emotion on Ed's face at the end says it all
    http://youtu.be/r5UEkumxNCs
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

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    DURPDURP OhighO Posts: 2,180
    I got the Ten Collectors edition box and a Ukulele for my birthday.
    My butt itches!
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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    i just played No Code on vinyl for at least the 100th time....


    guess what?

    it's still fucking awesome! :D
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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    www.cluthe.com
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    papa_pearls_jam.pj20papa_pearls_jam.pj20 Chicago USA Posts: 2,142
    Here are 3 PJ-related things that are fucking great.

    1. A brand-new set of headphones, Audio Technica ATH-M30. Great deal online for less than $38, no shipping.
    2. Taking a break from bootlegs for a while.
    3. Listening to Pearl Jam album (any album, but I had to start with Binaural) with my new headphones.

    Whoa, what is that...is that the drumbeat of W.M.A.? Oh yeah!
    Posimists. Fuck the pessimists...fuck'em.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,718
    Less than a month until my first Pearl Jam show. Doesn't get much more positive than that! :D
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,385
    brianlux wrote:
    Less than a month until my first Pearl Jam show. Doesn't get much more positive than that! :D


    :thumbup: :thumbup: hope you have a great time, man!
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
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