Great collection. I wish I bought more of the 96 and 98 posters than I did when they were sold through the newsletter. But I was a poor college kid then.
Seattle Batman, the original and biggest flipper of all time!
UBC 92, Vancouver 93, Vancouver 98, Seattle 02, Vancouver 03, Vancouver 05, Gorge 06, Gorge 06,Seattle 09,Seattle 09, Vancouver09, Montreal 11, Toronto 11,Toronto 11, Vancouver 11,Vancouver 13, Seattle 13
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98 was a very pure time because obviously it wasn't big business then. And it coincided with the merch/posters being amazing. Every merch line i was in that summer took five minutes.
Seattle Batman, the original and biggest flipper of all time!
Why do you say that?
You dont remember Seattle Batman? Back in the day he was probably the first of the flippers. Everybody knew him because he'd be the guy buying dozens of posters at each show. He sold hundreds of items on Ebay. Pretty sure he got banned from here.
UBC 92, Vancouver 93, Vancouver 98, Seattle 02, Vancouver 03, Vancouver 05, Gorge 06, Gorge 06,Seattle 09,Seattle 09, Vancouver09, Montreal 11, Toronto 11,Toronto 11, Vancouver 11,Vancouver 13, Seattle 13
Seattle Batman, the original and biggest flipper of all time!
Why do you say that?
I remember stories of him using children to buy up posters from Brad Klausens at a poster convention lol
Yep among other things.
UBC 92, Vancouver 93, Vancouver 98, Seattle 02, Vancouver 03, Vancouver 05, Gorge 06, Gorge 06,Seattle 09,Seattle 09, Vancouver09, Montreal 11, Toronto 11,Toronto 11, Vancouver 11,Vancouver 13, Seattle 13
I don't have a problem with the guy... don't know him, I'm sure he is a nice guy, and is clearly a fan (sure hope so with that collection lol)... but I have read some interesting stories over the years lol
With that being said... I'm not a big fan of this odd, and growing trend of fetishist pearl jam merch collecting that has seemed to become more important than the music in some circles... which in some ways is making Pearl Jam look more like a merch company than an actual band that still creates music... let's be honest, there seems to be more energy and creativeness being put into the merch than is being put into new music the last decade... which is sad
Anybody have a Gorge 2005 print they want to get rid of? Lol
Seattle Batman, the original and biggest flipper of all time!
Why do you say that?
You dont remember Seattle Batman? Back in the day he was probably the first of the flippers. Everybody knew him because he'd be the guy buying dozens of posters at each show. He sold hundreds of items on Ebay. Pretty sure he got banned from here.
Honestly don't recall that. I remember that Ninersfan guy though.
1996: Randall's Island 2 1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2 2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel 2005: Atlantic City 1 2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV) 2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4 2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2 2011: Toronto 1 2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore 2015: Central Park 2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD) 2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF) 2020: MSG | Asbury Park2021: Asbury Park 2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville 2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore
I don't have a problem with the guy... don't know him, I'm sure he is a nice guy, and is clearly a fan (sure hope so with that collection lol)... but I have read some interesting stories over the years lol
With that being said... I'm not a big fan of this odd, and growing trend of fetishist pearl jam merch collecting that has seemed to become more important than the music in some circles... which in some ways is making Pearl Jam look more like a merch company than an actual band that still creates music... let's be honest, there seems to be more energy and creativeness being put into the merch than is being put into new music the last decade... which is sad
Anybody have a Gorge 2005 print they want to get rid of? Lol
It feels good to be on the other side of the collecting craze (of course I need a tour to happen to confirm it). It is a little sad to think of how many parking lots I've stood in for hours and hours over the years hoping to get a poster or sticker.
Lol I have tha Dabs Myla variant he is looking for. It's hung and framed on my wall
2005 - London
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1 2018 - Fenway 1&2 2022 - Hamilton, Toronto 2023 - Chicago 1&2
One can only imagine the conversation with the insurance broker!
To quote the 10C from Newsletter #8: "Please understand we have a lot of members and it is very hard to please everybody. If you are one of those unhappy people...please call 1-900-IDN-TCAR."
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore
That is too much for this guy. It would definitely be be awesome to have some things (like that Aussie surf board) but I have my limitations. I go to any shows close by, by the cd's, an occasional shirt and a poster for each of the Wrigley shows I've gone to. But that's about it.
I still have PJ preset as station #1 on my Sirius and PJ occupies about 70% of the music I listen to. I think of myself as way more than a casual fan, but I haven't bought in on the merch frenzy that is sweeping the PJ nation.
I'd like to definitely have a couple nice PJ pieces one day to display (been working on finishing my basement with this in mind). I'd rather have some music memorabilia, some sports memorabilia, some actor/actress memorabilia and some US history memorabilia. Something where no matter who visits, they see items that they enjoy.
Items desired: Autographed PJ guitar Greg Maddux autograph (jersey would be best) Tom Hanks signed movie poster (Forest Gump) Anything NASA
"A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
i'm not at all impressed and/or could care less about anyone's massive collection of anything. no offense to you big collectors out there...basically you can't take the shit you collect, your whole life, with you when you leave the planet...i arrived with nothing and that's how i will go out. his kids/siblings will be happy because they will sell it all as soon as he dies and then go spend the big $ on something they want! LOL.
^You can't take your memories either. So why bother collecting experiences? We should all just sit in a room and do nothing and care about nothing until we die? That logic just makes no sense. People will decide what makes them happy in life and pursue it. Just because you can't have it when you die doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy what you want to while you live.
His goal is collecting, and he has done an impressive job of it, so good for him.
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Pittsburgh 2013 Cincinnati 2014 Greenville 2016 (Raleigh 2016) Columbia 2016
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With that being said... I'm not a big fan of this odd, and growing trend of fetishist pearl jam merch collecting that has seemed to become more important than the music in some circles... which in some ways is making Pearl Jam look more like a merch company than an actual band that still creates music... let's be honest, there seems to be more energy and creativeness being put into the merch than is being put into new music the last decade... which is sad
Anybody have a Gorge 2005 print they want to get rid of? Lol
It feels good to be on the other side of the collecting craze (of course I need a tour to happen to confirm it). It is a little sad to think of how many parking lots I've stood in for hours and hours over the years hoping to get a poster or sticker.
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore
I still have PJ preset as station #1 on my Sirius and PJ occupies about 70% of the music I listen to. I think of myself as way more than a casual fan, but I haven't bought in on the merch frenzy that is sweeping the PJ nation.
I'd like to definitely have a couple nice PJ pieces one day to display (been working on finishing my basement with this in mind). I'd rather have some music memorabilia, some sports memorabilia, some actor/actress memorabilia and some US history memorabilia. Something where no matter who visits, they see items that they enjoy.
Items desired:
Autographed PJ guitar
Greg Maddux autograph (jersey would be best)
Tom Hanks signed movie poster (Forest Gump)
Anything NASA
his kids/siblings will be happy because they will sell it all as soon as he dies and then go spend the big $ on something they want! LOL.
His goal is collecting, and he has done an impressive job of it, so good for him.
Cincinnati 2014
Greenville 2016
(Raleigh 2016)
Columbia 2016