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UPDATE **Dad Diagnosed with ALS last year** PAYING IT FORWARD RELEASE IN BOSTON FOR DEREK

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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    Another ALS Update from my father's archives

    Battling ALS: Hitting the wall, breathing and old friends

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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    I know it's a day late be what the hell. 



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    PJWGIIIPJWGIII Chicago, IL Posts: 806
    Gotta bump this again!
    "Red Rover, Red Rover, Mike McCready – Take Over!!" - E.V.

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    2018: CURE Benefit Show (Chicago - Navy Pier) 10/15

    RIP: Andy, Kurt, Chris
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    drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,391
    To the top
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    ALS Update from Bob Taylor Archives:

    Battling ALS and reuniting with APBPA, a true “band of brothers”

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    mwplummwplum Posts: 1,509
    Bump in support of Bob and brotherhood
    1992-07-21 Vancouver
    1993-9-4 Vancouver
    1996-9-16 Seattle
    1998-7-19 Vancouver, 7-21 Seattle, Memorial Stadium
    2000-11-6 Seattle
    2001-10-22 Seattle
    2002 -12-09 Seattle
    2009-8-17 Manchester, 9-25 Vancouver
    2011-6-16 Seattle (EV), 9-3/4 PJ20, 9-25 Vancouver
    2012-6-27 Amsterdam (#2!)
    2013-11-29 Portland, 12-4 Vancouver, 12-6 Seattle
    2014-AUS - 1-26 Sydney, 1-31 Adelaide, 2-11/12 EV Sydney State Theatre, 2-13 EV Opera House
    2014 - USA - Memphis, Detroit, MOLINE, St. Paul, MILWAUKEE, Denver, 25/26 Bridge School
    2016 - Lexington, Philly x 2, MSG x 2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto x 2, Pemberton, Fenway x 2, Wrigley x 2
    2018 - Seattle x 2, Missoula, Fenway x 2
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    NatashapearljamfanNatashapearljamfan Australia Posts: 3,777
    Smile bump  =)
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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,272
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    hauntingfamiliarhauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,217
    Pap said:
    Bump :smiley: !
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    PJWGIIIPJWGIII Chicago, IL Posts: 806
    Gotta bump this again it hasn't been bumped in a while!
    "Red Rover, Red Rover, Mike McCready – Take Over!!" - E.V.

    Ten Club "Ambassador" (recap-writer) - DEEP.pearljam.com
    2018    : Chicago 2 (Wrigley Field) 8/20 | 20(20)22: St Louis 9/18 | 2023: Chicago 2 (United Center) 9/7, Indianapolis (Deer Creek) 9/10

    EV:
    2018: CURE Benefit Show (Chicago - Navy Pier) 10/15

    RIP: Andy, Kurt, Chris
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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    PJWGIII said:
    Gotta bump this again it hasn't been bumped in a while!
    THANK YOU!!
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    CherylACherylA South Suburbs of Chicago Posts: 23
     :) 
    Finally! Wrigley 2016, night 1 and night 2
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    jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,841
    mwplum said:
    Bump in support of Bob and brotherhood
    +1
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    DR108002DR108002 Posts: 148
    I hope your wish comes true.  All our best to you and your dad.
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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    DR108002 said:
    I hope your wish comes true.  All our best to you and your dad.
    Thank You!!!!

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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    I have to admit, my request to hear 'Smile' in Chicago may be less deserving than many other requests. 
    I am 100% sure out all all the fans who will attend this concert,  I am not the only one with a reason for a request. 
    If I had to give up my request for a more deserving song... I would be okay not hearing 'Smile'.

    Still... it would be cool. 

    With that said, I will continue to post my father's ALS Updates.   He is a good writer... even if he has terrible taste in music. 

    Battling ALS and the ‘Last of the Mohicans’



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    dickfergusondickferguson Atlanta, GA Posts: 42
    Bump

    Would love to hear Smile at Wrigley. Thinking of you and your family
    Up here in my tree yeah... 

    8/18/2018: Wrigley #1
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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,272
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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371

    ALS UPDATE: Archive


    Battling ALS : A battery of tests and paperwork

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    PJWGIIIPJWGIII Chicago, IL Posts: 806
    Bump!
    "Red Rover, Red Rover, Mike McCready – Take Over!!" - E.V.

    Ten Club "Ambassador" (recap-writer) - DEEP.pearljam.com
    2018    : Chicago 2 (Wrigley Field) 8/20 | 20(20)22: St Louis 9/18 | 2023: Chicago 2 (United Center) 9/7, Indianapolis (Deer Creek) 9/10

    EV:
    2018: CURE Benefit Show (Chicago - Navy Pier) 10/15

    RIP: Andy, Kurt, Chris
                                       * * * * * * * * *
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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    This is a particularly good one... I have to say.
    I should mention, that while my father has HORRIBLE taste in music.  He has impeccable taste in comedy, and has a particularly dark sense of humor. 

    Monty Python is one of his favorites.  

    While we were planning the First Annual Softball Tournament in his honor, he suggested asking a funeral home to be one of the sponsors, because... after all... it was for ALS, and perhaps they could "drum up some business".

    If you've ever been in a room full of people who collectively GASP in horror.   You'll know what that's like.   Meanwhile, my sister and I fell on the floor laughing. 

    Battling ALS with friends, love and blessings

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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    Tonight... we went to see the Pawtucket Red Sox play the Charlotte Knights! 
    Drew Pomeranz threw a no-hitter thru 5 innings and my son got to meet Ellis Burks!
    Ellis Burks was the center fielder for the Red Sox from 1987 until 1992.   

    When I was 10 years old in 1986, my dad took me to my first Red Sox Game.  
    From 1986 until 1994, we went to a Red Sox game EVERY summer.  

    Ellis Burks was the center fielder for most of that time...  
    Meeting him tonight with my son and my dad was really, really cool. 


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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    Pap said:
    Thanks PAP!
    Means a lot.
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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    jjflash said:
    mwplum said:
    Bump in support of Bob and brotherhood
    +1
    Thanks JJ!
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    BlackCircleBlackCircle Charlotte, NC Posts: 371
    You all may be wondering why my wife and I decided to go to the Wrigley Shows rather than Fenway. 
    It's a fair question.
    I'm a HUGE Red Sox fan... and I've been to Fenway and Boston for games hundreds of times.   

    I've NEVER been to Chicago or Wrigley.   Also, my grandmother who was a huge Red Sox fan from Lawrence Mass... adopted the Cubs as her 2nd team when she couldn't get Red Sox games on TV in Charlotte.   WGN played Cubs games on TV down here and I used to go to her house and cut her grass.... then we would watch Cubs games at 1pm.  Because they still didn't have lights back then.


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    PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,272
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    PJWGIIIPJWGIII Chicago, IL Posts: 806
    BlackCircle said:
    You all may be wondering why my wife and I decided to go to the Wrigley Shows rather than Fenway. 
    It's a fair question.
    I'm a HUGE Red Sox fan... and I've been to Fenway and Boston for games hundreds of times.   

    I've NEVER been to Chicago or Wrigley.   Also, my grandmother who was a huge Red Sox fan from Lawrence Mass... adopted the Cubs as her 2nd team when she couldn't get Red Sox games on TV in Charlotte.   WGN played Cubs games on TV down here and I used to go to her house and cut her grass.... then we would watch Cubs games at 1pm.  Because they still didn't have lights back then.


    Great story, this is what makes the Cubs community so special.

    Another bump for Smile!!
    "Red Rover, Red Rover, Mike McCready – Take Over!!" - E.V.

    Ten Club "Ambassador" (recap-writer) - DEEP.pearljam.com
    2018    : Chicago 2 (Wrigley Field) 8/20 | 20(20)22: St Louis 9/18 | 2023: Chicago 2 (United Center) 9/7, Indianapolis (Deer Creek) 9/10

    EV:
    2018: CURE Benefit Show (Chicago - Navy Pier) 10/15

    RIP: Andy, Kurt, Chris
                                       * * * * * * * * *
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    hauntingfamiliarhauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,217
    :smiley: Bump!
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    ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,755
    Hope this happens for you, man. I had a scare last year where it was believed I had ALS. Luckily for me, they ruled it out for now. I do physical therapy several times a week with folks with ALS there and I can tell you no one puts up a tougher fight than those fighting ALS- and I have no doubt that your dad is an incredible fighter. I’m really crossing my fingers for you on this one. Best of luck. 
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    mwplummwplum Posts: 1,509
    Those Pawtucket pics really warmed my heart. That's what it all about. Whether it be baseball, music, etc... the ability to engage multi-generational experiences between families, fathers, sons, grandfathers, mothers, daughters, grandmothers are so special. I have so many fond memories of going with my dad and grandpa to our local Vancouver Canadians games (AAA at that time) at their timeless ballpark. So cool that your dad can share that with your family (and us by extension). This needs to happen! Smile for Bob at Wrigley 2018!
    1992-07-21 Vancouver
    1993-9-4 Vancouver
    1996-9-16 Seattle
    1998-7-19 Vancouver, 7-21 Seattle, Memorial Stadium
    2000-11-6 Seattle
    2001-10-22 Seattle
    2002 -12-09 Seattle
    2009-8-17 Manchester, 9-25 Vancouver
    2011-6-16 Seattle (EV), 9-3/4 PJ20, 9-25 Vancouver
    2012-6-27 Amsterdam (#2!)
    2013-11-29 Portland, 12-4 Vancouver, 12-6 Seattle
    2014-AUS - 1-26 Sydney, 1-31 Adelaide, 2-11/12 EV Sydney State Theatre, 2-13 EV Opera House
    2014 - USA - Memphis, Detroit, MOLINE, St. Paul, MILWAUKEE, Denver, 25/26 Bridge School
    2016 - Lexington, Philly x 2, MSG x 2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto x 2, Pemberton, Fenway x 2, Wrigley x 2
    2018 - Seattle x 2, Missoula, Fenway x 2
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