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Tell me about your favorite PJ "bloopers"

Jean Louise FinchJean Louise Finch Posts: 82
edited September 2012 in The Porch
Hi everyone,

I'd love some help.

I've got this PJ video blog on which I've been posting one awesome video per day (in an effort to make me sit down at my computer and work on my thesis). One of my favorite things is finding funny little "bloopers" from PJ's past - where something went wrong and it resulted in hilarity for all. I just found this awesome "Crazy Mary" where Mary apparently did not like being called a lunatic, and showed up in full force to put a stop to that shit (from Philly in 2005).

And there's another one, when they started out "All Those Yesterdays" and then something went wrong, and it's just hilarious. The crowd reaction is classic.

I'm sure there are tons more: what have you got for me? One of the things I love about this band is that their shows aren't polished, and these little moments are just one more thing that makes them special. It's not that they're messing up, it's the reaction to it.

Thanks in advance!
Jean Louise Finch
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    ogre1213ogre1213 Posts: 391
    they lost sound during animal in east rutherford, nj 6-3-2006
    cant find the video of it
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    InsideManInsideMan Posts: 261
    Alive, or something like it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2ne0n8PLMg
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    FrankieGFrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,095
    Alone in East Rutherford 06, Stone's guitar.

    I remember Mike messing up an Avacado song at one of the MSG shows... buti don't remember which song or which show :oops: :P

    And I heard a version of Lukin on PJ Radio where Ed doesn't sing not one word correctly :lol:
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    GivenToJam88GivenToJam88 NJ Posts: 1,187
    FrankieG wrote:
    Alone in East Rutherford 06, Stone's guitar.

    I remember Mike messing up an Avacado song at one of the MSG shows... buti don't remember which song or which show :oops: :P

    And I heard a version of Lukin on PJ Radio where Ed doesn't sing not one word correctly :lol:

    That was Marker in the Sand, 6/25/08. Also Gods Dice from Toronto 9/12/11 was blooped.
    2006: 5/28
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    FrankieGFrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,095
    GivenToJam88 wrote:
    FrankieG wrote:
    Alone in East Rutherford 06, Stone's guitar.

    I remember Mike messing up an Avacado song at one of the MSG shows... buti don't remember which song or which show :oops: :P

    And I heard a version of Lukin on PJ Radio where Ed doesn't sing not one word correctly :lol:

    That was Marker in the Sand, 6/25/08. Also Gods Dice from Toronto 9/12/11 was blooped.

    Yes! Thank you :)
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    2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
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    he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    dont have time to search for video right now, but Ed played nearly the entire Main Square Festival in Arras this past month with his fly down. He noticed sometime near the end of the show, zipped up and smiled and laughed. It was pretty funny
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    SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,165
    Most recent I witnessed: Smile in Copenhagen, around 2:55

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPlMRfKdx-w

    What was really funny was the crowd was actually singing it correctly and it could have gotten back on track but Ed keeps on fucking it up, and at one point, Stone, Jeff and Mike were all looking at each other going wtf?!? EVERYONE was smiling. It was awesome :lol::lol:
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    SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 24,796
    Suziemay wrote:
    Most recent I witnessed: Smile in Copenhagen, around 2:55

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPlMRfKdx-w

    What was really funny was the crowd was actually singing it correctly and it could have gotten back on track but Ed keeps on fucking it up, and at one point, Stone, Jeff and Mike were all looking at each other going wtf?!? EVERYONE was smiling. It was awesome :lol::lol:
    YIKES!!!

    hehehehehehehehehehe

    He butchered that!!!

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    vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,071
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    Jean Louise FinchJean Louise Finch Posts: 82
    All awesome, thanks! Keep them coming!
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    SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,165
    GivenToJam88 wrote:
    FrankieG wrote:
    Alone in East Rutherford 06, Stone's guitar.

    I remember Mike messing up an Avacado song at one of the MSG shows... buti don't remember which song or which show :oops: :P

    And I heard a version of Lukin on PJ Radio where Ed doesn't sing not one word correctly :lol:

    That was Marker in the Sand, 6/25/08. Also Gods Dice from Toronto 9/12/11 was blooped.
    On Marker in the Sand, Mike then walks up to Ed's mic (think because it's louder?) and says, "I fucked it up. I wrote the song, and I fucked it up but I guess I have the right to". It was so endearing :)
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    JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,217
    Suziemay wrote:
    Most recent I witnessed: Smile in Copenhagen, around 2:55

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPlMRfKdx-w

    What was really funny was the crowd was actually singing it correctly and it could have gotten back on track but Ed keeps on fucking it up, and at one point, Stone, Jeff and Mike were all looking at each other going wtf?!? EVERYONE was smiling. It was awesome :lol::lol:

    Yikes. :fp:
    I didnt realize Stone and Jeff do the old switch-a-roo on that one.
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    GivenToJam88GivenToJam88 NJ Posts: 1,187
    GivenToJam88 wrote:
    FrankieG wrote:
    Alone in East Rutherford 06, Stone's guitar.

    I remember Mike messing up an Avacado song at one of the MSG shows... buti don't remember which song or which show :oops: :P

    And I heard a version of Lukin on PJ Radio where Ed doesn't sing not one word correctly :lol:

    That was Marker in the Sand, 6/25/08. Also Gods Dice from Toronto 9/12/11 was blooped.

    2 songs later in Toronto, Eddie forgets to sing the chorus for Garden
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    2012: 9/2
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    2014: 10/19
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    Jean Louise FinchJean Louise Finch Posts: 82
    There are a hilarious number of Ed-forgetting-the-lyrics bloopers. The "Smile" from Copenhagen is great - thanks for sharing! I think he can be forgiven the lyrical disaster of this one: tough news about Dennis Flemion and he had a cold.

    And I love the comment on that Alive video from Tigerpuffer: "That was so fucking terrible that it was hilariously awesome. How is this not the greatest band in the world?? :D" Awesome.
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    KathiKathi Posts: 1,828
    Suziemay wrote:
    Most recent I witnessed: Smile in Copenhagen, around 2:55

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPlMRfKdx-w

    What was really funny was the crowd was actually singing it correctly and it could have gotten back on track but Ed keeps on fucking it up, and at one point, Stone, Jeff and Mike were all looking at each other going wtf?!? EVERYONE was smiling. It was awesome :lol::lol:

    I loved that! People were all looking each other thinking where are they going with this? :lol:

    btw, big fan of the OP's blog here...I spend significant amounts of time on there, keeping me from my thesis ;)
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    Jean Louise FinchJean Louise Finch Posts: 82
    Kathi wrote:
    btw, big fan of the OP's blog here...I spend significant amounts of time on there, keeping me from my thesis ;)

    Ha! Thanks! Sorry that my productivity device has turned into your procrastination device. Good luck dissertating!! Is the end in sight? I defend in September. ACK.
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    GivenToJam88GivenToJam88 NJ Posts: 1,187
    Crazy Mary, Camden I 2008, eddie skips ahead and realizes he sang the wrong line and then asked the crowd "am i singin it right" and people scream out NO!
    2006: 5/28
    2008: 6/19, 6/24, 6/25
    2009: 6/14 (EV), 10/27, 10/28
    2010: 5/17
    2011: 6/21 (EV), 6/22 (EV), 9/11, 9/12
    2012: 9/2
    2013: 10/15, 10/16, 10/19, 10/21, 10/22, 10/27, 11/23, 11/24
    2014: 10/19
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    SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,165
    Jean Louise Finch wrote:
    There are a hilarious number of Ed-forgetting-the-lyrics bloopers. The "Smile" from Copenhagen is great - thanks for sharing! I think he can be forgiven the lyrical disaster of this one: tough news about Dennis Flemion and he had a cold.
    Oh, no question, he was definitely crushed by the news about Dennis Flemion. I actually was happy to see the band laughing about the mess, thought Ed might be hard on himself for messing up especially after just dedicating it to Dennis. Did I mention they sang Smile the night before too? He actually did OK there which made this extra funny, it's not like he hadn't had any practice.

    I love the fuck-ups!
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    Stardog3..Stardog3.. Posts: 1,527
    InsideMan wrote:
    Alive, or something like it.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2ne0n8PLMg

    I laughed out loud.

    My favorite comment: Is this not the best band in the world?
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    GivenToJam88GivenToJam88 NJ Posts: 1,187
    Come Back, Philly II 2009. Couldnt even get the first line in. I am still chasing that song (even though the PJStat Tracker App counts it as if I heard it)
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    2008: 6/19, 6/24, 6/25
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    2010: 5/17
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    Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    nearly every time they play wishlist ed forgets the lyrics.
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    Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    Sept 17, 2011. Winnipeg. Ed goes on to introduce Amongst The Waves, explaining the meaning etc, and then all of a sudden says "forget everything I just told you, it's completely incorrect", and they played "Arms Aloft". then he says "and here's a song that literally needs no introduction" and they play ATW.
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    JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,217
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    nearly every time they play wishlist ed forgets the lyrics.

    haha yeah...I've seenhim f that one up. That is a tough one though. Many of the lyrics are non-repeating ramblings.
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    Leatherman from Columbus 2000:

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    Makin' the rounds ten miles a day,
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    Makin' the rounds ten miles a day.
    Once a month they'd spot him and here's what they'd say...
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    Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 6,771
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    nearly every time they play wishlist ed forgets the lyrics.

    haha yeah...I've seenhim f that one up. That is a tough one though. Many of the lyrics are non-repeating ramblings.

    More than once, it's been

    "I wish I was a singer who....remembered all the words"

    Or something like that.
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    JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,217
    Lost In Ohio wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:
    nearly every time they play wishlist ed forgets the lyrics.

    haha yeah...I've seenhim f that one up. That is a tough one though. Many of the lyrics are non-repeating ramblings.

    More than once, it's been

    "I wish I was a singer who....remembered all the words"

    Or something like that.

    Ha!
    :lol:
    get that man a tellpromter
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    SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,165
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Lost In Ohio wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:

    haha yeah...I've seenhim f that one up. That is a tough one though. Many of the lyrics are non-repeating ramblings.

    More than once, it's been

    "I wish I was a singer who....remembered all the words"

    Or something like that.

    Ha!
    :lol:
    get that man a tellpromter
    He had one of those stands musicians use for sheet music during Mother in Berlin.. guess he wanted to make sure he didn't mess that one up! I noticed Ed is much more careful about not messing up covers.
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    Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 6,771
    Suziemay wrote:
    He had one of those stands musicians use for sheet music during Mother in Berlin.. guess he wanted to make sure he didn't mess that one up! I noticed Ed is much more careful about not messing up covers.

    Covers aren't his songs.

    (I wonder if they have to pay to play cover songs, or how that works. Does it come out of the bootleg, or do they have to fork over the cash BEFORE they play the song?)

    Plus...two bottles of wine in someone? No wonder he forgets words!
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