Please Sirens and/or Sleeping By Myself - Oakland for my mom

MK13579
MK13579 Posts: 217
edited November 2013 in The Porch
To make a long story short, my father passed away this year of a terrible stroke. He was 64 years young, healthy and full of life. This has been extremely hard on my family, and mostly on my mother. When I first heard Sirens, it was like hearing from my father beyond the grave. I played the song for my mom and she was instantly brought to tears, as was I. Needless to say, we are both in love with the song, and I am taking her to the Oakland show in hopes of hearing it for the first time live.

On a side note, my mom and I have separately come to the conclusion that "Sleeping By Myself" is our favorite track on the new album. Surprisingly enough, this song, with these sad lyrics, yet uplifting music, has found its place in our hearts. Obviously, the song doesn't really fit our situation outside of the chorus, but we love it nonetheless, and it makes us smile. We would both be overjoyed if Sleeping By Myself were to be performed in Oakland, especially following Sirens.

Also, it just so happens that my fathers name was Ed, my mothers name is Edith, and my brother's name is Eddie. My name is Mike... and Pearl Jam didn't exist before all of this, so it's just some cosmic awesomeness that I have been surrounded by Ed variants my whole life, while I dreamed of being Mr. Mike McCready. I know that's off topic, but worth throwing in.

So in closing, hearing Sirens followed by Sleeping By Myself would be an incredibly emotional experience for my mother and I. If, somehow, it was dedicated to Ed and Edith, it would be unimaginable.

P.s. they started dating in the 60's (high school sweethearts) listening to the original Last Kiss, but fortunately she's seen that one live in SF 7/16/06. This will be her third show with me. :D my treat

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,814
    I am sorry to hear you lost your father. It is a rough experience and best wishes to you and your family.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    I'm really sorry about your dad. I hope this comes true for you and your mom. Best wishes
  • MK13579
    MK13579 Posts: 217
    Thank you for the kind words. I'm keeping this post a secret from my mom because I don't want to get her hopes up..or have her find out I posted this picture of her online. However, if you see us in line, feel free to say hi!
  • Boxes&Books
    Boxes&Books USA Posts: 2,672
    You have a beautiful Mother. I'm sorry for the loss of your father. I hope this happens for your family.
  • Natashapearljamfan
    Natashapearljamfan Australia Posts: 3,777
    I hope your double-song wish comes true and I wish you and your mum all the best.

    Life can be so hard at times, but we can look forward to the special moments that will take us away from that sadness, and it sounds like these 2 songs do this for you and your mum. I am wishing hard for you to hear these 2 songs.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,474
    So requests/wishes have now turned into requesting/"demanding" specific chains of songs?

    Hope everything turns out great and you get the songs played!
    (But also hope this does not turn into a trend on the board. Wonder what's next...)
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • MK13579
    MK13579 Posts: 217
    Spiritual_Chaos wrote:
    So requests/wishes have now turned into requesting/"demanding" specific chains of songs?

    Hope everything turns out great and you get the songs played!
    (But also hope this does not turn into a trend on the board. Wonder what's next...)

    I'm not demanding and after re-reading my post I don't see how it could come across as such...and honestly I don't even expect to hear either song. I just figured since it worked in the past that I would give it a try. It's the least I could do for my mom to hope for these songs. I see a lot of song requests on here so from my pov it's already a trend, otherwise I would've never been inspired to throw my wish in the bucket. Either way, thank you for hoping everything turns out great. I guarantee you, with Pearl Jam playing, everything will turn out great, even if they don't play either song.
  • Boxes&Books
    Boxes&Books USA Posts: 2,672
    Spiritual_Chaos wrote:
    So requests/wishes have now turned into requesting/"demanding" specific chains of songs?

    Hope everything turns out great and you get the songs played!
    (But also hope this does not turn into a trend on the board. Wonder what's next...)

    This is Definitely not the place to have that type of conversation.

    Bump...
  • BabaLover
    BabaLover Posts: 455
    Sorry to hear about your father's passing. I support this request. Would love to hear that song in Oakland
    To and fro the pendulum throws

    "Don't Worry, Be Happy." Avatar Meher Baba

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    7/12/11 - EV Oakland 2, 10/22/11 - EV Bridge School
    9/25/11 Vancouver, 11/26/13 - Oakland, 11/7/15 - Buenos Aires
  • MK13579
    MK13579 Posts: 217
    BabaLover wrote:
    Sorry to hear about your father's passing. I support this request. Would love to hear that song in Oakland

    Thanks for the kind words, and support for the music!
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    SO SORRY FOR THAT..I FEEL GONNA HAPPEN YOUR REQUEST
    "...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.....”
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,631
    My condolences to you & your mom i really hope they play the songs for you & mom and don't pay attention to SC total wanker ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • BabaLover
    BabaLover Posts: 455
    bump to keep this request alive.
    To and fro the pendulum throws

    "Don't Worry, Be Happy." Avatar Meher Baba

    ______________________________________________________________________

    7/12/11 - EV Oakland 2, 10/22/11 - EV Bridge School
    9/25/11 Vancouver, 11/26/13 - Oakland, 11/7/15 - Buenos Aires
  • DavidD
    DavidD Posts: 2,554
    Good luck with your requests. You and your mom are going to have a great time tonight :D
  • tcadd94
    tcadd94 North Jersey Posts: 611
    So sorry about your father. The best of luck on your requests!
    I've been fortunate enough to see Pearl Jam live.

    I am hanging in the balance of a perfect finished plan
    Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand.
  • MK13579
    MK13579 Posts: 217
    DavidD wrote:
    Good luck with your requests. You and your mom are going to have a great time tonight :D

    Thank you, but this is for Oakland... however, we still plan on having dinner tonight so there's that. Also, thanks to everyone else for keeping this dream alive. I almost deleted the thread after the first, and thankfully only, off comment. However, I'm glad I didn't and I really appreciate all of the positive support. We have reserved seats with a 145xxx number so I'm hoping we are on the sides and not behind General admission. I keep thinking in my head, what if this really happens? Like if he actually says my mom and dad's names.. my mom would probably be like "someone here has the same names as me and your dad"... being completely clueless that it was for her, haha.
  • Boxes&Books
    Boxes&Books USA Posts: 2,672
    Bump.... Hope something good happens.
  • tcadd94
    tcadd94 North Jersey Posts: 611
    Bump!
    I've been fortunate enough to see Pearl Jam live.

    I am hanging in the balance of a perfect finished plan
    Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand.
  • Boxes&Books
    Boxes&Books USA Posts: 2,672
    Sirens.... Sleeping By Myself.... Bump
  • MK13579
    MK13579 Posts: 217
    When I first got the new cd, I let my mom borrow it cause I had the mp3's from the 10club on my phone. Last night at dinner,I asked her "Are you still listening to the new PJ album?" to which she replied "Every day! I have it on repeat and love so many of the songs."

    You should've seen her face...I laughed. It'll be embarrassing if she knows more words than I do at the show. I can't lose my PJ cred to my mom haha.

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