hey... you anti-huge corporation people who are freaking out

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Ok...

Since Pearl Jam and their fans have now embraced Big Corporations

And Pearl Jam and Target.....are the greatest things since sliced bread.......


Does this mean i can start buying gas at BP Amoco again??????

just curious.......

PissBottleMan

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Does this mean i can start buying gas at BP Amoco again??????

Yes, but don't drive me...cause I'm an SUV.

PBM

decides2dream

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Ok...

Since Pearl Jam and their fans have now embraced SOME Big Corporations

And Pearl Jam and Target.....are the greatest things since sliced bread.......


Does this mean i can start buying gas at BP Amoco again??????

just curious.......

*corrected.


seriously, does NO one see any DIFFERENCES?
we all pick and choose, according to our own ideals.....tis that simple.

and jeff, i misssed this first time around...

slightofjeff wrote:

cindbri wrote:

...i've been enjoying this string all afternoon. That one actually prompted me to login, that's fucking funny. NIce points all the way btw slightofjeff.

I got some if you need it.







That one was for you d2d.

*feels the love*


will that EVEr get old?...so far....not so much....still enjoying it. :geek:

mookeywrench

Jeanwah wrote:

And you can only imagine what I would say to you. But that would mean bowing down to your level.

Jeanwah wrote:

I never said I was above them. Reread it.

:?:

Bugs29

It is IMPOSSIBLE to live in the USA, or any other industrialized nation, and avoid chains of giant corporations...that's just how things are; I don't know where you'd have to live to avoid it.

The PROBLEM with Pearl Jam that dissapoints/angers people is that many people had Pearl JAm on some unrealistic pedestal, and now everyone's heart is broken because their involvement with Target is very obvious and extensively documented. But please, they have never been detached from commercialism! So let's everyone just get over it...it's ridiculous to expect so much from them, it's just not realistic!

Jason P

I don't care if Pearl Jam signs a deal with Satan himself to help push their next album as long as it helps me get my hands on it!

redrock

RM181658 wrote:

..... their involvement with Target is very obvious and extensively documented. .....

Maybe one could ponder on this....

"Come to think of it, a deal to keep Pearl Jam's music out of Wal-Mart, Best Buy and other big-box retailers that are no friend of the indies is perfectly in keeping with the band's well-known philosophies."

From an article written by Troy Reimink - Grand Rapids Press

catefrances

dunkman wrote:

about PJ using Target and recording adverts and releasing mini-flash games, Rock Band, etc, etc.....

do you read this forum from a hemp computer that you hand built... and are you using a "parrot on a unicycle"™ powered internet connection?

just wondering

actually no dunk my hemp computer is powered by gerbils

redrock

catefrances wrote:

dunkman wrote:

... and are you using a "parrot on a unicycle"™ powered internet connection?

just wondering

actually no dunk my hemp computer is powered by gerbils

All this is just exploiting animals... no better than circuses or dancing bears, etc. You may say that your gerbils and parrots are fed and kept in a 'big enough' cage, but that goes against nature. Shame on you guys. FREE THE ANIMALS!!!!

catefrances

vduboise wrote:

seriously, do people not shop at these big corporations? Even Whole Foods- which is a big organic supermarket- that greenies and purists love for their healthier way of life- is a CORPORATION. This is the way life is now. Corporations exists, and people should get over themselves.

Pearl Jam can do what ever they want. They don't have to have the approval of every person in the world. I like their music, I go to their concerts, and I'm happy.

The more of you that leave, the closer I can get

yes of course pj can do whatever the hell they want. but that doesnt mean we all have to bow down in sychophantic unison. . we can disagree, we can voice our opinion and thats what were doing. and you klnow what?? its all okay.

and who said were leaving???

catefrances

redrock wrote:

catefrances wrote:

dunkman wrote:

... and are you using a "parrot on a unicycle"™ powered internet connection?

just wondering

actually no dunk my hemp computer is powered by gerbils

All this is just exploiting animals... no better than circuses or dancing bears, etc. You may say that your gerbils and parrots are fed and kept in a 'big enough' cage, but that goes against nature. Shame on you guys. FREE THE ANIMALS!!!!

HEY!! i eat the gerbils when they die from exhaustion and i make coats out of their tiny little pelts. waste not want not.

redrock

catefrances wrote:

redrock wrote:

All this is just exploiting animals... no better than circuses or dancing bears, etc. You may say that your gerbils and parrots are fed and kept in a 'big enough' cage, but that goes against nature. Shame on you guys. FREE THE ANIMALS!!!!

HEY!! i eat the gerbils when they die from exhaustion and i make coats out of their tiny little pelts. waste not want not.

OK.. that's alright then.... if you use all of it. Going back to basics....

catefrances

redrock wrote:

catefrances wrote:

redrock wrote:

All this is just exploiting animals... no better than circuses or dancing bears, etc. You may say that your gerbils and parrots are fed and kept in a 'big enough' cage, but that goes against nature. Shame on you guys. FREE THE ANIMALS!!!!

HEY!! i eat the gerbils when they die from exhaustion and i make coats out of their tiny little pelts. waste not want not.

OK.. that's alright then.... if you use all of it. Going back to basics....

i even grind down the bones to use in my potions.

Fifthelement

redrock wrote:

catefrances wrote:

redrock wrote:

All this is just exploiting animals... no better than circuses or dancing bears, etc. You may say that your gerbils and parrots are fed and kept in a 'big enough' cage, but that goes against nature. Shame on you guys. FREE THE ANIMALS!!!!

HEY!! i eat the gerbils when they die from exhaustion and i make coats out of their tiny little pelts. waste not want not.

OK.. that's alright then.... if you use all of it. Going back to basics....

I am Canadian . . . therefore we use seals

redrock

Fifthelement wrote:

I am Canadian . . . therefore we use seals

Now seals are not a laughing matter.....

joe2468

Jason P wrote:

I don't care if Pearl Jam signs a deal with Satan himself to help push their next album as long as it helps me get my hands on it!

so far the greatest and SMARTEST thing anyone has ever said on this thread ........NOW CAN THE OP DELET THIS THREAD SO WE CAN ALL MOVE ON WITH OUR LIVES


....dont take it the wrong way...just so much NEGATIVITY AROUND THIS DAYS........you would think pearl jam went christian rock or somthing

The Juggler

i love target.

but then again, i love kat and sea.

HI KAT!

HI SEA!

HeavyHands

http://blogmedia.thenewstribune.com/media/pearl%20jam%20photo.jpg

decides2dream

redrock wrote:

RM181658 wrote:

..... their involvement with Target is very obvious and extensively documented. .....

Maybe one could ponder on this....

"Come to think of it, a deal to keep Pearl Jam's music out of Wal-Mart, Best Buy and other big-box retailers that are no friend of the indies is perfectly in keeping with the band's well-known philosophies."
From an article written by Troy Reimink - Grand Rapids Press

exactly!
i was trying to say that by partnering with target they were sending a message to other, big box corp retailers.....and that is exactly it! it ALL depends how you choose to look at it...




and on cate and her hamster-run computer.

Guitarhero27

Alright - a little intro about the site if you're not familiar with it.

These guys are true music fans, putting the music first, and dealing with a lot of backlash....(FBI with guns arresting one of the posters for leaking Chinese Democracy)...you all remember that.

Well - back when the whole "target issue" was being talked about, these guys had put up the track that floated around, and prompty took it down after a cease and desist letter.

Here's the aforementioned article....
http://www.antiquiet.com/news/2009/05/target-pearl-jam-deal/

And here's another article that dealt with the backlash regarding the cease and desist from PJ's lawyers - about what's right and what's wrong.

Take a few minutes, read it...I think they make EXTREMELY valid points and freedom of speech is good, so try and relate to what they're saying if you can:

Here's the article regarding what's right and wrong:

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*I know it says brit spears topless, but it relates to PJ, you'll see*
I'm curious to see what you guys think about this as well.

-Seth