hey gorgeous--i know we FBed about this, but i had to comment here too :-) you rock and i'm soooo glad that this fun story happened to YOU! (now, we gotta get Caleb on board...)
I had a similar experience like that meeting Ed in Montreal last summer, but I got the "B" word handed to me. (no, not bitch) Blew my mind and boosted my confidence like nothing ever has in my life!! You must be walking on air!!!
ETA: You are gorgeous Mrs. Vedder, so you totally deserve this!!
Great minds think alike I have teh same shirt!!!!!
I love that shirt!! One of my favorites!
I'm meeting you in Chicago right?
@ lastexitman - thanks for the compliment
I hope so!! I'm working on it!!!!
"I'll ride the wave,Where it takes me, I'll hold the pain, Release me"
"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
yeah...just like he tells everyone at every concert that "ummmmm...ya know...(enter city name here) is our favorite place to play" i mean he's an entertainer for Christ sake..he tells people what they want to hear!I have read how he has even told guys they have nice eyes!! but in his defence...It's very dark & he's half in the bag by the time he leaves the venue anyway.
and on that note...congrats! I'm sure you are very lovely in person. and i'm just fucking with you...i think you know this about me by now
yeah...just like he tells everyone at every concert that "ummmmm...ya know...(enter city name here) is our favorite place to play" i mean he's an entertainer for Christ sake..he tells people what they want to hear!I have read how he has even told guys they have nice eyes!! but in his defence...It's very dark & he's half in the bag by the time he leaves the venue anyway.
and on that note...congrats! I'm sure you are very lovely in person. and i'm just fucking with you...i think you know this about me by now
Believe me there aint nothing anyone can say that will ruin that night for me and yeah I know you by now :P
"Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
Wow :shock: - that story sounds almost exactly as mine. I finally got to meet Ed after 18 years, and it was my birthday, too. What a coincidence. It was my first solo show and I hung around the back of the venue for about 2 hours, even after the bus driver and his bodyguard told us he wasn't coming out. I had given up and was actually in my car getting ready to leave when they come out and told us that he was coming out to shake hands. (I parked near his bus - within 15-20 feet - hoping I would see him after the show) :oops: So I almost didn't meet him!! But when he finally came up to me to shake my hand, (this was not a gated venue) I was so shocked at the fact that I was actually face to face with Eddie Vedder, that I didn't know what to say to him. So I finally got the words out of my mouth "It's my birthday and you've made my birthday the best birthday that I could ever have" (something to that extent) - (which after the fact, I thought "I finally get to meet Ed and that's all I could come up with!!! :oops: ) and he responds with "Thank you, and a very happy birthday to you" Now I was really in shock - thinking "I am actually having a conversation with Eddie Vedder." After that, I couldn't tell you what I said or what he said, if anything was even said at all - because I was still in awe over the fact that he was standing within 1 foot of me .. So I TRULY understand where you are coming from. It's been over a week since I finally got to meet him, and I am still floating on clouds. I don't think this feeling will ever go away!!!!!!!
Anyways - great story, it was a joy to read . . . and Happy Late Birthday!!!
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Wow :shock: - that story sounds almost exactly as mine. I finally got to meet Ed after 18 years, and it was my birthday, too. What a coincidence. It was my first solo show and I hung around the back of the venue for about 2 hours, even after the bus driver and his bodyguard told us he wasn't coming out. I had given up and was actually in my car getting ready to leave when they come out and told us that he was coming out to shake hands. (I parked near his bus - within 15-20 feet - hoping I would see him after the show) :oops: So I almost didn't meet him!! But when he finally came up to me to shake my hand, (this was not a gated venue) I was so shocked at the fact that I was actually face to face with Eddie Vedder, that I didn't know what to say to him. So I finally got the words out of my mouth "It's my birthday and you've made my birthday the best birthday that I could ever have" (something to that extent) - (which after the fact, I thought "I finally get to meet Ed and that's all I could come up with!!! :oops: ) and he responds with "Thank you, and a very happy birthday to you" Now I was really in shock - thinking "I am actually having a conversation with Eddie Vedder." After that, I couldn't tell you what I said or what he said, if anything was even said at all - because I was still in awe over the fact that he was standing within 1 foot of me .. So I TRULY understand where you are coming from. It's been over a week since I finally got to meet him, and I am still floating on clouds. I don't think this feeling will ever go away!!!!!!!
Anyways - great story, it was a joy to read . . . and Happy Late Birthday!!!
Great story! I dont think the feeling will ever go away
Happy Belated birthday
You guys still have time to say Happy Birthday to me, this was an early birthday present, my birthday is not until July 8th
"Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
Wow -- what a cool story!! Now that's a birthday to remember!
I don't think I'd have been able to even respond to him...
I wasn't able to say anything!!!! I stood there like a dork and not 1 word came out of my mouth UGH!! I could have said Thank you to the man but of course I was speechless :?
Well this story probably sounds like many of the stories we’ve heard over the last 3 weeks since many people have met him at the solo shows but needless to say this was such a special night for me.
I’ve never been one to wait around the tour bus or outside the venue; I don’t think there is anything wrong with it I think it was more because I’m kinda shy for that type of stuff.
I went to Atlanta with my BFF for night 1 and we waited for a bit before the show, and stuck around a little after his bus pulled up, the venue was gated so no real access to the bus at all, we waited about 30 minutes after he arrived but he didn’t come out so we left and went to the pre-party and then to the show.
The show was out of this world! Getting I Am a Patriot and Golden State were 2 of the highlights for me that night. A few hecklers but not to to bad. Overall the show was just amazing!!
After the show we decided to wait outside the venue, we really didn’t know if we were going to have any luck as like I said this was a gated venue so he didn’t really have to mingle with the fans if he didn’t want to.
We got to the back around 11:45pm we were probably a crowd of 40 at the beginning, but then his driver and his security guard came out a couple of times and told us Ed wouldn’t be coming out, we didn’t really know what to think, so we stuck around. Some people had left by the second time the security guard came out, the crowd was down to like 20 people at that point.
The security guard came out a third time a little after 1am and told us to get on our feet and backs to the gate, we didn’t know what to think at this point, for a second we thought we were being kicked out. Then he said the rules will be no autographs and no pictures, he will come down the line and he will shake everyone’s hand, he told us we could take pictures as he walked by but no to ask him for any pictures, we got a couple pictures with my friend Amy’s phone as he walked by.
Well right at the time Ed came out everyone was silent as he walked down the line, it was surreal. I couldn’t believe that after 18 years or following this band I was finally going to meet him!!! My legs were shaking
This next part was that most exciting for me and I will never ever forget it.. (I hope I don’t sound pretentious for sharing this with you guys, but I have to because this was just SO special! ) … anyways Ed worked himself down the line got to my BFF shook her hand and then he got to me. He stood on front of me, I shook his hand and said “Thank you for coming out to say Hi to us”, then he looked at me again and said “You are gorgeous” .. and I about fucking fainted right there and then! I had to look at my friends standing next to me to confirm he had said what I thought he had said! Needless to say I was in the clouds!!!
I by no means consider myself gorgeous, dont consider myself ugly either but right at that moment I felt my heart was going to pump out of my chest!!
Meeting him was worth every single second of waiting outside for almost 2 hours, the wait wasn’t to bad as I got to spend it with some very special girls, my BFF (Eddie’sMuse) and VedderGirl_77 and jecica who were just wonderful company!
I had the time of my life!! and I just had to share my joy with ya’ll as most people don’t understand what’s the big deal
Urs,
PS: A very big thank you to Amy (my BFF) for giving me the tkt for my birthday!
Awesome story thanks so much for sharing it with us.
i can only imagine what it must have been like!! after all those years and then finally getting to meet him, see my chances are greatly reduced by living in scotland! lucky i loike to travel maybe one day......
i guess jesse didn't hear ed say that...that's ed's code to invite girls into the bus...i guess you missed out
great story urs!!
HAHAHA..I am watching Rock Star right now while updating my dvd list, and when I read this, it was right at the part where the gal was trying to get back to f him first cause she had to be to work and was in a hurry! Made me lol!!!
Congrats Mrs.V...Def a surreal moment when meeting someone of eds stature after all these years. I could barely speak the first time as well!1 GOOD FOR YOU!! :-)
My friend was going to see Eddie last night. Since he was in Vegas, I gave him 5 Grand to gamble with. I told him I wanted it all to go on Black. Bastard! PhillyCrownOfThorns-11-2-12
I wasn't able to say anything!!!! I stood there like a dork and not 1 word came out of my mouth UGH!! I could have said Thank you to the man but of course I was speechless :?
Awesoem story gla du finally got to meet him. See u at some future shows
Such a cool story!!! I had a blast hanging out with you and everyone else!!!!!
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What a great story gorgeous! I knew I liked that guy for a reason.... he has good taste! So happy you have the experience after so long!! ::hugs!!!!!::
WoW! The rest of us dream of such an experience and you actually lived it..... not to mention his compliment! Congrats, and thanks for sharing such a great story!
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Great story and congrats. Awesome comment made to you as well.
With a name like Mrs Vedder I thought you may have already met him
By the way what is "my BFF"?
BFF is Best Friends Forever :-)
"I'll ride the wave,Where it takes me, I'll hold the pain, Release me"
"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
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congrats on meeting ed, sure it was worth the wait
I love that shirt!! One of my favorites!
I'm meeting you in Chicago right?
@ lastexitman - thanks for the compliment
Great story.
Good for You. If I were You probably I would walk proud as hell
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OH! Believe me I walk around tossing my hair from side to side now!!!
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I had a similar experience like that meeting Ed in Montreal last summer, but I got the "B" word handed to me. (no, not bitch)
ETA: You are gorgeous Mrs. Vedder, so you totally deserve this!!
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I hope so!! I'm working on it!!!!
"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
and on that note...congrats!
Believe me there aint nothing anyone can say that will ruin that night for me
I don't think I'd have been able to even respond to him...
I think meeting Ed + the comment will make your Top 5 life moments!
He liked your anti-gravity hair!!
(ps: you should have replied "and you haven't even seen me nekkid yet".)
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Anyways - great story, it was a joy to read . . . and Happy Late Birthday!!!
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Great story! I dont think the feeling will ever go away
Happy Belated birthday
You guys still have time to say Happy Birthday to me, this was an early birthday present, my birthday is not until July 8th
I wasn't able to say anything!!!! I stood there like a dork and not 1 word came out of my mouth UGH!! I could have said Thank you to the man but of course I was speechless :?
LOL!!!!!!
Awesome story thanks so much for sharing it with us.
i can only imagine what it must have been like!! after all those years and then finally getting to meet him, see my chances are greatly reduced by living in scotland! lucky i loike to travel
Happy Birthday for the 8th!
HAHAHA..I am watching Rock Star right now while updating my dvd list, and when I read this, it was right at the part where the gal was trying to get back to f him first cause she had to be to work and was in a hurry! Made me lol!!!
Congrats Mrs.V...Def a surreal moment when meeting someone of eds stature after all these years. I could barely speak the first time as well!1 GOOD FOR YOU!! :-)
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My friend was going to see Eddie last night. Since he was in Vegas, I gave him 5 Grand to gamble with. I told him I wanted it all to go on Black. Bastard! PhillyCrownOfThorns-11-2-12
Awesoem story gla du finally got to meet him. See u at some future shows
Thanks! I too hope we meet up at future shows soon
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With a name like Mrs Vedder I thought you may have already met him
By the way what is "my BFF"?
This is my kind of love...
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BFF is Best Friends Forever :-)
"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"