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I'm Bringing my just turned eight year old daughter to Montreal II

ottonypottonyp Posts: 226
edited August 2008 in The Porch
As Eddie said this year at MSG I,"after intense negoitiation",I was able to convince my wife to let me bring our eight year old daughter (born August 1) to the show. The whole story is magical in its own. We recieved the tickets for free from a fellow PJ message board member who had a post where he was offering them up to the first person that IM'ed him. Lucky me,I was that person. After talking to him he told me he would overnight the tickets to me. And sure enough the tickets,which he had purchased directly from the venue,arrived at my house at 11:00 A.M. the next day! Anyway I'm so glad my wife caved in and is allowing me to bring her to the show,(I saw the N.Y. I show and it was magical!)as I know she will really enjoy it! She spends alot of time listening to PJ music and Eddie's "Into The Wild" album! We will be in the first balcony,so if you see us,stop and say,"Hi". This is my daughter's very first show (boy will she be spoiled for life)!! Oh,and a HUGE shout out of,"Thanks" to the PJ fan that gave us these tickets!!
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  • alliw719alliw719 Posts: 99
    Yay, that's quite an awesome first experience for her, I bet! Introduce her to good music now and hopefully she'll avoid the terrible pop music that all the little kids like these days.
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  • LizardkingLizardking Posts: 936
    Should be fun, Ed isn't real loud but bring ear plugs for her. I will never forget sitting down at a NASCAR race 5 rows from track and some idiot brought his 5 and 3 year old boys with NO ear plugs. Kids started crying in about 2 minutes until we gave them some earplugs.


    Have fun, will be a time you and her remember forever.
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  • BlackCorduroyBlackCorduroy Posts: 1,374
    Get to your seats early, maybe the "ticket fairy" will bring you guys to the front row, especially since you have a kid:)
  • Rjonesrm20Rjonesrm20 Posts: 380
    ottonyp wrote:
    As Eddie said this year at MSG I,"after intense negoitiation",I was able to convince my wife to let me bring our eight year old daughter (born August 1) to the show. The whole story is magical in its own. We recieved the tickets for free from a fellow PJ message board member who had a post where he was offering them up to the first person that IM'ed him. Lucky me,I was that person. After talking to him he told me he would overnight the tickets to me. And sure enough the tickets,which he had purchased directly from the venue,arrived at my house at 11:00 A.M. the next day! Anyway I'm so glad my wife caved in and is allowing me to bring her to the show,(I saw the N.Y. I show and it was magical!)as I know she will really enjoy it! She spends alot of time listening to PJ music and Eddie's "Into The Wild" album! We will be in the first balcony,so if you see us,stop and say,"Hi". This is my daughter's very first show (boy will she be spoiled for life)!! Oh,and a HUGE shout out of,"Thanks" to the PJ fan that gave us these tickets!!


    it'll be the highlight of her young life so far....good work dad!
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  • edvedder913edvedder913 Posts: 1,810
    I brought My 8 year old to see him in San Diego - his 1st show. Definitely bring ear gear - esp. for Liam. He was able to handle Ed for the most part.
    It would have been a magical night if it wasn't for the Cali/NY time difference...poor guy was shot by 10pm. But it was incredible - 3rd row!! Thanks 10C! He was amazed to see Ed so close in person.....

    It is really a good 1st concert experience b/c it is low key. Have a blast!!!!!

    I was HOPING Ed spotted my guy being so close, but he didn't - it was too dark.
  • flyinwhole313flyinwhole313 Posts: 1,651
    That is sweet. I wanted to take my daughter (7) but the damn tickets cost $95 a piece after all the Ticketbastard fees, and my wife wasn't about to give up her 10C seat :) It should be GREAT. Have fun!

    P.S.- Hopefully Ed doesn't do a similar comedic, yet vulgar "Badass Motherfucking ukele" bit like in NY2? or was that Newark?
  • Left PorchLeft Porch Posts: 846
    Good stuff man, I've seen more than a few dads and moms with little kids at Dropkick Murphys shows, so I'm sure you'll be better than ok at Eddie's solo show. Lets just hope for your sake,he doesn't sing this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOzCn7hEtrs
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  • pink1969pink1969 Posts: 245
    I took my 9 yo son to the show in Newark and he loved it!! He knows alot of PJ songs and the ITW soundtrack so he was able to follow along pretty well. I'm still trying to convince him it's time to take off the EV t-shirt we got at the show (he's been wearing it since Thursday!). It's good that we all are doing our part in bringing in a new generation of PJ fans! Enjoy the show!!
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    It'll be amazing!
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    kudos to you for
    1)actually taking your daughter- you're one cool dad (coming from a teenager, its a huge compliment :) ).
    2) having her listen to QUALITY music. we need to get youth away from jonas brothers and miley cyrus, its poison to the ears!! i think for the most part, i've succeeded in getting my sister away from that crap. thank god my dad did that to me- he introduced me to all the greats- the beatles, the who, led zeppelin, guns n roses, jimi hendrix, ac/dc from when i was 2!

    im sure she'll have a great time!
    and hey, it can't hurt to bring a cute kid along- hopefully ed will see her!
  • ottonypottonyp Posts: 226
    My daughter and I actually got to meet Ed Vedd backstage, where we got some awesome pics with him, he autographed my PJ shirt, and gave my daughter his hair tie. Then he called out for her during the show, and her and I sat on stage with Eddie while he sang "Forever Young" to her. Lastly he gave her his guitar pic and a hug for the road!! What an amazing experience we both shared!! The crowd of 3,000 singing "Happy Birthday" to her with Ed was also amazing!!! THANK YOU Ed for your hospitality (you are truely an amazing man)!!!!
  • ciaochowciaochow Posts: 97
    ottonyp wrote:
    My daughter and I actually got to meet Ed Vedd backstage, where we got some awesome pics with him, he autographed my PJ shirt, and gave my daughter his hair tie. Then he called out for her during the show, and her and I sat on stage with Eddie while he sang "Forever Young" to her. Lastly he gave her his guitar pic and a hug for the road!! What an amazing experience we both shared!! The crowd of 3,000 singing "Happy Birthday" to her with Ed was also amazing!!! THANK YOU Ed for your hospitality (you are truely an amazing man)!!!!

    What a magical night for Jenna - congratulations! Are you going to post the pictures you took backstage online somewhere? After that frantic van chase, it would be cool to see your reward for all that patience.

    Tell her my little dog Petunia misses having someone to carry her around :)
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  • MudfestMudfest Posts: 1,025
    ottonyp wrote:
    My daughter and I actually got to meet Ed Vedd backstage, where we got some awesome pics with him, he autographed my PJ shirt, and gave my daughter his hair tie. Then he called out for her during the show, and her and I sat on stage with Eddie while he sang "Forever Young" to her. Lastly he gave her his guitar pic and a hug for the road!! What an amazing experience we both shared!! The crowd of 3,000 singing "Happy Birthday" to her with Ed was also amazing!!! THANK YOU Ed for your hospitality (you are truely an amazing man)!!!!


    wow!!!

    thats amazing !!!!

    congrats
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  • pjstarrpjstarr Posts: 270
    That is just fantastic! Another heart-warming story made possible by a man that truly seems to care about his fans. I read your post from yesterday and was wondering if this was you two on stage. I love hearing these stories, congratulations on an unbelievable night that will surely stay with your family forever! And may she stay forever young!
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,814
    the man never ceases to amaze me when it comes to some of the things he does for fans

    you can't help but love it
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  • FatalFatal Posts: 821
    ottonyp wrote:
    My daughter and I actually got to meet Ed Vedd backstage, where we got some awesome pics with him, he autographed my PJ shirt, and gave my daughter his hair tie. Then he called out for her during the show, and her and I sat on stage with Eddie while he sang "Forever Young" to her. Lastly he gave her his guitar pic and a hug for the road!! What an amazing experience we both shared!! The crowd of 3,000 singing "Happy Birthday" to her with Ed was also amazing!!! THANK YOU Ed for your hospitality (you are truely an amazing man)!!!!

    Jesus...i was sitting there and i could have swore that i remember reading your original post before i left for Montreal and i was wondering the whole time if you were the same people.

    Such a truly amazing story...im not an overly emotional guy, but i can tell you that i was fairly choked up watching you guys...Jenna (and Dad!) are going to have one heck of a story for the rest of their lives!! Congrats to you both!
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  • PJSEMPREPJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    ottonyp wrote:
    My daughter and I actually got to meet Ed Vedd backstage, where we got some awesome pics with him, he autographed my PJ shirt, and gave my daughter his hair tie. Then he called out for her during the show, and her and I sat on stage with Eddie while he sang "Forever Young" to her. Lastly he gave her his guitar pic and a hug for the road!! What an amazing experience we both shared!! The crowd of 3,000 singing "Happy Birthday" to her with Ed was also amazing!!! THANK YOU Ed for your hospitality (you are truely an amazing man)!!!!
    Congratulations!!!
    You are raising your daughter with good music. I think she won't forget this special night.
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  • SimonbabouSimonbabou Posts: 47
    Bonne Fête Jenna.. I was there.... you we're so CUTE... You just live a big moment in your father life !!! HE's probably so proud !!!

    Lucky You and Happy Birthday again...
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  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Congrats
    That's such a great story. It's a night I'm sure you both will remember and talk about together for a very long time. It was great that you got to share that evening with each other.

    Take Care
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Oh it was you guys! Your daughter is very cute. What a birthday to have had! Congrats! We were 6th row and saw it all.
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