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Layla VedderLayla Vedder Posts: 18
edited January 2008 in The Porch
Here is an excerpt I read by Jon Stidham, one of the lawyers for the West Memphis 3, on Eddie:

"Of all people who have come forward and wanted to truly make a difference in this case, and believe there have been many, the one that stands out the most in my mind is Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. His contribution to the case does not stand out to me because of any particular dollar figure associated with it—(frankly I don’t know how much, if any, money he has contributed to the case)—instead it stands out to me personally because of his enormous compassion for humanity in general, and justice in particular for the WM3. He is, without a doubt, the most genuine, caring and compassionate person that I have ever met. This is a man who really wants to make a difference in this world, and his list of endeavors goes far beyond helping the WM3."
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  • walkthamilewalkthamile Posts: 349
    Layla Vedder wrote:
    Here is an excerpt I read by Jon Stidham, one of the lawyers for the West Memphis 3, on Eddie:

    "Of all people who have come forward and wanted to truly make a difference in this case, and believe there have been many, the one that stands out the most in my mind is Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. His contribution to the case does not stand out to me because of any particular dollar figure associated with it—(frankly I don’t know how much, if any, money he has contributed to the case)—instead it stands out to me personally because of his enormous compassion for humanity in general, and justice in particular for the WM3. He is, without a doubt, the most genuine, caring and compassionate person that I have ever met. This is a man who really wants to make a difference in this world, and his list of endeavors goes far beyond helping the WM3."

    That's just amazing! Eddie's the MAN!
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    eddie, your the man.
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Very nice. We already knew that though. ;) Thanks for the post. :)
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Don't it make you smile?
  • NeverNamed068NeverNamed068 Posts: 118
    Aw, love for Eddie.
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Don't it make you smile?


    why yes.
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  • Paint Ed Big 10Paint Ed Big 10 Posts: 198
    wow that's awesome. Eddie's the best.
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  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Paint Ed Big 10 wrote:
    wow that's awesome. Eddie's the best.
    couldn't have said it better myself :)
  • yahamitayahamita Posts: 1,514
    Ed has matured into something amazingly beautiful, both inside and out, this is why I love this man so much! Plus his sincere and genuine love of life and peace for a better SOCIETY...
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  • Ridin The WaveRidin The Wave Posts: 552
    That's awesome. What a nice thing to say about somebody, especially publicly. :)
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,924
    yes he is the man and you can just see it here on this forum how much influence he has put onto us ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • edvedder913edvedder913 Posts: 1,810
    People really think highly of him - Sean Penn made that remark about him being the man every man wants to be and the man every woman wants to be with.

    He is definitely special :) but we all knew that for years.....
  • stateoflove79stateoflove79 Posts: 2,845
    Ed is, was, and will always be the fuckin' man.
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  • Evolution1Evolution1 Posts: 50
    Beautiful!! :-)
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    And a very happy new year to you Ed... and PJ :D
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  • covered in blisscovered in bliss chi-caw-go Posts: 1,332
    I sometimes wonder why Ed has such a deep emotional tie to this case. What happened to make him give two turds, ya know?

    edit ---

    why this case? I'm sure there are hundreds (thousands?) of wrongfully imprisoned people right now... why focus on these young men? Because of the music tie-in? Why such a stong connection to that fact? lol-like I will ever get an answer! :)
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    edvedder913 wrote:
    People really think highly of him - Sean Penn made that remark about him being the man every man wants to be and the man every woman wants to be with.

    I hadn't heard that. That's funny, I said something very similar to this just a couple of months ago. Only I said guys want to be him, girls want to be with him.

    Eddie rules...
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  • NC_IrieNC_Irie Posts: 270
    very timely that my wife and I decided instead of a NYE resolution this year, we would complete our bucket lists.

    my number 9-To shake hands with Eddie.

    this was the first post I read after we shared our lists.

    the man will always be a legend in my eyes and not simply because of his music but because of the great humanitarian he truly is.

    Happy New Year PJ Heads!
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  • willtupperwilltupper Posts: 70
    It takes nothing away from the sincerity of the sentiment (as it's something I also certainly agree with), but what Sean said was originally a quote from the writer Ray Bradbury, talking about Ian Fleming's most famous creation, James Bond.
    edvedder913 wrote:
    People really think highly of him - Sean Penn made that remark about him being the man every man wants to be and the man every woman wants to be with.
  • NoonieNoonie Posts: 93
    lol, yet another man crushing on Eddie. This is beautiful.
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  • ChazzChazz Posts: 1,136
    Layla Vedder wrote:
    Here is an excerpt I read by Jon Stidham, one of the lawyers for the West Memphis 3, on Eddie:

    "Of all people who have come forward and wanted to truly make a difference in this case, and believe there have been many, the one that stands out the most in my mind is Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. His contribution to the case does not stand out to me because of any particular dollar figure associated with it—(frankly I don’t know how much, if any, money he has contributed to the case)—instead it stands out to me personally because of his enormous compassion for humanity in general, and justice in particular for the WM3. He is, without a doubt, the most genuine, caring and compassionate person that I have ever met. This is a man who really wants to make a difference in this world, and his list of endeavors goes far beyond helping the WM3."

    One of the many reasons why we love Eddie so much - AND COS HE MAKES BRILLIANT F**KING MUSIC!! Thanks for posting :)
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