CAN'T BELIEVE THIS REALLY HAPPENED!!!!!!!!

boxorbag

My favorite band was playing my home town on my b-day. I had originally planned on giving my 10c seats to 2 of my sisters and purchasing a extra off another fan club member. That fell through when cutbacks at my job forced me to back out on the extra. So a couple day's before the show a friend of mine who owns a skybox came through and gave me it for a b-day party at the show. Had 10 of my friends buy tickets from him and everything was set.

I went the morning of the show to pick up the tickets and could not believe my eyes when I found out they were front row!!!!!!!!! Since I took my one sister to WP and Tampa last year I decided to put her in my spot in the skybox and take the other one since this was her first PJ show.


We went into the concert and headed down to the seats. We kept walking and when I took my seat I looked up and right in front of me was the microphone!!!! I could not believe it!!! I kept telling the people around me that I was going to loose my freakn mind. I was waiting for the camera to come out and tell me I got punkd and tell me the seats were only for Bad Religion (LOL Vermont).


The intro music started and the lights went out. This was all happening!!!! When I heard the opening to Long Road I just fell apart. I have never heard this song live before and it was one of my favorites. When Eddie said the stuff about the emotion in the house. OMG he had no idea!!! I had tears in my eyes all through that first song. I kept grabbing my sister and kissing her head. The look on her face was unbelievable she was equally happy to be there as she was happy for me.

As the show went on Eddie actually came up and told security to hand me his bottle of wine. I took a drink and passed it to my sister. She gave it back and I put the cork back in. The security guard had walked away and Ed motioned to me to just throw it. When that bottle was in the air it felt like a eternity. Well I didn't blow it the bottle landed safely in his hands. Whew!!! At this point I started getting texts from my friends in the skybox saying they saw it on the jumbo tron! This was too cool.


The band had the whole crowd sing happy birthday and even though it wasn't to me it felt like it was. I actually got the bottle of wine again later in the show. At the very end Ed came over and gave me his pick!!

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! PEARL JAM, 10C, THE PEOPLE AROUND ME, and WHOEVER ELSE WHO HAD A HAND IN MAKING THE MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To my fellow 10c members who got stuck in the upper deck I really feel for you but after reading alot of your posts it sounds like you had the 300's rocking. Glad everyone made the best of it!!!!!

Thanks for reading!
Shawn C

Wobbie

I love everything about this story except the part where you're getting texts. :roll: :roll:

Then again, I'm old.

Brisk.

Front row PJ is very hard to beat!

mrs.smiley

imalive wrote:

I love everything about this story except the part where you're getting texts. :roll: :roll:

Then again, I'm old.

I'm w/ya on that text thing (but then I'm probably even older!?)-glad you had a great B-day!

Tonykin

A front row PJ show!! That is a real B-day gift!!
Congrats!

QuarterToTen

your story just gave me the chills.
i just love hearing about such positive experiences at shows.

Good For You!

MLaner9

what a great story...i hope to be as lucky someday and sit front row at a pj show

Lizard

AWESOME story!!!!

DewieCox

mrs.smiley wrote:

imalive wrote:

I love everything about this story except the part where you're getting texts. :roll: :roll:

Then again, I'm old.

I'm w/ya on that text thing (but then I'm probably even older!?)-glad you had a great B-day!

:roll: Lame

cincybearcat

It's stories like these that really reinforce just how awesome it is that the fan club made rows 1-2 & 9-10 lottery style! congrats!

t0mMye

For the record my birthday is their next 3 show dates so....

81

awesome story

i agree with the texting.

put it away during the show. just like the movies when you turn off your phone

boxorbag

Never occurred to me to turn my phone off at a concert. To be honest with you it is always so loud I can never hear it in my pocket. I just happened to have my text set to vibrate so right after the bottle got passed to me my pocket started buzzn so I checked it an saw that they had seen me on the screen. I guess I could see how it could be distracting to others just never crossed my mind.

kcherub

You KNOW I was sooo thrilled for you!!! Glad to see you had such a great time! Hope to see you again soon, friend.

Wishlist5.1

Congrats! I've gotten to about the 13th row and have had an absolute blast so I cant even fathom seats any closer. Ive had a few dreams though in which I go to this small venue/ bar and sit next to the guys and watch them play. I love that dream. Ive had it for around three years now. But, you.... you actually lived it. Im so glad for ya. I love PJ fans. Were all on this ride together. Awsome!

If you dont mind im gonna day dream and pretend the same thing happened to me.

parintachin73

I'm really glad to read a thread like this after the onslaught of "I got shitty seats..." threads that were flooding this forum the other day. Glad you had such a great time on your bday!

Dissidentman

Good for you! I bet the smile is still on your face.

letsongsprotest

Awesome!!!!!!! I was about 8 seats down from you in front of Jeff!!!!

I remember hoping the bottle woud get passed my way

nevmiles

It's stories like this that make the 10C an amazing thing, and make me and others smile. Shun all the naysayers who say things like "f*** the Ten club!"

I am so happy for you - and on your b-day no less . . . . glad you had an experience of a lifetime. Your story gave me goosebumps just reading it . . . and I hope that one day all 10C members get to experience what you did!

IamMine

pearljamorbust wrote:

Congrats! I've gotten to about the 13th row and have had an absolute blast so I cant even fathom seats any closer. Ive had a few dreams though in which I go to this small venue/ bar and sit next to the guys and watch them play. I love that dream. Ive had it for around three years now. But, you.... you actually lived it. Im so glad for ya. I love PJ fans. Were all on this ride together. Awsome!

If you dont mind im gonna day dream and pretend the same thing happened to me.

Nothing wrong with dreaming! I'm one of those crazy dreamers dreaming the impossible things...

It's nice to live it through someone else's dream that actually happened!

Congrats and happy belated birthday! That was such an awesome story!

And you, pearljamorbust, congrats on sitting next to them in your dreams!

It's better than the "bad" dreams I've had with them in it. :P In them, I was always a bitch yelling at one of them. :roll:

IamMine

boxorbag wrote:

At this point I started getting texts from my friends in the skybox saying they saw it on the jumbo tron! This was too cool.

Fuck the bitching about the texting.

While I agree that it's annoying at shows, but for a moment like this, hell yeah I'd want to know what my friends in another spot in the same building were saying and being happy for me - nothing like close friends sharing the same enthusiasm and validating your feelings!

Too awesome, Shawn!