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What's up with so many fans wearing PJ shirts to the shows?

Scott36Scott36 Posts: 109
edited November 2009 in The Porch
There's an old rule that you never wear a band's shirt to their concerts. PJ fans seem to disregard this completely! Any particular reason? If you're at the show, why do you need to be wearing a PJ shirt? Just curious.
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  • danny ddanny d Posts: 90
    Does an e.v. solo tour shirt count?
  • tsaraxtsarax Buffalo, NY Posts: 245
    Scott36 wrote:
    There's an old rule that you never wear a band's shirt to their concerts. PJ fans seem to disregard this completely! Any particular reason? If you're at the show, why do you need to be wearing a PJ shirt? Just curious.


    I'm not sure why this would be a rule or why anyone would have made this up...

    By the same logic then, one shouldn't wear any of their sports team apparel when going to watch their team play...
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  • 37pheet37pheet Posts: 433
    maybe some of them just bought a shirt and they are wearing it instead of holding it.
  • AmherstJammerAmherstJammer Amherst, Massachusetts Posts: 1,510
    Cool people wear Pearl jam shirts at Pearl Jam shows! 8-)

    I got harassed at Hartford 08 :evil: but nothing will stop me from wearing what i want :twisted:
  • ryanrunningryanrunning Posts: 427
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  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    I have heard this before, so, with all due respect to the OP, WTF???

    If you can't wear your favourite band's shirt to their show, when can you wear it?
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  • Arocker28Arocker28 Posts: 60
    tsarax wrote:
    Scott36 wrote:
    There's an old rule that you never wear a band's shirt to their concerts. PJ fans seem to disregard this completely! Any particular reason? If you're at the show, why do you need to be wearing a PJ shirt? Just curious.


    I'm not sure why this would be a rule or why anyone would have made this up...

    By the same logic then, one shouldn't wear any of their sports team apparel when going to watch their team play...

    It's only different because when you go to a Sporting event there are two teams playing, and you actually are rooting for one. At a concert everyone is there for the same reason.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Scott36 wrote:
    There's an old rule that you never wear a band's shirt to their concerts. PJ fans seem to disregard this completely! Any particular reason? If you're at the show, why do you need to be wearing a PJ shirt? Just curious.
    ...
    Who made up this rule... and why do people have to follow it?
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  • BrandonBrandon Posts: 157
    what if some of us dont have any other shirts :lol:
  • cableguy119cableguy119 Posts: 114
    I thought the same thing to wear it or not? I said yes and wore PJ shirts 3 out of 4 nights. FIgured you know what this is my equivalent to team playing in the big game and that I would proufly let my freak flag fly :)
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  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    This reminds me of that joke topic about why so many people stand during a show. :lol:
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    edited November 2009
    Its cool to see what tours people have been on, like a guy over here has a long sleeve 92 pj shirt from a show he went too, thats just pure badass.
  • donravendonraven Posts: 144
    This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of.
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  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    Scott36 wrote:
    There's an old rule that you never wear a band's shirt to their concerts. PJ fans seem to disregard this completely! Any particular reason? If you're at the show, why do you need to be wearing a PJ shirt? Just curious.

    really , if you're worried about what other people are wearing,
    then your attention is in all the wrong places friend ,
    this is the stupidest " rule " ever conceived by modern man .
    Where else are you supposed to wear a PJ shirt to ,
    a good charlotte show ? ( or insert any other arbitrary rock and roll band here )
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    old rule? :roll: a line from a average movie starring jeremy piven doesn't really constitute rule making

    as to your concerns...who cares? it's a goddamn t-shirt
  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    Bathgate66 wrote:
    Where else are you supposed to wear a PJ shirt to ,
    a good charlotte show ? ( or insert any other arbitrary rock and roll band here )

    I should have worn one to KISS at MSG in Oct - so I could shove it in paul Stanley's face each time he said how much better KISS was than every band in the world and took shots at them for not giving their fans as much. The guy obviously doesn't get to many other gigs.
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  • sagapo1sagapo1 Posts: 186
    I've always worn a PJ shirt to a PJ concert.
    Don't you think they would look down and be flattered?
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Oh really?
    Well I was planning on wearing my stickman t shirt to the concerts.
    So will I be frowned upon?
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,952
    I got rid of that law from the PEARL JAM constitution a while back ,i wore my 05 Chile tour shirt just to make you jealous only on Friday night :lol:8-)
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  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    I wore the same blue flanel shirt to LA3 '09 that I wore to my first show in '95. I'm amazed it lasted. If it is cold in Perth on Nov 14, it'll be going there as well over my LA PJ t-shirt.
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  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    "THAT GUY"

    i hate to say it but i agree with the OP ....... you become "THAT GUY" ...i never wear a shirt of the band im am going to see .. dont get me wrong there is nothing wrong with it .. i just dont wanna be 'THAT GUY"...
    and its next to BLASTING A VERY VERY BAD BOOTLEG of an old concert for over an hour in the parking lot BEFORE YOU GO IN... i even had to move my truck cause this TOOL pulled in next to me BLASTING a horrible boot from 94 ..the recording was so bad i packed up my cooler/table/BBQ and chairs. and moved ..

    BUT you can wear a BAD RADIO/MOTHER LOVE BONE/ CITZEN DICK tshirt :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


    side note: back in 2000 i went to the SHOWBOX/key arena shows and purchased a really realy cheesey vintage SEATTLE shirt with the skyline on it from the market... i have worn it EVERY SHOW since....23 and counting

    edit..... my girlfriend was going to wear one i even told her no....you will be THAT GUY.....
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    joe2468 wrote:
    "THAT GUY"

    i hate to say it but i agree with the OP ....... you become "THAT GUY" ...i never wear a shirt of the band im am going to see .. dont get me wrong there is nothing wrong with it .. i just dont wanna be 'THAT GUY"...
    and its next to BLASTING A VERY VERY BAD BOOTLEG of an old concert for over an hour in the parking lot BEFORE YOU GO IN... i even had to move my truck cause this TOOL pulled in next to me BLASTING a horrible boot from 94 ..the recording was so bad i packed up my cooler/table/BBQ and chairs. and moved ..

    BUT you can wear a BAD RADIO/MOTHER LOVE BONE/ CITZEN DICK tshirt :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


    side note: back in 2000 i went to the SHOWBOX/key arena shows and purchased a really realy cheesey vintage SEATTLE shirt with the skyline on it from the market... i have worn it EVERY SHOW since....23 and counting

    edit..... my girlfriend was going to wear one i even told her no....you will be THAT GUY.....
    ...
    Still... but, the question remains... WHO wrote those rules?
    And why are you compelled to follow them?
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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    I wore a Gimmie T under my flannel shirt but it was so frickin' hot in the Spectrum I had to take off the flannel, exposing myself as one of 'those guys.' I didn't mind though. My Gimmie T is my favorite shirt - faded and softened to perfection after many wears/washes so it was worth the risk of being branded by self-conscious douche bags who have nothing better to do than worry about what other people are wearing.
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  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    I'd rather be one of THOSE guys than one of THOSE guys
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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    How about a Pearl Jam hoodie - is that okay hahaha :lol: Cause I wear my prized orange crashious roadside hoodie from the 06 tour at just about every show now.
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  • MKTerpMKTerp Posts: 66
    Well, I get it - I would never wear another band's shirt to that band's show - but for some reason, it feels like PJ fans are exempt from the rule since we're so passionate. Personally, I enjoy seeing all the different shirts, and almost always wear a PJ shirt to a PJ show...
  • joe2468joe2468 Posts: 3,049
    Cosmo wrote:
    joe2468 wrote:
    "THAT GUY"

    i hate to say it but i agree with the OP ....... you become "THAT GUY" ...i never wear a shirt of the band im am going to see .. dont get me wrong there is nothing wrong with it .. i just dont wanna be 'THAT GUY"...
    and its next to BLASTING A VERY VERY BAD BOOTLEG of an old concert for over an hour in the parking lot BEFORE YOU GO IN... i even had to move my truck cause this TOOL pulled in next to me BLASTING a horrible boot from 94 ..the recording was so bad i packed up my cooler/table/BBQ and chairs. and moved ..

    BUT you can wear a BAD RADIO/MOTHER LOVE BONE/ CITZEN DICK tshirt :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


    side note: back in 2000 i went to the SHOWBOX/key arena shows and purchased a really realy cheesey vintage SEATTLE shirt with the skyline on it from the market... i have worn it EVERY SHOW since....23 and counting

    edit..... my girlfriend was going to wear one i even told her no....you will be THAT GUY.....
    ...
    Still... but, the question remains... WHO wrote those rules?
    And why are you compelled to follow them?

    i wanna sayChazz Reinhold wrote those rules :lol::lol::lol::lol: honestly i dont know why i do... i just do
    have you seen the colors of my fathers eyes
  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    I think you're all suffering from PPJTDD (Post Pearl Jam Tour Depression Disorder).

    Wear what you like where you like and respect each other - that's all that matters. Wasn't rock'n'roll about breaking 'rules' about being free and not having to conform to someone else's standards.

    Thanks I'll keep wearing my Pearl Jam shirts to work, to the gym, to the beach, to weddings and funerals and hope to be burried in one.

    And yep, I'll be wearing one to Perth - Nov 14. 8-)

    Just don't let me catch any of you in a Mudhoney, Nirvana or Soundgarden t-shirt !!! ;)
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,327
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Oh really?
    Well I was planning on wearing my stickman t shirt to the concerts.
    So will I be frowned upon?

    only by the OP. :roll:

    "old rule," my ass.
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  • TwixmanTwixman Posts: 20
    norm wrote:
    old rule? :roll: a line from a average movie starring jeremy piven doesn't really constitute rule making

    as to your concerns...who cares? it's a goddamn t-shirt


    Good Catch Norm! I would have to say slightly below average movie.
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