Home› The Porch

One of our own bashed at Sydney train station....

Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
edited March 2010 in The Porch
I don't know if I should disclose his forum username here but he has posted here before and is a hardcore fan.
I sold him my spare Sydney ticket on the last tour and met his girlfriend and was with them in the line and inside at the show.
On the morning news just now they did a story on it and showed footage of his girlfriend speaking to the media.
It is the same woman I met in Sydney as well (his girlfriend).
Very nice people and I am shocked, sickened, and saddened that this has occurred.
Let us all pray (even those non-religious) that he pulls through ok.
:(

News article:
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/se ... 5839378711
Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
Post edited by Unknown User on
«134

Comments

  • ElzarElzar Posts: 966
    wtf is wrong with people?!?!!?

    why would anyone hit someone in a wheelchair?
  • BALLBOYBALLBOY Posts: 1,029
    Westie scum!
    Eastern Creek 95,Syd 1 98,Bris 2 98, Syd 1&2 03, Reading Fest 06, Bris 1 06, London 09, Hyde Park 10, Gold Coast BDO 14 Budapest 22 Krakow 22 Amsterdam 22 St Paul 1&2 23 Chicago 1&2 23 Chicago 1&2 24 New York 1 24 Philly 1&2 24 Boston 1&2 24 Gold Coast 24 Melbourne 1 24 Sydney 1&2 24
  • small town becksmall town beck Posts: 6,691
    OMG that was on the news here because he is Canadian. I had no idea he was a board member. Please pass my best wishes along to him if you are in touch with him. I understand not wanting to disclose his name.

    What a terrible and disgusting act. Vile cowards.
  • baldoallornonebaldoallornone Posts: 211
    Things like this make me loose hope in our race. The scary thing is it is generally the young unfrotunately committing this kind of unbelievable crimes.

    I tell you if people don't start learning respect for others it doesn't matter what happens on 12/12/12, we'll eventually fuck it up ourselves.

    My prayers are with this man and his friends/family.
    1998 - St. Louis
    2000 - St. Louis
    2003 - West Palm Beach, St. Louis, Champaign, Bonner Springs, and East Troy
    2004 - St. Louis, Asheville, and Kissimmee
    2005 - Kitchener and London, Ontario
    2006 - Chicago Night 1, Cincinnati, and St. Paul Night 1
    2007 - Lollapalooza
    2010 - St. Louis and Noblesville
    2011 - East Troy PJ20 Night 1 and Night 2
    2013 - Wrigley and Oklahoma City
    2014 - St. Louis and Memphis
    2016 - Lexington
    2018 - Wrigley Night 1 

    "I know I was born and I know that I'll die...the in between is mine"
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    I just sent him a PM.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    "He fell out of his wheelchair, was allegedly stomped on and bashed on the head with a metal bar wrenched from his wheelchair, causing a depressed skull wound and cuts."

    I seriously don't know why we can't beat people who do this. :evil:

    Regrets to the board member. :cry:
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
    *NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
    *MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
    *Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
    *Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
    *Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
    *VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
    *EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
    *Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    edited March 2010
    I stood next to him at the front against the rail in Melbourne, he is a really nice guy. Eddie personally handed him a tamborine. Hope everything is OK for ya mate.
    Post edited by Paul Andrews on
    http://longroad.com.au
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Jesus! Poor guy!

    What kind of a coward attacks a guy in a wheelchair??
    DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
    BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
    KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
    PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
    OKC-11/16/13
    SEA-12/6/13
    TUL-10/8/14
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,951
    That's depressing as hell. :sick::sick::sick:

    I wish him a speedy recovery and a heavy sentence for his cowardly scum attackers.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    Elzar wrote:
    wtf is wrong with people?!?!!?

    why would anyone hit someone in a wheelchair?


    Because that is how modern society in Australian cities is in this day and age.
    Especially my town Melbourne.
    You get attacked for no reason.
    Ice addicts and alcoholic thugs rule the street while gutless politicians and law makers do nothing.
    Cops are more concerned for catching drink drivers and speeding motorists.
    I think I want to move overseas, Canada or Croatia.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • LizardLizard Posts: 12,091
    That's awful!!!!!!! Send my wishes for a speedy recovery to him!!

    damn
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • mjbmjb Posts: 1,315
    I read that in the paper today too. An awful story that hits even closer to home knowing he was a member of the club. Those boys deserve whatever punishment is coming to them (and I truly believe karma will catch up with them one day). My thoughts are with him and his family.
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    fuck ... he's a PJ fan too!?? ... i hope he has a speedy recovery!
  • burnhardburnhard Posts: 21
    my best wishes for a fast recovery for this guy. i don't get that, why some people show such a cruel and incomprehensible behavior.
    same or worse category of youth crime in munich, germany, a few months ago, where a young businessman has been beaten to death by two teenagers. he before interfered, when these teenagers attacked some school kids in the city train.
    seems to be the result of parents letting first-person shooters and television educate their kids.
    Berlin 2000, Berlin 2006, Düsseldorf 2007, Nijmegen 2007, Berlin 2009, London 2009, Berlin 2010, Gdynia 2010, Berlin 2012, Berlin 2014, Barcelona 2018, Berlin 2018, Padova 2018, Berlin 2022, Zürich 2022 
  • PillowPantsPillowPants Posts: 4,875
    good thoughts go out to this jammer


    and i hope the fuckers who did it take it up the ass for the next 40 years
  • PerilJamPerilJam Posts: 31
    Was he at the Sydney show - I think if he was I was next to him for a while there. What utter scumbags - but who in their right mind would be going to Mount Druitt anyway?! utter sh*thole of the earth IMO.
    Hope he's going to be ok!
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    PillowPants wrote:
    good thoughts go out to this jammer


    and i hope the fuckers who did it take it up the ass for the next 40 years

    Won't happen in Australia with our weak legal system that cares more for the thugs than the victims.
    These teens will probably say they had a tough childhood, druggie parents bla bla bla and get a community services based order and no jail.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    PerilJam wrote:
    Was he at the Sydney show - I think if he was I was next to him for a while there. What utter scumbags - but who in their right mind would be going to Mount Druitt anyway?! utter sh*thole of the earth IMO.
    Hope he's going to be ok!

    Yes he was.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • CazzaBGirlCazzaBGirl Posts: 234
    :o thats awful.......i hope he will be ok,my thoughts go out to him as no one deserves that,especially someone in a wheelchair....its just WRONG!!!
    Hold on to the thread....The currents will shift....Glide me towards you....

    I know someday you'll have a beautiful life....
  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    makes me absolutely sick. Here's to a speedy recovery and some bad fuckin karma to the low-life cowards to did it
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    Video on this article, may upset some:

    http://www.news.com.au/national/canadia ... 5839390388
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    muther-F***ER. :evil:
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • guacamolejoeguacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    Paul Andrews wrote:
    I stood next to him at the front against the rail in Melbourne, he is a really nice guy. Eddie personally handed him a tamborine. Hope everything is OK for ya mate.

    :o I sold him my extra ticket to the 10/1 Gibson show last year. Sat with him all night & had a great time. He's a major PJ fan & one tough "son of a bitch". Things aren't always easy in life my bother, remember what I told you. Keep Strong, your in my prayers.
    So, What you Giving ?........ (Thanks Speedy, Alesek, & Arq+friends)
    What You Giving

    I suggest you step out on your Porch.
    Run away my son. See it all. Oh, See the World!
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    Tracked down and sent his girlfriend a facebook message....

    Hey I dunno if you remember but I am the dude that sold ********** the spare ticket for the Sydney PJ concert. I was with you guys in the line and next to you inside the stadium. I read about this on the news site yesterday then saw this on the news on Today show this morning and thought hang on, then saw you and was shocked it was what I thought.

    Just want to pass on my best wishes and those of the Pearl Jam fan base that read about this on the PJ forum. ********** name or forum username has not been disclosed to respect his wish to remain anonymous.
    Many fans online are disgusted, shocked, sickened, and saddened that this has happened to a nice bloke.
    We wish him all the best and hope for a speedy recovery and that these thugs are punished severely.

    All the best, **********
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    guacamolejoe wrote:
    Paul Andrews wrote:
    I stood next to him at the front against the rail in Melbourne, he is a really nice guy. Eddie personally handed him a tamborine. Hope everything is OK for ya mate.

    :o I sold him my extra ticket to the 10/1 Gibson show last year. Sat with him all night & had a great time. He's a major PJ fan & one tough "son of a bitch". Things aren't always easy in life my bother, remember what I told you. Keep Strong, your in my prayers.


    where were you sitting? i was front row in front of stone and there was a guy in a wheelchair a couple rows behind me and ed gave him a tambo


    these 2 kids should be hung by their balls
  • guacamolejoeguacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    norm wrote:
    guacamolejoe wrote:
    Paul Andrews wrote:
    I stood next to him at the front against the rail in Melbourne, he is a really nice guy. Eddie personally handed him a tamborine. Hope everything is OK for ya mate.

    :o I sold him my extra ticket to the 10/1 Gibson show last year. Sat with him all night & had a great time. He's a major PJ fan & one tough "son of a bitch". Things aren't always easy in life my bother, remember what I told you. Keep Strong, your in my prayers.


    where were you sitting? i was front row in front of stone and there was a guy in a wheelchair a couple rows behind me and ed gave him a tambo


    these 2 kids should be hung by their balls

    We sat on the main level platform 1/2 way up & on the right side that night. We got in right before PJ went on so they didn't bring us all the way down by the stage.
    Beating a defenseless man in a wheelchair, I'm sickened :evil:
    So, What you Giving ?........ (Thanks Speedy, Alesek, & Arq+friends)
    What You Giving

    I suggest you step out on your Porch.
    Run away my son. See it all. Oh, See the World!
  • doomponydoompony Posts: 4,497
    just saw a snippet about it on the news. sick bastards. i hope the dude is ok.
  • ECMECM Posts: 1,687
    Flagg wrote:
    Jesus! Poor guy!

    What kind of a coward attacks a guy in a wheelchair??

    Dumbshit teenage boys
    wishlistfoundation.org
  • MudfestMudfest Posts: 1,025
    edited March 2010
    Hopefully because of the attention those kids will get screwed.
    Good Manitoba Boy too !!

    It is the #2 story on the cbc website right now..

    http://www.cbc.ca/


    Hope they get what they deserve...

    All the best to the Board member.

    muddy
    Post edited by Mudfest on
    ===
    "OH Canada...You are so Beautiful when you are Drunk." Eddie
    1993-08-14 Gimli Mb Motorsport Park
    03-05-30 Vanc;05-09-08 Wpg
    05-09-07 Sask Sk;05-09-04 Calg
    05-09-05 Edm Alb;05-09-02 Vanc
    06-07-02/ 03 Denver 1 + 2;06-10-21/22 Bridge 1 +2
    4/3 + 4/2/08 Vanc Vedder ; 6/24+25 MSG /Toronto 09/buffalo 10/EV Chic 1-2
  • Purple Monkey DishwasherPurple Monkey Dishwasher Posts: 116
    I don't post on here much, but I really want to echo all the well wishes and wish for a speedy and healthy recovery.
Sign In or Register to comment.