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How would one go about proposing on stage?

jb7049jb7049 Posts: 75
edited March 2010 in The Porch
It's been done before. I would totally pull the trigger and get on one knee if it could be done in the front row or on stage preceeding Eddie singing Just Breathe.

Any help on this? Could I write a long letter to the 10c and maybe help me out or am I out of luck bc I dont know anybody?

fyi - this would be at the buffalo show
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  • elevation622elevation622 Posts: 926
    Buffalo Security, be on the lookout for a "Romeo".
  • GmoneyGmoney Posts: 1,618
    please dont do it. way too cheesy for a pj show. just saying...
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    PM me with this question.
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  • Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,342
    I think the guys are all married.
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  • LoveBoatAdmiralLoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    edited March 2010
    Please don't. For the audience, for the sake of your girl, but mostly for you, just don't.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIY7KGsNvoM
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  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Posts: 10,217
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    I think the guys are all married.

    :lol::lol:
    good one.
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  • theboxerorthebagtheboxerorthebag Posts: 1,774
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    Please don't. For the audience, for the sake of your girl, but mostly for you, just don't.

    agreed, I really can't stand public proposals. Propose after the show or before.
  • drsluggodrsluggo Posts: 4,742
    theboxerorthebag wrote:
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    Please don't. For the audience, for the sake of your girl, but mostly for you, just don't.

    agreed, I really can't stand public proposals. Propose after the show or before.
    I have to agree as well -- especially because at that point its almost as much about being on stage as the proposal which just seems weird. But more because it wastes precious time at a Pearl Jam concert and its cheesy. :)
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,243
    Hope you propose regardless man...
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  • jamfan1jamfan1 Posts: 5
    Oh that would be so great!! Im sure if you speak to some higher up at the Venue, if they had a heart, they would be all for it! Cheers!
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  • jb7049jb7049 Posts: 75
    You guys are all right....

    What the hell was I thinking. The bud light youtube vid brought me back down to reality.

    Sorry for the wasted post....
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  • elevation622elevation622 Posts: 926
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    I think the guys are all married.
    awesome!
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    jb7049 wrote:
    You guys are all right....

    What the hell was I thinking. The bud light youtube vid brought me back down to reality.

    Sorry for the wasted post....


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  • jb7049jb7049 Posts: 75
    No go....thx for the offer but I didnt think this through.

    In theory...sounds good. But I dont want to force 20k ppl to be part of something so intimate.

    Thx
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  • elevation622elevation622 Posts: 926
    jb7049 wrote:
    No go....thx for the offer but I didnt think this through.

    In theory...sounds good. But I dont want to force 20k ppl to be part of something so intimate.

    Thx

    Hey dude, seriously, however you do it, good luck!
  • LoveBoatAdmiralLoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    jb7049 wrote:
    You guys are all right....

    What the hell was I thinking. The bud light youtube vid brought me back down to reality.

    Sorry for the wasted post....

    Well now i feel bad. If you really want to go for, then go for it. I wouldn't personally because PJ is "my" thing that I share with my gf. I would choose something we shared together equally or something she liked if i was going to propose. But if you think she would love it, then go for the gusto. Hell, I'm not even gonna be there, so I;m not worried about it :P
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  • J_LAWNJ_LAWN Posts: 163
    wow just no, no no. that would totally ruin the vibe of the show
  • Hugo ReyesHugo Reyes Posts: 244
    man, don't let these people sway you. There all home sitting in their mom's basements waiting for the pizza delivery guy. Look, life is all about memorable experiences. The more of them you have, the better off you are.

    Your marriage proposal will be one of those, regardless. But if you are both into PJ and you can pull this off, you really should. Be selfish here: you won't remember one person from that night but until the day you die you'll remember this.

    And I'm a guy who's married with kids; trust me, you want to do this.
  • rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,968
    do what your heart tells you.

    (not to sound cliche.)
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  • cdp1223cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    Hugo Reyes wrote:
    man, don't let these people sway you. There all home sitting in their mom's basements waiting for the pizza delivery guy. Look, life is all about memorable experiences. The more of them you have, the better off you are.

    Your marriage proposal will be one of those, regardless. But if you are both into PJ and you can pull this off, you really should. Be selfish here: you won't remember one person from that night but until the day you die you'll remember this.

    And I'm a guy who's married with kids; trust me, you want to do this.

    As a woman, sitting in my office 800 miles from my mom, NOT waiting for any sort of food delivery service....here is my two cents. I can tell you that I told my husband, completely truthfully that I would say no if he proposed in any sort of grandiose public spectacle.
    Proposals SHOULD be memorable, and even if you do it while you are sitting on the fucking couch, you are GOING to remember it....because it is your ENGAGEMENT! That being said, proposals are also very personal and you should do it however the hell you want. And if that means on stage at a show, then, go for it.
    But, often, I believe that something personal and special to you two might be more touching than going through a complicated setup and making a big scene in front of 15,000 people.
    But hey, don't listen to us, we're all just a bunch of assholes. :D:D:D
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    rhcpjam1029 wrote:
    do what your heart tells you.

    (not to sound cliche.)


    His heart may tell him to do awful, awful things though.

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  • cowboypjfancowboypjfan Posts: 2,453
    jb7049 wrote:
    It's been done before. I would totally pull the trigger and get on one knee if it could be done in the front row or on stage preceeding Eddie singing Just Breathe.

    Any help on this? Could I write a long letter to the 10c and maybe help me out or am I out of luck bc I dont know anybody?

    fyi - this would be at the buffalo show

    Here's a suggestion based on my experience: Take her on a PJ-related trip and surprise her with the ring somewhere while on vacation(Not at the concert or near tourists!) You'll have to do your homework on this one! Be creative.

    I did this in Italy in 06 and it worked out very well;)
  • ECMECM Posts: 1,687
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    Please don't. For the audience, for the sake of your girl, but mostly for you, just don't.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIY7KGsNvoM

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  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,591
    To answer your question, you go about this the same way you would go about getting arrested at a concert. Just jump on stage.

    I really do hate public proposals, tho. It's kind of self-centered, but more than that, I would prefer to just do it in private. Just the two of you, on your own terms, etc.
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    Ryan_WFC wrote:
    I think the guys are all married.
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  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    You should not do this as it is annoying for everyone else in the audience. Take them out to eat or do it at home.
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    If shes into PJ as much as you are? This would be perfect, but to quote Grand Moff Tarkin: "You had better be right about this Vader, i'm taking an awful risk"
  • corduroykellycorduroykelly Posts: 668
    That is so lame.
  • primussucksprimussucks Posts: 2,356
    Was done in Missoula 1998. Just one of the many things I will never forget about that show! Do it!!!!
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  • OceansMagnetOceansMagnet Posts: 1,033
    I thought it ruined the vibe of the encore at the SLC show last year. As an audience member I was really frustrated by it. it cost us AT LEAST one song :x Thankfully they edited it from the bootleg.. It seems very selfish to divert the time and attention of thousands of people, many of whom have spent lots of money and traveled great distances just so you can have your own special moment.. Besides, What if she said no? How embarrassing would that be? :lol: Please don't do it!! But if you do.. Good luck to you. Take her to Niagara Falls and do it!!
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