I suppose the message is the same 4 years later. In fact, a "vote for change" is even more desperately needed this time. I'm guessing the point of putting this out now is just to reinforce the need for everyone to get out there and make a difference.
I think i just sheed a tear seeing the Toledo Sports Arena in that video! I remember rolling up to the venue and seeing "Tonight Pearl Jam" on that ragged old marquee sign...so cool!
7.5.03 Camden I, 10.2.04 Toledo, 9.15.05 Montreal, 9.16.05 Ottawa, 10.1.05 Atlantic City, 5.13.06 Hartford, 5.27.06 Camden I, 5.30.06 DC, 6.3.06 NJ II, 7.7.06 San Diego, Lollapalooza 2007, 6.24.08 MSG I, 6.25.08 MSG II, 6.27.08 Hartford, 6.28.08 Mansfield I, 6.30.08 Mansfield II, 10.28.09 Philly II, 10.30.09 Philly III, 10.31.09 Philly IV
That’s crazy. It’s been said, that when you go out on tour, and you have time, you go to the skateparks and skate. Is that true?
Yeah, the last three big tours in 1998, 2000 and 2003, I hit as much stuff as I could. The last tour, we went to Australia, then we did a pretty big tour of the States and then we went to Mexico. I skated about 30 skateparks on that tour. We had a day off in Columbus, OH, so a buddy of mine flew out and we drove to Louisville. We got to hit some cool stuff. Even though we weren’t playing Louisville, I made the effort to get down there, because I’d heard so much about how amazing that pipe was. I think I have a pretty good feel for what’s out there through Buddy Nichols and Rick Charnoski. They came out last year and filmed our tour and took me to some cool stuff. The deeper you get into the subculture, the more you find out that there’s actually more stuff to skate than you know. There’s a lot more private stuff and skate spots that the general public doesn’t know about. It’s pretty cool. It’s such an amazing subculture. It’s a great way for me to get away from the 35 people in the tour family that I’m hanging out with the whole time. I’d just wake up at ten in the morning, hop in a taxi and head over to the skatepark, or I’d rent a car on a day off and drive to Louisville. I got to skate some amazing stuff. I hooked up with Buddy in NYC, Pineapple in San Diego and Skaterbuilt Dave at Laguna Niguel. There’s even more stuff to skate now, so I can’t wait to get back out there again.
I hear that you’re making a documentary with Buddy and Charno.
Well, what we did last fall was part of the “Vote for Change” tour. I just love the way that those guys interview skaters and people that are around on the trips that they take. It’s the message of skateboarding being a way to get out and see the world. It’s such a cool thing. My favorite thing to do every year is when me and about ten other Montana skaters (Adam, Simon, Helena Pete, Brendan, Brown, Jag, Keith and all of the Missoula rippers - Colby, Keenan, Herb, Fireman, Matt, Bacon, Ross and Kyle) head out to Oregon for a week and just skate as much as we can. You run into so many amazing characters and people from all over the world that are doing the same thing that you’re doing. It’s one of the coolest subcultures out there. Even as popular as it’s gotten, it’s still small. The people that really like to go skate a lot are still not a lot of people.
Because of who you are, you could pick any filmmaker you want. How did you choose Rick and Buddy? Was it because they were skaters or because you guys were friends?
Well, probably both. Those guys came through here about three years ago right after the bowl was built. They came up with Greek and Matt Moffett. Shaggy brought those guys out. We all hung out for a couple of days. I think I saw them again in Hailey when they were promoting “Tent City”. I told them that we were doing this “Vote for Change” tour, and it was a pretty cool thing. I thought it might be something they’d be interested in. Then I talked to the band. I basically said, “I think these guys could make something really cool. Trust me. It’s the right crew.” So they did it. I think some of the interviews and the footage was just amazing. They would walk up to people on the street and ask them about the state of the country. They’d ask the people how they felt about the president or about the tour coming through their town. The diversity of answers and people was a unique way to reflect back on the tour. We got to see the people surrounding the tour. A lot of times, we don’t get a chance to go out there and talk to the people in depth. They did such a cool job with it.
“Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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The american in us.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmQjo55G_5A
http://www.juicemagazine.com/PEARLJAM.html
That’s crazy. It’s been said, that when you go out on tour, and you have time, you go to the skateparks and skate. Is that true?
Yeah, the last three big tours in 1998, 2000 and 2003, I hit as much stuff as I could. The last tour, we went to Australia, then we did a pretty big tour of the States and then we went to Mexico. I skated about 30 skateparks on that tour. We had a day off in Columbus, OH, so a buddy of mine flew out and we drove to Louisville. We got to hit some cool stuff. Even though we weren’t playing Louisville, I made the effort to get down there, because I’d heard so much about how amazing that pipe was. I think I have a pretty good feel for what’s out there through Buddy Nichols and Rick Charnoski. They came out last year and filmed our tour and took me to some cool stuff. The deeper you get into the subculture, the more you find out that there’s actually more stuff to skate than you know. There’s a lot more private stuff and skate spots that the general public doesn’t know about. It’s pretty cool. It’s such an amazing subculture. It’s a great way for me to get away from the 35 people in the tour family that I’m hanging out with the whole time. I’d just wake up at ten in the morning, hop in a taxi and head over to the skatepark, or I’d rent a car on a day off and drive to Louisville. I got to skate some amazing stuff. I hooked up with Buddy in NYC, Pineapple in San Diego and Skaterbuilt Dave at Laguna Niguel. There’s even more stuff to skate now, so I can’t wait to get back out there again.
I hear that you’re making a documentary with Buddy and Charno.
Well, what we did last fall was part of the “Vote for Change” tour. I just love the way that those guys interview skaters and people that are around on the trips that they take. It’s the message of skateboarding being a way to get out and see the world. It’s such a cool thing. My favorite thing to do every year is when me and about ten other Montana skaters (Adam, Simon, Helena Pete, Brendan, Brown, Jag, Keith and all of the Missoula rippers - Colby, Keenan, Herb, Fireman, Matt, Bacon, Ross and Kyle) head out to Oregon for a week and just skate as much as we can. You run into so many amazing characters and people from all over the world that are doing the same thing that you’re doing. It’s one of the coolest subcultures out there. Even as popular as it’s gotten, it’s still small. The people that really like to go skate a lot are still not a lot of people.
Because of who you are, you could pick any filmmaker you want. How did you choose Rick and Buddy? Was it because they were skaters or because you guys were friends?
Well, probably both. Those guys came through here about three years ago right after the bowl was built. They came up with Greek and Matt Moffett. Shaggy brought those guys out. We all hung out for a couple of days. I think I saw them again in Hailey when they were promoting “Tent City”. I told them that we were doing this “Vote for Change” tour, and it was a pretty cool thing. I thought it might be something they’d be interested in. Then I talked to the band. I basically said, “I think these guys could make something really cool. Trust me. It’s the right crew.” So they did it. I think some of the interviews and the footage was just amazing. They would walk up to people on the street and ask them about the state of the country. They’d ask the people how they felt about the president or about the tour coming through their town. The diversity of answers and people was a unique way to reflect back on the tour. We got to see the people surrounding the tour. A lot of times, we don’t get a chance to go out there and talk to the people in depth. They did such a cool job with it.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A little late though.
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