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8th Annual Flight to Mars Benefit Concert Friday April 23rd

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8th Annual Flight to Mars Benefit Concert also featuring Sweet Water
Friday, Apr 23 8:00p
at The Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA

Price: $20.00
Phone: (206) 447-1801
Age: 21 +

Flight to Mars (featuring Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready) and Sweet Water will perform a benefit concert for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s (CCFA) Camp Oasis and Advocacy for Patients at Seattle’s Showbox at the Market on Friday, April 23rd.

The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to finding the cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Founded in 1967, CCFA’s mission is to cure and prevent Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis through research, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these digestive diseases through education and support.

CCFA’s Camp Oasis is a co-ed residential camp program that's mission is to enrich the lives of children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis by providing a safe and supportive camp community.
For more information on CCFA and Camp Oasis, please call the Northwest Chapter of CCFA at (425) 451-8455, or visit http://www.CCFA.org.

Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness, Inc. is the only advocacy organization in the United States that provides free information, advice and advocacy services to patients with chronic illnesses in all areas of need including health and disability insurance, Social Security disability, employment discrimination, school-based accommodations, resource location, and more. For more information, please visit http://www.advocacyforpatients.org.
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  • Given to...Given to... Posts: 4,989
    What a wonderful way to spend your day in the Emerald City.
    "...would you like some forks?" EV 12-02-06
  • pjbizpjbiz Posts: 208
    UK flights are working again, that means I'll see you guys there :)

    By the way, we are meeting up the night before (thursday) at the Can Can at Pike Place Market to see my friends band play. Everyone is welcome to come.

    Jason
    http://www.ThisAllEncompassingTrip.com
  • Tuolumne MamaTuolumne Mama Posts: 1,210
    Congrats to the lucky fans who get to go to this show and a really big thanks for supporting these wonderful foundations that helped my 13 year old son and me sort through things when he was recently diagnosed with Crohn's. Enjoy and give our love to Mike!
    ======================================================================
    "What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pine.


  • SolarWorldSolarWorld Posts: 1,902
    Always a great time. I'm there.
  • STONEd and dAMENT-EDSTONEd and dAMENT-ED Posts: 899
    See y'all tonight!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
    p.s.- Gary Westlake recommended bringing ear plugs ;)
  • IamMineIamMine Posts: 2,743
    Soooo..........???!
    JA: Why do I get the Ticketmaster question?
    EV: It's your band.
    ~Q Magazine


    "Kisses for the glow...kisses for the lease." - BDRII
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    AN AWESOME night last night!! One of the best FTM benefit shows I have been to, and I have been to most of them. Sweetwater sounded awesome - they are such a good band. This was only my second time seeing them, and they do not disappoint. A very tight band and they sounded great! Same goes for Flight To Mars - after this many years they might as well be the real UFO!! Mike McCready was (as usual) just jamming on the guitar and pointing and interacting with the crowd the entire night.

    The highlight for me though came really early in the evening when Mike was up doing a little solo pre-Sweetwater warm up and he played a couple of good songs that i didn't know, but it was Mike and they were excellent. And then he brings out some guy (who was that, anyone?) to sing a song that Mike said he couldn't sing, and then he starts playing his guitar saying I hope I can remember this, and sure as shit if he didn't start playing River of Deceit!!!!! The guy he had singing it just nailed it - and to hear Mike playing that song, which is just one of my favorite guitar riffs Mike has ever written, was just so special, and you could tell it was special for Mike to have someone sing that song and give it the proper Layne Staley justice, well, it was just very very cool!!

    The whole night was amazing. I bought a Flight To Mars autographed poster, and a $5 raffle ticket, and got Mike McCready to sign my M's baseball hat!!! Had a stellar time as always!! Thanks for the incredible night!!
  • emeraldkityemeraldkity Posts: 370
    The guy he had singing it just nailed it -

    That was Jeff Rouse- I was happy to see him walk by when I was in line.

    Jeff also is in Loaded & To the Glorious Lonely
    <B
    You must be the change you want to see in the world
    -Gandhi
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    emeraldkity wrote:
    The guy he had singing it just nailed it -

    That was Jeff Rouse- I was happy to see him walk by when I was in line.

    Jeff also is in Loaded & To the Glorious Lonely
    <B
    That was him! Thanks! :)

    I was sorry that I missed that Hootenanny For Haiti show...
  • candleofthoughtcandleofthought Posts: 894
    Easily one of the best FTM shows I have been to. The crowd was very much into it but, there were some fight in the crowd witch was dissapointing. Mike was VERY into it last night! He threw out a TON of stickers, picks, and, PEARL JAM SUPER BALLS! He also hung around after the show and signed anything that was put in front of him for at least a half hour. It was a great time last night. It was also cool to meet and see so many people I have gotten to know from the board over the past few years.
    There's alot to be said for Nowhere
  • emeraldkityemeraldkity Posts: 370
    I had to leave early- just too tired- ( sorry- but there is no way I can stay up past 12- I missed two whole bands the night of the Satchel show))
    but I missed SUPERBALLS?
    :p
    You must be the change you want to see in the world
    -Gandhi
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,391
    Anybody got the setlist of last night's Flight To Mars show?
  • STONEd and dAMENT-EDSTONEd and dAMENT-ED Posts: 899
    demetrios wrote:
    Anybody got the setlist of last night's Flight To Mars show?


    Yes! Paulie handed it to me after the show. Mike signed it for me afterwards, then to my shrine for safe keeping. I'll try and get some pics up tomorrow of it. What a fantastic night. Got crushed by the angry drunks on the rail all night but it was well worth it in the end. I was up there with a lot of old friends and new from the board. At one point Mike climed on the rail and we all literally held him up as he leaned into us while killing a solo and melting our faces off. Insane night and the best FTM show I have ever witnessed.
  • SolarWorldSolarWorld Posts: 1,902
    It was a kick ass show. Best for sure. Mike is a good dude and plays a mean guitar.
  • jambayleafjambayleaf Posts: 646
    We need a picture of the superball!
    So now I'm drivin the bus- Kramer
    You're batman!- George
    Yeah...yeah...I AM batman!!- Kramer
  • candleofthoughtcandleofthought Posts: 894
    Looks like there is a super ball on ebay already! :roll:
    There's alot to be said for Nowhere
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,391
    STONEd and dAMENT-ED wrote:
    demetrios wrote:
    Anybody got the setlist of last night's Flight To Mars show?


    Yes! Paulie handed it to me after the show. Mike signed it for me afterwards, then to my shrine for safe keeping. I'll try and get some pics up tomorrow of it. What a fantastic night. Got crushed by the angry drunks on the rail all night but it was well worth it in the end. I was up there with a lot of old friends and new from the board. At one point Mike climed on the rail and we all literally held him up as he leaned into us while killing a solo and melting our faces off. Insane night and the best FTM show I have ever witnessed.

    Were you on the right side or left side of the rails? I know the whole group that were on Mike's side. Been viewing pics posted up all day on Facebook! :)
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    candleofthought wrote:
    Looks like there is a super ball on ebay already! :roll:

    LOL!

    We have a bunch of those! I dont' get the appeal :p

    They gave those things out at the Hootenany.
  • javacolleenjavacolleen Posts: 16
    I managed to get a couple videos of the show. Natural Thing is up on YouTube. Watch for the out of sight, outerspace McCready solo at the end!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS0wZMtK7t8

    Rock Bottom was over 13 minutes, too long for YouTube's 10 minute restriction. So I posted it on Vimeo. There's one of Mike's epic solos in that one:

    http://vimeo.com/11227768

    Mike and the rest of the guys just have so much fun at these shows! They are entirely awesome!
  • WildChildRoseWildChildRose Posts: 568
    For your viewing pleasure....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDR1zhkEF8U

    Me & Mike --

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak- ... 0166_n.jpg


    :-) Fun show as always!
    "I'll ride the wave where it takes me.."
  • PhantomPainInMyBrainPhantomPainInMyBrain Posts: 126
    Anyone have a picture of the poster from the show?

    Thanks...
    PPIMB
    "Shoe the Shoeless!"
  • ECMECM Posts: 1,687
    WildChildRose wrote:
    For your viewing pleasure....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDR1zhkEF8U

    Me & Mike --

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak- ... 0166_n.jpg


    :-) Fun show as always!

    Hey Rose, nice to see you again!!!

    btw, do you need another drink ticket? ;)
    wishlistfoundation.org
  • WildChildRoseWildChildRose Posts: 568
    Evil Closet Monkey wrote:
    WildChildRose wrote:
    For your viewing pleasure....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDR1zhkEF8U

    Me & Mike --

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak- ... 0166_n.jpg


    :-) Fun show as always!

    Hey Rose, nice to see you again!!!

    btw, do you need another drink ticket? ;)



    Hey Eric! Ha ha ha... I think between you, Jason and Chris I had plenty of drink tickets!!! :-P Thanks again!
    "I'll ride the wave where it takes me.."
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    WildChildRose wrote:
    Evil Closet Monkey wrote:
    WildChildRose wrote:
    For your viewing pleasure....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDR1zhkEF8U

    Me & Mike --

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak- ... 0166_n.jpg


    :-) Fun show as always!

    Hey Rose, nice to see you again!!!

    btw, do you need another drink ticket? ;)



    Hey Eric! Ha ha ha... I think between you, Jason and Chris I had plenty of drink tickets!!! :-P Thanks again!
    Eric and Chris are evil with the Drink tickets. My girlfriend loved taking care of me last year ;)
    NERDS!
  • pjbizpjbiz Posts: 208
    WildChildRose wrote:
    Evil Closet Monkey wrote:
    WildChildRose wrote:
    For your viewing pleasure....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDR1zhkEF8U

    Me & Mike --

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak- ... 0166_n.jpg


    :-) Fun show as always!

    Hey Rose, nice to see you again!!!

    btw, do you need another drink ticket? ;)



    Hey Eric! Ha ha ha... I think between you, Jason and Chris I had plenty of drink tickets!!! :-P Thanks again!

    We needed to help get rid of all those buds left over from paddy's day for the showbox :)
    Jason
    http://www.ThisAllEncompassingTrip.com
  • WildChildRoseWildChildRose Posts: 568
    Kelly would have gladly taken those off your hands. ;-)

    http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs504.snc ... 2255_n.jpg
    "I'll ride the wave where it takes me.."
  • WildChildRoseWildChildRose Posts: 568
    Here's a pic of the PJ balls.... discovered they were in my jacket pocket this morning so I took a pic for you all.

    http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak- ... 7754_n.jpg
    "I'll ride the wave where it takes me.."
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    oh balls!
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    I was watching the super PJ balls flying all around as well as Mike pics and the stickers.......and I never could get my hands on any of them. :(
  • STONEd and dAMENT-EDSTONEd and dAMENT-ED Posts: 899
    Don't take this the wrong way but I got a couple balls for ya.
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