10 years ago a hero changed my life, but I did not know it

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  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    Thank you for sharing your story. Very moving. Whether your hero made it or not, nine lives were lost and that is absolutely senseless. With the Europe festivals coming up, everyone be careful. I tried to make front row in Milan in 2006 and had that distinct feeling of dying crushed. Never again. I am going to Venice and taking it all in from the safety of well behind. And look forward to shows back in the States, where the seats are numbered.

    Anyway enjoy your blessings :)
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    Like everyone else who has read your story i am in tears. Such a moving story, tomorrow will be an emotional day for every Pearl Jam fan but none more so than your wife and everyone else who attended Roskilde 2000 and the families of the 9 fans who tragically died.
    2000: Manchester
    2006: Dublin; Leeds; Arnhem
    2007: London
    2009: Manchester
    2012: Manchester I & II : EV Manchester : Soundgarden Shepherds Bush
    2013: Brad Manchester : Soundgarden Manchester
    2014: Amsterdam I & II; Berlin; Leeds; Milton Keynes
    2018: Berlin; London II; Boston II

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  • AndGab
    AndGab Posts: 29
    Hi,

    Thanks for all your kind comments and, I guess, the love...and the bumps :P

    I know that a lot of people have been dealing with a lot of bad memories and though emotions this summer.

    Anyone, thanks again

    / Andreas Gabrielsson, Lund Sweden
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    AndGab wrote:
    Hi,

    Thanks for all your kind comments and, I guess, the love...and the bumps :P

    I know that a lot of people have been dealing with a lot of bad memories and though emotions this summer.

    Anyone, thanks again

    / Andreas Gabrielsson, Lund Sweden
    :thumbup: :clap::clap::clap::clap:
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • supersonicyears
    supersonicyears Posts: 2,619
    God bless you. Thanks for sharing.
    "In the age of darkness
    want to be enlightened"
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    i read something here and remember this
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    wow i just saw this here now, incredibly touching.
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    sleep = sleep - work * 10;}
    else if (work >= 0) {
    reality.equals(false);
    work = work +1;
    }system("pause");
    return 0;}
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    :)
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • AndGab
    AndGab Posts: 29
    :D
    thanks Dimitris
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    for the ones didnt read that...
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • AndGab
    AndGab Posts: 29
    Cheers Dimitri!
  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,031
    OP: Wow. Your story hits home. I'm at a loss of words. Thanks for sharing.
  • uninnocent-
    uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    Wow, this is such a touching story.I'm sad I had never seen before.

    It just shows you how one strangers act of kindness can have lasting effects on so many lives.
  • AndGab
    AndGab Posts: 29
    Just want to say thanks for all your nice comments and friendly words!
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    this is the best story ever written in this forum...its a lesson what life is..
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • 2001ALLSTAREDDIE
    2001ALLSTAREDDIE NorCal Posts: 193
    thanks for the tender story. i imagine sharing it helps to better realize all that you have, and all that could have been lost.
    12/07/93 Seattle; 12/09/93 Seattle; 06/01/03 Mt.View; 10/05/04 St.Louis; 03/18/05 Seattle; 09/04/05 Calgary; 09/05/05 Edmonton; 07/15/06 SF; 07/18/06 SF; 04/05/08 Santa Cruz (EV); 07/12/08 LA; 10/01/09 LA; 07/11/11 Oakland (EV); 09/03/11 PJ20; 09/04/11 PJ20; 07/19/13 Wrigley; 11/19/13 Phoenix; 11/23/13 LA1; 11/26/13 Oakland; 10/3/14 St.Louis; 04/11/16 Tampa; 04/13/16 JAX; 8/5/16 & 8/7/16 Fenway
  • AndGab
    AndGab Posts: 29
    dimitrispearljam: That was a unbelievably kind compliment!

    2001ALLSTAREDDIE: It does. I still remember the night when I wrote it. I was sitting on our balcony a warm night and my daughter was sleeping next to me. My wife was in Kenya for her work and I was missing her and thought about how much my life had changed since I met her. Then I heard "LBC" from the living room and my mind began to wonder.
  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,245
    How am I just now reading this for the first time?

    :(
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  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    It's incredible how someone's actions can totally alter the course of other lives halfway across the world just by being a good person and acting like a big brother.

    I quit GA shows a long time ago. I'd rather be in the nosebleeds 500 feet away than five feet away from the stage in those awful seas of people.
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited March 2013
    double post
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