Wow, this is very generous. Thank you for the chance.
My moment: Has to be the first show I ever saw live. 96' in Ft. Lauderdale. I was completely transformed from that moment on.
"When a person's soul is born in a country, nets are flung at it to hold it back from flight. You speak to me of nationality, language, religion. I shall try to fly past those nets." - James Joyce
Wow!!! What a great giveaway... Good Luck Everyone!!!
I have to say my favorite moment was the first time I saw PJ, and it was a long time coming. My son took me for a Mother's Day gift, and I immediately joined 10c... we went to the Mansfield 30th show back in 2008, and I had the best time of my life!!!
My favorite moment was hearing them play In Hiding live for the first time this year in St. louis.. I've seen the band 10-12 times live and they had never played this song at any of the shows I have been at. I told my buddy that there were only 2 songs that I wanted to hear that would put this show over the top for me ... In Hiding or Faithfull. Thanks Pearl Jam for knocking one of them off my list! Next time you come around I am "Faithfull" that you will not disappoint!!!!
favorite moment - 9/28/2004 Boston, Release opener.. it'd been 8 years since I'd seen Pearl Jam live and the sounds of the Release opening the show up blew me away and made me wish I hadn't waited so long to go back
Fenway 1 & 2 2016
MSG 1 & 2 2016
Central Park 2015
Barclays 2, Seattle 2013
MSG 1 & 2 2010
Boston 1 & 2 2006
Boston 1 2004
Augusta 1996
My favorite moment: September 96 in Hartford. 1st show.
"FF, I've heard the droning about the Sawx being the baby dolls. Yeah, I get it, you guys invented baseball and suffered forever. I get it." -JearlPam0925
"...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.....”
"...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.....”
I don't even know how to put into words what happened last night.... Basically, me and my daughter Jenna waited around in the parking lot of the venue from 3:30 till 7:30 waiting to see Eddie. Finally at 7:20 I see a security guard walking away from the door he had been guarding all day heading down the street to alternative entrances, so we follow him. Two seconds later a man pulls up in a van with Eddie's bodyguard and Ed. Jenna and I start yelling to Eddie and waving,"Hi" to him, and he definitely spotted us. Before long people begin to assemble so the guard instructs them to drive around the building to the back entrance (where we had been waiting all day). So Jenna and I sprint around the entire venue chasing after Eddie's van. By the time I get to the backdoor Eddie is almost all the way in the door. I hurry to try to take a picture, when suddenly Eddie's bodyguard sternly reprimands me!! A few seconds later, Ed's bodyguard sees me looking in the opened door and he says something like, "You over here, come here"! I hesitated a few moments, as I thought he was going to take my tickets away from me. Next thing you know, Eddie pokes his head around the corner, and upon seeing me, he says, "Him, yes him, get him in here"! So again the bodyguard motions to me to come in, and after hearing Ed, I go walking in. Then Ed says to me, "Dude where is your daughter, get your daughter man"! I thought she was right behind me, so I turn around and notice someone had closed the door. I open the door and to my relief she is standing there with this woman she had been talking with all night. I yell to her, "Jenna, hurry up, come on, Eddie wants to meet you"!
Upon walking back in, Eddie is standing there waiting for us with his bodyguard. We talk for a little while, I take two pictures of him with my daughter, then Jenna takes two pictures of the two of us, Eddie autographs my PJ shirt,and then he reaches in his pocket and says to my daughter, "Sorry honey, I don't have a guitar pic with me". He then reaches to the back of his head and removes his hair tie, and gives this to her. After talking a few more minutes, he says, "It's been great meeting you Jenna and 'pops', but I have to go to work now"! Jenna and I then exit screaming and yelling to a round of cheers from the rest of the fans outside who witnessed what had just happened!
But that was just the beginning of an amazing night. After Eddie had sang nearly a dozen songs, he began telling the story of how he had met Jenna before the show and that this was the first concert she ever attended. He went on to say, "I don't know exactly where she is out there, but I now she is somewhere". Then a guy right next to us yells out, "Jenna is up here Eddie". Then Eddie commented that what he really wanted was for her to come down to the stage so he could sing a song just for her! I led Jenna to the stage, where we were greeted by Ed's bodyguard, who led us backstage. We then watched from there as Eddie performed "Drifting", after which Eddie made the announcement that Jenna had made it to the stage. Because Jenna was so nervous, Eddie set up TWO chairs on stage (one for her and one for me). Shortly after being seated the crowd began singing "Happy Birthday" to Jenna and Eddie said, "No,No,No...I have my own song for her". When the crowd continued to finish the song, Eddie played and sang the remainder of the song. Then he proceeded to sing "Forever Young" to her!! Once he finished he handed my daughter his pic saying, " I told you I would get you a pic before the night was through"! He then I believe, asked the crowd for applause for us and he gave Jenna a hug for the road!
I just want to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to Eddie for providing my daughter (and me) with a night we will NEVER, EVER forget!!! His hospitality to us was amazing!! This is all my daughter has been talking about since it happened!!! Truely an epic night!!! Oh and by the way, to the woman with 'Petunia', my daughter is already missing the both of ya'!! Hope I wasn't to wordy!!!! Peace and Keep On Rocking In The Free World !!!!
My favorite moment: September 96 in Hartford. 1st show.
my first show also ........
BUT my favorite moment has to be getting back stage at MSG 1 this year .. all though i didnt "really" meet any of the guys but i did get to go on stage before sound check and during the black keys when Mike and Matt walked up next to me and took some pictures of the band and the crowd. ...be fore sound check i got a chance to check out mikes & eds guitars .. got a hand full of picks from all the band members techs and got a full private tour with Rick (eds guitar tech) ...and on the second night i had my normal seats and after show i went up to the stage got ricks attention. he remembered me and gave me the set list and some more picks ....
moments like that that make a 34 years old man get all warm and fuzzy inside ......
My first time seeing Pearl Jam (Australia 2006 tour) as a whole was amazing, but one show in particular blew me away. Melbourne #2, mainly for the fact that they played Leash, to which me and my friend were obsessing over at the time, and went out of our minds when we heard it.
My favorite PJ moment is being in San Francisco four years ago with the woman I would eventually marry. We made it to two of the three SF shows that were GA. We were around row 5 the first night and then I slept on the street to be nearly first in line for the next night where we were front row in front of Mike. Met some great people. Smelled some god-awful urine stained sidewalks. Couldn't ask for anything more.
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The opening chords from Of the Girl from my first PJ concert in Montreal 2000. Love the song, got a great show, and further solidified my freakish obsession with Pearl Jam.
"If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit." - Mitch Hedberg
Hard to narrow down, but I'll say State College. It was the first show I went to with my now-wife and who knew it would be THAT long! We had been friends for a year and dating for almost two years before we finally got to go to a show together! Amazing day.
Many, many other highlights.... but there's one!
ABQ 93, Las Cruces 95, ABQ 98, Bridge School 10/30/99, Lubbock 00, ABQ 00, Denver 03, State College 03, San Diego 03, Vegas 03, PHX 03, D.C. 03, Camden 7/5/03, NYC 7/8/03 + 7/9/03, Vegas 06, San Francisco 7/15/06 + 7/16/06 + 7/18/06, Kansas City 10, EV:ABQ 11/6/12, Chicago 13, PHX 13, Denver 14--PJ24!, Telluride 16, Chicago 8/20/16, Chicago 8/18/18, Denver 20, Phoenix 20
New Mexico Pearl Jam Fans (New Mexico, USA) on Facebook!
I have two fav moments. Cracking open my first copy of Ten on cassette tape and hearing Ed's voice for the first time in concert!!
Toronto - 2009
Hartford - 2010
Ed Solo - Hartford - 2011
Toronto X 2, Ottawa & Hamilton - 2011
Ed Solo - Jacksonville - 2012
London, Pittsburgh & Buffalo - 2013
No shows in 2014 :-(
Thank you so much!!!! I know it's cliche to say, but I never win anything! Next week I'll have my next contest for more dvd's (it's all I have to offer up)! But it always great to pay it forward, especially with amazing fans like ours!!
"The leads are weak!"
"The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"
Thanks for the opportunity, for the chance to win. It was an amazing prize. You did me a favor by not winning also, saved lots of money on framing
2005 - London
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1 2018 - Fenway 1&2 2022 - Hamilton, Toronto 2023 - Chicago 1&2
congrats to the winner!!!!!!and thank to our friend for the great offer!!!
"...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.....”
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My moment: Has to be the first show I ever saw live. 96' in Ft. Lauderdale. I was completely transformed from that moment on.
Favorite moment: Buffalo, 10-1-1996, Oceans
I have to say my favorite moment was the first time I saw PJ, and it was a long time coming. My son took me for a Mother's Day gift, and I immediately joined 10c... we went to the Mansfield 30th show back in 2008, and I had the best time of my life!!!
Wish you were here...
♥~RIP Dad
Or maybe it was meeting Ed after the amazing Shepards Bush gig last year...or..balls too many
MSG 1 & 2 2016
Central Park 2015
Barclays 2, Seattle 2013
MSG 1 & 2 2010
Boston 1 & 2 2006
Boston 1 2004
Augusta 1996
My favorite PJ moment is my first concert, today 10yrs ago (10/25/2000), in San Diego... AMAZING!!
"... Tan suato mi'jo!!"
-Salomón & Artemisa Vargas
Favorite moment was the first time I heard "Black" back in 1991.
My favorite moment: September 96 in Hartford. 1st show.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Originally posted August 12, 2008:
I don't even know how to put into words what happened last night.... Basically, me and my daughter Jenna waited around in the parking lot of the venue from 3:30 till 7:30 waiting to see Eddie. Finally at 7:20 I see a security guard walking away from the door he had been guarding all day heading down the street to alternative entrances, so we follow him. Two seconds later a man pulls up in a van with Eddie's bodyguard and Ed. Jenna and I start yelling to Eddie and waving,"Hi" to him, and he definitely spotted us. Before long people begin to assemble so the guard instructs them to drive around the building to the back entrance (where we had been waiting all day). So Jenna and I sprint around the entire venue chasing after Eddie's van. By the time I get to the backdoor Eddie is almost all the way in the door. I hurry to try to take a picture, when suddenly Eddie's bodyguard sternly reprimands me!! A few seconds later, Ed's bodyguard sees me looking in the opened door and he says something like, "You over here, come here"! I hesitated a few moments, as I thought he was going to take my tickets away from me. Next thing you know, Eddie pokes his head around the corner, and upon seeing me, he says, "Him, yes him, get him in here"! So again the bodyguard motions to me to come in, and after hearing Ed, I go walking in. Then Ed says to me, "Dude where is your daughter, get your daughter man"! I thought she was right behind me, so I turn around and notice someone had closed the door. I open the door and to my relief she is standing there with this woman she had been talking with all night. I yell to her, "Jenna, hurry up, come on, Eddie wants to meet you"!
Upon walking back in, Eddie is standing there waiting for us with his bodyguard. We talk for a little while, I take two pictures of him with my daughter, then Jenna takes two pictures of the two of us, Eddie autographs my PJ shirt,and then he reaches in his pocket and says to my daughter, "Sorry honey, I don't have a guitar pic with me". He then reaches to the back of his head and removes his hair tie, and gives this to her. After talking a few more minutes, he says, "It's been great meeting you Jenna and 'pops', but I have to go to work now"! Jenna and I then exit screaming and yelling to a round of cheers from the rest of the fans outside who witnessed what had just happened!
But that was just the beginning of an amazing night. After Eddie had sang nearly a dozen songs, he began telling the story of how he had met Jenna before the show and that this was the first concert she ever attended. He went on to say, "I don't know exactly where she is out there, but I now she is somewhere". Then a guy right next to us yells out, "Jenna is up here Eddie". Then Eddie commented that what he really wanted was for her to come down to the stage so he could sing a song just for her! I led Jenna to the stage, where we were greeted by Ed's bodyguard, who led us backstage. We then watched from there as Eddie performed "Drifting", after which Eddie made the announcement that Jenna had made it to the stage. Because Jenna was so nervous, Eddie set up TWO chairs on stage (one for her and one for me). Shortly after being seated the crowd began singing "Happy Birthday" to Jenna and Eddie said, "No,No,No...I have my own song for her". When the crowd continued to finish the song, Eddie played and sang the remainder of the song. Then he proceeded to sing "Forever Young" to her!! Once he finished he handed my daughter his pic saying, " I told you I would get you a pic before the night was through"! He then I believe, asked the crowd for applause for us and he gave Jenna a hug for the road!
I just want to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to Eddie for providing my daughter (and me) with a night we will NEVER, EVER forget!!! His hospitality to us was amazing!! This is all my daughter has been talking about since it happened!!! Truely an epic night!!! Oh and by the way, to the woman with 'Petunia', my daughter is already missing the both of ya'!! Hope I wasn't to wordy!!!! Peace and Keep On Rocking In The Free World !!!!
Thanks for the chance!!
my first show also ........
BUT my favorite moment has to be getting back stage at MSG 1 this year .. all though i didnt "really" meet any of the guys but i did get to go on stage before sound check and during the black keys when Mike and Matt walked up next to me and took some pictures of the band and the crowd. ...be fore sound check i got a chance to check out mikes & eds guitars .. got a hand full of picks from all the band members techs and got a full private tour with Rick (eds guitar tech) ...and on the second night i had my normal seats and after show i went up to the stage got ricks attention. he remembered me and gave me the set list and some more picks ....
moments like that that make a 34 years old man get all warm and fuzzy inside ......
Calgary 21/09/11
Edmonton 23/09/11
Many, many other highlights.... but there's one!
New Mexico Pearl Jam Fans (New Mexico, USA) on Facebook!
"This is the greatest band in the world"---Ben Harper
I have two fav moments. Cracking open my first copy of Ten on cassette tape and hearing Ed's voice for the first time in concert!!
Hartford - 2010
Ed Solo - Hartford - 2011
Toronto X 2, Ottawa & Hamilton - 2011
Ed Solo - Jacksonville - 2012
London, Pittsburgh & Buffalo - 2013
No shows in 2014 :-(
It would be my first PJ concert 10/01/09 LA, what an experience !!
"The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"
"What's your name?"
"FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
Thanks for the opportunity, for the chance to win. It was an amazing prize. You did me a favor by not winning also, saved lots of money on framing
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Wish you were here...
♥~RIP Dad