The "Please Come Back to New Zealand" thread.

doompony

remember last spring pearl jam? remember when you came back to nz after an excessively extended absence? remember how good it felt to be back on the shores of aotearoa? remember how much fun we all had? remember how nice it was to see neil and the family again? remember how friendly all the kiwis were?

do ya?

huh?

i think you should come back to new zealand - not just because it's easy enough to hop over the ditch when you visit australia (which you have done twice now without visiting nz... not that i'm counting). not just because you can slot a show or two in when you're down this way. but because we love you and have done for years and years. and because deep down inside you love us too.

wellington is lovely and sunny today.

just sayin...

ZiggyStar

And I'll be living in Wellington next year....

....just saying

doompony

remember?

bazzer

Sounds good to me!

morello

Please please, please, please, please.... oh, that's starting to sound like begging now & begging is most unbecoming so just please come to NZ again SOON guys!

I'm kind of a newbee on the PJ train & I've missed so much I NEED to make up, oh but anyway it's not about me its about how many devoted fans you have down here & SO I really hope & wnat & ask you to make it back here SOON!

ps DP we need some cartoons to show the guys just how much we love the down here + how FAB it if here!

ZiggyStar

Don't beg. Demand!

DO IT!!! :twisted:

doompony

well, i've always liked that thus far all my pleas and such have been quite polite. even the banner used its manners and said "please".

in hindsight, i should have had a follow up banner at the ready that just said "thank you". but sheets aren't free you know pearl jam. they're not free!

if you come back i'll make you chocolate crackles that don't taste like soap. they're vegan so the whacky veges in the band can tuck in.

i'll let you play backyard cricket. though the frontyard is probably more appropriate, but then the neighbours can see (and they are nosey)

morello

So, COME BACK TO NZ VERY SOON GODDAMM IT!!!! WE WANT YOU HERE!!!! SOON, VERY SOON!

topaz

I was just playing the "this time last year" game and it's not much fun...

surely 2011 is a reasonable expectancy for the whanau to come back?

do you think we all think we got "the point" from Mike? You know, the point. I definitely got the point.

i digress....

come back mike! ed! stone! jeff! matt! boom! actually boom, pull some strings, from one tangata whenua to another, haere mai, haere mai, .....

doompony

i don't think i got "the point" but he did engage a few times without question.

LOVE! YOU! MIKE!

come back...

ohhhh ohhhhh ohhhhh cooome baaaaaaaaack....

doompony

Dear Pearl Jam

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10684461

Just saying...

FrankieG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIuAc5x7 ... re=related

polaris_x

Terryible

doompony wrote:

Dear Pearl Jam

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10684461

Just saying...

Fuck Wellington

GORE is where its at

doompony

dirty old gay mans' gore eh?

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10543283

havoc and the newsboy really did a number on that town...

doompony

Eddie! Hey! Eddie! Over here! Made you look.

Come over. I'll make cookies and distribute them at the show (one batch makes only about 15 so i'll save one for you)

morello

Bumpity....

lostrocker815

New Zealand loves Pearl Jam


Its true

Do you want stats?

Mainly based on the Rock Fm

In 'The Rock' 2010 Rock wars, Pearl Jam came second, losing to Iron Maiden, BUT to get there they had to beat Led Zeppelin AND Metallica.

Had 5 albums on the Rock 100 albums

Pearl Jam have been the band with the most songs in the yearly Rock 1000 for a few years now. Eddie usually has the second most songs of any musician on there.

And, NEW ZEALAND IS AWESOME

Mt SMART was FULL!! Thats a big stadium! and we all sung along really loud.

PLEASE COME BACK HERE

And not in 11 years!!! Cause by then I'll be like... in my 20's. Scary

rubysoho_

lostrocker815 wrote:

And not in 11 years!!! Cause by then I'll be like... in my 20's. Scary

Wow. Way to make me feel 80 dude.

doompony

ha ha. me too. i'll be in my 40s.

lostrocker815

hehe. sorry bout that

I think I have a problem, I'm still sitting on here and I know there isnt going to be any news tonight. I guess I just have nothing better to do than wait to find out if we get to see Eddie.

I'm just bored

bazzer

lostrocker815 wrote:

Pearl Jam have been the band with the most songs in the yearly Rock 1000 for a few years now. Eddie usually has the second most songs of any musician on there.

And that's only because Dave Grohl has been in Nirvana, Foo Fighters and played with a bunch of others (QotSA, Tenacious D etc)...

topaz

lostrocker815 wrote:

New Zealand loves Pearl Jam

PLEASE COME BACK HERE

And not in 11 years!!! Cause by then I'll be like... in my 20's. Scary

Let's not forget the Finn Connection - Ed loved Split Enz as a youngster - the "other" uncle neil - liam - that mt smart was mighty full 27/11/09....

plus, I think comparatively, we kiwis have quite a presence on these boards

which proves our point

cmon Ed, it'll be fun! promise!

doompony

it's true! it'll be fun! we can teach you some new songs!

run rabbit.. run rabbit.. run run run...

lukinvedder

doompony wrote:

remember last spring pearl jam? remember when you came back to nz after an excessively extended absence? remember how good it felt to be back on the shores of aotearoa? remember how much fun we all had? remember how nice it was to see neil and the family again? remember how friendly all the kiwis were?

do ya?

huh?

i think you should come back to new zealand - not just because it's easy enough to hop over the ditch when you visit australia (which you have done twice now without visiting nz... not that i'm counting). not just because you can slot a show or two in when you're down this way. but because we love you and have done for years and years. and because deep down inside you love us too.

wellington is lovely and sunny today.

just sayin...

HELL YEAH!!! i agree with EVERYTHING youve said!!!!!

doompony

i'd just like to point out that it's been really sunny since ziggy went home.

and i think ed and his kids would like the red panda experience at the zoo in wellington. if he comes, i'll buy them one.

lostrocker815

Wellington is actually possible, So hoping he goes there is not totally crazy, but if I asked him to come to MY town, now that would be crazy. Kaitaia dosent have much to offer sadly. Dont even have a live music venue up here. All we got is the beaches, and a couple of lame shops. No cd shop even!

I need to shift, move out of this town.

polaris_x

doompony wrote:

ha ha. me too. i'll be in my 40s.

question for you as you live in Wellington ... i'm taking a group over to NZ in february/march to do some kayaking ... i've got a decision to make and want yours or anyone else who knows Wellington's opinion ...

Is there a shortish (1-2 hr) walking tour we can do that doesn't require us to actually pay entrance fees? ... my current itinerary is ferry crossing ... drive straight to okahune ... but i have some time i can use and am thinking of stopping in wellington after the ferry ride and maybe doing a walking tour and then driving the next day ...

any tips would greatly be appreciated!

doompony

walking tour of the city? or just anywhere? cuz there's lots of tracks around - the city is surrounded by trees.. the town belt they call it.

http://www.wellingtonnz.com/sights_activities

not sure about any free walking tours as such... that site might help

morello

DP's better to come back to you on this seeing she lives in Wlg & I don't but just a thought that I don't think you have to pay for entry to any places there are bushwalks in NZ.

polaris_x

thanks! ... i was actually on that site ... says to go up to mount victoria for some sites ... we aren't looking for bushwalks or hikes in the city ... the primary purpose is to break up what amounts to a driving day ... south island --> okahune ...

i think i'll put them on a bus tour of the city and we'll spend the night somewhere ...