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Just how big of a fan are you?

nocode85nocode85 Posts: 133
edited April 2011 in The Porch
I'm sure everyone here owns at least a few bootlegs, has seen them several times and owns a piece or two of memorabilia. But how extensive has your fanaticism reached? I find myself on this board constantly to hear the latest rumor, news etc. My car is constantly tuned into Pearl Jam Radio. When I get sick of that, I put the Pearl Jam section of my iPod on shuffle and create my own "Pearl Jam Radio". I'd say the nerdiest and most fanatic thing I've done is create a spreadsheet with every show I've been to and listed every song that I've seen so I have a reference of what I have seen and what I would like to see. (I was super bored and have an ex that still won't stop making fun of me...) So what kinds of things have you all done to prove your loyalty to Pearl Jam????
St. Louis '00, St. Louis '03, St. Louis '04, Chicago '06, LA '06, Chicago '07, D.C. '08, Chicago '09, St. Louis '10, East Troy '11(1), East Troy '11(2), Atlanta '12, Chicago '13, Oklahoma City '13, St. Louis '14, Moline '14, Milwaukee '14, Lexington '16, Chicago '16, Chicago '16
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  • Alive 83Alive 83 Posts: 38
    My hubby and I drove 31 hours straight, one-way, from Iowa to Mountain View to see them at the Bridge School Benefit. And we left first thing the next day after the show to come right back. Did the same for ACL '09 but it was a few hours (not much) closer. Also Pearl Jam never leaves any CD player, computer, X-Box, anything I can play it on. It's the screen saver and wall paper on my phone and computer. People around us think we are crazy--That's why it's nice to come here and see that other fans make the sacrifices we do to see the boys. Long live Pearl Jam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap::clap::clap::mrgreen:
    Blame it all on chemical intercourse...

    *Denver CO April 1 2003
    *ACL Oct 4 2009
    *Columbus OH May 6 2010
    *Noblesville IN May 7 2010
    *Bridge School Oct 23+24 2010
    *PJ20 Sept 3+4 2011
    **Eddie Solo:*Detroit June 26th 2011 *Chicago June 29 2011
  • InsideManInsideMan Posts: 261
    I bought my girlfriend's immediate family PJ socks.
    2009: Philly 3 & 4
    2010: Newark, MSG I
    2011: EV Philly
    2012: Philly MIA
    2013: Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Philly 1 & 2, Baltimore
  • hopethatuchokehopethatuchoke Posts: 2,927
    I am very excited to see the stories that pop up in this thread
  • nuclear ukulelesnuclear ukuleles Posts: 660
    Hah.
    I want Pearl Jam socks.
    <img src=http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu7npyxqGY1r0d33so1_250.gif&gt;
  • MoonTurtleMoonTurtle Posts: 752
    big enough that my co-workers made me tickets for EV after they hear I was unable to get one during 10c sale. They did research online, including my web history and made me the cutest EV tix!
  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    I am very excited to see the stories that pop up in this thread
    LOL...
    this one is def my fave:
    InsideMan wrote:
    I bought my girlfriend's immediate family PJ socks.
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I'm still obsessed, but not as obsessed as I was from around 2000 to 2005.. I collected a few dozen boots from 2000 and 2003... I think I only bought The Gorge for '06 and downloaded a few shows from '09 and '10.

    In '03 I logged on here every night to watch people post the set lists as they happened. THAT was obsession... I couldn't tell you what songs they were playing during the last few tours.. I'm sure it will die down a bit more, but I will always be a fan.


    I also don't listen to them every day like I used to. Really the only album I've played lately is Backspacer, and I'm kind of tired of it. I'm ready for a new album. I'm tired of revisiting old stuff.
  • nocode85nocode85 Posts: 133
    MoonTurtle wrote:
    big enough that my co-workers made me tickets for EV after they hear I was unable to get one during 10c sale. They did research online, including my web history and made me the cutest EV tix!

    Thats hilarious! My co-workers were really rooting for me during the 45 minutes I spent to get the EV tickets at work... There was great applause when I finally landed them.
    St. Louis '00, St. Louis '03, St. Louis '04, Chicago '06, LA '06, Chicago '07, D.C. '08, Chicago '09, St. Louis '10, East Troy '11(1), East Troy '11(2), Atlanta '12, Chicago '13, Oklahoma City '13, St. Louis '14, Moline '14, Milwaukee '14, Lexington '16, Chicago '16, Chicago '16
  • PARSONSPLACEPARSONSPLACE Posts: 27
    My PSP has all the albums stored on it plus Mirrorball, Into the wild S/T and a few other various other items that PJ did. When I'm not in the car listening to PJ radio I throw on the PSP hit scramble and I'm happy. :D
  • MoonTurtleMoonTurtle Posts: 752
    I work in a school super slow internet, I had them in my cart and once I entered my cc info, poof gone. When I arrived to work the next day clipped to my pj belgium poster was a white envelope, saying they pulled some strings, and inside was my ticket! I was able to get tickets on TM. Thanks to my teacher made lucky ticket of course :)



    nocode85 wrote:
    MoonTurtle wrote:
    big enough that my co-workers made me tickets for EV after they hear I was unable to get one during 10c sale. They did research online, including my web history and made me the cutest EV tix!

    Thats hilarious! My co-workers were really rooting for me during the 45 minutes I spent to get the EV tickets at work... There was great applause when I finally landed them.
  • KM43590KM43590 Posts: 298
    I put all the Pearl Jam DVDs in my queue that are available on Netflix, and I have no intention of ever actually renting them because I already own them all! :shock:
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,960
    I waste way too much time on this forum.
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    I tattooed their name on my body.
    2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
    2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



  • DiscoDisco Posts: 91
    edited April 2011
    I stole my sisters copy of Vs. in 1993...




    ...and have never given it back.
    Post edited by Disco on
    -Dave
  • bambam87bambam87 Posts: 545
    InsideMan wrote:
    I bought my girlfriend's immediate family PJ socks.

    :lol::lol: classic

    i bought my ex gf's niece a pj onesie and wanted her to wear it everytime i saw her..which was almost everyday

    i also cant recall the last day when i didnt listen to a pj song
  • KF54815KF54815 Posts: 10
    In 2003 we pretty much stalked them over a 10 day period. Saw them twice in camden/philly, 2 days later at MSG, 4 days later in Hershey and then 2 days later in Holmdel. Called out of work a few days to recover.

    :o
    8/28/98 Camden 8/23/00 Jones Beach 9/1-2/00 Camden 4/28/03 Philly 7/5-6/03 Camden 7/8/03 MSG 7/12/03 Hershey 7/15/03 Holmdel 10/1/04 Reading 9/30/05 Borgata 10/3/05 Philly 5/27-28/06 Camden 6/1/06 Cont. Arena 6/19-20/08 Camden 10/27-30-31/09 Philly 5/18/10 Newark 5/21/10 MSG
  • LeatherMosquitoManLeatherMosquitoMan Posts: 4,034
    I have a Pearl Jam stickman tattoo on my right shoulder w/the words 'I'm Still Alive' and my sobriety date.
    I have over 450 bootlegs...
    I've met Eddie and Boom...
    I had a blue Chicago Cubs jersey made w/Pearl Jam 10 on the back...

    Tons more shit... just a few that popped into mind..
    -Chris
    Male, 34

    I'm on Facebook - facebook.com/christopher.leesye1

    1998 Brisbane 2
    2003 Brisbane 1
    2006 LA 1 & 2
    2008 LA 2, San Diego 1 (EV)
    2009 LA 1, 2, 3 & 4, San Diego
    2011 St. Louis (EV)
    2012 Tulsa 1 & 2 (EV)
    2013 Chicago, Dallas & OKC
  • RMG14RMG14 Posts: 7
    My first grade son asked me to sing him Lukin and Evenflow for his bedtime song last week. Thankfully Lukin was set to strings so that I had something to work with...
  • Snoopy Died For Our SinsSnoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
    6' 11" Tall & 240 pounds
    "No way to save someone who won't take the rope,and just lets go..."
  • inmyohiotreeinmyohiotree Posts: 329
    In 98 i was suppose to meet what is now my beautiful wife instead I had to cancel because i was going to the cleveland (blossom) show in which i couldnt take her because i already promised the ticket to a friend. That night as we were parting in the car I seen someone skateboarding. Once the smoke cleared :o the man skateboarding stopped and hand planted my brand new car and i about shit my self it was Eddie. Now just so you are aware my reaction time was rather slow at the moment if you know what i mean ;) Eddie said "i know where the party is at" with a shit eating grin on his face. At this time I fumbled to get out of the car and by the time i did there was at least 50-75 people surronding him. the cops came and escorted him back inside. Freaking awesome i swear i didnt wash that car all summer. Any way i warned her before we got serious that Eddie was the best thing next to god himself. She of course looked at me like i was freaking crazy. in 2000 we changed our wedding date because it interfered with the columbus show. We have fought about all 30 plus shows i have been to since except the three she went with me. the craziest thing ive done was for the ev solo tour i drove to milwaukee and back to cleveland in the same night and then drove from cleveland to chicago and then back home with a day of rest in between. it was one of those times where money was tight so i had to go and couldnt stay the night. this year i will be going to detroit and coming back home picking my wife up and heading to chicago. we scored fifteenth row floor which will be the closest she has ever been partying at the hardrock and making a well deserved vacation out of it. Now if i can only talk her in to night 2 ill be set ;)
    Brooklyn 1,2 13
    Chicago EV 08 11 13
    Cleveland 94 98 03 06 10
    Cincinatti 06
    Columbus 00 03 10
    Detroit 06 EV 11 14
    Grand Rapids 06
    Hershey 03
    Jacksonville EV 12
    Moline 14
    Montreal 05
    Milwaukee EV 08
    Nobelsville 03
    Ottawa 05
    Pittsburgh 06 13
    Toledo 96 04

    WRIGLEY 13
  • JasonEJasonE Posts: 531
    Where is Paul when you need him and the pictures of his Pearl Jam museum?
    "If you're not confused, you're not paying attention."

    "Rise above principal and do what's right."
  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    JasonE wrote:
    Where is Paul when you need him and the pictures of his Pearl Jam museum?
    He's sleeping most likely.. lives in the U.K.
    2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
    2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



  • Laf9124Laf9124 Posts: 342
    A few quick examples...
    In 2000...I bought all 72 bootlegs of the world tour.
    Same year...drove to Tampa with gf(now wife) straight through from Detroit..saw the show...caught a couple hrs sleep in parking garage after and then drove all the way home nonstop. Had time to shower and pack, and left for New Orleans(and then Memphis) with another friend. Made it to 8 more shows that tour in similar fashion.
    My daughters middle name is Pearl, and she, at just under 3 yrs old, has already seen PJ twice and met Eddie and Matt.
  • My3rdEyeMy3rdEye Posts: 927
    I bought two Vs./Vitalogy SDE box sets and can't answer the question "why?".
    My blog for your boots:
    http://inthepresenttense.blogspot.com/
  • neilybabes86neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    their name is on my arm forever...
    everytime i look in the mirror i see PEARL JAM MAUI 98 IN INK ;)


    AH YES yield tour...saw the 1st and last show 10,000 miles apart :lol:
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • Break The SkyBreak The Sky Posts: 1,276
    I once ditched a girl I was on a date with because I saw another girl at the bar wearing a Pearl Jam T-shirt.
    If hope can grow from dirt like me ...
  • usamamasan1usamamasan1 Posts: 4,695
    that wins
  • ForrestForrest Posts: 53
    I have at least 2-3 of each album (cd) so I can play them in my car or home at any time and just in case they get scratched. I didn't realize that was odd until my brother-in-law asked to borrow a couple and thought it was hilarious that I had so many.

    Stickman sticker on my car, which my kids give me a bad time about, but I love.

    I get cards from my artist stepdad on my birthday every year with drawings of PJ/Eddie and/or random photos.

    For the past year or so, I have driven everyone in my family nuts by telling them that I really wanted Pearl Jam to play for my 40th birthday party...that didn't happen but I did get another card, pictures and a t-shirt that says "Mrs. Eddie Vedder" and some Pearl Jam earrings. LOL I'm like a 13 year old 40 year old.

    My college boyfriend was actually jealous of my love for PJ, although he now gets in touch with me from time to time to let me know if they're going to be on SNL or Austin City Limits or whatever. My husband is also jealous of my affection and although he was a fan when we were dating and first married (14+ years ago) he is now completely burned out.

    I can wake up to any Pearl Jam song anytime, listen to them throughout the day and fall asleep to them at night (release, indifference, immortality, black, etc. for drifting off) and then hear it all again the next day and never feel that I've had enough.

    I've loved them for 20 years and I don't see that ending any time.
  • Go BeaversGo Beavers Posts: 9,460
    6 feet.
  • dwhite76dwhite76 Posts: 2,801
    I am so retarded that when I walk into a store with a music section, I immediately take all the Pearl Jam Cd's and move them all over to the top 10 selling list :oops:
    Some words when spoken...Can't be taken back...
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