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  • PJ_ROCKS
    PJ_ROCKS THE 406 Posts: 6,736
    Rob is it show time yet.... :D

    1995 San Francisco
              San Jose

              San Diego 2 shows 

           
    2003 Missoula

    2005 Missoula

    2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty 

             Gorge 2 shows

    2009 Utah

              LA1

              LA2

    2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"

    2013 Portland

             Spokane


    2018 Missoula



  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    Nice thread title change :D
    81 is now off the air

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  • Drop The Leash 10
    Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    Awesome news! :D
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


    9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
  • PJaddicted
    PJaddicted Posts: 1,432
    :D LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    ~*LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH*~

    *May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*

    He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
    — Unknown
  • dottles
    dottles Posts: 9,206
    So, how was it?? :mrgreen::mrgreen:
    2009 - Manchester. 2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter. 2011 - PJ20 i & ii, Montreal, Toronto i & ii, Ottawa, Hamilton. 
    2012 - Manchester i & ii, Berlin i & ii, Stockholm. 2014 - Amsterdam i & ii, Trieste, Vienna, Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
    2016 - Boston Fenway i & ii, 2018 - Amsterdam i & ii, Pinkpop, London i & ii, Padova, Krakow, Barcelona, Seattle i & ii. 
  • Claireack
    Claireack Posts: 13,561
    81 wrote:
    Nice thread title change :D

    + 1 :D
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  • Given to...
    Given to... Wyoming Posts: 5,007
    SOLAT was played!

    Good karma huh?
    "...would you like some forks?" EV 12-02-06
  • Rani
    Rani Posts: 434
    imalive wrote:
    yep, it's true :cry:

    why would I post this here? well, there are some really great people on this board. you've helped me with the death of a dog, a cancer diagnosis with a subsequent dog, music and video stuff, travel info....all kinds of shit. hell, one member even let me crash on his couch :mrgreen: ! the few members I have been fortunate enough to meet have been uniformly cool.

    this board is a release for most of us, I think. some of us may adopt a little bit of a persona but, even with that, I think/hope the true person shines thru. in my case...no, that's not me in my avatar. it's michael phelps, the olympic swimmer. I only mention this because of all the "oh go hit your bong" comments I get :lol: . anyway, here's who I am:

    I'm old :shock: . I first heard TEN when I was 35 fricking years old and was hooked. just last year I RETIRED from 25 years with Las Vegas Fire Dept. before that, I framed houses. I retired, got the hell out of vegas and moved to salt lake city last august. things were/are great (except for the obvious). I love salt lake, have a great wife, a pyscho dog and good friends. I have a new house (filled with PJ posters :mrgreen: ), I work a little part-time job at a golf course and see as much live music as I can. The SF GIANTS are World Champs and just beat the d**gers AGAIN. My hair's getting long again, like it was in the 70s :lol: . we have enough money and everything was/is cool. then, this:

    After pooping blood for months and losing weight at an alarming rate, I went to see an internal medicine guy. He sent me for a colonoscopy. I had that done on May 10. He found a "plum sized" mass in my lower colon (almost rectal). At the time, he surmised it was cancer. Pathology confirmed it. I had a CT Scan two days later and, thankfully, the cancer hasn't spread.

    Yesterday, I met with a colon-rectal surgeon, a medical oncologist and a radiation oncologist. The surgeon did a (painful) ultrasound and graded my cancer a Stage II due to some involvement of the surrounding muscle. Lymph nodes are clear. The plan is to get a porta-cath implanted this Monday (for 24/7 chemo infusion), start radiation on Tuesday and chemo on Thursday. I'll do that for 6 weeks to try to shrink the mass and kill any cancer around it. Then, I'll take 8 weeks off and have the fucking thing removed at the end of September. Should be a 4 hour operation. After the operation, I may or may not do another 6 months of chemo.

    It is what it is. I'm not thrilled to have colon cancer but I'm not defeated either. They said I have about a year of crap to look forward to (although the math doesn't add up). All I know is, my chemo pump is not going to look good with my summer Speedo :shock:

    I'm not a religious guy, but if anyone wants to pray for my full recovery, go right ahead. Sending good vibes is definitely encouraged. I am CONVINCED they helped my doggie. I hope you guys respect my/our decisions for the course of treatment. I'm good with my it, as is my great wife.

    I'll end this soul baring on a light note.....when I got the news (one week ago), one of my first thoughts was the EV show I have tickets for. not life, not death...eddie vedder! it should be cool...I'll be between chemo and surgery. and then yesterday, I had the surgeon do the math on when my surgery would be. he said "end of September." I told him I needed to see PJ in Canada. He said we'll put it off until October and then asked "can I go with you?" :lol::lol: hopefully, I'll run into some message pit buddies at the shows.

    Take care of yourselves and, if you've old like me and have been putting one off, GET A COLONOSCOPY!!!!!

    Rob

    Rob, my thoughts, prayers, and good vibes will be sent your way. Hope you enjoys the shows. Live life to it's fullest. I'll pray hard for you! :D
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Has anybody heard from Rob? :think:
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Who Princess wrote:
    Has anybody heard from Rob? :think:
    I bet he's still living it up!!!
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,245
    decides2dream wrote:
    Who Princess wrote:
    Has anybody heard from Rob? :think:
    I bet he's still living it up!!!

    Rob? Rob? Rob? Earth to Rob? Rob, we're expecting a full blown update with pictures. Rob? Earth to Rob?
    09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;

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  • GivenToLukinKP
    GivenToLukinKP Chicago Posts: 3,076
    Halifax2TheMax wrote:
    decides2dream wrote:
    Who Princess wrote:
    Has anybody heard from Rob? :think:
    I bet he's still living it up!!!

    Rob? Rob? Rob? Earth to Rob? Rob, we're expecting a full blown update with pictures. Rob? Earth to Rob?

    ahhhh--let's be fair. I am assuming he's, at the very least, in transit back to SLC from Vancouver. And it's only lunchtime there anyways I think? Something tells me he isnt the type to rush out of town as soon as he wakes up; and I def don't see him as carrying a laptop to check in with us freaks while he's there :lol:

    I am sure we we'll hear from him as soon as he is able :D The show only ended like, 14 hours ago? :lol:
    Makes much more sense...

    2011: East Troy, WI 1 & 2; Toronto ON 1 & 2; Hamilton ON
    2012: Berlin, Germany 1& 2; Stockholm Sweden; Oslo Norway; Copenhagen Denmark
    2013: Wrigley Field- Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA 1 & 2; Hartford, CT; Vancouver BC; Seattle, WA.
    2014: Cincinnati, OH; St. Louis, MO; Moline, IL; Milwaukee, WI
    2016: Wrigley Field- Chicago 1&2
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Loving the change in thread title :D
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Hey Rob, it was really great meeting you yesterday! Looking good, and so full of excitement, like a kid in a candy store! :D

    Last night was beyond epic, and I'm so glad you were there to experience it, keep that dc guy in line (love ya dc! ;) )
    and I hope to see you at another show rockin out!
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,004
    redrock wrote:
    Loving the change in thread title :D

    Me too!

    I really hope all is well.
    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
  • inlet13
    inlet13 Posts: 1,979
    Best thread title change I've seen...
    Here's a new demo called "in the fire":

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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,245
    Rob? Rob? Rob? Earth to Rob? Rob, we're expecting a full blown update with pictures. Rob? Earth to Rob?[/quote]

    ahhhh--let's be fair. I am assuming he's, at the very least, in transit back to SLC from Vancouver. And it's only lunchtime there anyways I think? Something tells me he isnt the type to rush out of town as soon as he wakes up; and I def don't see him as carrying a laptop to check in with us freaks while he's there :lol:

    I am sure we we'll hear from him as soon as he is able :D The show only ended like, 14 hours ago? :lol:[/quote]

    I know I'd still be sleeping! I'm sure he'll post when he's ready but judging by the set list, I can't see how he's not floating off somewhere. I know I'd be and I'm having wicked PJ withdrawals.


    Looks like he may have been seen rocking his ass off! 8-)
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  • Juan Godoy
    Juan Godoy Posts: 490
    INCREDIBLE NEWS DUDE!!

    if you ever come to Buenos Aires just let me know and we can go out and have a beer or something to celebrate this!!
  • PJ_ROCKS
    PJ_ROCKS THE 406 Posts: 6,736
    I think his face was melted off... :lol:

    1995 San Francisco
              San Jose

              San Diego 2 shows 

           
    2003 Missoula

    2005 Missoula

    2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty 

             Gorge 2 shows

    2009 Utah

              LA1

              LA2

    2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"

    2013 Portland

             Spokane


    2018 Missoula



  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,287
    Halifax2TheMax wrote:

    Rob? Rob? Rob? Earth to Rob? Rob, we're expecting a full blown update with pictures. Rob? Earth to Rob?
    OK, OK, I'm here :lol:

    what a weekend....got there noonish on saturday....it was a beautiful day....proceeded to drink a little too much :roll: . man, what an expensive city :shock: . hamburgers seemed to be $16 everywhere we went. so, anyway, we had a bunch of ($8) beers and I hooked up with friends from las vegas. we had a few more beers, did the water taxi thing :D and then.....discovered POUTINE!!! mmmmmmm! fries with gravy, melted cheese curds and pot roast on top. took care of my buzz too, so we ordered another pitcher. went to bed early and was serenaded all night by sirens and drunks outside our hotel.

    next day...rain...."bag issues" so we went to a nearby fire station to score some tape. talked to the firemen for a long time and met their two search dogs....two goldens :mrgreen: . drank some more....went to the pre-party...I walk by the ticket line and hear "ROB!!"....it was rckcndy and she recognized the jersey :mrgreen: .....got TONS of comments on the jersey. we met haffajappa, ryzupsf, fifth element and some other VERY cool peeps at the pre-party. it did my heart good to meet you guys :mrgreen:

    we shot back to the hotel to drink the (4) 16oz. beers that mysteriously appeared in the mini bar (along with a bag of cashews and a relish tray....halifax - you are the best stalker ever :lol: ). we cabbed back to the venue and, yes, PJ melted our faces off. what a show and by the time RITFW was in full force, my grin was of the perma variety. and, for what it's worth, I thought elderly woman was a great opener....I just want to scream HELLOOOOOOOOO!

    I know that's a pretty weak review...but I'm still beat. our "5 to 10 minute" delay at the airport turned into an hour and a half and by the time we rolled in last night, my old ass was done :lol: . but it was great and you guys had a big part in that!

    I see my chemo guy on thursday. he will decide when he wants to start abusing my system again...

    P.S. that poster sucks ass....but I bought one :lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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