pretty fuckin incredible show... i upgraded my nose bleed seats and got front row behind the orchestra seats & got called out by eddie for texting my son trying to let him know where i wuz... sorry ed.
pretty fuckin incredible show... i upgraded my nose bleed seats and got front row behind the orchestra seats & got called out by eddie for texting my son trying to let him know where i wuz... sorry ed.
If this isn't a joke and that really was you that Ed called out for texting, I think a fuller description of what went down would be greatly appreciated. I'm not blaming you for anything but the subject has been pretty heavily debated.
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pretty fuckin incredible show... i upgraded my nose bleed seats and got front row behind the orchestra seats & got called out by eddie for texting my son trying to let him know where i wuz... sorry ed.
If this isn't a joke and that really was you that Ed called out for texting, I think a fuller description of what went down would be greatly appreciated. I'm not blaming you for anything but the subject has been pretty heavily debated.
Wow, this crowd was too quiet? Maybe everyone is saving their energy for Comic-Con, the best thing about San Diego this time of year. Does Pearl Jam have a panel this year? Perhaps they some of the boys will show up at the Fringe panel?
I'd imagine Ed would be on the the side of "Comic-Con should be about the comics", and protest the TV/Movie panels .
Would have been a good month to be in San Diego between the awesome Eddie show and then Comic-Con which I agree has got way too commercial, I'll post a thread about comic con when it's near as I understand this thread is not about that. Just wish I was in Cali period this month, Eddie seems to be rocking the state thus far.
Wow, this crowd was too quiet? Maybe everyone is saving their energy for Comic-Con, the best thing about San Diego this time of year. Does Pearl Jam have a panel this year? Perhaps they some of the boys will show up at the Fringe panel?
I'd imagine Ed would be on the the side of "Comic-Con should be about the comics", and protest the TV/Movie panels .
Would have been a good month to be in San Diego between the awesome Eddie show and then Comic-Con which I agree has got way too commercial, I'll post a thread about comic con when it's near as I understand this thread is not about that. Just wish I was in Cali period this month, Eddie seems to be rocking the state thus far.
Sorry - You misunderstood the joke I've been going to comic-con the past few years and there's a rift among the attendees of those who feel it's cheapened by the TV panels and Movies that have taken over. I think Ed, with his love of Vinyl and Typewriters (over CD"s and digital) would be on their side. Definitely a good July for me w/ Ed and comic-con.
"You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.
Sorry - You misunderstood the joke I've been going to comic-con the past few years and there's a rift among the attendees of those who feel it's cheapened by the TV panels and Movies that have taken over. I think Ed, with his love of Vinyl and Typewriters (over CD"s and digital) would be on their side. Definitely a good July for me w/ Ed and comic-con.
I think I got what you were saying and understand the rift and think that the movie and tv panels have been responsible for the over commercialization / cheapening of the event. But I love comic book movies and scifi geek shows like Fringe and Lost and horror like True Blood and Walking Dead. But I draw the line at letting Twilight people in. Though Kristen Stewart is so hot and I would let her in no matter what, just not the other douchbags. I agree Eddie would be a comic book guy for the reasons you said, .
pretty fuckin incredible show... i upgraded my nose bleed seats and got front row behind the orchestra seats & got called out by eddie for texting my son trying to let him know where i wuz... sorry ed.
As I stated in a previous post, I was right beside the guy Ed called out...Row BB Seats 110 and 111.
K Warloc, two simple questions, which will be easy to answer if your claim is true:
1. What type of phone do you have?
2. What were you wearing?
I 100% know the answer to both these questions, so we'll see. Also, this whole thing isn't really an "LOL" issue. This guy was completely shit faced and fucking annoying the entire show. Besides text messaging non stop until Ed called him out, not realizing he was the idiot Ed was talking about and continuing to text, he was also talking on his phone during the songs, among other things bragging about where he was sitting without having a ticket.
I'm not really the type to post on any board, or deny anybody a good time, but I was close enough to see the look on Ed's face, and he was totally frustrated by this, as was everybody seated around us.
I was going to let this go, but let's see if we get a response.
I have been to fifteen Pearl Jam concerts in the past seventeen years and I have seen Eddie Vedder play solo four times now. Last night on July 5, 2011, my wife and I saw Eddie play at Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego. What I liked most about going to see Eddie play solo is that the venue is always smaller than a PJ show and the people tend to be older at his solo shows, making the concert more agreeable to my age (36). It was nice to see San Diego come out in full force last night to welcome home one of it’s own, Eddie Vedder.
Upon entering Copley Symphony Hall and getting our fanclub tickets at Will Call, there was a line to buy the limited edition merchandise sold solely on this Ukulele Songs tour. So my wife and I meandered around to check out the scene and decided to wait in in line to buy a rare San Diego poster while many other fans waited to buy overpriced alcohol. San Diego must be rich cause there were quite a few inebriated fans!
After scuffling through the crowd, we found our seats, which were on the floor but far up to the back and we caught most of the opening act, Glen Hansard. The Irish born guitarist/songwriter enthralled the crowd with his wide range of vocals and his intermittent style guitar playing of very soft to very loud. Glen was a great compliment to the main act. He expressed his heart felt appreciation to Eddie, his crew and of course the many Faithful fans of Pearl Jam and Eddie’s music.
Glen played for about thirty minutes and the clock started- Eddie was coming on next. There was an energy about the crowd. Maybe it was because Eddie was ‘home’ (even though he is from Chicago) and his entire family was there to watch including his mom, brother, wife, and children? Maybe it was because a few celebrities were sprinkled throughout the crowd such as Sean Penn, Rob Machado, or Bill Walton? Or maybe it was the thousands of dollars spent on booze by the concert goers!
Copley erupted when Eddie walked out on stage and jumped right into the first song on his new Ukulele album, Can’t Keep, which added to the high energy already present in the sold out, 2200 person show. With the crowd still clapping for his first tune, Eddie played the second song on his Ukulele Songs, Sleeping By Myself which brought people down to a more relaxed state.
Just before his next song, Ed frustratingly called out a guy sitting in the third row who was texting by saying, “Hey you in the third row, who the fuck are you texting?! You! You! If you want to text I can just leave right now!” This was the last thing I wanted to hear before hearing possibly the most beautiful song he recently put out named Without You which he messed up on and stopped to say, “Oh wait a minute, let me text someone really quick” to play it better. He then admitted to the crowd that one guy doesn’t represent us all and he quickly jumped back with great renditions of Without You and Broken Heart.
With Eddie’s whole family at the show, he wanted to dedicate a song he has yet to play this tour to his two year old and seven year old daughters. Hey Fahkah is a released outtake of eight seconds with Eddie ‘fahking’ up a song. Of course he daughters like to hear it for all the wrong reasons and like me, they like to hear the song and rewind it to hear it again. So Eddie graciously played it twice for his kids bringing out the dad in him. He later apologized for all his cursing, especially in front of his children and jokingly said he was thinking of making kids cd with all curse words with songs like Yo Gabba fucking Gabba! This interjection of humor is a sharp contrast to his politically, harsh comments of 20 years ago.
The crowd was enamored with the Ukulele Songs but came more Alive with Pearl Jam cuts like Love Boat Captain, I Am Mine and Off He Goes. Each song he played had a different guitar being used but one song that was worth mentioning was Better Man with Eddie playing a 1934 Martin guitar that made the song sound like a new one and unrecognizable. Poignantly, Eddie’s mom was in the crowd and I thought it was great to hear a song he wrote for her played uniquely that nobody could sing along to with Eddie recognizing her in the crowd after the song.
Eddie also thanked Sean Penn for helping with his solo career by playing several songs from Into the Wild, messing up on the popular number, Rise. The blame for the blunder accordingly to Ed was that he ‘was still paying off the expensive mandolin’ he bought for the only song played on the instrument.
Ed knows that some his fans still want to hear more popular songs such as Elderly Woman, Wish List, Just Breathe (accompanied by the San Diego Philharmonic) and Porch but enjoys pulling out deeper covers such as Bruce Springsteen’s, Open All Night and X’s, 4th of July and others by the Beatles and the Everly Brothers.
The stage was dressed with a campfire tent scene that brought only more tranquility to the crowd. Eddie has an innate ability to make people feel like they warming themselves at the campfire (unless you are texting!). That ability is maybe why he and Pearl Jam have a very strong following after 20 years such as myself.
I was fortunate enough to meet Eddie after the show outside and shake his hand for a memorable show. He was just as amiable in person. He wasn’t signing autographs but signed one for a 5 year old who waited 2 hours. He also delighted the small crowd of 50 by taking a fan’s ukulele to play the first few notes of Can’t Keep before politely ducking into his tour bus to drive onto Long Beach for the next nights show and to ‘light up the campfire’ and to sing for his friends. Thanks Eddie!
I told my wife that we were going to leave after the last note of the last song so I could quickly run up to the Stage Door on the side of the building near Eddie's 3 giant tour busses. Jess took off for home and I ran up the street to the temporary gates blocking the crowd that was quickly gathering to catch a glimpse of Eddie. When I got there, there was about a dozen people and I secured a good spot behind a pretty girl, next to a lady in a wheelchair and a 5 year old and her dad. And we waited. And waited. And waited. There were several security guards, crew members and staff walking in and out of the Stage Door and as each person walked out, my stomach felt butterflies, for I was about to meet one of the most influential people in my entire life, Eddie Vedder.
After about an hour, we saw Sean Penn and his wife walk out which the crowd of about 50 people mustered a low hurrah for. Then local surf star, Rob Machado, walked out with his gorgeous girl to sign an autograph on a fan's ukulele (obviously the uke was for Eddie's signature). Then Glen Hansard, the opening act, came out. He was extremely respectful and polite to the crowd with his Irish accent and pleasantries. Glen came over to my area and signed my ticket stub and I chatted with him about the song he sang with Eddie that night called Sleepless Nights. They sang it without any microphones and the entire crowd was silent as mice. Glen divulged to me that it was Ed's idea that night to sing it without any mikes and that was the first time they tried it that way. Glen admitted the difficulties singing it sans mikes and how frightening it is. I asked Glen how the tour was going since they started on the east coast; more specifically Boston. He said 'it was rowdy in Boston but now they are much tighter'. I think he was implying that the Boston crowd was a bit raucous but now the shows have been tighter from playing a lot.
About an hour and forty five minutes went by and some of the crowd dispersed. I managed to get right up to the metal barrier so when Eddie would walk out, he would come right up to me. A tall, stunning woman walked out and got on the bus. I figured it was Eddie's wife, Jill McCormick, the model. I knew then that Ed would be coming. Then a very large, muscular guy came out the door to check out the crowd and I noticed a shorter, more plain clothed guy hiding behind him. The tight black shirted muscle man stated to the small crowd that Eddie would not be signing autographs nor taking pictures with anyone. He was only going to shake a few hands. Then Eddie walked out onto to sidewalk right up to my left. The crowd clapped and started saying things like, "Hey Eddie!", "Great Show Eddie!", "Love you Eddie!". He seemed quite jovial. He was swaying and smiling and he just sat backstage for 2 hours with friends and family in his hometown so I imagine he had a coupla beers!
Eddie went immediately up to the woman in the wheelchair and recognized her and shook her hand all the while smiling and being very friendly to the receiving crowd. He came towards me and I put out my hand and asked him if I could give him a letter I wrote him. Eddie looked directly at me and his bodyguard took the letter (which is protocol since some sick fucks like to put crazy things such as drugs and such in letters) and then I shook his hand and simply said, "Thank you Eddie. Great show." There's nothing else one can really say at that moment. In the 20 years of waiting to meet this guy, I have gone over in my head what I wanted to say but when the time came, I just said what I said. The letter really said what I wanted to relay to him.
With hands reaching over in all directions to shake Ed's hand, I stood there 3 feet from a man that basically wrote the soundtrack to my life so far. I was taken back. I thought about how many people he encounters each day over the years but this encounter for me was quite fulfilling.
As Eddie moved to my right, he stopped at the 5 year old girl waiting directly next to me. He said to the crowd that he was not going to sign autographs but would only sign one for the little girl. He got down low to talk to her in a kind, low voice asking how to spell her name and signed her concert flyer. The girl's dad was more enthralled than she was!!!
Ed then shook his was way along the barrier to stop at a high school surfer kid who was asking Eddie to play the ukulele Rob Machado signed. Eddie first refused but then took the lil 4 stringer and started playing the first 3 seconds of Can't Keep- the first song on Eddie's Ukulele Songs. The crowd went crazy over that! It was a perfect ovation for Eddie to make his way to his Limo Bus and give one last wave to the crowd.
The crowd immediately dispersed into the hot, humid San Diego morning. I was so ecstatic but had nobody to share the news with at 1am! I walked slowly to my truck, hands still shaking, face still smiling and turned the ignition to hear Eddie's voice coming from my CD player. It was a surreal moment after I had just shook the man's hand no less than 10 minutes before.
I thought this show was off the hook. Absolutely awesome. Fuck the texter, and anyone who was "scared" was lame! I had great seats and my only complaint is that some ticket "agent" made the $ and not Ed. I wish he would do tickets will call only or something. At least here, locally. Tix are always snatched up fast by unscrupulous people more than willing to make money off others talents. I guess buying tickets quickly is a sort of a talent. But come on!
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The show sounded better than most, being it was held in Symphony hall. Acoustics are very important to symphony goers. I didn't notice a bunch of old people, just lots of his family.
I did sit next to a lady who is over 70. She has always been a Pearl Jam/Eddie fan, and decided to come to the show by herself. Because I bought my ticket from an agent, and wouldn't pay for 2, she basically got the other seat of my pair at a slight discount. She didn't have pearls or fur on, though, and we struck up a nice conversation. In fact, we are attending a play this week. She often has extra tickets, so I've got a new friend to attend shows with, who can actually afford to buy their own ticket! This was icing on the cake, as I practically had tears the entire show.
I received the Water on the Road DVD a few days before the concert, and was listening to that, non stop before the show. I hoped to have at least as good an experience. No disappointment here! and i REALLY hope this show will be made available as a release or bootleg download. Including the opening act. The entire evening was more than I hoped for. I am a concert goer, as a rule, I attend shows when I can't travel the world, so I see many. The only way this show could have been better would be if I met him again, in person. I'd probably just stammer anyway, something lame most likely, so i'll be happy remembering one of the best shows I've been to EVER.
Agree with thos who thought the show was incredible. Great homecoming for EV!
Sure he shredded the idiot for texting, I would have doe the same. Yes the crowd was slightly different i.e. symphony types there and quiet, but that is better than a bunch of screaming girls and drunks requesting songs like other venues.
Killer set list and the acoustics were insane! For those, "underwhelmed", don't go next time, you may be "underwhelmed" again.
Warfield Theater - May 15, 1992, Greek Theatre - Oct 31, 1993, Merriweather Post Pavilion - Sep 24, 1996 Merriweather Post Pavilion -Sep 18, 1998, RFK Stadium - Jun 14, 1998, Shoreline Amphitheatre - Oct 31, 2000, MGM Grand - Jun 06, 2003, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium -Jul 16, 2006, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - Jul 18, 2006, Zellerbach Hall April 07, 2008 (EV) Gibson Amphitheater - Sep 30, 2009, Gibson Amphitheater - Oct 01, 2009 Aloha Stadium - Dec 09, 2006, Outside Lands Festival - Aug 28, 2009 Copley Symphony Hall - July 05, 2011 (EV)
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If this isn't a joke and that really was you that Ed called out for texting, I think a fuller description of what went down would be greatly appreciated. I'm not blaming you for anything but the subject has been pretty heavily debated.
Would have been a good month to be in San Diego between the awesome Eddie show and then Comic-Con which I agree has got way too commercial, I'll post a thread about comic con when it's near as I understand this thread is not about that. Just wish I was in Cali period this month, Eddie seems to be rocking the state thus far.
Sorry - You misunderstood the joke
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I think I got what you were saying and understand the rift and think that the movie and tv panels have been responsible for the over commercialization / cheapening of the event. But I love comic book movies and scifi geek shows like Fringe and Lost and horror like True Blood and Walking Dead. But I draw the line at letting Twilight people in. Though Kristen Stewart is so hot and I would let her in no matter what, just not the other douchbags. I agree Eddie would be a comic book guy for the reasons you said,
As I stated in a previous post, I was right beside the guy Ed called out...Row BB Seats 110 and 111.
K Warloc, two simple questions, which will be easy to answer if your claim is true:
1. What type of phone do you have?
2. What were you wearing?
I 100% know the answer to both these questions, so we'll see. Also, this whole thing isn't really an "LOL" issue. This guy was completely shit faced and fucking annoying the entire show. Besides text messaging non stop until Ed called him out, not realizing he was the idiot Ed was talking about and continuing to text, he was also talking on his phone during the songs, among other things bragging about where he was sitting without having a ticket.
I'm not really the type to post on any board, or deny anybody a good time, but I was close enough to see the look on Ed's face, and he was totally frustrated by this, as was everybody seated around us.
I was going to let this go, but let's see if we get a response.
Upon entering Copley Symphony Hall and getting our fanclub tickets at Will Call, there was a line to buy the limited edition merchandise sold solely on this Ukulele Songs tour. So my wife and I meandered around to check out the scene and decided to wait in in line to buy a rare San Diego poster while many other fans waited to buy overpriced alcohol. San Diego must be rich cause there were quite a few inebriated fans!
After scuffling through the crowd, we found our seats, which were on the floor but far up to the back and we caught most of the opening act, Glen Hansard. The Irish born guitarist/songwriter enthralled the crowd with his wide range of vocals and his intermittent style guitar playing of very soft to very loud. Glen was a great compliment to the main act. He expressed his heart felt appreciation to Eddie, his crew and of course the many Faithful fans of Pearl Jam and Eddie’s music.
Glen played for about thirty minutes and the clock started- Eddie was coming on next. There was an energy about the crowd. Maybe it was because Eddie was ‘home’ (even though he is from Chicago) and his entire family was there to watch including his mom, brother, wife, and children? Maybe it was because a few celebrities were sprinkled throughout the crowd such as Sean Penn, Rob Machado, or Bill Walton? Or maybe it was the thousands of dollars spent on booze by the concert goers!
Copley erupted when Eddie walked out on stage and jumped right into the first song on his new Ukulele album, Can’t Keep, which added to the high energy already present in the sold out, 2200 person show. With the crowd still clapping for his first tune, Eddie played the second song on his Ukulele Songs, Sleeping By Myself which brought people down to a more relaxed state.
Just before his next song, Ed frustratingly called out a guy sitting in the third row who was texting by saying, “Hey you in the third row, who the fuck are you texting?! You! You! If you want to text I can just leave right now!” This was the last thing I wanted to hear before hearing possibly the most beautiful song he recently put out named Without You which he messed up on and stopped to say, “Oh wait a minute, let me text someone really quick” to play it better. He then admitted to the crowd that one guy doesn’t represent us all and he quickly jumped back with great renditions of Without You and Broken Heart.
With Eddie’s whole family at the show, he wanted to dedicate a song he has yet to play this tour to his two year old and seven year old daughters. Hey Fahkah is a released outtake of eight seconds with Eddie ‘fahking’ up a song. Of course he daughters like to hear it for all the wrong reasons and like me, they like to hear the song and rewind it to hear it again. So Eddie graciously played it twice for his kids bringing out the dad in him. He later apologized for all his cursing, especially in front of his children and jokingly said he was thinking of making kids cd with all curse words with songs like Yo Gabba fucking Gabba! This interjection of humor is a sharp contrast to his politically, harsh comments of 20 years ago.
The crowd was enamored with the Ukulele Songs but came more Alive with Pearl Jam cuts like Love Boat Captain, I Am Mine and Off He Goes. Each song he played had a different guitar being used but one song that was worth mentioning was Better Man with Eddie playing a 1934 Martin guitar that made the song sound like a new one and unrecognizable. Poignantly, Eddie’s mom was in the crowd and I thought it was great to hear a song he wrote for her played uniquely that nobody could sing along to with Eddie recognizing her in the crowd after the song.
Eddie also thanked Sean Penn for helping with his solo career by playing several songs from Into the Wild, messing up on the popular number, Rise. The blame for the blunder accordingly to Ed was that he ‘was still paying off the expensive mandolin’ he bought for the only song played on the instrument.
Ed knows that some his fans still want to hear more popular songs such as Elderly Woman, Wish List, Just Breathe (accompanied by the San Diego Philharmonic) and Porch but enjoys pulling out deeper covers such as Bruce Springsteen’s, Open All Night and X’s, 4th of July and others by the Beatles and the Everly Brothers.
The stage was dressed with a campfire tent scene that brought only more tranquility to the crowd. Eddie has an innate ability to make people feel like they warming themselves at the campfire (unless you are texting!). That ability is maybe why he and Pearl Jam have a very strong following after 20 years such as myself.
I was fortunate enough to meet Eddie after the show outside and shake his hand for a memorable show. He was just as amiable in person. He wasn’t signing autographs but signed one for a 5 year old who waited 2 hours. He also delighted the small crowd of 50 by taking a fan’s ukulele to play the first few notes of Can’t Keep before politely ducking into his tour bus to drive onto Long Beach for the next nights show and to ‘light up the campfire’ and to sing for his friends. Thanks Eddie!
After about an hour, we saw Sean Penn and his wife walk out which the crowd of about 50 people mustered a low hurrah for. Then local surf star, Rob Machado, walked out with his gorgeous girl to sign an autograph on a fan's ukulele (obviously the uke was for Eddie's signature). Then Glen Hansard, the opening act, came out. He was extremely respectful and polite to the crowd with his Irish accent and pleasantries. Glen came over to my area and signed my ticket stub and I chatted with him about the song he sang with Eddie that night called Sleepless Nights. They sang it without any microphones and the entire crowd was silent as mice. Glen divulged to me that it was Ed's idea that night to sing it without any mikes and that was the first time they tried it that way. Glen admitted the difficulties singing it sans mikes and how frightening it is. I asked Glen how the tour was going since they started on the east coast; more specifically Boston. He said 'it was rowdy in Boston but now they are much tighter'. I think he was implying that the Boston crowd was a bit raucous but now the shows have been tighter from playing a lot.
About an hour and forty five minutes went by and some of the crowd dispersed. I managed to get right up to the metal barrier so when Eddie would walk out, he would come right up to me. A tall, stunning woman walked out and got on the bus. I figured it was Eddie's wife, Jill McCormick, the model. I knew then that Ed would be coming. Then a very large, muscular guy came out the door to check out the crowd and I noticed a shorter, more plain clothed guy hiding behind him. The tight black shirted muscle man stated to the small crowd that Eddie would not be signing autographs nor taking pictures with anyone. He was only going to shake a few hands. Then Eddie walked out onto to sidewalk right up to my left. The crowd clapped and started saying things like, "Hey Eddie!", "Great Show Eddie!", "Love you Eddie!". He seemed quite jovial. He was swaying and smiling and he just sat backstage for 2 hours with friends and family in his hometown so I imagine he had a coupla beers!
Eddie went immediately up to the woman in the wheelchair and recognized her and shook her hand all the while smiling and being very friendly to the receiving crowd. He came towards me and I put out my hand and asked him if I could give him a letter I wrote him. Eddie looked directly at me and his bodyguard took the letter (which is protocol since some sick fucks like to put crazy things such as drugs and such in letters) and then I shook his hand and simply said, "Thank you Eddie. Great show." There's nothing else one can really say at that moment. In the 20 years of waiting to meet this guy, I have gone over in my head what I wanted to say but when the time came, I just said what I said. The letter really said what I wanted to relay to him.
With hands reaching over in all directions to shake Ed's hand, I stood there 3 feet from a man that basically wrote the soundtrack to my life so far. I was taken back. I thought about how many people he encounters each day over the years but this encounter for me was quite fulfilling.
As Eddie moved to my right, he stopped at the 5 year old girl waiting directly next to me. He said to the crowd that he was not going to sign autographs but would only sign one for the little girl. He got down low to talk to her in a kind, low voice asking how to spell her name and signed her concert flyer. The girl's dad was more enthralled than she was!!!
Ed then shook his was way along the barrier to stop at a high school surfer kid who was asking Eddie to play the ukulele Rob Machado signed. Eddie first refused but then took the lil 4 stringer and started playing the first 3 seconds of Can't Keep- the first song on Eddie's Ukulele Songs. The crowd went crazy over that! It was a perfect ovation for Eddie to make his way to his Limo Bus and give one last wave to the crowd.
The crowd immediately dispersed into the hot, humid San Diego morning. I was so ecstatic but had nobody to share the news with at 1am! I walked slowly to my truck, hands still shaking, face still smiling and turned the ignition to hear Eddie's voice coming from my CD player. It was a surreal moment after I had just shook the man's hand no less than 10 minutes before.
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The show sounded better than most, being it was held in Symphony hall. Acoustics are very important to symphony goers. I didn't notice a bunch of old people, just lots of his family.
I did sit next to a lady who is over 70. She has always been a Pearl Jam/Eddie fan, and decided to come to the show by herself. Because I bought my ticket from an agent, and wouldn't pay for 2, she basically got the other seat of my pair at a slight discount. She didn't have pearls or fur on, though, and we struck up a nice conversation. In fact, we are attending a play this week. She often has extra tickets, so I've got a new friend to attend shows with, who can actually afford to buy their own ticket! This was icing on the cake, as I practically had tears the entire show.
I received the Water on the Road DVD a few days before the concert, and was listening to that, non stop before the show. I hoped to have at least as good an experience. No disappointment here! and i REALLY hope this show will be made available as a release or bootleg download. Including the opening act. The entire evening was more than I hoped for. I am a concert goer, as a rule, I attend shows when I can't travel the world, so I see many. The only way this show could have been better would be if I met him again, in person. I'd probably just stammer anyway, something lame most likely, so i'll be happy remembering one of the best shows I've been to EVER.
Sure he shredded the idiot for texting, I would have doe the same. Yes the crowd was slightly different i.e. symphony types there and quiet, but that is better than a bunch of screaming girls and drunks requesting songs like other venues.
Killer set list and the acoustics were insane! For those, "underwhelmed", don't go next time, you may be "underwhelmed" again.