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I can't help it. Alpine Valley here I come!!

TheSpectrumTheSpectrum Posts: 119
edited September 2011 in Given To Fly (live)
Against all reasonable and financial thinking, I am making the trip from Philly to the alpine shows solo. While sitting at my computer at work today I realized, there is no way in hell that I can miss these shows, and if I do, I will regret it for a long time. One of the best decisions I ever made was calling out of work for a week to attend all 4 spectrum shows. I have never traveled West before and am excited, nervous and thrilled.

You know that you are a fan when you wish you had a time machine, not to go back and see the dinosaurs or to meet Leonardo DaVinci, but to see the Pearl Jam shows that you wish you went to. That will not be the case for me this weekend!
we were but stones, your light made us stars
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  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    TheSpectrum wrote:
    Against all reasonable and financial thinking, I am making the trip from Philly to the alpine shows solo. While sitting at my computer at work today I realized, there is no way in hell that I can miss these shows, and if I do, I will regret it for a long time. One of the best decisions I ever made was calling out of work for a week to attend all 4 spectrum shows. I have never traveled West before and am excited, nervous and thrilled.

    You know that you are a fan when you wish you had a time machine, not to go back and see the dinosaurs or to meet Leonardo DaVinci, but to see the Pearl Jam shows that you wish you went to. That will not be the case for me this weekend!

    Woot woot!
    15 years of sharks 06/30/08 (MA), 05/17/10 (Boston), 09/03/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/04/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/30/12 (Missoula), 07/19/13 (Wrigley), 10/15/13 (Worcester), 10/16/13 (Worcester), 10/25/13 (Hartford), 12/4/13 (Vancouver), 12/6/13 (Seattle), 6/26/14 (Berlin), 6/28/14 (Stockholm), 10/16/14 (Detroit)
  • appieappie Posts: 1,441
    In about 20 years from now i wish i had a timemachine and go back to this weekend.. :D
    Glad your coming to have a great weekend with the rest of the freaks.. :P
    Pearl Jam 4 live
    h8 2 w8 for concerts
  • Alpine BoundAlpine Bound Posts: 1,809
    Awesome! Safe travels and see you at PJ20!

    I wish I would've bit the bullet and made the reverse trek from Chicago to Philly for the closing of the spectrum :cry:
  • SawyerSawyer Posts: 2,411
    great call...see you soon
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    I've always said, I've never regretted going to a show, only not going to one. I think you made the right decision! :lol:
    "I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
  • kid canadakid canada Toronto Posts: 446
    TheSpectrum wrote:
    Against all reasonable and financial thinking, I am making the trip from Philly to the alpine shows solo. While sitting at my computer at work today I realized, there is no way in hell that I can miss these shows, and if I do, I will regret it for a long time. One of the best decisions I ever made was calling out of work for a week to attend all 4 spectrum shows. I have never traveled West before and am excited, nervous and thrilled.

    I'm sort of amused that going to Wisconsin is considered "travel(ing) West" :)
    '96: Toronto / '00: Toronto, Montreal / '03: Buffalo, State College, Toronto, Montreal, NYC I & II, Hershey / '04: Toledo, Grand Rapids / '05: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto / '06: Toronto I & II / '07: Chicago (The Vic), Lolla / '09: Toronto / '11: PJ20 I & II, Montreal, Toronto I & II / '13: London ON, Wrigley, Buffalo, Brooklyn I & II / '16: Toronto I & II, Fenway I & II / '18: London UK I, Wrigley I & II, Fenway I
  • TheSpectrumTheSpectrum Posts: 119
    kid canada wrote:
    TheSpectrum wrote:
    Against all reasonable and financial thinking, I am making the trip from Philly to the alpine shows solo. While sitting at my computer at work today I realized, there is no way in hell that I can miss these shows, and if I do, I will regret it for a long time. One of the best decisions I ever made was calling out of work for a week to attend all 4 spectrum shows. I have never traveled West before and am excited, nervous and thrilled.

    I'm sort of amused that going to Wisconsin is considered "travel(ing) West" :)

    Haha. I was an east coast child. The closest I ever came to traveling West was when I was playing the Oregon Trail.
    we were but stones, your light made us stars
  • kid canadakid canada Toronto Posts: 446
    TheSpectrum wrote:
    kid canada wrote:
    TheSpectrum wrote:
    Against all reasonable and financial thinking, I am making the trip from Philly to the alpine shows solo. While sitting at my computer at work today I realized, there is no way in hell that I can miss these shows, and if I do, I will regret it for a long time. One of the best decisions I ever made was calling out of work for a week to attend all 4 spectrum shows. I have never traveled West before and am excited, nervous and thrilled.

    I'm sort of amused that going to Wisconsin is considered "travel(ing) West" :)

    Haha. I was an east coast child. The closest I ever came to traveling West was when I was playing the Oregon Trail.

    I'm from Toronto but Wisconsin isn't really "west". It's the midwest.
    '96: Toronto / '00: Toronto, Montreal / '03: Buffalo, State College, Toronto, Montreal, NYC I & II, Hershey / '04: Toledo, Grand Rapids / '05: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto / '06: Toronto I & II / '07: Chicago (The Vic), Lolla / '09: Toronto / '11: PJ20 I & II, Montreal, Toronto I & II / '13: London ON, Wrigley, Buffalo, Brooklyn I & II / '16: Toronto I & II, Fenway I & II / '18: London UK I, Wrigley I & II, Fenway I
  • BoltOfLightnin'BoltOfLightnin' South Jersey Posts: 708
    wolfbear wrote:
    I've always said, I've never regretted going to a show, only not going to one. I think you made the right decision! :lol:

    So true!
    TheSpectrum wrote:
    One of the best decisions I ever made was calling out of work for a week to attend all 4 spectrum shows.

    I regret only going to 2 of the 4 shows!

    See you in WI!!!
    No time to be void or save up on life...you've got to spend it all.
  • heartdesireheartdesire Posts: 430
    kid canada wrote:
    TheSpectrum wrote:
    Against all reasonable and financial thinking, I am making the trip from Philly to the alpine shows solo. While sitting at my computer at work today I realized, there is no way in hell that I can miss these shows, and if I do, I will regret it for a long time. One of the best decisions I ever made was calling out of work for a week to attend all 4 spectrum shows. I have never traveled West before and am excited, nervous and thrilled.

    I'm sort of amused that going to Wisconsin is considered "travel(ing) West" :)

    First awesome decision!!! Congrats!! Enjoy!!! You'll find the midwest to be easy breezy! Plus you are gonna be amongst awesome peeps - the all encompassing pearl jam trip!

    And yes ... Wisconsin/West amuses me to. :) I'm finding quite a few east coasters - me, chicago peep now nyc - haven't traveled very far west or west of the area period. :D
    "i'm a dedicated insomniac" ~ ev nyc beacon 6/22
  • swtlewswtlew Posts: 73
    Add me to the list of "I can't help myself!!!" Going to a festival for two days pushed me away from getting 10C tix but listening to PJ Radio the last two weeks left me wanting to come "home". Just booked the hotel and got reserved tix for Sunday from another clubber from Atlanta. Alpine, here we come. For you out-of-towners, you'll love the western US. The hills in Wisconsin ARE the foothills to the Rockies.
    I want to rock and roll all night, and part of every day. - M. McCready
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