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My story of meeting Ed and the boys!!!!

privileged asa whoreprivileged asa whore Posts: 12
edited July 2008 in The Porch
Its been a couple years now but I wanted to share my story of when I met the band…Well here is how it went down... I flew out to Cleveland on May 19th, 2006 because my best friend played bball for the Cavs and Pearl Jam was going to come play in Cleveland... we wanted to try and meet the band so we went over to the Quicken Loans Arena at like 10 in the morning to see whats up… the whole area was on lock down but since my friend played bball there he could get us in with a thumb scan... we walked around till we ran into their security guards… but they informed us that band wasn't their yet... so we came back at like 5 and we were just chilln back stage during sound check… I can remember it like it was yesterday… they were playing “I am Mine” as we walked in… then about 5 mins later eddie came walking backstage... he walked right up to us and introduced himself as if we had did know who he was… then he jump up and sat on an amp case started talking to us...he was so cool and mellow... so nice... then Jeff came over to talk being the basketball fan he is… He knew who Luke was because he watched him play in college at the University of Oregon… we also gave them a bball autographed by the cavs… they said they were going to play poker to see who got to keep it… so they hit if off and Luke showed Jeff around for a bit and I stayed and talked to eddie... he asked, "are there any songs I wanted to hear tonight because he was writing up the set?" so I sat there with my FAVORITE ARTIST of all time and got to tell him what songs I wanted to hear... I can't believe it hardly even to this day as I am writing this... so if anyone was at the show in Cleveland ’06 you can thank me more the following songs : first I requested daughter/ it's Okay... than immortality because I had never heard it before live... porch, and yellow ledbetter... I also requested nothing man but he said his voice was bothering him a little too much for that one…then HE ASKED us if we wanted him signed some photos and he took some pictures with luke and I… He has a good sense of humor… he wanted us to hold if up on his briefcase so he could be taller than Luke… it was quite comical... "it's Okay" is a deadmoon cover I heard on their "2000 touring band DVD" that they rarely play... so it was so cool... Eddie also gave us VIP passes and 1st row seats where we could hangout on the side of the stage or back stage while they played preshow ping-pong and a handful of picks... the whole night like a freaking dream... getting to tell my favorite band what songs to play... we also gave Jeff a tour of the cavs locker room... they were so nice... well I am rambling now but it was awesome...

Here are some photos:
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http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325721470.jpg
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http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325732783.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325732672.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325732867.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325733064.jpg
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  • manic mindmanic mind Posts: 84
    I was there! Fucking awesome show!!!!
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  • bobasfeetbobasfeet Posts: 1,161
    Nice...great pic w/ Eddie on his suitcase.
  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,066
    very f'n cool!
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  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Cool story.
  • j_web18j_web18 Posts: 186
    Are you friends with Luke Jackson? Too bad he got hurt, those old Oregon teams were tough.......
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  • hopethatuchokehopethatuchoke Posts: 2,927
    Really cool story. Terrible requests. Daughter and Ledbetter? Like they weren't going to play them anyway.
  • motorcitymadmanmotorcitymadman Posts: 107
    the three show strech of GR, Cle, and Det was the best 3 show stretch of that tour. they were on fire and in the best of moods, despite the rollingstone guy trailing around
  • ranger800ranger800 Posts: 112
    Great story on meeting the band you lucky bastard. I went to U of O and remember both of the Luke's running the court. Specifically I remember watching the game when Luke Jackson had 40 points against Colorado in the NIT, he had something crazy like 29 straight points at one point in the game. I know he's bounced around the league quite a bit, where is he at these days?
  • Rjonesrm20Rjonesrm20 Posts: 380
    dude thats sick....i was at that show....thanks for immortality...
    that would definately be a dream...sit w/ eddie and write a setlist...holy shit!
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  • FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
    haha thats so funny. So so cool.. Lucky boys u are! Thats a great story, even two years later :) I love those guys!!

    I couldnt even begin to imagine what i would say if i was asked about the set list..

    It would probably be something along the lines of .. "Could you play uh... uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, erm uhhhhhh"


    Ed would hate me.. id ask him to play all the tuff vocal songs :D (ie Rival and No Way) Yet i wouldn't be a total bitch, i'd offer to sing the hard parts :)
  • 100 Pacer100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,054
    privileged asa whore wrote:
    Its been a couple years now but I wanted to share my story of when I met the band…Well here is how it went down... I flew out to Cleveland on May 19th, 2006 because my best friend played bball for the Cavs and Pearl Jam was going to come play in Cleveland... we wanted to try and meet the band so we went over to the Quicken Loans Arena at like 10 in the morning to see whats up… the whole area was on lock down but since my friend played bball there he could get us in with a thumb scan... we walked around till we ran into their security guards… but they informed us that band wasn't their yet... so we came back at like 5 and we were just chilln back stage during sound check… I can remember it like it was yesterday… they were playing “I am Mine” as we walked in… then about 5 mins later eddie came walking backstage... he walked right up to us and introduced himself as if we had did know who he was… then he jump up and sat on an amp case started talking to us...he was so cool and mellow... so nice... then Jeff came over to talk being the basketball fan he is… He knew who Luke was because he watched him play in college at the University of Oregon… we also gave them a bball autographed by the cavs… they said they were going to play poker to see who got to keep it… so they hit if off and Luke showed Jeff around for a bit and I stayed and talked to eddie... he asked, "are there any songs I wanted to hear tonight because he was writing up the set?" so I sat there with my FAVORITE ARTIST of all time and got to tell him what songs I wanted to hear... I can't believe it hardly even to this day as I am writing this... so if anyone was at the show in Cleveland ’06 you can thank me more the following songs : first I requested daughter/ it's Okay... than immortality because I had never heard it before live... porch, and yellow ledbetter... I also requested nothing man but he said his voice was bothering him a little too much for that one…then HE ASKED us if we wanted him signed some photos and he took some pictures with luke and I… He has a good sense of humor… he wanted us to hold if up on his briefcase so he could be taller than Luke… it was quite comical... "it's Okay" is a deadmoon cover I heard on their "2000 touring band DVD" that they rarely play... so it was so cool... Eddie also gave us VIP passes and 1st row seats where we could hangout on the side of the stage or back stage while they played preshow ping-pong and a handful of picks... the whole night like a freaking dream... getting to tell my favorite band what songs to play... we also gave Jeff a tour of the cavs locker room... they were so nice... well I am rambling now but it was awesome...

    the Cleveland/06 show was a GREAT night, the crowd was on FIRE and the band were as well! Off the top of my head, a SUPERB version of Spin The Black Circle which i believe was dedicated to Danny,...would that be you? :)
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  • privileged asa whoreprivileged asa whore Posts: 12
    j_web18 wrote:
    Are you friends with Luke Jackson? Too bad he got hurt, those old Oregon teams were tough.......

    ranger800 wrote:
    Great story on meeting the band you lucky bastard. I went to U of O and remember both of the Luke's running the court. Specifically I remember watching the game when Luke Jackson had 40 points against Colorado in the NIT, he had something crazy like 29 straight points at one point in the game. I know he's bounced around the league quite a bit, where is he at these days?


    Luke and I have been best friends since 1st grade (We won a state championship in bball together in high school too). Luke R was his roomate at UofO so I know him pretty well too. I just talked to Luke yesterday he was back in Atlanta trying out with the Hawks
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  • privileged asa whoreprivileged asa whore Posts: 12
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    Really cool story. Terrible requests. Daughter and Ledbetter? Like they weren't going to play them anyway.


    Let me explain my requests. I wasn't requesting daughter for daughter, I was requesting it to hear "It's Okay". Which is a song that has meant so much much to me. You know when your just have a shitty day or just feeling down, all you got to do is put that song on It's gonna be okay!!!! and for Ledbetter to hear the opening riff with the lights on, after you have experienced a journey of 2 plus hours of music I find nothing more heavenly for me... i guess its just an opinion
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  • mdg164mdg164 Posts: 206
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    Really cool story. Terrible requests. Daughter and Ledbetter? Like they weren't going to play them anyway.

    Agreed, that is the chance of a lifetime to hear some rare gem. How come whenever someone gets a chance to put songs on the setlist, it is never anything good? At least ask for "No Way" and if he refuses, at least he might tell you why they don't play it! Aim high! At least lie to us, tell us you requested "otherside" and "brother", but got shot down!

    I wonder if this happens often? I wonder how many times an "undone" get scratched off the setlist for "Jeremy"? I wonder if most setlists are influenced by someone along the way?

    Anyway, thanks for sharing!
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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Great pics and thanks for sharing your story. By the way other people do not rag a guy for song requests he made 2 years ago - he shared a very cool story and pictures that he totally did not have to share. I was not at this show, but I remember sitting home online following the setlist and having a blast! Thanks again!
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  • finnanniefinnannie Posts: 1,186
    Wonderful story :) - I wish I would hear "its okay" someday live, I love that tune.
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    I like that picture with the suitcase. :)
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  • Sexy2aFaultSexy2aFault Posts: 388
    Let me personally thank you for "Immortality", I still have that version from Cleveland on my MP3. Their best song live if you ask me. So you are a genius in my book.
  • Jam10Jam10 Posts: 654
    That's incredible man. What a great story. Congrats!
  • dawngdawng Posts: 644
    wow, very cool story. thanks for sharing it and your pics! :)
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  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    privileged asa whore wrote:
    Its been a couple years now but I wanted to share my story of when I met the band…Well here is how it went down... I flew out to Cleveland on May 19th, 2006 because my best friend played bball for the Cavs and Pearl Jam was going to come play in Cleveland... we wanted to try and meet the band so we went over to the Quicken Loans Arena at like 10 in the morning to see whats up… the whole area was on lock down but since my friend played bball there he could get us in with a thumb scan... we walked around till we ran into their security guards… but they informed us that band wasn't their yet... so we came back at like 5 and we were just chilln back stage during sound check… I can remember it like it was yesterday… they were playing “I am Mine” as we walked in… then about 5 mins later eddie came walking backstage... he walked right up to us and introduced himself as if we had did know who he was… then he jump up and sat on an amp case started talking to us...he was so cool and mellow... so nice... then Jeff came over to talk being the basketball fan he is… He knew who Luke was because he watched him play in college at the University of Oregon… we also gave them a bball autographed by the cavs… they said they were going to play poker to see who got to keep it… so they hit if off and Luke showed Jeff around for a bit and I stayed and talked to eddie... he asked, "are there any songs I wanted to hear tonight because he was writing up the set?" so I sat there with my FAVORITE ARTIST of all time and got to tell him what songs I wanted to hear... I can't believe it hardly even to this day as I am writing this... so if anyone was at the show in Cleveland ’06 you can thank me more the following songs : first I requested daughter/ it's Okay... than immortality because I had never heard it before live... porch, and yellow ledbetter... I also requested nothing man but he said his voice was bothering him a little too much for that one…then HE ASKED us if we wanted him signed some photos and he took some pictures with luke and I… He has a good sense of humor… he wanted us to hold if up on his briefcase so he could be taller than Luke… it was quite comical... "it's Okay" is a deadmoon cover I heard on their "2000 touring band DVD" that they rarely play... so it was so cool... Eddie also gave us VIP passes and 1st row seats where we could hangout on the side of the stage or back stage while they played preshow ping-pong and a handful of picks... the whole night like a freaking dream... getting to tell my favorite band what songs to play... we also gave Jeff a tour of the cavs locker room... they were so nice... well I am rambling now but it was awesome...

    Here are some photos:
    http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325721209.jpg
    http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325721470.jpg
    http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325732722.jpg
    http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325732783.jpg
    http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325732672.jpg
    http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325732867.jpg
    http://pic40.picturetrail.com:80/VOL266/11344781/20098334/325733064.jpg

    That is a damn good exxxperience there!!! Good call on immortality & porch!!! :D
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  • AmantriaAmantria Posts: 608
    What an amazing story!! I'd give my left arm for that experience!!!
    Its good to be back!!
  • Smarter_Than_USmarter_Than_U Posts: 515
    What a crazy story! You're a lucky bastard.
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  • illegal pantsillegal pants Posts: 13,471
    awww i love your pics :)

    such a cool story, thanks for sharing!!
    privileged asa whore wrote:
    I was requesting it to hear "It's Okay". Which is a song that has meant so much much to me. You know when your just have a shitty day or just feeling down, all you got to do is put that song on It's gonna be okay!!!!


    i hear ya.. i've edited the Jones Beach version and have set my alarm clock every morning to go off to the opening riffs of it's ok... just trying to get a good start to the day
    wah
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    That is such a cool story. I love Ledbetter, so good on you for asking what you wanted. Don't worry bout these blokes knocking you for what you wanted.
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  • RockMamaRockMama Deep Creek Lake, MD Posts: 478
    Are you sure it wasn't May 20th? They played in Grand Rapids on May 19th.
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  • PrlJmr10PrlJmr10 Posts: 130
    RockMama wrote:
    Are you sure it wasn't May 20th? They played in Grand Rapids on May 19th.

    You are correct...GR was 5/19/06...small oversight,but cool story!!!
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  • myhookmyhook Posts: 284
    Wow, sick story. I have / had the same PJ shirt.
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  • privileged asa whoreprivileged asa whore Posts: 12
    PrlJmr10 wrote:
    You are correct...GR was 5/19/06...small oversight,but cool story!!!

    I know the show was on the 20th... all I was saying is that I flew into Cleveland on the 19th... One cool part of the story that I forgot to mention was that... he actually took the time to write down the lyrics to "It's Okay"... during the show he read the lyrics right off a paper. For him to go out of his way to do that... its pretty cool
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  • 395486pj10395486pj10 Posts: 95
    What an awesome story.
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