still jealous every time I read @vant0037 Jeff story. he's the one I'd most like to meet. and he was hanging out 5 minutes from my house.
Haha wish I remembered what we talked about! "Derrr, yer in Perl Jim, right? D'hyuck!"
1998-06-30 Minneapolis
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2 2018-06-18 London 1 2018-08-18 Wrigley 1 2018-08-20 Wrigley 2 2022-09-16 Nashville 2023-08-31 St. Paul 2023-09-02 St. Paul 2023-09-05 Chicago 1 2024-08-31 Wrigley 2 2024-09-15 Fenway 1 2024-09-27 Ohana 1 2024-09-29 Ohana 2
I've been lucky enough to have chance encounters with 3.5 members of the band. (the .5 is for Boom; not because I don't consider him a member of the band, but only because I walked past him and it took me a minute to realize who he was).
First was Boom in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the night before 2010 Jazz Fest. I walked by him and did a double-take, and he looked back and smiled. I didn't chase him down. We had just gotten engaged. Didn't want to ruin the moment. Sorry Boom.
It's been so much fun, especially because I never waited one second for anyone. All chance meetings. No autographs, and only two of them did I get a photo with. Just awesome memories.
Man...they really need to play some shows soon!
1998-06-30 Minneapolis
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2 2018-06-18 London 1 2018-08-18 Wrigley 1 2018-08-20 Wrigley 2 2022-09-16 Nashville 2023-08-31 St. Paul 2023-09-02 St. Paul 2023-09-05 Chicago 1 2024-08-31 Wrigley 2 2024-09-15 Fenway 1 2024-09-27 Ohana 1 2024-09-29 Ohana 2
9 years already since this show. My daughter I took with me is now 20
1998-06-30 Mpls | 2006-07-06 Las Vegas | 2010-05-03 Kansas City | 2011-07-01 St. Louis EV | 2011-07-02 Mpls EV | 2011-09-03 PJ20 2011-09-04 PJ20 | 2011-09-17 Winnipeg | 2012-09-30 Missoula | 2012-11-18 Tulsa EV | 2013-07-19 Chicago | 2013-11-15 Dallas 2013-11-16 OKC | 2014-10-09 Lincoln | 2014-10-17 Moline | 2014-10-19 St. Paul | 2014-10-20 Milwaukee | 2016-08-20 Chicago 2016-08-22 Chicago | 2018-08-18 Chicago | 2018-08-20 Chicago | 2022-05-09 Phoenix | 2022-05-20 Las Vegas | 2022-09-18 St. Louis 2022-09-20 OKC | 2023-08-31 St. Paul | 2023-09-02 St. Paul | 2024-05-16 Las Vegas | 2024-05-18 Las Vegas | 2024-08-31 Chicago
Why Go -> Animal-> All Night one two three punch to start the show was amazing. the previous winnipeg show in 2005 started with Betterman, so to say that was an improvement is an understatement.
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
My 10th show in their 20th year, and bought my 10club ticket on my 30th birthday.....Winning the lottery winding up standing front and center between Jeff and Ed was like a dream come true...the peak of the mountain. Then throw in the fact that between Corduroy and Arms Aloft, Ed leans over the edge of the stage towards me and tosses one of his Bullseye picks slowly into my hands while saying "You're the best dressed person in the stadium" then back to his mic stand.
could'nt believe it!
Held him up during alive, sipped some wine from the bottle, and managed to collect enough of mike's picks which he freely tosses out to spell out his name with four picks M.I.K.E. on each pick.
Pretty Awesome!
The next morning at Pankcake House my best friend and I were trying to piece the whole night, and thought to pick up the Winnipeg Free Press to read a better account of the events the night before....and there it was....or we were...See image! Now you see why I was the best dressed
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2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
2018-06-18 London 1
2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
2022-09-16 Nashville
2023-08-31 St. Paul
2023-09-02 St. Paul
2023-09-05 Chicago 1
2024-08-31 Wrigley 2
2024-09-15 Fenway 1
2024-09-27 Ohana 1
2024-09-29 Ohana 2
i once met the guys in anthrax at an in store signing. all i could think of to say to scott ian was "dig the goatee"
i wanted to kill myself
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First was Boom in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the night before 2010 Jazz Fest. I walked by him and did a double-take, and he looked back and smiled. I didn't chase him down. We had just gotten engaged. Didn't want to ruin the moment. Sorry Boom.
Second was the Jeff story above. 9.17.11.
Third was Matt in Amsterdam. 6.26.12. Here's the original story: http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/comment/4502883#Comment_4502883
Fourth was Stone in St. Paul. 10.18.14. Here's the original story: http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/238433/st-paul-pub-crawl-saturday-october-18-2014-st-paul-mn-7pm#latest
It's been so much fun, especially because I never waited one second for anyone. All chance meetings. No autographs, and only two of them did I get a photo with. Just awesome memories.
Man...they really need to play some shows soon!
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
2018-06-18 London 1
2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
2022-09-16 Nashville
2023-08-31 St. Paul
2023-09-02 St. Paul
2023-09-05 Chicago 1
2024-08-31 Wrigley 2
2024-09-15 Fenway 1
2024-09-27 Ohana 1
2024-09-29 Ohana 2
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2011-09-04 PJ20 | 2011-09-17 Winnipeg | 2012-09-30 Missoula | 2012-11-18 Tulsa EV | 2013-07-19 Chicago | 2013-11-15 Dallas
2013-11-16 OKC | 2014-10-09 Lincoln | 2014-10-17 Moline | 2014-10-19 St. Paul | 2014-10-20 Milwaukee | 2016-08-20 Chicago
2016-08-22 Chicago | 2018-08-18 Chicago | 2018-08-20 Chicago | 2022-05-09 Phoenix | 2022-05-20 Las Vegas | 2022-09-18 St. Louis
2022-09-20 OKC | 2023-08-31 St. Paul | 2023-09-02 St. Paul | 2024-05-16 Las Vegas | 2024-05-18 Las Vegas | 2024-08-31 Chicago
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