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And then... depression set in!

riffrandallriffrandall Posts: 685
edited July 2008 in Given To Fly (live)
Last night was the last show I'll see for a while, so coming off 6 shows this month I'm just left with this feeling today of "Well?? What the HELL do I do NOW?"

Besides wait for the bootlegs.

The last 3 were definitely the highlights for me, I think because I knew that they were the last 3 and I was back on my home turf.

Hartford- obviously it's been said, but I've never seen a set list like that, I had an awesome overall experience, I was one of the (few) lucky ones with no hassles, no fiascoes, no nothing... just a great show.

Mansfield 1- forget it. I have decided I can't even discuss this show with people who weren't there. Most incredible crowd experience I've seen in my hundreds of concert experiences.
Mansfield 2- possibly my favorite, not because of the set list or the crowd, but because of MY crowd. My amazing, awesome friends who made the journey with me.
I will say I hope the band goes back to playing Boston & not Mansfield. I really have no complaints- I could tailgate with no problem, I got my posters, I'm happy. I just find Mansfield to be a hassle.

Just have to figure out what to do with the other 360 days of the year!!
"If you're looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch, you're out of luck."
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  • Thierry HenryThierry Henry Posts: 2,654
    Were you the guy with the citizen dick shirt??
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  • alexersalexers Posts: 492
    TELLL ME ABOUT IT. Jeez. I hate the days after a show. Weeks, actually. I hate knowing that they're playing the Beacon tonight, and it's only a 3 1/2 hour car drive up there. And it's going to be an intimate set. At least relaying helps, but after this show... what are we gonna do?
  • riffrandallriffrandall Posts: 685
    Thierry Henry wrote:
    Were you the guy with the citizen dick shirt??

    Actually, yes I was.
    "If you're looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch, you're out of luck."
  • MattyJoeMattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    alexers wrote:
    but after this show... what are we gonna do?

    We'll all suffer together.
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    -Reagan
  • Bdog10Bdog10 Boca Posts: 471
    riffrandall wrote:

    Mansfield 1- forget it. I have decided I can't even discuss this show with people who weren't there. Most incredible crowd experience I've seen in my hundreds of concert experiences.

    Amen brother.. The crowd was sick from my vantage point. Section 6 was rocking
    "I want to go...but I don't want to go alone...With you I could never feel alone..."

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  • long road walkerlong road walker Posts: 352
    riffrandall wrote:
    Last night was the last show I'll see for a while, so coming off 6 shows this month I'm just left with this feeling today of "Well?? What the HELL do I do NOW?"

    Besides wait for the bootlegs.

    The last 3 were definitely the highlights for me, I think because I knew that they were the last 3 and I was back on my home turf.

    Hartford- obviously it's been said, but I've never seen a set list like that, I had an awesome overall experience, I was one of the (few) lucky ones with no hassles, no fiascoes, no nothing... just a great show.

    Mansfield 1- forget it. I have decided I can't even discuss this show with people who weren't there. Most incredible crowd experience I've seen in my hundreds of concert experiences.
    Mansfield 2- possibly my favorite, not because of the set list or the crowd, but because of MY crowd. My amazing, awesome friends who made the journey with me.
    I will say I hope the band goes back to playing Boston & not Mansfield. I really have no complaints- I could tailgate with no problem, I got my posters, I'm happy. I just find Mansfield to be a hassle.

    Just have to figure out what to do with the other 360 days of the year!!


    I hope they go back to playing Boston too, Mansfield is a hassle, least for me coming from NY much easier to get to Boston shows :)

    yeah, im gonna ride the wave (pearl jam high) where it takes me !!!! :)
    "no more crowbars to my head"
  • McNairnMcNairn Posts: 284
    I am still "out there" going through the motions, my head in the clouds, every once in a while I catch myself staring off, no one could understand, I can't explain it to anyone, just keep moving on, grateful to have had the experience.
    I listened to a 2000 boot today, and it was really no comparison to this last tour. I saw them in 2005 and 2006 and they were great shows, but Hartford and Mansfield 1 (the shows I saw) were flawless. Eddie's voice is getting better and better.
    Yeah, I will come back to earth eventually.
  • MrStyles420MrStyles420 Posts: 272
    at least you won't have to wait too long for those eddie solo shows
    '06- Irving Plaza (What a way to see my first PJ concert), Albany, Hartford, Camden I & II, East Rutherford I & II, Pittsburgh

    '07- THE VIC!!!, Lollapalooza (Chicago)

    '08- Virginia Beach, Camden I & II, Washington D.C., MSG I & II, Hartford, Mansfield I & II,
    EV NY I & II, Newark, DC I & II
  • jcfranzjcfranz Posts: 168
    Bdog10 wrote:
    Amen brother.. The crowd was sick from my vantage point. Section 6 was rocking

    Mansfield I was the absolute sickest concert I have ever been to...of course being front row on Mike's side and ending up with a signed setlist always helps. Seeing tears almost well up in Eddie's eyes after the crowd went nuts for Betterman was priceless.....
    It's easy to grin, When your ship comes in, And you've got the stock market beat. But the man worthwhile, Is the man who can smile, When his shorts are too tight in the seat
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    What helps me is always have *some* show planned in the future. I've still got Warped, Lolla and NIN at least. They're not Pearl Jam, but it helps. Now I'm just praying that Ed's solo shows in the Northeast do not fall on Lolla or NIN nights, and that I can get the coverage at work.

    re Manfield I, it was awesome for me too. I was second row on Eddie's side! I'd never really seen him up close, except from the side. So much energy from the crowd, and from the band, and from me! I loved the show.
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  • yakko69yakko69 Posts: 131
    Even after a 5hr drive home from Mansfield last night, to jump in bed for an hour before waking up to get to work to deal with cranky parents, I was fortunate to still be on my PJ high to disregard the "why did my son get summer school" crap....but now that I'm home, I'm so bummed the tour is over! 5 shows this leg, and was even lucky enough to catch Jeff's armband at MSG II, and even with 6 weeks off for summer break, I'm still depressed! Is there something wrong with me?
    ...44 shows...and counting....
  • McNairnMcNairn Posts: 284
    you can't go up so high without going down, or so it seems
  • finnanniefinnannie Posts: 1,186
    Yeah... I'm depressed too, I wish I was in the USA still - but no, I'm in the fucking arctic circle, far away from everything. :( If I had money I would definitely fly back to see some Ed shows, but no money at sight right now. I got to see 4 shows, I'm happy about that, great memories, great music, overall an experience I will never forget. The loudness and feeling of MSG 1 and 2, being close to the stage in Hartford and staring Ed right in his eyes, and Mansfield 1 -- the crowd, the crowd... betterman was beautiful, and BLACK! :D Fucking amazing experiences, my mind is still somewhere else than in reality. :)

    *we belong together... together... together..* du du du du du du duuuuuuu uuuu... du du du du du duuuuuuu uuuu....

    ;)
    Won't let the light escape from me.
    Won't let the darkness swallow me.
  • finnanniefinnannie Posts: 1,186
    Yeah... I'm depressed too, I wish I was in the USA still - but no, I'm in the fucking arctic circle, far away from everything. :( If I had money I would definitely fly back to see some Ed shows, but no money at sight right now. I got to see 4 shows, I'm happy about that, great memories, great music, overall an experience I will never forget. The loudness and feeling of MSG 1 and 2, being close to the stage in Hartford and staring Ed right in his eyes, and Mansfield 1 -- the crowd, the crowd... betterman was beautiful, and BLACK! :D Fucking amazing experiences, my mind is still somewhere else than in reality. :)

    *we belong together... together... together..* du du du du du du duuuuuuu uuuu... du du du du du duuuuuuu uuuu....

    ;)
    Won't let the light escape from me.
    Won't let the darkness swallow me.
  • dreamweaverdreamweaver New York Posts: 722
    I will agree with the poster that the mansfield 1 show was something special.
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    Jones Beach NY 1 + 3 - '00
    MSG 1 + 2 - '03
    Boston Garden - '04
    Montreal - '05
    Boston Garden 1, Meadowlands 1 + 2 - '06
    Mansfield 1 - '08
    (EV solo) Boston 1 - '08
    Chicago 1 - '09
    MSG -'10
    Brooklyn 1+2 - '13
    Central Park - '15
    MSG - '16
    Fenway - '16
    Wrigley - '16
    (RRHOF) Brooklyn - '17
    Fenway - '18
    MSG - '22
    MSG 1 - '24
  • lateralus963lateralus963 Posts: 381
    I was depressed to...until yesterday when I saw Eddie announced his solo tour! Now I have a month of Eddie to look forward too! That was enough to get me out of my funk... So I am doing much better now. Now I am just concerned about whether or not I will be able to get 10 club tickets to any shows! :)
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    2006: Camden I & II, Continental II (NJ)
    2008: Camden I & II, DC, MSG I & II (NYC), & EV: NYC II
    2009: Spectrum last 2 nights
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  • guacamolejoeguacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    I need some rest. My aging body is broken down. But now that we know we have the solo tour again the adrenaline is taking back over. Only can make a couple of dates, hope I don' t get shut out again (missed the west coast tour). That will really get me depressed! Good luck to all.
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  • Lukin66Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    riffrandall wrote:
    Last night was the last show I'll see for a while, so coming off 6 shows this month I'm just left with this feeling today of "Well?? What the HELL do I do NOW?"
    Wait for two years to have your hometown snubbed? :p
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
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