Montreal 2 - I am Ralph ... my experience

Ok ...
I just got back home from Montreal (I live in Waterloo) ... long 2 days but fun.
A. My friend Rob and I go to the concert.
2. I've been a 10C member for years, I go to the ticket window crossing my fingers that we have good seats - I end up with CC - 9 and 11!!!!!! Am i excited? Ummm ... going nuts.
C. We see Liam Finn in the parking lot taking pictures with people - what a great, sweet guy.
4. We watch some of his show and freak at the location of our seats - cool.
D. Pints at a bar close by - happy hour, sweet.
5. We sit in our seats for Eddie and start to enjoy the show.
E. 3 songs in (it's all a blur by now) the fans are sitting on their collective hands!
6. I get up pissed off and turn to the crowd - get up! let's rock this song!! And everyone is finally going ballistic - for at least one song.
F. Apparently, as my buddy Rob says, Eddie says - "Who's Eddie Bernstein down there? " Anyways.
7. The place goes nuts - as it should- and Eddie gives me some props as my back is turned, unexpectedly. He turns to me and says - ** I'm fuzzy so change if you remember better than me **
"What do you want" after that display of craziness. I said ... "I just want to have a beer with you man - that's all"
G. ... He says ... "Whats your name" - I say Ralph (ok, stop laughing) and he says "What do you want?" I said - "Just to have a beer with you man." So he sends a dude back to grab 2 Heinekens. The beers come out and I shuffle my ass up to hang with EDDIE VEDDER!!!! The beautiful crowd is freaking at this point and I'm soaking it up as I look out (I'm normally quite shy and was shaking while up there people.)
8. I ask him if he could please come back to the Kitchener area and I gave him a kiss on the cheek because I RESPECT him so much for what he does for the good of the world. Is that bad? Haha!
Anyways, any extra input from you guys would be appreciated as, you can well imagine, it was a blur for me. Also, any pictures or video would really appreciated.
Im ... Am ... Ralph!!!
I just got back home from Montreal (I live in Waterloo) ... long 2 days but fun.
A. My friend Rob and I go to the concert.
2. I've been a 10C member for years, I go to the ticket window crossing my fingers that we have good seats - I end up with CC - 9 and 11!!!!!! Am i excited? Ummm ... going nuts.
C. We see Liam Finn in the parking lot taking pictures with people - what a great, sweet guy.
4. We watch some of his show and freak at the location of our seats - cool.
D. Pints at a bar close by - happy hour, sweet.
5. We sit in our seats for Eddie and start to enjoy the show.
E. 3 songs in (it's all a blur by now) the fans are sitting on their collective hands!
6. I get up pissed off and turn to the crowd - get up! let's rock this song!! And everyone is finally going ballistic - for at least one song.
F. Apparently, as my buddy Rob says, Eddie says - "Who's Eddie Bernstein down there? " Anyways.
7. The place goes nuts - as it should- and Eddie gives me some props as my back is turned, unexpectedly. He turns to me and says - ** I'm fuzzy so change if you remember better than me **
"What do you want" after that display of craziness. I said ... "I just want to have a beer with you man - that's all"
G. ... He says ... "Whats your name" - I say Ralph (ok, stop laughing) and he says "What do you want?" I said - "Just to have a beer with you man." So he sends a dude back to grab 2 Heinekens. The beers come out and I shuffle my ass up to hang with EDDIE VEDDER!!!! The beautiful crowd is freaking at this point and I'm soaking it up as I look out (I'm normally quite shy and was shaking while up there people.)
8. I ask him if he could please come back to the Kitchener area and I gave him a kiss on the cheek because I RESPECT him so much for what he does for the good of the world. Is that bad? Haha!
Anyways, any extra input from you guys would be appreciated as, you can well imagine, it was a blur for me. Also, any pictures or video would really appreciated.
Im ... Am ... Ralph!!!
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Thanks dude (ette), I'm a loving guy - my In-Laws taught me that.
Toronto 05/10/06 | Vancouver 04/02//08 (Ed) | Manchester 06/14/08 | Montreal 08/09/08 (Ed) | Montreal 08/10/08 (Ed)
Albany 06/08/09 (Ed) | Philadelphia 10/31/09 | Montreal 09/07/11 | Ottawa 05/08/16 | Brooklyn 04/07/17 (RRHOF)
Dana Point 09/09/17 (Ed) | Rome 06/26/18
Yes, I liked it as well.
Another great story from last night.
Congrats, Ralph!
It's growing up just like me.
WAS ....
TO BE IN YOUR SHOES....
Congratulations.... you did something that a lots of people dream of.....
Ottawa 2005 - 2011 - 2016
Québec 2005 - 2016
Toronto 2006 night #1
Toronto 2006 night #2
EV Montreal 2008 Night #1
EV Montreal 2008 Night #2
11/02/91, 8/8/92, 4/7/94, 7/9/95, 9/29/96, 7/11/98, 8/24/00, 8/27/00, 10/4/00, 4/29/03, 6/29/03, 9/15/05, 5/12/06, 5/25/06, 6/30/08, 8/10/08 (ed)
Sharing a brew with Eddie is like every Pearl Jam fans dream.
Awesome story...One of the coolest things I've ever heard.
I figured ... thanks man.
Now, how can I get pics/vids of this cool event to show my boys? I got home and they were saying "I heard you were on the stage with Eddie Vedder!"
How cool is that? My boys and wife ROCK ... AND ROLL
He made a comment at some point that went something like "now that I know Ralph's life story"
ed is a damn funny guy
Celebration, the ball's in play
Thanks for your positive energy, friend. You totally deserved your moment in the spotlight!
Late at night I hear the trees, they're singing with the dead...overhead...”
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
Pretty impressive comparison. Kudos to Ed for knowing who he is!
What a fun story!
Ed watches PBS...so of course he'd know who Bernstein is...
2005 - Montreal Sept 15th; Ottawa Sept 16th; St. John's, NL Sept 24th; St. John's, NL Sept 25th
2006 - Albany, NY May 12th; Hartford, CT May 13th
2008 - Montreal Aug 9th and Montreal Aug 10th (EV Solo)
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i know you're canadian, but it would super cool if you take the time and drop a grateful and forever meaningful letter(just like you're post) to
TOMAS YOUNG at 112 NE 113th street in KANSAS CITY,MO 64155 in the USA
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Stoked for you man!
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4737/002nh9.jpg
quite the night for you man!
i remember ed said something like "wanna be our mascot?" and that's when you said something about "hey all i want is one beer". oh and when you first stood up you screamed "YOU ROCK!!!!" and pointed at him
gotta hand it to you though man, you handled that all well. and DAMN it was just great