"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Because it spoke to me then and now for different reasons but still the same. It's indescribable in words through an iPhone. This song rips me up and puts me back together every time. Then of course the tags.
Thanks for the chance.
5/3/92 Omaha, NE
6/19/95 Red Rocks
9/11/98 MSG
11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1 4/7/17 RRHOF New York City 9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2 9/18/21 Asbury Park 2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden 9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2
The fact that Pearl Jam for the first time EVER played in my small town since following / collecting goodies from them since '91, it truly was, Hard To Imagine! Goosebumps though out the whole show.
Mine is Release. The first time I heard it on the cd I cried tears of sadness because the words just hit me hard. I have a good relationship with my father so I don't know why it does that to me but it seemed to connect with me. I also cried when I heard it at PJ20 but this time it was tears of joy. I had no problem crying around my friends that night because I was in my own world. I got chills just thinking about it while I was writing this post!
Sometimes you find yourself Having to put all your faith In no faith
First time I heard it was with my dad listening to the crappy radio in his '88 Dodge Dakota, driving down the mountain after visiting my grandparents. He was such a major influencer of my musical taste -- having sat in the floor with me for hundreds of hours growing up listening to his old Hendrix, CCR, Allman Bros, Joplin, etc. LPs -- and that was the first time he actually liked MY music.
A lot of things have changed since that day, but I have that memory and GTF will always connect me to him.
Now I have a son and I often play that song for him. Here's to hoping he thinks of me the same way I remember my pop.
My anthem is definitely "Given to Fly". I've not yet heard it live and I cannot wait to see if they do it at Wrigley. That would be AMAZING! Thx for the giveaway, that's very cool.
"I'll ride the wave,Where it takes me, I'll hold the pain, Release me"
"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Hard to say what one is my favorite, but Yellow Ledbetter is up there. it conveys a sense of really being in the mind of the artist-- you don't know what Ed is saying, but you can get a sense of what he's feeling...
Wrigley 7/19/2013 Philadelphia 10/22/2013 Baltimore 10/27/2013 Hampton 4/18/2016 Ft. Worth 9/13/2023 Ft. Worth 9/15/2023 Wrigley 8/31/2024 Baltimore 9/12/2024 Fenway 9/15/2024
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Lukin is kinda crazy for me. My buddy, whom also loves PJ had a pitbull he saved from a breeder who raised the dogs for fighting. He named him Lukin, needless to say, the dog bit him on the forearm and would not let go. I think about the incident every time I hear that song as well as what Eddie might have been thinking/feeling when wrote it and performs it. Strange comparison?
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Ok, there's obviously a time difference so, I'll leave this open til tomorrow morning my time. Then have a good read. Not gonna do any pick a winner announcement bit, That's tacky. Maybe afterwards? I'll PM whoever it is. The ones I've read have been amazing. PJ had the best fans. Talk about passion:)
When I saw Eddie play the Beacon in NYC a couple years ago, he played "Long Road" as a dedication to Clarence Clemons who had passed away a couple days before. The first show I ever saw was with my aunt and uncle when I was 15, Springsteen and the E Street Band in summer of 1999, on their reunion tour, and thankfully one of a handful of times I got to see Springsteen with the original E Street lineup (we're spoiled here in NJ ). I still wear that shirt with the silhouette of Bruce and the Big Man on the front of it, it was my first concert t-shirt. Hearing Eddie sing "Long Road" solo on his Fender was one of the greatest concert moments I've ever witnessed, and I'm sure I'll have the same feelings if I ever get to hear the full band play it live one of these days. There have been some other great moments seeing the band live, "Release" and "Who You Are" at MSG in 2008 and "Love Reign O'er Me" at MSG in 2010, but "Long Road" at the Beacon was one of the most emotional performances I've ever seen.
"I'm a lucky man to count on both hands the ones I love."
Continental Arena I - 6/1/2006
MSG II - 6/25/2008
MSG I - 5/20/2010
Beacon Theatre - 6/21/2011 (EV)
Made In America Philadelphia - 9/2/2012
Buffalo -10/12/2013
Hartford - 10/25/2013
Philadelphia II - 4/29/2016 (TEN show)
MSG II - 5/2/2016
Fenway II Boston - 8/7/2016
Rock & Roll HOF - 4/7/2017 Asbury Park, NJ - 9/18/2021 MSG - 9/11/2022 Camden - 9/14/2022
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Because it spoke to me then and now for different reasons but still the same. It's indescribable in words through an iPhone. This song rips me up and puts me back together every time. Then of course the tags.
Thanks for the chance.
6/19/95 Red Rocks
9/11/98 MSG
11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2
9/18/21 Asbury Park
2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden
9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2
Halifax 2005
The fact that Pearl Jam for the first time EVER played in my small town since following / collecting goodies from them since '91, it truly was, Hard To Imagine! Goosebumps though out the whole show.
Sweet giveaway, btw!
Having to put all your faith
In no faith
First time I heard it was with my dad listening to the crappy radio in his '88 Dodge Dakota, driving down the mountain after visiting my grandparents. He was such a major influencer of my musical taste -- having sat in the floor with me for hundreds of hours growing up listening to his old Hendrix, CCR, Allman Bros, Joplin, etc. LPs -- and that was the first time he actually liked MY music.
A lot of things have changed since that day, but I have that memory and GTF will always connect me to him.
Now I have a son and I often play that song for him. Here's to hoping he thinks of me the same way I remember my pop.
2013 Wrigley
2013 Dallas
2013 Oklahoma City
2013 Seattle
How I choose to feel is how I am.
There's just one word I still believe...and it's LOVE.
"Take care of one another..." -EV
"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
Toronto 2011 1 & 2 London 2013. Quebec City 2016. Ottawa 2016
Fenway 2016 1 & 2
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Philadelphia 10/22/2013
Baltimore 10/27/2013
Hampton 4/18/2016
Ft. Worth 9/13/2023
Ft. Worth 9/15/2023
Wrigley 8/31/2024
Baltimore 9/12/2024
Fenway 9/15/2024
It's for Dad. Makes me miss him every single time.
Opening PJ20 with Release was really amazing, but MID-SET in Amsterdam 2012 Night 2? Pretty darn awesome as well.
08-13-2009/06-22-2010/06-25-2010/06-30-2010/07-02-2012/07-04-2012/07-05-2012
07-10-2012/06-16-2014/06-17-2014/06-26-2014
04-28-2016/04-29-2016/05-01-2016/05-02-2016/08-20-2016/08-22-2016
EV: 07-25-2012/05-29-2017/05-30-2017/06-01-2017
http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/231685/iso-ev-concert-postcards#latest
So get your song in now!
I'm gonna have a tough time on Sunday making a decision reading through all these!
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
08-13-2009/06-22-2010/06-25-2010/06-30-2010/07-02-2012/07-04-2012/07-05-2012
07-10-2012/06-16-2014/06-17-2014/06-26-2014
04-28-2016/04-29-2016/05-01-2016/05-02-2016/08-20-2016/08-22-2016
EV: 07-25-2012/05-29-2017/05-30-2017/06-01-2017
http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/231685/iso-ev-concert-postcards#latest
Back soon!
When I do pass someday I have asked my wife to make sure that is one of a few songs played at my service!!
Edit. Winner has been mailed. Thanks for all for great stories. There was one that just spoke to me. Went with that.
Thanks all of you
... and who is it now :think:
Congrats to the winner!
08-13-2009/06-22-2010/06-25-2010/06-30-2010/07-02-2012/07-04-2012/07-05-2012
07-10-2012/06-16-2014/06-17-2014/06-26-2014
04-28-2016/04-29-2016/05-01-2016/05-02-2016/08-20-2016/08-22-2016
EV: 07-25-2012/05-29-2017/05-30-2017/06-01-2017
http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/231685/iso-ev-concert-postcards#latest
When I saw Eddie play the Beacon in NYC a couple years ago, he played "Long Road" as a dedication to Clarence Clemons who had passed away a couple days before. The first show I ever saw was with my aunt and uncle when I was 15, Springsteen and the E Street Band in summer of 1999, on their reunion tour, and thankfully one of a handful of times I got to see Springsteen with the original E Street lineup (we're spoiled here in NJ
Continental Arena I - 6/1/2006
MSG II - 6/25/2008
MSG I - 5/20/2010
Beacon Theatre - 6/21/2011 (EV)
Made In America Philadelphia - 9/2/2012
Buffalo -10/12/2013
Hartford - 10/25/2013
Philadelphia II - 4/29/2016 (TEN show)
MSG II - 5/2/2016
Fenway II Boston - 8/7/2016
Rock & Roll HOF - 4/7/2017
Asbury Park, NJ - 9/18/2021
MSG - 9/11/2022
Camden - 9/14/2022