***HALIFAX 2006 Thread***

lanners

sward wrote:

Who would have thought that I'd be following a band for 15 years?....from university, girlfriends, breakups, sadness, joy,life,death, marriage, birth of my son, gainful employment..list goes on ;-)......and the band would be the one constant of my life. That is what Pearl Jam is to me. Not setlists and ticket fiascos...but a part of my life. I guess with that comes the ups and downs of any 'relationship' and that is what these people are encountering...but for me...it's been nothing but great. The naysayers will say that Im (we) are just blinded by all that is PJ..but that's not true. I don't love every song..I haven't loved every album...I haven't loved every decision. But I trust their instincts and the place the fan plays in their choices.

So..to that I say thanks to PJ for 15 years and counting and I raise a toast to all the Halifax thread contributers because, this too is genuine. ;-)

that's it for me in a nutshell as well.

you just put it more eloquently than i ever could.

sward

Still...all that said..no one around me can understand the sentiment. hahaha

My wife thinks I am crazy..as do most of my friends.......but I am lucky..I have one friend who is about as big a fan as me.

rjwhite19

well put; thought i wrote it

mookie blaylock 10

lanners wrote:

this rant won't really apply to anyone here, i just needed to get it off my chest and figured that no one would flame me if i posted it here...or better yet maybe it would get more people reading this thread and bring more attention to it. either way, this rant is totally selfish in nature and i apologize to the HFX regulars if i offend.

i would just like to take this opportunity to express my sincere disdain at the amount of bitching and complaining that has been going on on the boards since this tour started. For example:


~The "I'm tired of the setlist" complaints
~The "Why won't they play Leash" and conversly the "Why won't they stop playing Leash" complaints
~The "I only got (insert number) row floor seats"

etc...etc...etc...

Okay, whiny babies, shut your pie holes! You bitch, you whine and when things change you don't like it, so you bitch and you whine and it drives the rest of us who may not get to any shows this tour insane.

Do you not know just how good you have it? Do you know how spoiled you are?

I'm sorry, but it's been driving me nuts. If i were any member of the band and reading the threads on this board i would get a little sick in my mouth and cancel all the big shows and play for elderly women behind the counter in small towns, tiny hamlets and small farms in obscure places just to play for fans who appreciate the music, the band, the experience because they aren't jaded little cry-babies who have been to too many shows and think the band owes them something.

The band should just go places they've never been, or rarely go to because they are more appreciated there. Did you hear much bitching after Halifax or Saint John's? NO!

so there's my rant. i'm just tired of all the complaining lately. i'm sorry for taking up your time.

flame away. i'm too tired to argue anymore.

right on lanners.

Lucas420247

lanners wrote:

this rant won't really apply to anyone here, i just needed to get it off my chest and figured that no one would flame me if i posted it here...or better yet maybe it would get more people reading this thread and bring more attention to it. either way, this rant is totally selfish in nature and i apologize to the HFX regulars if i offend.

i would just like to take this opportunity to express my sincere disdain at the amount of bitching and complaining that has been going on on the boards since this tour started. For example:


~The "I'm tired of the setlist" complaints
~The "Why won't they play Leash" and conversly the "Why won't they stop playing Leash" complaints
~The "I only got (insert number) row floor seats"

etc...etc...etc...

Okay, whiny babies, shut your pie holes! You bitch, you whine and when things change you don't like it, so you bitch and you whine and it drives the rest of us who may not get to any shows this tour insane.

Do you not know just how good you have it? Do you know how spoiled you are?

I'm sorry, but it's been driving me nuts. If i were any member of the band and reading the threads on this board i would get a little sick in my mouth and cancel all the big shows and play for elderly women behind the counter in small towns, tiny hamlets and small farms in obscure places just to play for fans who appreciate the music, the band, the experience because they aren't jaded little cry-babies who have been to too many shows and think the band owes them something.

The band should just go places they've never been, or rarely go to because they are more appreciated there. Did you hear much bitching after Halifax or Saint John's? NO!

so there's my rant. i'm just tired of all the complaining lately. i'm sorry for taking up your time.

flame away. i'm too tired to argue anymore.

i'm feeling you Lanners
my only small complaint about Hailfax was that they only gave Eddie 1 Keith's,

CrazyJD

Lucas420247 wrote:

i'm feeling you Lanners
my only small complaint about Hailfax was that they only gave Eddie 1 Keith's,

You have to wonder if they brought out a 24 how much more he would have played.... grrrrrr.

lanners

a 2-4 of Keith's could have sparked one of the longest and more amazing shows they've ever done...or it could have been one of the drunkest, pukiest, stumbliest shows in history.

i would take them anyway i could get 'em!

sward

lanners wrote:

a 2-4 of Keith's could have sparked one of the longest and more amazing shows they've ever done...or it could have been one of the drunkest, pukiest, stumbliest shows in history.

i would take them anyway i could get 'em!

a 6 pack of Keith's does the second to me. Yuck! ;-)

Muhahha..I keed...I keed.....it's always a good fall back. Clancy's for me though! ;-)

Truthmonger

Hey, just why did they only have 1 Keith's for the boys that night ? I've wondered that for a long time now ???????.

And Sward, you are on a mission - I can't compete. Maybe I'll just have to come down there and lay a shitkickin on ya, put ya outta commission like, so I can regain my crown as Halifax 2006 runner-up. hehehe.

And where did the other Halifax thread go ? Maybe I would have had a shot at that one.......

Halifax 2005 - you fucking ruled - its time for a return engagement, non ?

sward

Truthmonger wrote:

Hey, just why did they only have 1 Keith's for the boys that night ? I've wondered that for a long time now ???????.

And Sward, you are on a mission - I can't compete. Maybe I'll just have to come down there and lay a shitkickin on ya, put ya outta commission like, so I can regain my crown as Halifax 2006 runner-up. hehehe.

And where did the other Halifax thread go ? Maybe I would have had a shot at that one.......

Halifax 2005 - you fucking ruled - its time for a return engagement, non ?

But alas, it is I providing said shitkicking..non?

;-)

mookie blaylock 10

come back and play bu$hleaguer again, please!!!

funkymonk

Yeah, you won't get anyone booing here over the mere mention of Bushleaguer as they did in Camden. That alone should call for Halifax being placed as a regular stop on any upcoming tours instead of Camden.

mookie blaylock 10

funkymonk wrote:

Yeah, you won't get anyone booing here over the mere mention of Bushleaguer as they did in Camden. That alone should call for Halifax being placed as a regular stop on any upcoming tours instead of Camden.

that's what i was thinking funkymonk. halifax was the last place they played it...i'd love to hear it again! and again! and again!

Simonbabou

hope they'll come to east... Quebec province too.... or comeback in Ottawa for a another awesome night...

lanners

come back and be as political as you wanna be!

Truthmonger

sward wrote:

But alas, it is I providing said shitkicking..non?

;-)

Aye. ***hangs head in shame, with no real excuse in sight***. But perhaps there should be a category for most prolific non-attendee ?! And who has done more generally speaking to promote the 'burg of Halifornia for future PJ gigs ? Why, no one. Does the "Forget Toronto, Come back to Halifax" sign not mean anything ?! I risked life and limb over that one.......OK, well, not exactly, but it showed some serious civic pride and gumption in the face of 20,000 others who think they are God's gift to PJ. And was it not me who started the ball rolling on the whole Halifax thread thing ?! I believe it was, and Lanners can back me up on that one. Lanners, feel free to chime in anytime on this subject and announce the truth to the world........unless you are now going to turn coat and claim that initiative as your own......***cough,cough, wouldn't do that, cough cough, Lanners is too honest, cough,cough***

Ultimately, Sward, your zeal and keyboard sacrifices cannot be denied. But hey, there's than one way to skin a cat.....

Truthmonger

Noticed on another thread that somebody was jonesin' to see Hard to Imagine as an opener. I also saw that a few Hfx. people had let this poor fella know just how beautiful it WAS as an opener. Lucky, lucky people.

Is it just me attributing/ascribing too much to this gig, or did something incredible happen in Halifax ?! It seems to me there was some special sort of syneregy in action that night......

lanners

you are the Truthmonger...i cannot lie. gotta give you mad props for your hard work and initiation of this initiative.

let's not nickel and dime this...we want what we want and we'll fight until we get it...right? we are a unified unit, an army of maritimers (both home and away). PJ planted the seed almost 9 months ago (wow, has it been that long!) and the fruit of this labour is about to spring forth--a giant mutant PJ baby which will stomp its way across the earth until it finds its daddy and brings them back here.

wow...i'm a weirdo today eh? even more so than usual!

sward

Truthmonger wrote:

Aye. ***hangs head in shame, with no real excuse in sight***. But perhaps there should be a category for most prolific non-attendee ?! And who has done more generally speaking to promote the 'burg of Halifornia for future PJ gigs ? Why, no one. Does the "Forget Toronto, Come back to Halifax" sign not mean anything ?! I risked life and limb over that one.......OK, well, not exactly, but it showed some serious civic pride and gumption in the face of 20,000 others who think they are God's gift to PJ. And was it not me who started the ball rolling on the whole Halifax thread thing ?! I believe it was, and Lanners can back me up on that one. Lanners, feel free to chime in anytime on this subject and announce the truth to the world........unless you are now going to turn coat and claim that initiative as your own......***cough,cough, wouldn't do that, cough cough, Lanners is too honest, cough,cough***

Ultimately, Sward, your zeal and keyboard sacrifices cannot be denied. But hey, there's than one way to skin a cat.....

You know what? I gots to agree with ya. Unsung hero..and I mean it! ;-)

But I will still pile up the posts so we can make it happen again. The Halifax show was THE best one..and experience I have been to/had yet....and that includes St Johns, where I met them all..so that is saying a lot! ;-)

It will happen!

funkymonk

Peek-a-Boom!