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fp64fp64 Posts: 3
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check out this part of a review by Keith Harris, in Monday's Phila Inquirer........
"their audience has a clear idea of what PJ is and is not. Just ask the poor auxilary keyboardist who accompanied Vedder on show opener "Life Wasted" drawing prolonged boos."

Is that a classic or what?
Keith Harris is a musical genius.
Next time, do some research, Keith.
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  • joint in a treejoint in a tree Posts: 392
    LOL! that is hysterical.
    poor boom.

    in the boston herald they said "Scott McCready"

    dumb journalists.

    haha. peace.
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  • ||Release_Me||||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    This really gets to me, lol. Is this what journalism has come to? If the writer had done at least a bit of research he would've known it was 'BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM', not boos. Jackass.
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  • OTOTOOTOTO New York, NY Posts: 190
    fp64 wrote:
    check out this part of a review by Keith Harris, in Monday's Phila Inquirer........
    "their audience has a clear idea of what PJ is and is not. Just ask the poor auxilary keyboardist who accompanied Vedder on show opener "Life Wasted" drawing prolonged boos."

    Is that a classic or what?
    Keith Harris is a musical genius.
    Next time, do some research, Keith.


    Most times, journalists have an e-mail address at the end of their columns> I say flood his inbox with taunts of his laziness and lack of background reserach. He must have really thought the crowd hated Springsteen first time he ever came to town too. . . . what an idiot.
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  • little_wishlittle_wish England, The North Posts: 532
    oh...my....god

    These people should not be paid to write this stuff
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  • EddieshometownEddieshometown Evanston, IL Posts: 986
    I couldn't find an E-mail for the Jack Ass that wrote this review but I did find one for the Music Reviewer. His name is Dan DeLuca (E-mail address ddeluca@phillynews.com ). He gave a fairly positive review to the new album http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/columnists/dan_deluca/14451377.htm.

    I wrote him the following:

    Dan,

    ====================================================

    Please help out your fellow columnist Keith Harris. He had a HUGE blunder in yesterday’s Pearl Jam concert review. The below excerpt is from Keith’s review.


    “Their audience certainly has a clear idea of what Pearl Jam is and is not. Just ask the poor auxiliary keyboardist who accompanied Vedder on show opener "Life Wasted," drawing prolonged boos. That disapproving chorus died out as the full band joined in to finish the song,”


    These fans were not booing the keyboardist. They were shouting out his name, Boom Gasper. He is very much loved by the fans and is considered the “6th member of PJ” (similar to how Billy Preston was considered the 5th Beatle. Boom has toured with Pearl Jam since 2003, and is credited with writing at least part of the song “Love Boat Captain”. Information about Boom is readily available at (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom_Gasper).

    Music critics (particularly for rock/pop music) have a reputation of being second tier journalists and Keith didn’t help that generality. Could you imagine if a Sports writer from San Francisco wrote “The Giant fans don’t appreciate their often injured Left Fielder (Moises Alou), every time he came up the crowd booed him mercilessly.

    Wouldn’t you think Keith would have asked a fan during or after the concert why they were booing the Keyboardist (Pearl Jam fans are hard core – I would recommend reading the following recent article about Pearl Jam fans in EW (http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1191033_4_0_,00.html) . How many Rock concerts have you ever been to when a member of the band was boo’ed (OK, maybe this happens more in Philadelphia than other places) ? Especially booing directed towards the “auxiliary keyboardist? I know there must be some pressure to get a column in quickly but doesn’t someone (editor, proof reader, fact checker) say “this doesn’t sound right”. Didn’t Keith find it just a little unusual that the laid back Pearl Jam crowd (which many other columnist compare to “Dead heads”) were booing the Keyboardist after the opening song.
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  • mrwalkerbmrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    Eddieshometown wrote:
    I couldn't find an E-mail for the Jack Ass that wrote this review but I did find one for the Music Reviewer. His name is Dan DeLuca (E-mail address ddeluca@phillynews.com ). He gave a fairly positive review to the new album http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/columnists/dan_deluca/14451377.htm.

    I wrote him the following:

    Dan,

    ====================================================

    Please help out your fellow columnist Keith Harris. He had a HUGE blunder in yesterday’s Pearl Jam concert review. The below excerpt is from Keith’s review.


    “Their audience certainly has a clear idea of what Pearl Jam is and is not. Just ask the poor auxiliary keyboardist who accompanied Vedder on show opener "Life Wasted," drawing prolonged boos. That disapproving chorus died out as the full band joined in to finish the song,”


    These fans were not booing the keyboardist. They were shouting out his name, Boom Gasper. He is very much loved by the fans and is considered the “6th member of PJ” (similar to how Billy Preston was considered the 5th Beatle. Boom has toured with Pearl Jam since 2003, and is credited with writing at least part of the song “Love Boat Captain”. Information about Boom is readily available at (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom_Gasper).

    Music critics (particularly for rock/pop music) have a reputation of being second tier journalists and Keith didn’t help that generality. Could you imagine if a Sports writer from San Francisco wrote “The Giant fans don’t appreciate their often injured Left Fielder (Moises Alou), every time he came up the crowd booed him mercilessly.

    Wouldn’t you think Keith would have asked a fan during or after the concert why they were booing the Keyboardist (Pearl Jam fans are hard core – I would recommend reading the following recent article about Pearl Jam fans in EW (http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1191033_4_0_,00.html) . How many Rock concerts have you ever been to when a member of the band was boo’ed (OK, maybe this happens more in Philadelphia than other places) ? Especially booing directed towards the “auxiliary keyboardist? I know there must be some pressure to get a column in quickly but doesn’t someone (editor, proof reader, fact checker) say “this doesn’t sound right”. Didn’t Keith find it just a little unusual that the laid back Pearl Jam crowd (which many other columnist compare to “Dead heads”) were booing the Keyboardist after the opening song.

    that's a good letter I say Boom to you my friend
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  • joint in a treejoint in a tree Posts: 392
    good letter, Eddieshometown....please post to let us know if you get a response, or if there's a correction printed.
    still chuckling.
    "Find myself singing the same songs every day....
    ones that make me feel good when things behind the smile ain't ok...." -Hoon
  • EddieshometownEddieshometown Evanston, IL Posts: 986
    I could imagine if this guy was reviewing the Boss. "When Springsteen left the stage instead of the customary applauding for an encore, the crowd boo'ed him". They were so upset then when he finally came back on stage the boos were deafeningly loud. Mr. Springsteen being the class act he was didn't acknowledge the boos but rather came back on stage with a huge smile and ended up playing 4 encores. The fickle audience then changed their mind and started to applaud Mr. Springsteen. What an absurb spectacle....

    Film at eleven
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    And along with the asshole Jocks who haven't listened to them since 1993 come the asshole jock journalists who haven't listened to them since 1993....
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  • UNH1995UNH1995 Worcester Posts: 356
    in 1998, Ted Kennedy made a huge speech about baseball and the major comeback it had made due to the home run race.

    He ended the speed introducing the heroes:

    "let's here it for Mike McGuire and Sammy Sewser"

    people that get people name's wrong have always amazed me.
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  • kidapollokidapollo Posts: 75
    Here's an email and reply from Features Editor Sandy Clark. The reply is on top:

    Thank you for your e-mail. We will run a correction. Appreciate the catch.

    Original Message
    From: CB
    Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 3:14 PM
    To: Clark, Sandy (PNI)
    Subject: Pearl Jam review


    I'm sorry to bother you with this ... but I believe a correction may be in order regarding Keith Harris' review of the Pearl Jam show from Saturday night. He writes, "Their audience certainly has a clear idea of what Pearl Jam is and is not. Just ask the poor auxiliary keyboardist who accompanied Vedder on show opener "Life Wasted," drawing prolonged boos. That disapproving chorus died out as the full band joined in to finish the song, and then segued immediately afterward into the frantically antiwar "World Wide Suicide."

    The keyboard player (actually, he plays a B3 organ) is named Boom Gasper. At each Pearl Jam show, the fans (and I'm one, I've been to about 15 shows in the past three years) greet Boom with a chorus of "BOOOOOOOOM!" It is definitely not boos, as your correspondent (I'm assuming he's a correspondent as his byline reads "For the Inquirer") mistakenly reported.

    The song he is referring to is actually two songs, "Wasted Reprise" and "Life Wasted." "Wasted Reprise," with the B3 accompanying Vedder vocals, is near the end of the new album. Like many great classic rock bands before them, including The Who and The Beatles, Pearl Jam included a reprise track. The band's set list is never the same. Each night is something different, which makes seeing them live a remarkable thing.

    I think Harris' confusion about Gasper's reception from fans completely clouds his perspective on the show, as he references it again further down his piece.
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  • EddieshometownEddieshometown Evanston, IL Posts: 986
    kharris1128@yahoo.com

    In case you want to give him a quick note.
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  • CenterCityCenterCity Posts: 193
    mike mcready is a guitar legend.....didn't know he wrote yellow ledbetter.....wish i had stayed for it in camden....sat and sun--day
    I need to finish writing.
  • EddieshometownEddieshometown Evanston, IL Posts: 986
    I just got a reply from Dan DeLuca who is the head Entertainment Columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. It was simply.

    thanks. i'll deal with it....
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    5/14/2015 - Pete Townshend/EV, 8/20/16 & 8/22/16 Wrigley Field Part 2&3, 8/18/18 & 8/20/18 Wrigley Parts 4 & 5, 9/18/2022 - St Louis
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  • ottonypottonyp Posts: 226
    Just sent Keith Harris the following email:
    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TO YOU, YOU BLEW IT !! YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE A CLUE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT !! IT SURE HELPS ANYWAY, BECAUSE THEN YOU DON'T GET A FLOOD OF FLACK LIKE I'M SURE YOU ARE GETTING !! AND RESPECTS TO YOU BOOM (GASPAR), YOU ARE INTEGRAL ENOUGH THAT YOU CONTINUE TO TOUR WITH THE REST OF THE BAND !!
  • vaggar99vaggar99 San Diego USA Posts: 3,427
    I emailed the newspaper throught their website. I kept it short and sweet. Just told them to fire their shitty music critic for not doing any research before he wrote that lame article.
  • kidapollokidapollo Posts: 75
    vaggar99 wrote:
    I emailed the newspaper throught their website. I kept it short and sweet. Just told them to fire their shitty music critic for not doing any research before he wrote that lame article.

    I believe he's a correspondent, and not one of their regulars. His byline says, "For the Inquirer," rather than having his email or "Of The Inquirer" below his name. He probably got paid as a stringer to cover the show. It was probably a tight weekend for them, holiday weekends are tough to staff at newspapers.
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  • pedalbrakepedalbrake Posts: 16
    "I was saying Boo-urns"
  • PJammer4lifePJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,650
    Guy probably didn't even go to the show..just bought the boot the next day and pretended he was there..really was banging some jersey girl down by the docks during the show....
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  • jchais01jchais01 Posts: 129
    CenterCity wrote:
    mike mcready is a guitar legend.....didn't know he wrote yellow ledbetter.....wish i had stayed for it in camden....sat and sun--day
    I still don't get how people can leave during Ledbetter or any other song for that matter. You paid good money for your ticket dudes....ENJOY IT!!!!
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  • fatguyfatguy Posts: 1
    I was bored so I emailed him as well....
    Mr. xxxxxxxx,

    You're right, our reviewer got it wrong. We've corrected it on our Web site and will correct it in tomorrow's newspaper.

    Michael Rozansky
    Deputy Arts & Features Editor
    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    400 North Broad Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19130
    (215) 854-2457 voice
    (215) 854-4795 fax
    mrozansky@phillynews.com




    From: Bennett, Amanda
    Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:16 AM
    To: Rozansky, Michael
    Subject: FW: Pearl Jam Review


    Original Message
    Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 6:14 PM
    To: Bennett, Amanda
    Subject: Pearl Jam Review


    Hi! I recently read your online review of the recent Pearl Jam show - 'Pearl Jam gets refreshingly direct'. I find it quite laughable that you, the editor, would publish an article like this with no research.

    To quote:
    Their audience certainly has a clear idea of what Pearl Jam is and is not. Just ask the poor auxiliary keyboardist who accompanied Vedder on show opener "Life Wasted," drawing prolonged boos. That disapproving chorus died out as the full band joined in to finish the song, and then segued immediately afterward into the frantically antiwar "World Wide Suicide."

    If your journalist Keith Harris had a clue, he would know that the 'auxiliary keyboardist' is 'Boom" Gasper.

    Maybe he should research before he writes. I look forward to a correction by you or Mr. Harris in the upcoming days.

    Thanks for your time, just remember it is Always good to do research before you publish - Journalism 101.
    is that what the disc 1/disc 2 pdf is for? i dont see how you're supposed to get that onto a disc? it's rectangular and discs are round? am i that dumb? im thinking of just running off the cd covers and leaving the cd's as is.
  • iwasthereiwasthere Posts: 511
    I'm sure he quit reading them after a few, but i sent him a e-mail as well.
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    I posted an earlier thread on this.....I wrote him and said its like with Lou Pinella back in the day......"They aren't saying boo...they are saying Lou...
  • balwal78balwal78 Posts: 74
    Editor's note: A review of Pearl Jam that appeared in Monday's Inquirer incorrectly characterized the audience's reponse to the keyboardist at Saturday's show. The audience was not booing Kenneth "Boom" Gasper, but cheering him on by chanting his nickname.

    http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/14690977.htm
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  • EddieshometownEddieshometown Evanston, IL Posts: 986
    The correction is below the article:

    Editor's note: A review of Pearl Jam that appeared in Monday's Inquirer incorrectly characterized the audience's reponse to the keyboardist at Saturday's show. The audience was not booing Kenneth "Boom" Gasper, but cheering him on by chanting his nickname.

    Should we shout Kenneth next time to not confuse Mr. Harris?
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  • One Song GloryOne Song Glory Posts: 710
    Eddieshometown wrote:
    Should we shout Kenneth next time to not confuse Mr. Harris?

    Might freak him out a little. :D
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  • PearlJam134PearlJam134 Posts: 66
    ottonyp wrote:
    Just sent Keith Harris the following email:
    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TO YOU, YOU BLEW IT !! YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE A CLUE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT !! IT SURE HELPS ANYWAY, BECAUSE THEN YOU DON'T GET A FLOOD OF FLACK LIKE I'M SURE YOU ARE GETTING !! AND RESPECTS TO YOU BOOM (GASPAR), YOU ARE INTEGRAL ENOUGH THAT YOU CONTINUE TO TOUR WITH THE REST OF THE BAND !!

    You corrected a man while using an incorrectly spelled last name. Gasper.

    The rewrite, I guess, is quite good though.
    http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/14690977.htm
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