Who's met the band?? I DID!! CHICAGO

nupur1586

PJForceofNature wrote:

GivenToLukinKP wrote:

Kilomonkey1979 wrote:

He walked up to me & said" Ed's going to be here in a few minutes so get the fuck across the street.

This is my favorite part of this story.

That really gave me a good laugh too!

that was so funny! liked how he rhymed the minute he saw Ed , "How you feel about the WHO is how we feel about you." !

Savage Tongue

I've jammed with Matt.

nupur1586

PJ_Soul wrote:

josevolution wrote:

NWOntario wrote:

Am I alone in having no desire whatsoever to meet anyone who's even vaguely affiliated with Pearl Jam?

Add me to this list i could care less about meeting any of e'm ....

I could go my whole life without ever seeing them off the stage again and be happy .... but I'm not going to pretend that I wouldn't be excited if I was sitting next to them at the airport or rode an elevator with one of them and a good, normal conversation happened. I think a big fan of the band would have to be pretty dead inside not to think of that as a cool thing. yeah, they're just people... but I like chatting with people whose talents I admire.

totally agree.. the few occasions i've got to see/meet random (even remotely) famous people i didn't even admire, even that got me excited enough to share the story with friends.. but if it's the one band in the world that you love, it's guaranteed to make your day!

granted, i may not be doing anything obvious or special to make that happen, but if i meet anyone from the band in a chance encounter, of course it'll mean a huge deal to me..

CharlieP

It´s a difficult topic. I personally think asking for photos and/or autographs is a little weird but I don´t see why saying 'hi' to your idol outside, for instance, a venue is a weird scene.
Let´s not forget Ed's been coming out many times, genuinely interested in chatting, seemingly. If they don´t wanna do this (which I´d fully understand) they can just get in their cars right away.
Stone, to me, seems like a guy who may feel a Little uncomfortable just randomly chatting away and that´s probably why people never see him in situations like these.
Each to his own, no big deal.

Cosmo

PJ_Soul wrote:

I could go my whole life without ever seeing them off the stage again and be happy .... but I'm not going to pretend that I wouldn't be excited if I was sitting next to them at the airport or rode an elevator with one of them and a good, normal conversation happened. I think a big fan of the band would have to be pretty dead inside not to think of that as a cool thing. yeah, they're just people... but I like chatting with people whose talents I admire.

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On the way home from Milwaukee in 2011, I was on the same plane as the Queens of The Stone Age. We were on the same flight out of L.A. a few days prior, too. They are cool and i have met them all on several different occasions. They are all cool.
Anyway... I board the plane and the guy in the seat next to me is the guitar player from The Strokes. He has a bit of an, 'Oh, shit... some Pearl Jam fan dude' look on his face. I just said, 'Howzitgoin'?' to him and sat down. I slept for most of the flight home and only woke up when he had to go to the can.
As we landed and got up to disembark the plane, i said, 'I really appreaciated your set last night.' He was cool with that and we started talking about his band and the Pearl Jam gig and guitars and stuff and as we said our 'later, dudes'... he thanked me for letting him sleep because he was pretty hung over. You and me both, brother.
...
The Moral of the Story: Treat them like people. Mostly based on the fact that that is what they are... people. Don't shove a pen and a used napkin in their face to sribble on and just let them know if you like their music.

smalltownfate

I haven't met any of them or any celebrities or pro athletes for that matter. I would feel weird bothering them when it is there personal time. I always have said that if I ever randomly meet any of them, I wouldn't ask for a picture or autograph. I would only want to say thank you. I assume celebrity can be suffocating. I would hate to feel like I can't go to the grocery store without being bothered by fans and having either to feel rude by saying no or spend time taking pictures and signing stuff. I hope the band can live a pretty normal life outside of the tours. I'm sure Ed did feel suffocated during the early 90s.

Cosmo

smalltownfate wrote:

I haven't met any of them or any celebrities or pro athletes for that matter. I would feel weird bothering them when it is there personal time. I always have said that if I ever randomly meet any of them, I wouldn't ask for a picture or autograph. I would only want to say thank you. I assume celebrity can be suffocating. I would hate to feel like I can't go to the grocery store without being bothered by fans and having either to feel rude by saying no or spend time taking pictures and signing stuff. I hope the band can live a pretty normal life outside of the tours. I'm sure Ed did feel suffocated during the early 90s.

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In the environment of their profession... be it a venue for a concert or a stadium for a ball game... the artist and athletes understand that it comes with the territory. There are going to be fans there... otherwise, they would have a 9 to 5 like me, in a cubicle.
I think the worst place is... outside their home. A fan doesn't know where an artist lives... a stalker does. After that, an outing where they are with their family or friends... like a restaurant or something. That is a bad place to show your fandom. Then, i would say... and sorry to the original poster... the hotel they are staying at. The fans know venue... and that's all they should know.
The oddest thing that ever happened to me was when Tom Morello asked if it would be okay to share my table with him and his mom at the Hotel Cafe. I said, "Sure... yeah. You can have it." And he said, "No, we can share it... my name is Tom..." and i said, "I know who you are... you're Tom Morello". Turns out, we are both friends of Jill Sobule and were both there to see her show. Tom was there to play a few song with her and later, with David Gibb.
He is one of the nicest guys out there.

jakesbluskyhome

I just want to say:

I am insanely jealous you got to meet Any of them! Good on you brotha! And don't listen to meanies, it's not weird. You didn't follow them to their house for Pete's sake! Haha it was just right place at right time

PJ_Soul

Cosmo wrote:

PJ_Soul wrote:

I could go my whole life without ever seeing them off the stage again and be happy .... but I'm not going to pretend that I wouldn't be excited if I was sitting next to them at the airport or rode an elevator with one of them and a good, normal conversation happened. I think a big fan of the band would have to be pretty dead inside not to think of that as a cool thing. yeah, they're just people... but I like chatting with people whose talents I admire.

...
On the way home from Milwaukee in 2011, I was on the same plane as the Queens of The Stone Age. We were on the same flight out of L.A. a few days prior, too. They are cool and i have met them all on several different occasions. They are all cool.
Anyway... I board the plane and the guy in the seat next to me is the guitar player from The Strokes. He has a bit of an, 'Oh, shit... some Pearl Jam fan dude' look on his face. I just said, 'Howzitgoin'?' to him and sat down. I slept for most of the flight home and only woke up when he had to go to the can.
As we landed and got up to disembark the plane, i said, 'I really appreaciated your set last night.' He was cool with that and we started talking about his band and the Pearl Jam gig and guitars and stuff and as we said our 'later, dudes'... he thanked me for letting him sleep because he was pretty hung over. You and me both, brother.
...
The Moral of the Story: Treat them like people. Mostly based on the fact that that is what they are... people. Don't shove a pen and a used napkin in their face to sribble on and just let them know if you like their music.

Exactly.

Suziemay

Cosmo wrote:

The oddest thing that ever happened to me was when Tom Morello asked if it would be okay to share my table with him and his mom at the Hotel Cafe. I said, "Sure... yeah. You can have it." And he said, "No, we can share it... my name is Tom..." and i said, "I know who you are... you're Tom Morello".

I love when they do that.. introduce themselves. Makes them seem so humble and human.

Love Tom Morello.

october22

I once shared a few beers and Marlboros with Keifer Sutherland and Tre Cool in the back of a bar called Library in the East Village. Randomly bumped into them at the bar. Talked about random shit waiting for the bartender to get our drinks and they invited me back to their table to chill. I don't smoke and this was long after the ban but when Kiefer Sutherland offers you a Red, you smoke the fuck out of that thing. I was passing through, on tour with a Shakespeare company at the time and he called me a "real" actor as opposed to what he does. I couldn't believe what a cool dude he was. We drank and he told me some crazy shit about his dad growing up. Tre didn't say a word all night but was chill as hell. Anyway, they got me royally fucked up but somehow I found my way home. Surreal but awesome experience to say the least.

Not pearl jam, but just felt like sharing.

Leezestarr313

october22 wrote:

I once shared a few beers and Marlboros with Keifer Sutherland and Tre Cool in the back of a bar called Library in the East Village. Randomly bumped into them at the bar. Talked about random shit waiting for the bartender to get our drinks and they invited me back to their table to chill. I don't smoke and this was long after the ban but when Kiefer Sutherland offers you a Red, you smoke the fuck out of that thing. I was passing through, on tour with a Shakespeare company at the time and he called me a "real" actor as opposed to what he does. I couldn't believe what a cool dude he was. We drank and he told me some crazy shit about his dad growing up. Tre didn't say a word all night but was chill as hell. Anyway, they got me royally fucked but somehow I found my way home. Surreal but awesome experience to say the least.

Not pearl jam, but just felt like sharing.

:thumbup:

PJ_Soul

october22 wrote:

I once shared a few beers and Marlboros with Keifer Sutherland and Tre Cool in the back of a bar called Library in the East Village. Randomly bumped into them at the bar. Talked about random shit waiting for the bartender to get our drinks and they invited me back to their table to chill. I don't smoke and this was long after the ban but when Kiefer Sutherland offers you a Red, you smoke the fuck out of that thing. I was passing through, on tour with a Shakespeare company at the time and he called me a "real" actor as opposed to what he does. I couldn't believe what a cool dude he was. We drank and he told me some crazy shit about his dad growing up. Tre didn't say a word all night but was chill as hell. Anyway, they got me royally fucked but somehow I found my way home. Surreal but awesome experience to say the least.

Not pearl jam, but just felt like sharing.

Is that you off to the right?



I think getting drunk with Keifer Sutherland would probably be a blast.

Leezestarr313

Oh, and Cosmo - whoa! Loved your stories too :thumbup: On a plane with qotsa ... I wouldn't mind that!

red mos

cmm6734 wrote:

I met Ed after one of his solo shows in Houston last year. He chatted with the fans outside Jones Hall and then he left. Really cool guy. Great story!

think I was there. I ran into you after the show too I think beforehand.

red mos

Backspacer_Backer wrote:

I felt awkward just reading that story.

Is Jeff really unapproachable? I wouldn't have guessed that, but now that you mention it, I don't see many stories of people meeting him.

A friend of mine met him at a RNDM show, and said he was cool.

know1

I appreciate the OP's enthusiasm, but that might be the most awkward and semi-creepy met-the-band story I've heard of.

know1

I saw Stone at a restaurant once the night after one of their concerts. I didn't approach him. If he'd made eye contact with me or something, I might have given him a thumbs-up, but I'm not going to bother someone enjoying their dinner just because I'm a fan of their music.

bootlegger10

jakesbluskyhome wrote:

I just want to say:

I am insanely jealous you got to meet Any of them! Good on you brotha! And don't listen to meanies, it's not weird. You didn't follow them to their house for Pete's sake! Haha it was just right place at right time

Loose definition of "meeting". Unless you exchanged names and talked for several minutes I don't think you've met someone.

lukin2006

Doesn't sound like the image of the members of pearl jam I would have. I wouldn't have thought they'd travel with body guards or entourages or even use suv's. But that's also why I find autograph seekers creepy.