Wrigley was the first trip to the states to see PJ, after many, many years seeing them in/around Toronto and Barrie (starting at Lollapalooza 1992). Barrie/Toronto is already a 4-5 hour trek from home, so this event was a perfect excuse to make a special weekend.
My favourite moment was just soaking (literally) everything in, meeting a nice couple from Milwaukee, and a pair of sisters from Pasadena. We spent the entire rain delay hanging in our seats in the stands, getting soaked, enjoying some fine brews. A moment that will last forever in my head will be watching the rain billowing over the edges of Wrigley stands and falling down. It looked like blowing snow or something in the lights. We never braved the long line at the trains, instead we walked miles, got a ride in a bike taxi, then walked more, then finally got a cab for the last couple miles to our hotel in the loop. We saw many other PJ zombies making a similar trek. All in all a fantastic time making the best of circumstances, and a trip my wife and I will never forget. Oh yeah, the concert part was pretty damn awesome too.
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Cool giveaway! My favorite part was watchng PJ rock 'til 2 AM after the rain delay. They really put everything they could into making it a great show, and it was! Made this vid with some footage I took.
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Cool giveaway! My favorite part was watchng PJ rock 'til 2 AM after the rain delay. They really put everything they could into making it a great show, and it was! Made this vid with some footage I took.
sdaly i was unable to attend live but did enjoy the show via the webcam on my phone while on vacation at my trailer. . . my wife thought I was crazy and my data bill was outrageous but worth every penny :-)
Great video, dmaradona10 and great giveaway, PJ_Soul!
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"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"
Of all the great Chicago moments - hands down for me was hearing Release for the first time. The sound of every single person in that stadium singing along is something that I will never forget - and the sheer look of hapiness on Eddie's face as he was belting it out to us all - just great.
Really cool gesture PJ_Soul. Thanks for doing this.
Wrigley was my second PJ show ever, with the first coming 1994 when I saw them at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor (looong gap, I know). I had been building up to Wrigley, as many other people were, for a variety of reasons, not least of which was that I was going with one of my closest friends whom I don't get to see anymore as much as we'd Iike.
After a long day of driving and standing in the merch line for 5 hours under the sun in the intense humidity without any food or drink, we finally made it into the ballpark, and were sitting in our seats devouring overpriced hot dogs and watered-down beer, chatting with a couple of really cool fellow 10C members (from Missouri, I think). We were just trading PJ experiences when I mentioned how long it had bee since I'd seen them and how much I'd missed out on in the intervening years. I talked about how I could barely remember that first show, when my friend said "yeah, you bought my ticket through the fan club for that show too". For some reason I had completely forgotten that experience and, given the huge time gap, coming at the end of a long day(s) of anticipation, that moment just struck me as being kind of cool and it made the whole evening that much more epic for me.
So, that's not a really earth-shattering story, and in fact it's pretty lame, but you asked, and that's what I thought of when I read your question, so there you go
I was able to score a setlist shirt back when they were offered here in the shop, but XL, which is the size my friend wears, was already sold out. If I'm lucky enough to win this, I obviously know who's going to get it
memory: Opening chords of Release, i tear up......the random girl next to me turns to the guy she's with and laughs, "look at the guy next to me crying. haha!"
memory: Opening chords of Release, i tear up......the random girl next to me turns to the guy she's with and laughs, "look at the guy next to me crying. haha!"
sorry, Release gets me every time
I was exactly the same way..... and lucky for me I didn't have some jerk making fun of me for it, lol!
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
memory: Opening chords of Release, i tear up......the random girl next to me turns to the guy she's with and laughs, "look at the guy next to me crying. haha!"
sorry, Release gets me every time
I was exactly the same way..... and lucky for me I didn't have some jerk making fun of me for it, lol!
I remember standing in those long merchant lines both days talking with some amazing people from all over this great world sharing stories pretty cool and hot it was but the highlight for me was present tense and balling my eyes out when they played comeback very cool its okay to cry let's you no your human then the rain and a even better set list thanks for the chance both please
memory: Opening chords of Release, i tear up......the random girl next to me turns to the guy she's with and laughs, "look at the guy next to me crying. haha!"
sorry, Release gets me every time
I was exactly the same way..... and lucky for me I didn't have some jerk making fun of me for it, lol!
And since he asked me to throw the Calgary shirt back into the pool, the winner of that is..... NAUjackfan! <:-P
Congrats to the winners! Thank you SO much to everyone who posted their Wrigley moments! I really enjoyed reading them; it really brought me back to that awesome weekend. :x
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
memory: Opening chords of Release, i tear up......the random girl next to me turns to the guy she's with and laughs, "look at the guy next to me crying. haha!"
sorry, Release gets me every time
I was exactly the same way..... and lucky for me I didn't have some jerk making fun of me for it, lol!
Yea, you were LUCKY> )
Nice giveaway PJ_SOUL.
Definitely no teasing coming from you cutz! I wept, you played the air guitar, no judgement. AAALLLLL good!
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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Wrigley was the first trip to the states to see PJ, after many, many years seeing them in/around Toronto and Barrie (starting at Lollapalooza 1992). Barrie/Toronto is already a 4-5 hour trek from home, so this event was a perfect excuse to make a special weekend.
My favourite moment was just soaking (literally) everything in, meeting a nice couple from Milwaukee, and a pair of sisters from Pasadena. We spent the entire rain delay hanging in our seats in the stands, getting soaked, enjoying some fine brews. A moment that will last forever in my head will be watching the rain billowing over the edges of Wrigley stands and falling down. It looked like blowing snow or something in the lights. We never braved the long line at the trains, instead we walked miles, got a ride in a bike taxi, then walked more, then finally got a cab for the last couple miles to our hotel in the loop. We saw many other PJ zombies making a similar trek. All in all a fantastic time making the best of circumstances, and a trip my wife and I will never forget. Oh yeah, the concert part was pretty damn awesome too.
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xToronto, Ontario 08-21-2009Toronto, Ontario 09-11-2011
xChicago, IL 07-19-2013Buffalo, NY 10-12-2013 x Ottawa, Ontario 05-08-2016
Ottawa, Ontario 09-03-2022
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"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
Of all the great Chicago moments - hands down for me was hearing Release for the first time. The sound of every single person in that stadium singing along is something that I will never forget - and the sheer look of hapiness on Eddie's face as he was belting it out to us all - just great.
Wrigley was my second PJ show ever, with the first coming 1994 when I saw them at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor (looong gap, I know). I had been building up to Wrigley, as many other people were, for a variety of reasons, not least of which was that I was going with one of my closest friends whom I don't get to see anymore as much as we'd Iike.
After a long day of driving and standing in the merch line for 5 hours under the sun in the intense humidity without any food or drink, we finally made it into the ballpark, and were sitting in our seats devouring overpriced hot dogs and watered-down beer, chatting with a couple of really cool fellow 10C members (from Missouri, I think). We were just trading PJ experiences when I mentioned how long it had bee since I'd seen them and how much I'd missed out on in the intervening years. I talked about how I could barely remember that first show, when my friend said "yeah, you bought my ticket through the fan club for that show too". For some reason I had completely forgotten that experience and, given the huge time gap, coming at the end of a long day(s) of anticipation, that moment just struck me as being kind of cool and it made the whole evening that much more epic for me.
So, that's not a really earth-shattering story, and in fact it's pretty lame, but you asked, and that's what I thought of when I read your question, so there you go
I was able to score a setlist shirt back when they were offered here in the shop, but XL, which is the size my friend wears, was already sold out. If I'm lucky enough to win this, I obviously know who's going to get it
Good luck to all!
I will announce the winner tomorrow morning.
memory: Opening chords of Release, i tear up......the random girl next to me turns to the guy she's with and laughs, "look at the guy next to me crying. haha!"
sorry, Release gets me every time
Nice giveaway PJ_SOUL.
And since he asked me to throw the Calgary shirt back into the pool, the winner of that is..... NAUjackfan! <:-P
Congrats to the winners!
Thank you SO much to everyone who posted their Wrigley moments! I really enjoyed reading them; it really brought me back to that awesome weekend. :x
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