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My 9-year old daughter got ed's tamborine last night in chicago!

shmittyshmitty Posts: 1
edited June 2013 in Given To Fly (live)
unreal - the best show i have EVER seen!

we were 3rd row dead center in front of eddie! my daughter was in her pj shirt from the last tour.

the show went for 2 and 1/2 hours - my daughter stood on her chair the whole time and made eye contact with ed many a time - she knew every song and was singing along.

vedder threw a towel in the crowd, pointed and said it is for the little girl.
somehow it never made it to her - vedder saw that.

after you've got hide your love away - he looked right at me and my daughter and threw his pick with perfect accuracy right at her feet - she is the prowd owner of a ev gtar pick.

during baba, he smashed up 2 tambourines - stood at the edge of the stage -pointed with authority and seriousness and said "this is for the little girl!" he
tossed it - the guy next to my daughter caught it and handed it right to her -she was in heaven! she said - "it has eddie's hair on it!" the entire sold out united center looked right at us - i smiled at ed and mouthed a huge thank you.

finally during ledbetter as mike was soloing at the end, ed sat down and scanned the crowd waving goodbye - he got to my dauughter, stopped - flashed a hang loose sign which she promptly returned - smiled back at her and then it was over.

i cannot express the night i shared with my daughter - she was by far the
youngest in the venue and the only kid on the floor - everyone around us was so cool - they would look at her singing, bouncing on her chair, clapping and smiling so large that it made everyone smile!

pearl jam concert with your 9-year old daughter / third row center at united center... priceless!

Thanks 10C, my fellow long-time 10C members and most of all EV for making last night so amazing!

see you all tonight back at the UC - second row - Stone's side!
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  • FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
    wow lucky seats!


    and so awesome that ed and the guys were so nice to your lil girl, so cute she is such a little jammer:)



    hopefully she wont grow out of it hehehe




    hope tonight is equally good...
  • DarthLeiaDarthLeia Posts: 33
    Aww, that is such a cute story. Made me wish I were a 9-year-old girl ;)

    Sounds like she must have had the time of her life. I really envy her. And so nice of Eddie to make last night such a great experience for both of you.
  • darkcrowdarkcrow Posts: 1,102
    how cool is that!!! if she got the towel you could have made an eddie clone hehehe. hey any chance of posting pics or anything? twould be cool to see pj fans with their memrabelia
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  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    How do you know you are 2nd row Stone's side already? Those were my seats last night, I wonder if I'm going to have better ones tonight. I saw the guy catch the tambourine but I couldn't see who he gave it to.

    Good grab on the pick, I managed to catch one of Stone's.
  • A Faceless ManA Faceless Man Posts: 88
    Ode to the joys of being a kid.

    Just another reason why Pearl Jam are Gods.
    Noblesville 6/03
    Toledo 10/04
    Grand Rapids 10/04
    Grand Rapids 5/06
    Cleveland 5/06
    Cincinnati 6/06
    *hopefully sometime before I die* Noblesville

    Songs I'm hoping to hear live: Nothingman, In My Tree, Indifference, and Animal
  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    thats awsome
    Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
    Sammi: Wanna just break up?

  • LabyrinthLabyrinth Posts: 25
    She better worship it the rest of her life...

    That's like getting a microphone from Jim Morrison or a guitar pick from Jimi Hendrix.
  • Sharon_Hearts_PJSharon_Hearts_PJ Bristol, PA Posts: 1,383
    unsung wrote:
    How do you know you are 2nd row Stone's side already? Those were my seats last night, I wonder if I'm going to have better ones tonight. I saw the guy catch the tambourine but I couldn't see who he gave it to.

    Good grab on the pick, I managed to catch one of Stone's.
    I would assume they picked up their tix already.

    Cool story! I can't wait to make some PJ babies :)
    *Rock and/or Roll!*
  • depploverdepplover Posts: 189
    wow!! thats freakin awesome!! :)

    a guy in the row in front of me got one at the 1st show.. i wanted it so badly!!
    5/09/06, 5/10/06 - FUCKIN AMAZING!!!!
  • vickdawgvickdawg Posts: 29
    Best story ever! that's awesome!
    i'll wait for angels, but i won't hold my breath. imagine they're busy; think i'm doing okay.
  • DragonsDragons Posts: 3
    That's kick ass. Ed sometimes knows what it's all about with little gestures like that.
    bring it on cause i'm no victim
  • Sharon_Hearts_PJSharon_Hearts_PJ Bristol, PA Posts: 1,383
    Dragons wrote:
    That's kick ass. Ed sometimes knows what it's all about with little gestures like that.
    Yup. Becoming a Dad has made him soft. I love it ;)
    *Rock and/or Roll!*
  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    ha! she could make her own Ed with that strand of hair....DNA

    i can't help it, i'm obsessed............

    great story thanks for sharing! :)
    *~Pearl Jam will be blasted from speakers until morale improves~*

  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Great story, Shmitty.:D
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  • idratherbeidratherbe Posts: 367
    13PJ13 wrote:
    Yup. Becoming a Dad has made him soft. I love it ;)

    Hee, I was going to say something similar... he's got a soft spot for the daughters now. :) Daddy's little girl!

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  • idratherbeidratherbe Posts: 367
    double post... grrrr slow server...

    ~peace~
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  • NieraNiera Posts: 208
    FABULOUS story!! How wonderful, beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

    I think my 2 boys ( 3 1/2 and 9 mos) are still too young for a live show, but the older one sings along sometimes!

    Thanks again, and may tonight be just as magical for you.
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  • bryanfurybryanfury Posts: 461
    awesome man!

    that's the best thing i've heard all tour!!
    those undecided, needn't have faith to be free
  • cropdustresscropdustress Posts: 4,339
    vickdawg wrote:
    Best story ever! that's awesome!

    I agree! :)

    This is once in a lifetime experience.
    And I'm sure both of you will remember it forever! :)

    So awesome! This band amazes me more and more every day! :)


    *feeling warm and fuzzy reading this...* :o
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  • lockedlocked Boston Posts: 4,039
    Labyrinth wrote:
    She better worship it the rest of her life...

    That's like getting a microphone from Jim Morrison or a guitar pick from Jimi Hendrix.

    my thoughts exactly...

    good luck tonight Kap!

    here's hoping you get "new" garden and "why go"...

    Scotty
    "This here's a REQUEST!"
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    10/25/13 Hartford
  • JD SalJD Sal Posts: 790
    What an awesome story!! How cool is Ed for doing that!

    Wow. My little girl is going to be 2 soon, and I hope that PJ are still touring when she's old enough to go to a show.
    "If no one sees you, you're not here at all"
  • Addled23Addled23 Posts: 5
    When did you start bringing her to shows? I'm trying to figure out when is a good age to bring my niece to her first show. She was a little blue that my brothers & I got to go see Pearl Jam without her.
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  • IamMineIamMine Posts: 2,743
    That is really a wonderful story to share with us!! :)

    I love stories like those...they are my all time favorites on the board!

    I am really happy for your daughter for having such a wonderful and interactive experience with a band she enjoys and obviously, you as well! :)

    Nothing more important than giving her a great taste of concert and YOU being a part of it!!

    Congrats!! :D
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    EV: It's your band.
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  • JoanneJoanne Posts: 98
    shmitty wrote:
    unreal - the best show i have EVER seen!

    we were 3rd row dead center in front of eddie! my daughter was in her pj shirt from the last tour.

    the show went for 2 and 1/2 hours - my daughter stood on her chair the whole time and made eye contact with ed many a time - she knew every song and was singing along.

    vedder threw a towel in the crowd, pointed and said it is for the little girl.
    somehow it never made it to her - vedder saw that.

    after you've got hide your love away - he looked right at me and my daughter and threw his pick with perfect accuracy right at her feet - she is the prowd owner of a ev gtar pick.

    during baba, he smashed up 2 tambourines - stood at the edge of the stage -pointed with authority and seriousness and said "this is for the little girl!" he
    tossed it - the guy next to my daughter caught it and handed it right to her -she was in heaven! she said - "it has eddie's hair on it!" the entire sold out united center looked right at us - i smiled at ed and mouthed a huge thank you.

    finally during ledbetter as mike was soloing at the end, ed sat down and scanned the crowd waving goodbye - he got to my dauughter, stopped - flashed a hang loose sign which she promptly returned - smiled back at her and then it was over.

    i cannot express the night i shared with my daughter - she was by far the
    youngest in the venue and the only kid on the floor - everyone around us was so cool - they would look at her singing, bouncing on her chair, clapping and smiling so large that it made everyone smile!

    pearl jam concert with your 9-year old daughter / third row center at united center... priceless!

    Thanks 10C, my fellow long-time 10C members and most of all EV for making last night so amazing!

    see you all tonight back at the UC - second row - Stone's side!

    Schmitty - my husband and I sat right behind you in Row 4 and we haven't stopped talking about you and your daughter all day. You were truly an inspiration to us (we have an 11 month old son) and a wonderful way to experience a PJ show.

    To everyone on this board - it was a really special night. This little girl stood on her chair the whole concert - smiling, singing every word, especially to Baba. When she got tired during the 3rd encore, her dad gave her his knee to sit on. She clearly touched Ed and those around her. It was really clear that Ed was trying to get that towel to her. She was just in the third row people! How hard can it be? Unfortunately there was some sort of social club going on in the front two rows and were not tuned into Ed's vibe.

    Schmitty - your daughter rocks. Thanks for making our first concert in Chicago a memorable one.
    We're still making records for people who listen to it all the way through, eyes closed, in that space.
  • StrykerStryker Upstate, NY Posts: 585
    Great. I've been a fan longer than your daughter has been alive and I've never so much as gotten a pick. Oh well :rolleyes: Cool for her, though :D
  • lannerslanners Posts: 458
    i love stories like this! you have one very cool and lucky daughter!
    i. am. mine.
  • IamMineIamMine Posts: 2,743
    Stryker420 wrote:
    Great. I've been a fan longer than your daughter has been alive and I've never so much as gotten a pick. Oh well :rolleyes: Cool for her, though :D

    You know I was about to slap you...until I saw your rolleyes. :p

    I've never gotten a pick either... who cares, anyway.

    I enjoy reading 1,000 stories like this rather than getting ONE myself. :p

    But of course, I'd post if I got one.... :D

    I'll personally pm you first, Stryker. :D;)

    Enjoy your shows - and for those after-shows, enjoy your memories, and for those who are long-awaiting for their first shows, be patient - your time will come!!

    Back to this little girl's incredible experience.... yay!!! :D
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    EV: It's your band.
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  • BuruBuru Posts: 8,473
    this is a great story!!
    :)

    Your daughter must be in heaven!
    y la banda de Guille... cuando toca?
  • StrykerStryker Upstate, NY Posts: 585
    IamMine wrote:
    You know I was about to slap you...until I saw your rolleyes. :p

    I've never gotten a pick either... who cares, anyway.

    I enjoy reading 1,000 stories like this rather than getting ONE myself. :p

    But of course, I'd post if I got one.... :D

    I'll personally pm you first, Stryker. :D;)

    Enjoy your shows - and for those after-shows, enjoy your memories, and for those who are long-awaiting for their first shows, be patient - your time will come!!

    Back to this little girl's incredible experience.... yay!!! :D


    Heh, I totally agree with you. I have my memories, my boots, my posters, and my ticket stubs. Thats all I really need. That being said, if I ever got one Eddie's tamborine I'd probably hang it on a wall and spend no less then one hour a day drooling over it.
  • yahamitayahamita Posts: 1,514
    shmitty wrote:
    unreal - the best show i have EVER seen!

    we were 3rd row dead center in front of eddie! my daughter was in her pj shirt from the last tour.

    the show went for 2 and 1/2 hours - my daughter stood on her chair the whole time and made eye contact with ed many a time - she knew every song and was singing along.

    vedder threw a towel in the crowd, pointed and said it is for the little girl.
    somehow it never made it to her - vedder saw that.

    after you've got hide your love away - he looked right at me and my daughter and threw his pick with perfect accuracy right at her feet - she is the prowd owner of a ev gtar pick.

    during baba, he smashed up 2 tambourines - stood at the edge of the stage -pointed with authority and seriousness and said "this is for the little girl!" he
    tossed it - the guy next to my daughter caught it and handed it right to her -she was in heaven! she said - "it has eddie's hair on it!" the entire sold out united center looked right at us - i smiled at ed and mouthed a huge thank you.

    finally during ledbetter as mike was soloing at the end, ed sat down and scanned the crowd waving goodbye - he got to my dauughter, stopped - flashed a hang loose sign which she promptly returned - smiled back at her and then it was over.

    i cannot express the night i shared with my daughter - she was by far the
    youngest in the venue and the only kid on the floor - everyone around us was so cool - they would look at her singing, bouncing on her chair, clapping and smiling so large that it made everyone smile!

    pearl jam concert with your 9-year old daughter / third row center at united center... priceless!

    Thanks 10C, my fellow long-time 10C members and most of all EV for making last night so amazing!

    see you all tonight back at the UC - second row - Stone's side!
    How precious! My 14 year old is doing 2 shows with me, before I head to the Gorge. You must have a great 10c number! Rock on!
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