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buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
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I am getting older than I would like to admit. But, I was able to recall at least one simple story from each of the past concerts I had attended, I was proud and I think my brother was amazed too. He was also in some of those smokey vans of the 1990's. :)>-
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  • T-Bone 82T-Bone 82 Posts: 415
    I can remember most shows if I really think hard. For some reason, the 4 shows I saw in '06 and '08 (2 each year) really blend in together and I can't distinguish one from another in my memory. Probably because they were all at the Camden, NJ waterfront. The '06 shows were in May and the '08 shows were in June. Same time of year, great weather for all of those shows, I believe.

    Other than this group of shows, I can remember each one pretty distinctly.
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  • Empty GlassEmpty Glass Posts: 12,329
    Very well. The bootlegs help, but I can recall the '95 Austin show (my first) like it was yesterday.
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  • P34RL J4MM3RP34RL J4MM3R Posts: 1,328
    I've got a head full of wonderful PJ concert memories. I also keep a concert scrap book to help boost my memory as I age.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    There might be a couple that are hard to recall details, but I can tell you a few details about almost all of the 42 I have been to, going back to 1996.
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  • jjtormeyjjtormey Posts: 481
    I have a scrapbook as well...just little things to jog the memory of the trip and the show. I travel to see the band, so I've got to experience some great cities as well as great shows.
    '94 - Miami;  '95 - Chicago;  '06 - Chicago x 2;  '08 - Washington, DC;   '09 - Berlin; Philly #1;   '10 - Noblesville, IN; Bristol, VA;   '11 - PJ20 x 2; Costa Rica;   '12 - Missoula;   '13 - Wrigley, Baltimore, Seattle;   '14 - Stockholm, St Louis;  '16 - Wrigley x 2; Fenway;  '18 - Wrigley x 2;  
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    I have a shit memory, bootlegs and pictures definitely help!
  • T-Bone 82T-Bone 82 Posts: 415
    jjtormey said:

    I have a scrapbook as well...just little things to jog the memory of the trip and the show. I travel to see the band, so I've got to experience some great cities as well as great shows.

    I really wish I would have done this. There are a few of the 25 I've been to that I will always remember very distinctly (my first show in '98, VA Beach '00, Spectrum '03, Atlantic City '05, Spectrum '09 shows, and PJ20) but there are probably a dozen that I only kind of remember. I know I was there, I may remember a few songs, but not too many specifics.

    I shoulda kept a scrapbook! And the ticket stubs!

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  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Posts: 4,007
    edited June 2014
    I can Remember Most things of all the Four Shows I've been too :)
  • CopperTomCopperTom Posts: 3,028
    Being sober helps.
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  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    yea I've got the memory of a goldfish. The little things I remember have very little to do with the performance.
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  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,124
    I'm pretty sure I can recite the city and date of every show I've been to.
    1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore


  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,944
    edited June 2014
    on2legs said:

    I'm pretty sure I can recite the city and date of every show I've been to.

    That is pretty good. When sitting through boring lectures I used to write out lists of every song I've ever heard live, opening songs, and venue names. Out of 53 venues I could probably name 50 of them without any problem.

    Did the same list with Godfather characters to pass the time.

    Date is incredible though. WOuld have a real tough time.
  • morellomorello Posts: 6,217
    edited June 2014
    I have a shit memory but I know that so my last couple of tours I've taken a notebook with me & noted details down on the night, or morning after the show. Ha ha. Geek I know. You know details like where I was standing/sitting, who I was with & just any other particularly stand out things. I also, ahem, have google docs of such things. B-)
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    EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
  • iwasatpj20iwasatpj20 Posts: 3,412
    Pretty well, it is a struggle at times, but I remember most of each show. All of the good and bad from each show.
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    2003 - Champaign, IL
    2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
    2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2010 - St. Louis, MO
    2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
    2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
    2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
    2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
    2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

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  • FrankieGFrankieG Posts: 9,100
    If I really think, I can pull something from every individual show. The shows 2-in-a-row at the same venue are a little blurry. If I have the bootleg, I am golden. (I'm looking at you PJ20.... was such a good trip and I barely remember it cause there is no bootleg! :-w )
    2003: 7/14 NJ ... 2006: 6/1 NJ, 6/3 NJ ... 2007: 8/5 IL ... 2008: 6/24 NY, 6/25 NY, 8/7 EV NJ ... 2009: 10/27 PA, 10/28 PA, 10/30 PA, 10/31 PA
    2010: 5/20 NY, 5/21 NY ... 2011: 6/21 EV NY, 9/3 WI, 9/4 WI ... 2012: 9/2 PA, 9/22 GA ... 2013: 10/18 NY, 10/19 NY, 10/21 PA, 10/22 PA, 10/27 MD
    2015: 9/23 NY, 9/26 NY ... 2016: 4/28 PA, 4/29 PA, 5/1 NY, 5/2 NY, 6/11 TN, 8/7 MA, 11/4 TOTD PA, 11/5 TOTD PA ... 2018: 8/10 WA
    2022: 9/14 NJ ... 2024: 5/28 WA, 9/7 PA, 9/9 PA ---- http://imgur.com/a/nk0s7
  • CDFishCDFish Posts: 173
    1996,2000, and 2004...no memory at all. 2006,2008 bits and pieces. Shockingly, I recall most of the "experiment" in 2003. 2009-present, I remember every second. Learned in my old age to stay (fairly) sober :)
    Hartford 1996; Mansfield 1&2 2000; Mansfield 3 2003; Boston 1&2 2004; Boston 1 2006; Mansfield 1 2008; Philadelphia 1 2009; Boston 2010; EV solo Providence 2011; Worcester 1 2013; Hartford 2013
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,308
    All 15 or so quite well. Course I never got wasted on anything at those shows & I'm weird because I remember intense details from years past.
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  • buck502000buck502000 Posts: 8,951
    1996 is a long time ago for me. Didn't PJ have a van following them around doing radio shows around that time?
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    on2legs said:

    I'm pretty sure I can recite the city and date of every show I've been to.

    Same
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • BLACK35BLACK35 Posts: 22,753
    I can recall each of the 8 shows I\ve been too, the area where I sat and usually recall my personal highlites
    2005 - London
    2009 - Toronto
    2010 - Buffalo
    2011 - Toronto 1&2
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
    2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
    2018 - Fenway 1&2
    2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
    2023 - Chicago 1&2
    2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
  • ZodZod Posts: 10,588
    I can sort of remember little bits... like the feeling of being at that show. I have the complete opposite of a photographic memory so I guess thats ok. Some shows are hard to remember a little more than others (usually when two shows occured back to back in the seattle), but for the most part I can remember a little bit. Some shows stand out alot more than others for me (all 3 '98 shows I remember, of the 5 '00 shows I saw, portland is the one i have hardest time remembering....) etc..
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,954
    edited June 2014
    CopperTom said:

    Being sober helps.

    Yup. I'm normally a bit of a booze hound at concerts, lol, but I've never had anything to drink before or during a PJ show...... Although I'm sure it will probably happen one of these days because of peer pressure at some preparty, haha. :P
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    The 2 that always seem to blend together in my mind are the 2 Mansfield '00 shows.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Posts: 4,007
    edited June 2014
    Actually my Memory of the 1998 Perth Show isn't all that great to tell you the truth...I can remember Most Parts but there are some Parts of the Show I can't quite remember.
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  • DosimetricPJFanDosimetricPJFan Posts: 76
    I will always remember my first show. New Orleans, when the Ramones opened. When PJ came out to Animal, that was the most chaotic place I can ever remember being.
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    I can remember all of them with the exception of the 2009 Spectrum shows. Those four kinda blend together.
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2

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  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,171
    My first show was at the Boston Garden in 1994. I remember where we were in the building, how blown away I was hearing Release open a show for the first time, how impressed I was with their very simple stage presentation, and how almost everyone in the building seemed to know almost every word to almost every song.

    Other details escape me now. Looking over the setlist, I don't remember every song. But I do remember loving that night.
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  • dissident52dissident52 Posts: 33
    My first and only PJ concert so far was KC 2010, and I remember it pretty vividly. Ed introducing God's Dice, singing Happy Birthday, Curt Tomasevicz playing bass on Yellow Ledbetter, Ed playing No More to Thomas Young. But nothing will trump seeing two people fight during Porch.
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  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,727
    edited June 2014
    certain shows I can recall more than others. I stopped drinking at PJ shows, my limit is 2, so that helps big time. watching video or listening to a boot really jogs the memory though.

    Remember the most: Pittsburgh 2013
    Least: Both Camdens blended together 2008
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,171
    Drank way too much at the Toronto show in 2009. I remember the awesome opening solo sets well, but the show itself after that is a blur. Listening to the boot there are entire stretches I don't remember at all. Never again.
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