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20 years in the ten club!!!

primussucksprimussucks Posts: 2,339
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So what do I get besides a pat on the back? :)
Summerfest 7/8/95
Missoula 6/20/98
Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98
Alpine Valley 10/8/00 
Champaign 4/23/03
Alpine Valley 6/21/03
Missoula 8/29/05
Chicago 5/16 & 17/06
Grand Rapids 5/19/06
Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
Tampa 6/12/08
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Alpine Valley x2 2011
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Telluride 16
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    Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    primussucks wrote: »
    So what do I get besides a pat on the back?

    Best screen name award.
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    1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Southbound Pachyderm . . .
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    josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 28,300
    what ever you get i get double been part of it since 93 .....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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    ZodZod Posts: 10,168
    I'm at 17 years. I don't think you really get anything. Most people have made a concerted effort to renew since the ticket senority thing came into play. Since the longer term members are less likely to forget renewing, I haven't really gained any senority (ie my seats were actually getting worse every tour after binaural). I don't think you get much for long term membership. Hence the need for a GA section :)
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    Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    At 20 years, you should be considered a lifetime member and your dues should either be waived or cut in half. That's called loyalty. And the band should recognize it.
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    hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,869
    21 her as well, I got a nice message saying I didn't get a ticket to enter a lottery
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,888
    19 years here.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    I still think they should give you a Southbound Pachyderm.
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    BALLBOYBALLBOY Australia Posts: 998
    What is a charter member & how do you get one?
    Eastern Creek 95,Syd 1 98,Bris 2 98, Syd 1&2 03, Reading Fest 06, Bris 1 06, London 09, Hyde Park 10, Gold Coast BDO 14
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    whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Last-12-Exit wrote: »
    At 20 years, you should be considered a lifetime member and your dues should either be waived or cut in half. That's called loyalty. And the band should recognize it.

    19 here. But I think they should just be happy we put up with all the insanity over the last 20 years! Lol
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    SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 24,803
    You get to tell us how much you LOVE the new lottery system!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
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    juddboz80juddboz80 Posts: 2,141
    Wow guys, that's awesome....I've loved this band since day 1 when I first heard them on the radio, I was 11, but to be a member for 20 + years is cool as hell, this band still fuckin rocks!!!
    Cant buy what i want cause its free....
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    1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    I have been a fan since sometime in 91 when I heard the band ... bought many albums. Never joined a "fan club" because quite frankly I always thought it was kind of lame.. that's just me.
    Life took me different directions, always liked PJ and had most of the albums in the 90s. Then I rediscovered the band really on Sirius.
    Wanted to see some shows, found out that the 10c was how to get presales. So I joined. The lottery system is cool, because a fan is a fan, and in a true democracy, everyone should get a chance.
    Safe to say, everyone on here is part of the reason PJ is still around, and therefore should have a crack at GA seats, whether you were the first member or in the 250,000 range where I am.

    :hang_loose:
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    BR2428BR2428 Posts: 120
    I'm in the twenty (one) year club myself. I had to go back through the holiday singles to figure out when I joined. 94, the year of no holiday single.
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    BettrMan21BettrMan21 Chattanooga,Tn Posts: 276
    20 year member as well. Pretty cool.
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    igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,407
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUF9BPOXfcE
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,543
    edited February 2015
    Keepijg in mind the OP isn't serious (i don't think), I personally don't feel that the band should feel like they owe anyone anything for being a long term member - they've already fulfilled their obligation by creating music and performing for all these years... But I know some would disagree with me.
    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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    PJ_ROCKSPJ_ROCKS THE 406 Posts: 6,736
    why did i let my membership lapse 20 years ago...

    1995 San Francisco
              San Jose

              San Diego 2 shows 

           
    2003 Missoula

    2005 Missoula

    2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty 

             Gorge 2 shows

    2009 Utah

              LA1

              LA2

    2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"

    2013 Portland

             Spokane


    2018 Missoula



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    PP193448PP193448 Here Posts: 4,281
    Last-12-Exit wrote: »
    At 20 years, you should be considered a lifetime member and your dues should either be waived or cut in half. That's called loyalty. And the band should recognize it.

    This would be cool. After 20 yrs you get free lifetime membership. Or maybe some random warehouse gift...
    2006 Clev,Pitt; 2008 NY MSGx2; 2010 Columbus; 2012 Missoula; 2013 Phoenix,Vancouver,Seattle; 2014 Cincy; 2016 Lex, Wrigley 1&2; 2018 Wrigley 1&2; 2022 Louisville
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    Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    PJ_Soul wrote: »
    Keepijg in mind the OP isn't serious (i don't think), I personally don't feel that the band should feel like they owe anyone anything for being a long term member - they've already fulfilled their obligation by creating music and performing for all these years... But I know some would disagree with me.

    I wasn't serious. And I don't think the band owes us anything but to recognize long time members would be a great show of appreciation. Most of us have been fans from the beginning, but only a few of us (not me) bothered to mail the $10 back when they formed this club and continued to every year for the last 20+ years.

    How many members are there? 2-3 hundred thousand?? Of that, maybe 500 people are 20+ year members? It wouldnt cost them a lot to make them lifetime members..
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,543
    I agree that just giving them free membership/automatic renewal would be cheap and easy.
    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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    SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 24,803
    Free membership?

    Bleh

    Send them a free sticker, and have them fill out a survey on their thoughts of the ticket lottery.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
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    Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 6,772
    Regarding the lotto...people will complain no matter what. They turned backs during songs like Even Flow and Alive and the band realized that something had to change to get "new faces" up front.

    2003 - I put a postcard in the mail for a chance to get tickets.
    2010 - A lot of people were pressing F5. Some won tickets, many did not.
    2014 - A week to enter a lotto. And yes, lower numbers still get seat priority. (Now, I wouldn't be opposed to having a 10C early entry where members and their guests could enter into a blind draw about an hour before doors. Line up, get a number. If your number is drawn, you and your buddy go first. If your number is one lower than the one drawn, you go in last. Everyone with a pit who doesn't want part of this system can cheerfully enter when doors open.)

    Dare I say that 2003 and 2010 were a "lotto" in the true sense of the word? Many enter, few win?


    Now...what they COULD do is send the annual singles out by member number so that lower numbers get mailed first. That might add some benefit to having lower numbers.
    Presidential Advice from President-Elect Mike McCready: "Are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?"
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    Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 6,772
    PJ_Soul wrote: »
    I agree that just giving them free membership/automatic renewal would be cheap and easy.

    Everyone has autorenewal.

    Now...what they *could* do is after, say, 10 years of consecutive membership, offer a $5 "early bird renewal" discount. If you renew during your 12th month of membership, you save $5. Not much, but it is something, right?

    Presidential Advice from President-Elect Mike McCready: "Are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?"
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,543
    edited February 2015
    I just meant free auto renewal for as long as 10C is around.

    I don't know why anyone would care about $5 one way or the other. Seems like more trouble than it would be worth.
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    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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    1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    I think I should get 5% off my federal income tax for being in the highest tax bracket and "renewing my membership" in socialist democracy for 20 years... But it isn't going to happen.

    I'd settle for a southbound pachyderm
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    on2legson2legs Standing in the Jersey rain… Posts: 14,433
    I like the idea of free membership at 20 years, but at some point in the next few years the majority of the club will be in that range. So it's probably not going to happen for financial reasons.
    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


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    shortstackshortstack Posts: 2,339
    what a huge disappointment
    did you see me? i saw you.
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    RoleModelsinBlood31RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,148
    ^ what is?
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
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    rssesqrssesq Fairfield County Posts: 3,299
    a free bowl of soup. Like Rodney said, "If u buy this hat I betcha get a free bowl a soup."
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