Neil sick not inducting Pj Friday

Tim Simmons

I think Dave is a fantastic replacement and equally as iconoclastic. Sure he won't jam with them like Neil would have. But whatever.

TheLuckyOnes

I'm ok with Dave.
One of the things I've always loved about Ed is how sincere and heartfelt he comes across when taking about bands that he enjoys and has been influenced by, whether in interviews onstage or RRHOF speeches.

Neil and Dave are both guys with huge egos.
I don't mean that disrespectfully. I'm a big fan of both; have spent hundreds of hours being entertained by both, and get especially sentimental now looking back at Dave. Really feel his show, on his good nights, was the best at what it did.
Neither one of these two guys is PJ super-fan. Dave probably falls closer out of the two, and most likely will give a better speech.
Yes Neil brings it hard onstage, but honestly, when he plays with PJ, he tends to dominate. At best it becomes the Ed & Neil Show. We lose out on a whole lot of Mike especially, Stone too. I think most of us are fine with getting a different song than RIFTW, Especially If It's a PJ Song. I know I'm excited about that.

So, with all that in mind, bring on Uncle Dave.

mcgruff10

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

bootlegger10

mcgruff10 said:

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

Or Toledo in 2004!

mcgruff10

bootlegger10 said:

mcgruff10 said:

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

Or Toledo in 2004!

I forgot about that one! Good call bud

SVRDhand13

mcgruff10 said:

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

If I had a time machine I would go back six years to a country I've never visited

mcgruff10

SVRDhand13 said:

mcgruff10 said:

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

If I had a time machine I would go back six years to a country I've never visited

I told you to go joe!

lolobugg

mcgruff10 said:

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

so wrong, man.
Neil being sick is more troubling to me. the fact that Neil pulled out "last minute". he has had problems with his brain in the past. epilepsy, hemorrhaging etc. i am seriously worried. but some of you can only see PJ PJ PJ PJ. enjoy the "show".
i will be focusing my thoughts on Mr. Young.

mcgruff10

lolobugg said:

mcgruff10 said:

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

so wrong, man.
Neil being sick is more troubling to me. the fact that Neil pulled out "last minute". he has had problems with his brain in the past. epilepsy, hemorrhaging etc. i am seriously worried. but some of you can only see PJ PJ PJ PJ. enjoy the "show".
i will be focusing my thoughts on Mr. Young.

what's wrong about it? enjoy seeing pearl jam and don't harp that neil won't be there. of course everyone is worried about neil but don't let it ruin your night.

rgambs

I have no problem with Letterman but i don't understand the comments stating he is people's hero.
He's a talk show host. He had a team of writers.
Again, nothing against him, but, hero?? Weird.

lolobugg

mcgruff10 said:

lolobugg said:

mcgruff10 said:

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

so wrong, man.
Neil being sick is more troubling to me. the fact that Neil pulled out "last minute". he has had problems with his brain in the past. epilepsy, hemorrhaging etc. i am seriously worried. but some of you can only see PJ PJ PJ PJ. enjoy the "show".
i will be focusing my thoughts on Mr. Young.

what's wrong about it? enjoy seeing pearl jam and don't harp that neil won't be there. of course everyone is worried about neil but don't let it ruin your night.

wrong about Letterman being better than Neil. just my opinion.

mcgruff10

lolobugg said:

mcgruff10 said:

lolobugg said:

mcgruff10 said:

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

so wrong, man.
Neil being sick is more troubling to me. the fact that Neil pulled out "last minute". he has had problems with his brain in the past. epilepsy, hemorrhaging etc. i am seriously worried. but some of you can only see PJ PJ PJ PJ. enjoy the "show".
i will be focusing my thoughts on Mr. Young.

what's wrong about it? enjoy seeing pearl jam and don't harp that neil won't be there. of course everyone is worried about neil but don't let it ruin your night.

wrong about Letterman being better than Neil. just my opinion.

aaah got ya. I just think letterman will be a better speaker.

brianlux

Letterman was a strong supporter of and very friendly toward both PJ and Ed throughout many years so opting to have him as Neil's replacement seems fitting enough.

But damn, I just hope Neil is OK. He's been through a lot and toughed it out every time-- polio, debilitating back problems in the early 70's, the brain aneurysm, and it seems to me he mentioned another major illness in one of his books.

Good thoughts going out for my long-time hero, Neil Young.

lolobugg

mcgruff10 said:

lolobugg said:

mcgruff10 said:

lolobugg said:

mcgruff10 said:

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

so wrong, man.
Neil being sick is more troubling to me. the fact that Neil pulled out "last minute". he has had problems with his brain in the past. epilepsy, hemorrhaging etc. i am seriously worried. but some of you can only see PJ PJ PJ PJ. enjoy the "show".
i will be focusing my thoughts on Mr. Young.

what's wrong about it? enjoy seeing pearl jam and don't harp that neil won't be there. of course everyone is worried about neil but don't let it ruin your night.

wrong about Letterman being better than Neil. just my opinion.

aaah got ya. I just think letterman will be a better speaker.

i very well might. but he can't play the guitar like Neil.
hope you guys enjoy the show.
looking forward to seeing the replay.

Smellyman

The Classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwmlzDaRoI4

brianlux

Smellyman said:

The Classic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwmlzDaRoI4

Ah yes! I have taped it that night!

SVRDhand13

mcgruff10 said:

SVRDhand13 said:

mcgruff10 said:

If you guys wanted to see pearl jam jam with neil young then you should have been at the toronto 1 show in 2011. If you weren't there just enjoy pearl jam playing pearl jam songs as pearl jam while seeing other amazing acts at the inductions on Friday. In my opinion Letterman will be a much better speaker than neil.

If I had a time machine I would go back six years to a country I've never visited

I told you to go joe!

Couldn't at the time but loved PJ20 days earlier!

The night of Toronto 1 I was at the jets/cowboys game of 9/11 ten year anniversary and the USA chants were chilling. A moment I wouldn't trade.

E.K

red mos said:

Where is this coming from? Haven't seen anything.

I read it on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Facebook page.

Spiritual_Chaos

High Fidelity 2000 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Fuck, Hopes Neil just got a cold and not something serious...

Dave will be fun though.

Hoping Neil posts his speech in written form or something on his site. Would love to see what he would say about the band.

I would not be surprised if Dave reads Neil's speech for him. Then adds a little more to it.

I do hope Neil is ok, this doesn't seem to be the type of thing someone would pull out of over a cold or flu.

Haha. Then they should have gotten Jimmy Fallon to do his Neil impersonation.

Spiritual_Chaos

PJ_Soul said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

PJ_Soul said:

bootlegger10 said:

David Letterman is a angry jerk. Don't really have any interest in what DL has to say about Pearl Jam. If he wants to talk about being a terrible boss and perv than go for it.

I'm more on this side of the fence myself. I'm not invested in the opinion or anything, but still... I guess I just don't understand the amount of love pouring Dave's way generally. However good a talk show host he may have been and despite all the solid ideas and opinions he may have had over the years, he still just seems like a bit of an asshole to me. I can't say I really admire him as a human being. And I also happen to have no personal interest in how he feels about Pearl Jam. But anyway, whatever. I just hope Neil Young is okay. It's really too bad he couldn't be there for this, given his relationship with the band, which is much more meaningful than any relationship Dave Letterman might have with it.

In that case Neil Young's also an asshole.

Eat a peach - etc.

In what case? If I always felt like DL came off like a bit of an asshole I have to think the same of Neil? Did Neil sexually harass people? If he did I wasn't aware of it. Not that that is the only reason I always felt like DL seemed like a little bit of a dick.

Don't know anything about Letterman sexually herrasing people. I only knew he had an affair.

Anywho, Neil wont release the Dublin 1995 concert video. Asshole-move!