ever wonder if Pearl Jam is such a huge part of our lives that we just see it everywhere we go and want to beleive its a "sign" or something? im starting to wonder...either way...its like it!
“I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything.”
-Eddie Vedder
The strangest one was when I was served divorce papers and I initialed "T.V." instead of my initials "T.L". Consequently, those papers were torn in half.
Back in April, I went to the Astoria show, and whilst there, I bought an avocado t-shirt, was given an avocado postcard as I left, and whislt I walked around London, was pretty much swamped with avocado t-shirted people!
But, after the show, me and my boyfriend took a wander down the road to get a burger from a random kebab/pizza/burger place and there was a glass chiller which served as the counter top, and all along the bottom of the chiller were avocados.
BUT
These avocados weren't just sat there whole, oh no! They were all sliced exactly in half :D:D:D
I even took a picture!
Wonder why all the avocados? Cool story and cooler yet that you got a picture
We had an avocado tree in our back yard where I grew up in Florida. They would fall on the ground and my parents would toss them in the garbage. I was always one of those ultra sensituve types and felt bad for the avocados. A shame they never appreciated them. We could have made guac and put avocado on our burgers but I was unaware of that as a kid to suggest it. A much underappreciated fruit. Anyways, when I bought the CD and saw the avocado my memory shot back to that tree and many other things in that back yard.
"Speak your mind even if your voice shakes" ~ M Kuhn
October 28, 1969, Ben Harper was born (just found that out)...
October 28, 1971 - I was born
October 28, 1993 - Pearl Jam appears on the cover of Rolling Stone for the first time. Cameron Crowe conducts an extensive interview.
October 28, 1996 - Pearl Jam played Smile for the very first time
October 28, 1997 - I ordered my LVPRLJM license plates
October 28, 2000 - Pearl Jam played ON My birthday in the town I was born in AND this was my first fan club ticket show.
October 28, 2003 - Pearl Jam plays a mostly acoustic benefit concert in Santa Barbara, CA for the Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai. Dubbed "An Evening With Pearl Jam Acoustic and Then Some," special guests include Jack Irons, Jack Johnson, John Frusciante, and Chris Cornell. Cornell joins Pearl Jam for "Hunger Strike" and "Reach Down" which brings into being a Temple of the Dog reunion.
October 28, 2006 - I come home from one of the most moving experiences of my life - attended my first Bridge School Benefit
After a really scary time in hospital and months of rehab I returned to work flat and really needing a lift. All the girlies in the office were asking,"How are you?" And I was quipping back that the only thing that would cheer me up now is a new PJ album or a tour. Wander down the street for latte in my morning tea break, miserable and wishing I was anywhere than work, pick up a copy of Beat and what do I read? NEW PJ ALBUM AND TOUR ANNOUNCED!:D
And I'd be willing to say that it was just a coincidence except that was 2002.
It happened again last year too!
Spent the first few months of 2006 sick and miserable too.
Back out of hospital, rehab, flat as a tack and needing to find my happy thoughts again. Quipped again to a friend, "Things have been pretty shit but I'm not worried coz PJ will save me." And sure enough, next day the new album and tour were announced again!!!! :D
So folks here's a prediction for you. Next time I get sick, I'll post and let you know so that we all know that a new album and tour are imminent!!!
I'm betting late 2008 early 2009. Guess we'll see. Can't wait for the tour and the new album. I could do without the sick but I'll take one for the team!!
There are many other little PJ coincidences that have happened in my life but those are the biggies.
in summer 2005 my family and me wanted to visit my aunt in vancouver for two weeks in july-september...just had to see which flight we were able to book...in april we got one in the last week of august (until the first week of september)...
two days later pearl jam announced their tour dates for canada and the opening show was in vancouver at 09/02
i would have killed myself if we had booked for july
"now i've got room to spread my wings and my messages of love...yeah love was my drug but that's not what i died of"
"I don't wanna think, I wanna feel"
"Go then, there are other worlds than these!" - Jake Chambers
09/02/2005 Vancouver
09/23/2006 Berlin
06/21/2007 Düsseldorf
In 2003, I think that was the year, I woke up really early without an alarm clock, sometime before 6am, and I remembered that Pearl Jam was on NPR that day. That wasn't the coincidence. It was already a bit into the NPR show, and when I turned the radio on they had just announced that Pearl Jam would be on next. That was the strange part. Like someone made sure I was up to hear Pearl Jam because I forgot to set my alarm clock.
Ed referenced he worked at a petroleum plant, and he used the word "gently" I remember that.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
After a really scary time in hospital and months of rehab I returned to work flat and really needing a lift. All the girlies in the office were asking,"How are you?" And I was quipping back that the only thing that would cheer me up now is a new PJ album or a tour. Wander down the street for latte in my morning tea break, miserable and wishing I was anywhere than work, pick up a copy of Beat and what do I read? NEW PJ ALBUM AND TOUR ANNOUNCED!:D
And I'd be willing to say that it was just a coincidence except that was 2002.
It happened again last year too!
Spent the first few months of 2006 sick and miserable too.
Back out of hospital, rehab, flat as a tack and needing to find my happy thoughts again. Quipped again to a friend, "Things have been pretty shit but I'm not worried coz PJ will save me." And sure enough, next day the new album and tour were announced again!!!! :D
So folks here's a prediction for you. Next time I get sick, I'll post and let you know so that we all know that a new album and tour are imminent!!!
I'm betting late 2008 early 2009. Guess we'll see. Can't wait for the tour and the new album. I could do without the sick but I'll take one for the team!!
There are many other little PJ coincidences that have happened in my life but those are the biggies.
Is there a way you could fake sickness, just a little bit, so we get the tour, but you don't suffer? I hope you feel better. That sounds awful, not the tour, the illnesses.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Is there a way you could fake sickness, just a little bit, so we get the tour, but you don't suffer? I hope you feel better. That sounds awful, not the tour, the illnesses.
Yeah, I wish! But think the illness is here forever. :( Well at least till they find a cure, so not holding my breath!! BUT it does make it so much easier to go through knowing that PJ will cheer me up!!
So I be enjoying NOW!! Plus all my new PJ friends! And enjoying the tour when it comes! Seeing as how the monster WILL be back I'll deal with it when it does and getting myself well for the tour is a huge motivator!!!
AND I will be very interested to see, not that I want to be sick, if it goes in the same order again next time round. Believe me, I get sick, I'll be posting!!
If it does turn out that I get sick and then they release an album and a tour HOW AWESOME will that be??!! I mean that'll get me through every time!! AND that I'll be able to start the new album/tour rumours with accuracy!!! :
I'll be the PJ Whisperer!!! :D:D:D:D
Thanks for the well wishes Ms Haiku. It's no biggy really. You just take it as it comes!! Same as everyone else has to. Besides, Ms Haiku I get to spend all this time reading all your delicious posts!!
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*NYC 9/28/96 *NYC 9/29/96 *NJ 9/8/98 (front row "may i play drums with you")
*MSG 9/10/98 (backstage) *MSG 9/11/98 (backstage)
*Jones Beach 8/23/00 *Jones Beach 8/24/00 *Jones Beach 8/25/00
*Mansfield 8/29/00 *Mansfield 8/30/00 *Nassau 4/30/03 *Nissan VA 7/1/03
*Borgata 10/1/05 *Camden 5/27/06 *Camden 5/28/06 *DC 5/30/06
*VA Beach 6/17/08 *DC 6/22/08 *MSG 6/24/08 (backstage) *MSG 6/25/08
*EV DC 8/17/08 *EV Baltimore 6/15/09 *Philly 10/31/09
*Bristow VA 5/13/10 *MSG 5/20/10 *MSG 5/21/10
-Eddie Vedder
Wonder why all the avocados? Cool story and cooler yet that you got a picture
We had an avocado tree in our back yard where I grew up in Florida. They would fall on the ground and my parents would toss them in the garbage. I was always one of those ultra sensituve types and felt bad for the avocados. A shame they never appreciated them. We could have made guac and put avocado on our burgers but I was unaware of that as a kid to suggest it. A much underappreciated fruit. Anyways, when I bought the CD and saw the avocado my memory shot back to that tree and many other things in that back yard.
October 28, 1969, Ben Harper was born (just found that out)...
October 28, 1971 - I was born
October 28, 1993 - Pearl Jam appears on the cover of Rolling Stone for the first time. Cameron Crowe conducts an extensive interview.
October 28, 1996 - Pearl Jam played Smile for the very first time
October 28, 1997 - I ordered my LVPRLJM license plates
October 28, 2000 - Pearl Jam played ON My birthday in the town I was born in AND this was my first fan club ticket show.
October 28, 2003 - Pearl Jam plays a mostly acoustic benefit concert in Santa Barbara, CA for the Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai. Dubbed "An Evening With Pearl Jam Acoustic and Then Some," special guests include Jack Irons, Jack Johnson, John Frusciante, and Chris Cornell. Cornell joins Pearl Jam for "Hunger Strike" and "Reach Down" which brings into being a Temple of the Dog reunion.
October 28, 2006 - I come home from one of the most moving experiences of my life - attended my first Bridge School Benefit
Good Stuff...
And I'd be willing to say that it was just a coincidence except that was 2002.
It happened again last year too!
Spent the first few months of 2006 sick and miserable too.
Back out of hospital, rehab, flat as a tack and needing to find my happy thoughts again. Quipped again to a friend, "Things have been pretty shit but I'm not worried coz PJ will save me." And sure enough, next day the new album and tour were announced again!!!!
So folks here's a prediction for you. Next time I get sick, I'll post and let you know so that we all know that a new album and tour are imminent!!!
I'm betting late 2008 early 2009. Guess we'll see. Can't wait for the tour and the new album. I could do without the sick but I'll take one for the team!!
There are many other little PJ coincidences that have happened in my life but those are the biggies.
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
two days later pearl jam announced their tour dates for canada and the opening show was in vancouver at 09/02
i would have killed myself if we had booked for july
"I don't wanna think, I wanna feel"
"Go then, there are other worlds than these!" - Jake Chambers
09/02/2005 Vancouver
09/23/2006 Berlin
06/21/2007 Düsseldorf
Ed referenced he worked at a petroleum plant, and he used the word "gently" I remember that.
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Yeah, I wish! But think the illness is here forever. :( Well at least till they find a cure, so not holding my breath!! BUT it does make it so much easier to go through knowing that PJ will cheer me up!!
So I be enjoying NOW!! Plus all my new PJ friends! And enjoying the tour when it comes!
AND I will be very interested to see, not that I want to be sick, if it goes in the same order again next time round. Believe me, I get sick, I'll be posting!!
If it does turn out that I get sick and then they release an album and a tour HOW AWESOME will that be??!! I mean that'll get me through every time!!
I'll be the PJ Whisperer!!!
Thanks for the well wishes Ms Haiku. It's no biggy really. You just take it as it comes!! Same as everyone else has to. Besides, Ms Haiku I get to spend all this time reading all your delicious posts!!
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift