Newark song request- Forever Young for my newborn daughter
I’ve never made a song request before, but I figured that since my daughter, and future PJ super fan (whether she likes it or not- she has no choice in the matter), Sloane Harper, was born a week and a half ago, now is the time! My wife (also a fan) is an absolute saint and is letting me go to the show despite the fact that we have a 10-day-old at home. The fact that I’m planning on attending a concert with a 10-day-old at home proves beyond any doubt that I’m “out of my mind,” but that’s an issue for another day. I thought long and hard about which PJ song to request, and then realized that the most fitting song was actually not a PJ song at all, but rather a song Ed has covered at some of his past solo shows- forever young. The past two years living during the pandemic have been dark times, filled with death and despair. Many of us have lost friends and loved ones to the pandemic. But the other side of the coin is that at the same time, new life has come into this world each and every day; such is the circle of life. So while it is important for us to honor and remember those who we have lost, we should not forget to celebrate those who have recently entered this world. And we owe it to the next generations to do whatever we can during our own lives to leave this world a better place than we inherited it. To Sloane and all of the other babies born during the pandemic, “May you stay forever young.”
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I did the same thing. My wife went to a show with me 12 days before her due date and I went by myself to a rescheduled night 2, 17 days after our youngest son was born.
I still get crap for doing it though, so be prepared to pay for it for years 😂
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you got the version of forever young that sounds almost exactly like wishlist!!!
made him ... want to be everywhere
there's a ... lot to be said for nowhere."
Montreal 98, 00, 03, 05, 11
Toronto 03, 06, 11
Ottawa 05, 11
Quebec 05; Saratoga 00; Boston 04; Toledo 04
Albany 06; Honolulu 06; Hartford 08
Costa Rica 11
London (Ont.), Hartford 13
Quebec, Fenway 1 + 2 16; London 18
EV Montreal (2), Berkeley II, Albany, Boston, London (UK)
Montreal 98, 00, 03, 05, 11
Toronto 03, 06, 11
Ottawa 05, 11
Quebec 05; Saratoga 00; Boston 04; Toledo 04
Albany 06; Honolulu 06; Hartford 08
Costa Rica 11
London (Ont.), Hartford 13
Quebec, Fenway 1 + 2 16; London 18
EV Montreal (2), Berkeley II, Albany, Boston, London (UK)
Montreal 98, 00, 03, 05, 11
Toronto 03, 06, 11
Ottawa 05, 11
Quebec 05; Saratoga 00; Boston 04; Toledo 04
Albany 06; Honolulu 06; Hartford 08
Costa Rica 11
London (Ont.), Hartford 13
Quebec, Fenway 1 + 2 16; London 18
EV Montreal (2), Berkeley II, Albany, Boston, London (UK)
Edit: can’t help noticing Chad spinning those sticks in the background - so much energy!! He’s like let’s go I want to drum
I thought the best part was Ed asking “what the fu**” I was doing there (valid point), and mentioning that he knows a divorce attorney if my wife needs one. Fortunately my wife is a good sport and also a PJ fan (though not as crazy as me), so she gets it. And the deal I made with her was if I went to the show, I would stay up with baby Sloane every night for a week (totally worth it). I just showed her the video and she cracked up and went, “Eddie will always be my champion.” Hear, hear! But seriously, that was a very special moment for me, my wife, and little Sloane (although she doesn’t know it yet!), and one that we will certainly cherish forever. Words cannot express how thankful I am to Ed, the band, and the rest of this amazing community for making this special moment happen for me and my family. I can’t thank you guys enough.
6/19/95 Red Rocks
9/11/98 MSG
11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
9/26/15 NYC Global Citizen
4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
9/2/18 Fenway 1 9/4/2018 Fenway 2
9/18/21 Asbury Park
2/4/22 EV Earthlings NYC 2/6/22 EV Earthlings Newark 9/11/22 MSG 9/14/22 Camden
9/3/24 MSG 1 9/4/24 MSG 2 9/7/24 Philly 1 9/9/24 Philly 2