Disappointed in Pearl Jam fans…

on2legs

bootlegger10 said:

cblock4life said:

Question for anyone

Would you be willing to be a volunteer “watcher” of the merch lines when they come to your town?  Maybe help advice the locals who will work it how to set things up to keep the asses in line (physically and mentally) 

No reason to watch outside during the concert because there’s barely anyone in line so you wouldn’t miss anything 

Could we taser people?  

I’d be in if we get tasers.  

Gern Blansten

RS151862 said:

cblock4life said:

Question for anyone

Would you be willing to be a volunteer “watcher” of the merch lines when they come to your town?  Maybe help advice the locals who will work it how to set things up to keep the asses in line (physically and mentally) 

No reason to watch outside during the concert because there’s barely anyone in line so you wouldn’t miss anything 

There are very few things I’d want to do less than spend several hours on a nice day watching people buy tshirts and chachkies like some weird narc. 

Was i supposed to mow your lawn? 

RS151862

Gern Blansten said:

RS151862 said:

cblock4life said:

Question for anyone

Would you be willing to be a volunteer “watcher” of the merch lines when they come to your town?  Maybe help advice the locals who will work it how to set things up to keep the asses in line (physically and mentally) 

No reason to watch outside during the concert because there’s barely anyone in line so you wouldn’t miss anything 

There are very few things I’d want to do less than spend several hours on a nice day watching people buy tshirts and chachkies like some weird narc. 

Was i supposed to mow your lawn? 

I’ll leave the mower out if you have a chance to stop by before your flight. 

Bentleyspop

bootlegger10 said:

cblock4life said:

Question for anyone

Would you be willing to be a volunteer “watcher” of the merch lines when they come to your town?  Maybe help advice the locals who will work it how to set things up to keep the asses in line (physically and mentally) 

No reason to watch outside during the concert because there’s barely anyone in line so you wouldn’t miss anything 

Could we taser people?  

Works great on kids and dogs so give it a try.

Go Beavers

cblock4life said:

Question for anyone

Would you be willing to be a volunteer “watcher” of the merch lines when they come to your town?  Maybe help advice the locals who will work it how to set things up to keep the asses in line (physically and mentally) 

No reason to watch outside during the concert because there’s barely anyone in line so you wouldn’t miss anything 

A self-designated line cop will only increase tensions. Lines and the pit need to self-police at the point of where the offense is happening. 

Loujoe

Sorry.
But I had to meet my 2nd cousin on the front of the line 

2-feign-reluctance

darwinstheory said:

Bentleyspop said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

Best of your ‘block’ - good old days! Or was that lining up outside the local department store’s ticket center? Or was it calling on the phone with Mom’s credit card in March 94?! If they come to St.Louis this fall I’ll come hang in GA back by the soundboard with you all! 

No GA near the soundboard.

Forgive him, he's a Creed fan.

Ouchy! LOL! 

HesCalledDyer

elwayvedder said:

reason #1138 i just sit out back with my dogs and beer everyday. I think Chris McCandless was onto something

Chris McCandless was the exact kind of selfish, irresponsible person I’m referring to.

He was a selfish asshole. And he died being a selfish asshole. 

HesCalledDyer

D-Rod said:

Maybe it’s time to go back to assigned seating in the pit.   Between this and all the issues with same people on rail it might be time to retire the current GA. 

    Personally I’ve had GA 8 times and it’s been an amazing experience every time, but all good things will eventually come to an end. 

This wasn’t the GA line, just standard entry. 

pjl44

HesCalledDyer said:

elwayvedder said:

reason #1138 i just sit out back with my dogs and beer everyday. I think Chris McCandless was onto something

Chris McCandless was the exact kind of selfish, irresponsible person I’m referring to.

He was a selfish asshole. And he died being a selfish asshole. 

I think Grizzly Man was onto something 

Spartanacus

HesCalledDyer said:

D-Rod said:

Maybe it’s time to go back to assigned seating in the pit.   Between this and all the issues with same people on rail it might be time to retire the current GA. 

    Personally I’ve had GA 8 times and it’s been an amazing experience every time, but all good things will eventually come to an end. 

This wasn’t the GA line, just standard entry. 

100% agreed.  It would be one thing if the the pit experience was kind of like the old days...people actually dancing and moving around a bit.  Now you have a bunch of 50 year olds basically just standing there bobbing their heads a little, with a lot of statues not even moving, and then there will be a couple fun people actually doing the good old non stop jump in place calf workout.  

Plus maybe Ed wouldn't have to stop every f'in show because somebody passed out. 

Bring back the damn chairs and Ten Club Seniority (besides the first and last rows of the pit, which should be for random Ten Clubbers to give the newbies hope)!  

demetrios

mace1229

on2legs said:

danofun said:

tylermoore said:

on2legs said:

Isn’t Ten Club seating supposed to be by seniority?  Maybe if the ten club gave the pit to the most senior members who won tickets to each show, unless they opted out, we would have less problems.  It’s kind of unfair to make people who have been in the club from the beginning compete for the closest tickets with people who joined the club the day before the cutoff.  

You think that would cause less problems……that sounds like a shit show waiting to happen. Just giving GA to the oldest members is super wack in my opinion. Everyone should be entitled to have a shot at the pit. 

and provides zero reason for new members to join. @on2legs what's your 10C number?!

New members still have the same opportunity to win tickets as the rest of the club.  If they want to be snobbish about having seats further away than 30 year members then maybe try the public sale.  

I think it works now. Ga is a shot for everyone to get close. Seating is by seniority. Or before they had GA, they'd have some rows up front that were random so there was always a chance, but mostly by seniority. 

on2legs

mace1229 said:

on2legs said:

danofun said:

tylermoore said:

on2legs said:

Isn’t Ten Club seating supposed to be by seniority?  Maybe if the ten club gave the pit to the most senior members who won tickets to each show, unless they opted out, we would have less problems.  It’s kind of unfair to make people who have been in the club from the beginning compete for the closest tickets with people who joined the club the day before the cutoff.  

You think that would cause less problems……that sounds like a shit show waiting to happen. Just giving GA to the oldest members is super wack in my opinion. Everyone should be entitled to have a shot at the pit. 

and provides zero reason for new members to join. @on2legs what's your 10C number?!

New members still have the same opportunity to win tickets as the rest of the club.  If they want to be snobbish about having seats further away than 30 year members then maybe try the public sale.  

I think it works now. Ga is a shot for everyone to get close. Seating is by seniority. Or before they had GA, they'd have some rows up front that were random so there was always a chance, but mostly by seniority. 

I don’t disagree that most of the folks are doing the right thing.  So maybe just a random wristband to shake up the rail with some new faces.  

Get_Right

You cut the line for GA. You cut the line for merch. Reality is that there are no penalties other than dirty looks. The band does not care. Security does not care. Vendors do not care. You might even make a few bucks off your merch. Good for you if you put in the time. If all you care about is your place in line and people gaming the system, you are not there for the right reasons IMHO. Be done with merch. Be done with waiting all day to get three rows closer and bringing kids to get a tambourine. Just go see the best rock band on the planet and have a good time. The rest is stuff and nonsense. 

gotthebottle

Get_Right said:

You cut the line for GA. You cut the line for merch. Reality is that there are no penalties other than dirty looks. The band does not care. Security does not care. Vendors do not care. You might even make a few bucks off your merch. Good for you if you put in the time. If all you care about is your place in line and people gaming the system, you are not there for the right reasons IMHO. Be done with merch. Be done with waiting all day to get three rows closer and bringing kids to get a tambourine. Just go see the best rock band on the planet and have a good time. The rest is stuff and nonsense. 

That's the best plan... I'm never gonna wait in merch again after Friday's nuttiness

PJ N DC

Get_Right said:

You cut the line for GA. You cut the line for merch. Reality is that there are no penalties other than dirty looks. The band does not care. Security does not care. Vendors do not care. You might even make a few bucks off your merch. Good for you if you put in the time. If all you care about is your place in line and people gaming the system, you are not there for the right reasons IMHO. Be done with merch. Be done with waiting all day to get three rows closer and bringing kids to get a tambourine. Just go see the best rock band on the planet and have a good time. The rest is stuff and nonsense. 

100% The entitled "GA Crew" that travel from show to show are absolutely the reason the Pearl Jam experience is declining.  They send a couple of people to wait in the Merch Line and a few people to sit in the GA Line.  About an hour before Merch and Doors open up they come out of their tents and Ubers and walk up and join there friends and act like they belong there and that is not an issue.  I literally watched 20 people cut in the Merch Line and then lie that they were there the whole time.  These are the people that are flipping all the merch and taking away the ability for people to purchase at original pricing.  "Get Right" is exactly right as no one associated with the band gives a rats ass.  

SVRDhand13

PJ N DC said:

Get_Right said:

You cut the line for GA. You cut the line for merch. Reality is that there are no penalties other than dirty looks. The band does not care. Security does not care. Vendors do not care. You might even make a few bucks off your merch. Good for you if you put in the time. If all you care about is your place in line and people gaming the system, you are not there for the right reasons IMHO. Be done with merch. Be done with waiting all day to get three rows closer and bringing kids to get a tambourine. Just go see the best rock band on the planet and have a good time. The rest is stuff and nonsense. 

100% The entitled "GA Crew" that travel from show to show are absolutely the reason the Pearl Jam experience is declining.  They send a couple of people to wait in the Merch Line and a few people to sit in the GA Line.  About an hour before Merch and Doors open up they come out of their tents and Ubers and walk up and join there friends and act like they belong there and that is not an issue.  I literally watched 20 people cut in the Merch Line and then lie that they were there the whole time.  These are the people that are flipping all the merch and taking away the ability for people to purchase at original pricing.  "Get Right" is exactly right as no one associated with the band gives a rats ass.  

They don’t care. They’ll read this whole thread and continue doing it. Egomaniacs. 

MayDay10

SVRDhand13 said:

PJ N DC said:

Get_Right said:

You cut the line for GA. You cut the line for merch. Reality is that there are no penalties other than dirty looks. The band does not care. Security does not care. Vendors do not care. You might even make a few bucks off your merch. Good for you if you put in the time. If all you care about is your place in line and people gaming the system, you are not there for the right reasons IMHO. Be done with merch. Be done with waiting all day to get three rows closer and bringing kids to get a tambourine. Just go see the best rock band on the planet and have a good time. The rest is stuff and nonsense. 

100% The entitled "GA Crew" that travel from show to show are absolutely the reason the Pearl Jam experience is declining.  They send a couple of people to wait in the Merch Line and a few people to sit in the GA Line.  About an hour before Merch and Doors open up they come out of their tents and Ubers and walk up and join there friends and act like they belong there and that is not an issue.  I literally watched 20 people cut in the Merch Line and then lie that they were there the whole time.  These are the people that are flipping all the merch and taking away the ability for people to purchase at original pricing.  "Get Right" is exactly right as no one associated with the band gives a rats ass.  

They don’t care. They’ll read this whole thread and continue doing it. Egomaniacs. 

Theyll read it, tell you that you shouldnt care.  There are more important things and just enjoy the music... there are many great people, a few bad apples yada yada yada.... then continue doing it.

Benglish

darwinstheory said:

elwayvedder said:

reason #1138 i just sit out back with my dogs and beer everyday. I think Chris McCandless was onto something

No kidding!

Fucking society.....