This is why I love this band so damn much

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  • julieooliern
    julieooliern Posts: 1,277
    lastexitlondon said:
    I'm just open and honest. From 2006 I lived every single dream I ever dreamed as a boy of 17 hearing 10 in a cassette player in my friends car.
    And most of all the people I call my dearest friends I met in line at pearl jam. People I hope come to my funeral ( even if it's online) since Donna and Tom died I've really learned to cherish the days with them at gigs and with all the people still here. And for today I'm still here. There are so many more things to life but the people in your life make it what it is. 
    Happiness is only real when shared.
    I have a lot of love , in fact my heart is full of love. For people I've not even met as well 
    PJ fans are amazing 🥰
  • julieooliern
    julieooliern Posts: 1,277
    EricaRMaier said:
    Our Grievance girl!! 😄 You’re amazing!!! If you ever find yourself visiting San Antonio, you’ve got a place to crash! ❤️👊🏼

    (That goes for you too @julieooliern! ❤️)
    It was so great to meet you @EricaRMaier! We will meet again soon, may at an EV or Earthlings show and you are always welcome at our home in the PNW!! 😘
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,342
    julieooliern said:
    EricaRMaier said:
    Our Grievance girl!! 😄 You’re amazing!!! If you ever find yourself visiting San Antonio, you’ve got a place to crash! ❤️👊🏼

    (That goes for you too @julieooliern! ❤️)
    It was so great to meet you @EricaRMaier! We will meet again soon, may at an EV or Earthlings show and you are always welcome at our home in the PNW!! 😘
    Sweet! This will help us save on lodging at some point on our Olympic/Rainier/North Cascades/Neil Young Gorge trip in August and September!

    Oh, wait...you were talking to Erica. Oops!
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • EricaRMaier
    EricaRMaier San Antonio, TX Posts: 264
    julieooliern said:
    EricaRMaier said:
    Our Grievance girl!! 😄 You’re amazing!!! If you ever find yourself visiting San Antonio, you’ve got a place to crash! ❤️👊🏼

    (That goes for you too @julieooliern! ❤️)
    It was so great to meet you @EricaRMaier! We will meet again soon, may at an EV or Earthlings show and you are always welcome at our home in the PNW!! 😘
    Thank you!! 😘😘 We intend to be in Seattle in late August for the Vedder Cup, but I’m going to *attempt* to stay at the Edgewater in the PJ room. 🎸 Let’s try to meet up then!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
  • EricaRMaier
    EricaRMaier San Antonio, TX Posts: 264
    darwinstheory said:
    julieooliern said:
    EricaRMaier said:
    Our Grievance girl!! 😄 You’re amazing!!! If you ever find yourself visiting San Antonio, you’ve got a place to crash! ❤️👊🏼

    (That goes for you too @julieooliern! ❤️)
    It was so great to meet you @EricaRMaier! We will meet again soon, may at an EV or Earthlings show and you are always welcome at our home in the PNW!! 😘
    Sweet! This will help us save on lodging at some point on our Olympic/Rainier/North Cascades/Neil Young Gorge trip in August and September!

    Oh, wait...you were talking to Erica. Oops!
    Chris, you kill me 🤣🤣🤣
  • julieooliern
    julieooliern Posts: 1,277
    darwinstheory said:
    julieooliern said:
    EricaRMaier said:
    Our Grievance girl!! 😄 You’re amazing!!! If you ever find yourself visiting San Antonio, you’ve got a place to crash! ❤️👊🏼

    (That goes for you too @julieooliern! ❤️)
    It was so great to meet you @EricaRMaier! We will meet again soon, may at an EV or Earthlings show and you are always welcome at our home in the PNW!! 😘
    Sweet! This will help us save on lodging at some point on our Olympic/Rainier/North Cascades/Neil Young Gorge trip in August and September!

    Oh, wait...you were talking to Erica. Oops!
    Hey man, hit me up 
  • Bosoxadam89
    Bosoxadam89 New Jersey Posts: 11
    I can only imagine how you’re feeling after last weekend! PJ concerts are my happy place and the feeling when one of your favorite/desire-most-to-hear-live songs starts being played is the closest feeling to Christmas morning when you opened your favorite gift from Santa. Has to be a thousand times better to have EV as your personal Santa Claus! We got to both Pitt shows, thank you for Grievance and Insignificance! 
  • Berlin2000
    Berlin2000 NYC Posts: 219
    Shaindli1 said:
    Because I didn't grow up in North America and my life's circumstances, I never got to see them live (even though I've loved them since 1991) until 2024.

    This tour I came out to four shows (Raleigh x2, Pittsburgh x2). This went beyond my wildest dreams. I never expected for events to unfold the way they have, to experience such immense joy, to feel seen and heard by the band in this way. To be chosen by Ed, my hero since I was 16 (and ran away from home without much but my cassettes, then flee the country of my birth) to pick a song (omg Grievance); to also then get my other request (Insignificance) the following night; other things that transpired on this tour; to meet all those amazing fans who embraced me, treated me with the utmost kindness and generosity. 
    My eyes well up as I'm typing this on my phone, preparing for the long ride home.

    I will never forget any of it.
    Love.
    I started seeing your posts on the Raleigh thread and they caught my attention because I have been afraid of driving all my life and have only recently become a little more confident. My proudest moment so far was driving myself from Durham to Raleigh and back to buy merch last week. Not nearly as impressive as going all the way from Mass to NC, but an accomplishment nevertheless.

    They way your story unfolded was such a joy to read and reminded me why this band and its fans are so awesome and well worth obsessing over. I hope these experiences and memories will stay with you for a long, long time and embolden your spirits should life get a little difficult somewhere down the road. See you on the highway!

    PJ: 2000-6-25: Berlin, GER | 2005-3-18: Seattle, WA | 2006-6-30: Milwaukee, WI | 2009-8-24: Chicago, IL | 2012-7-5: Berlin, GER | 2013-7-19: Chicago, IL | 2014-10-17: Moline, IL | 2014-10-20: Milwaukee, WI | 2016-8-20: Chicago 1, IL | 2016-8-22: Chicago 2, IL | 2018-8-18: Chicago N1 |  2018-8-20: Chicago 2, IL | 2021-9-18: Asbury Park, NJ | 2022-9-11: MSG, NY | 2023-9-5: Chicago, IL |
    EV: 2017-9-2: Dana Point, CA | 2022-2-3: NYC 1, NY | 2022-2-4: NYC 2, NY
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,342
    Hoping like hell Ed shows up for Neil. He showed up for a Roger Waters show I attended.
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,996
    Shaindli1 said:
    Because I didn't grow up in North America and my life's circumstances, I never got to see them live (even though I've loved them since 1991) until 2024.

    This tour I came out to four shows (Raleigh x2, Pittsburgh x2). This went beyond my wildest dreams. I never expected for events to unfold the way they have, to experience such immense joy, to feel seen and heard by the band in this way. To be chosen by Ed, my hero since I was 16 (and ran away from home without much but my cassettes, then flee the country of my birth) to pick a song (omg Grievance); to also then get my other request (Insignificance) the following night; other things that transpired on this tour; to meet all those amazing fans who embraced me, treated me with the utmost kindness and generosity. 
    My eyes well up as I'm typing this on my phone, preparing for the long ride home.

    I will never forget any of it.
    Love.
    Great job picking Grievance.  Any idea why or how Ed picked you? 
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • julieooliern
    julieooliern Posts: 1,277
    EricaRMaier said:
    julieooliern said:
    EricaRMaier said:
    Our Grievance girl!! 😄 You’re amazing!!! If you ever find yourself visiting San Antonio, you’ve got a place to crash! ❤️👊🏼

    (That goes for you too @julieooliern! ❤️)
    It was so great to meet you @EricaRMaier! We will meet again soon, may at an EV or Earthlings show and you are always welcome at our home in the PNW!! 😘
    Thank you!! 😘😘 We intend to be in Seattle in late August for the Vedder Cup, but I’m going to *attempt* to stay at the Edgewater in the PJ room. 🎸 Let’s try to meet up then!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
    I’m going to Vedder cup too! Let’s meet up for sure! I hope you get the PJ room-let me visit you there if you get it!! 😜
  • EricaRMaier
    EricaRMaier San Antonio, TX Posts: 264
    julieooliern said:
    EricaRMaier said:
    julieooliern said:
    EricaRMaier said:
    Our Grievance girl!! 😄 You’re amazing!!! If you ever find yourself visiting San Antonio, you’ve got a place to crash! ❤️👊🏼

    (That goes for you too @julieooliern! ❤️)
    It was so great to meet you @EricaRMaier! We will meet again soon, may at an EV or Earthlings show and you are always welcome at our home in the PNW!! 😘
    Thank you!! 😘😘 We intend to be in Seattle in late August for the Vedder Cup, but I’m going to *attempt* to stay at the Edgewater in the PJ room. 🎸 Let’s try to meet up then!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
    I’m going to Vedder cup too! Let’s meet up for sure! I hope you get the PJ room-let me visit you there if you get it!! 😜
    🎸🍸😏
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,342
    Y'all are out of luck. I booked the room already. I won't be in town until the 28th, but just wanted to make sure nobody else had it that week.
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • EricaRMaier
    EricaRMaier San Antonio, TX Posts: 264
    darwinstheory said:
    Y'all are out of luck. I booked the room already. I won't be in town until the 28th, but just wanted to make sure nobody else had it that week.
    That’s SO WEIRD because *I* have the room on the 28th. Hmmmmm, guess you can sleep in the tub. 😂
  • Mike D88
    Mike D88 Tampa Posts: 765
    This entire thread: ❤️❤️❤️
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  • Shaindli1
    Shaindli1 MA Posts: 2,340
    Bosoxadam89 said:
    I can only imagine how you’re feeling after last weekend! PJ concerts are my happy place and the feeling when one of your favorite/desire-most-to-hear-live songs starts being played is the closest feeling to Christmas morning when you opened your favorite gift from Santa. Has to be a thousand times better to have EV as your personal Santa Claus! We got to both Pitt shows, thank you for Grievance and Insignificance! 
    <Insert pic of Ed as Santa here>
    #Grievance2025 
  • Shaindli1
    Shaindli1 MA Posts: 2,340
    SVRDhand13 said:
    Shaindli1 said:
    Because I didn't grow up in North America and my life's circumstances, I never got to see them live (even though I've loved them since 1991) until 2024.

    This tour I came out to four shows (Raleigh x2, Pittsburgh x2). This went beyond my wildest dreams. I never expected for events to unfold the way they have, to experience such immense joy, to feel seen and heard by the band in this way. To be chosen by Ed, my hero since I was 16 (and ran away from home without much but my cassettes, then flee the country of my birth) to pick a song (omg Grievance); to also then get my other request (Insignificance) the following night; other things that transpired on this tour; to meet all those amazing fans who embraced me, treated me with the utmost kindness and generosity. 
    My eyes well up as I'm typing this on my phone, preparing for the long ride home.

    I will never forget any of it.
    Love.
    Great job picking Grievance.  Any idea why or how Ed picked you? 
    He was eyeing the shirt I was wearing. It was a Citizen Dick shirt with a picture of the band 😉
    #Grievance2025 
  • Shaindli1
    Shaindli1 MA Posts: 2,340
    Berlin2000 said:
    Shaindli1 said:
    Because I didn't grow up in North America and my life's circumstances, I never got to see them live (even though I've loved them since 1991) until 2024.

    This tour I came out to four shows (Raleigh x2, Pittsburgh x2). This went beyond my wildest dreams. I never expected for events to unfold the way they have, to experience such immense joy, to feel seen and heard by the band in this way. To be chosen by Ed, my hero since I was 16 (and ran away from home without much but my cassettes, then flee the country of my birth) to pick a song (omg Grievance); to also then get my other request (Insignificance) the following night; other things that transpired on this tour; to meet all those amazing fans who embraced me, treated me with the utmost kindness and generosity. 
    My eyes well up as I'm typing this on my phone, preparing for the long ride home.

    I will never forget any of it.
    Love.
    I started seeing your posts on the Raleigh thread and they caught my attention because I have been afraid of driving all my life and have only recently become a little more confident. My proudest moment so far was driving myself from Durham to Raleigh and back to buy merch last week. Not nearly as impressive as going all the way from Mass to NC, but an accomplishment nevertheless.

    They way your story unfolded was such a joy to read and reminded me why this band and its fans are so awesome and well worth obsessing over. I hope these experiences and memories will stay with you for a long, long time and embolden your spirits should life get a little difficult somewhere down the road. See you on the highway!

    You'll be happy to know I got a happy ending: I'm now back safe at home in Worcester MA. If I can do it, anyone can! 
    #Grievance2025 
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,996
    Shaindli1 said:
    SVRDhand13 said:
    Shaindli1 said:
    Because I didn't grow up in North America and my life's circumstances, I never got to see them live (even though I've loved them since 1991) until 2024.

    This tour I came out to four shows (Raleigh x2, Pittsburgh x2). This went beyond my wildest dreams. I never expected for events to unfold the way they have, to experience such immense joy, to feel seen and heard by the band in this way. To be chosen by Ed, my hero since I was 16 (and ran away from home without much but my cassettes, then flee the country of my birth) to pick a song (omg Grievance); to also then get my other request (Insignificance) the following night; other things that transpired on this tour; to meet all those amazing fans who embraced me, treated me with the utmost kindness and generosity. 
    My eyes well up as I'm typing this on my phone, preparing for the long ride home.

    I will never forget any of it.
    Love.
    Great job picking Grievance.  Any idea why or how Ed picked you? 
    He was eyeing the shirt I was wearing. It was a Citizen Dick shirt with a picture of the band 😉
    Very cool!  I've been to 38 shows and you're the only person I remember getting to choose a song! I was there 9 years ago in Boston the last time ti was played too.  
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,052
    SVRDhand13 said:
    Shaindli1 said:
    SVRDhand13 said:
    Shaindli1 said:
    Because I didn't grow up in North America and my life's circumstances, I never got to see them live (even though I've loved them since 1991) until 2024.

    This tour I came out to four shows (Raleigh x2, Pittsburgh x2). This went beyond my wildest dreams. I never expected for events to unfold the way they have, to experience such immense joy, to feel seen and heard by the band in this way. To be chosen by Ed, my hero since I was 16 (and ran away from home without much but my cassettes, then flee the country of my birth) to pick a song (omg Grievance); to also then get my other request (Insignificance) the following night; other things that transpired on this tour; to meet all those amazing fans who embraced me, treated me with the utmost kindness and generosity. 
    My eyes well up as I'm typing this on my phone, preparing for the long ride home.

    I will never forget any of it.
    Love.
    Great job picking Grievance.  Any idea why or how Ed picked you? 
    He was eyeing the shirt I was wearing. It was a Citizen Dick shirt with a picture of the band 😉
    Very cool!  I've been to 38 shows and you're the only person I remember getting to choose a song! I was there 9 years ago in Boston the last time ti was played too.  
    Sean was asked to request a song in St. Paul but they waited until Fort Worth to play it - Undone. 

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