Love for Stone Gossard Thread

SammieBlack

HEY PONIES - IT'S ME!
My week of PEARL JAM has begun....and I am the happiest girl in the world right now!!!! Hey VedHead, I've missed ya!
Well as promised my summary of the show (Bris 1) is here (as per Fanviews with a few little extras for u all !!)

WHAT A SHOW! The crowd was buzzing as we all filed in to our seats - my Dad and I were up on the side (Mike's) 3rd row and they were great - Thanks 10C couldn't have asked for more given my number 394XXX!

Corduroy to open just got me spinning - "the waiting drove me mad" described my feelings completely and once I started bouncing and singing from the very first note I did not stop, I couldn't stop even if I wanted to because the VIBE of the crowd and the band was just SO AWESOME!

All the new stuff went OFF which was GREAT! Faithfull was such a lovely surprise. Betterman with the crowd doing the first verse to the chorus...Ed looked like he wasn't sure at first but gave us a chance and we delivered - Ed kicked it at the chours with a huge smile on his face - he was so happy with the crowd, could not stop thanking us - I am so glad for this - Thanks Brissy crowds, being from Melbourne I was worried after the Sydney SHIT but Thanks so much..... YOU GUYS ROCK!

Bit of Lukin action - just love it and Ed's standard description just before it -"Here's a sing-a-long" I JUST WENT NUTS!
Then I was so STOKED - they did JEREMY which is my Dad's fav song he went off and was so happy......I kept thinking to myself "shit, can this get any better"

YES IT COULD - RVM, FUCK YEAH - I nearly fell off the balcony from bouncing and singing so much - my throat was already raspy and my face hurt from smiling so much!!!!!

Encore 1 - what can I say, have a look at it people, it blew my mind!!! Off He Goes and Parachutes were just beautiful - Ed started Parachutes by saying something along the lines of he was thinking, given the crowd that this one will be appreciated, written by our very own Stone Gossard! YES my heart was pounding - PARACHUTES how magnificent is this song live *flowing with joy over the words of our man STONE*
followed up by Given to Fly, DTE and GO - WTF!!!! KILL ME NOW AND I WILL DIE HAPPY!!!!!!!

Encore 2 - WAKE ME UP I'M DREAMING....SOLAT!!! OMG! BLACK..my fav song (didn't think they'd play it) and with a "we didn't belong together" tag, never heard this before.......just brilliant!!!!

So at this point Dad and I are saying to eachother, this must be it....NO NO NO we get ALIVE, RITFW and Yellow Ledbetter - I MUST BE IN HEAVEN!!!

It's hard to find words worthy enough for this show - I LOVE PJ so much it hurts and all I kept thinking after it finished was - I HAVE THREE MORE NIGHTS OF THIS!!!!! YEAH.

Matt was insane - Even Flow drum solo - my Dad tapped me on the shoulder saying the thought his arms were going to come off...he was is awe watching him!!!!

Ed's voice was a little sore by the sounds of it and a few times he looked sort of worried with it - but in true Ed fashion he continued to belt them out with all that he had...THANKS ED, THIS IS WHY WE LOVE YA MATE!

Now for our man STONEY - he was doing some sweet rockin' smiling and nodding his head with some mighty fine facial expressions!......ripped out a crazy sort of 'robot' thing with his arms during one song that had me laughing.....he was feeling it baby!!!
Crazy circles during GO (I think), jamming hard with Mike and Jeff facing Matt - it was so amazing to see live!!!! Gave full over head claps to the crowd, pointing and thanking us all....

Mike - well what can I say! and Jeff 'the guy who may have saved the world' (get the boot and this will make sense) just as great as always, Boom - good stuff!!!!

At one point when Ed was talking about Australians being so proud he looked over our side and I threw my arms up (and I noticed not many had theirs up but were clapping) anyway did the double PEACE sign with my fingers and he waved and smiled straight over our way!!! I am going to hope/pretend whatever, that he did that right at ME!!!!

Anyway, to my Melbourne pals, get some sleep and be ready to blow the roof off Rod Laver tonight - I KNOW WE CAN DO IT!!!!!

So my friends, I am off again tonight, tomorrow and Thursday, will get here as soon as I can to give you my thoughts and know that all of you are with me there in spirit - I'll be ROCKIN' out enough for all of you!!!

xxSammiexx

SammieBlack

ScreamingLemur wrote:

Did everybody see this?
http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=222771

Aww! he's gonna be a daddy. Hell, they're all gonna be daddies now (except Jeff.)

Awww, just read this, hadn't heard.....DADDY's that is so beautiful !

Best wishes of happiness to Stone, Mike and Mummy's!!!!!!

julisch

wow,i haven't been here for a long while, so i thought I'd check in, kick this thread back to the first page where it belongs(whatever was it doing on the 8th???!!!????)
so, hi everybody!
lots of news for me: stone married and expecting a baby. that's really nice, congrats, just please don't stop making music!
lots of love
j.

bookworm30

First off, it sounds like everybody had a fantastic time at Bridge last month, which is so awesome. And now they're in Oz and rockin' out with Sammie! Lucky girl! And finally, Stone's gonna be a daddy!!! Yeah! As a parent myself I am so thrilled for him! He's not gonna believe the depth of love he will feel for his child, even though he thinks he's still a kid himself!;)
For the love of Stone!!:D

VEDHEAD27

((SAMMIE)) *HUGS*
Awwwww I missed you too! Reading your review just brought the BIGGEST smile on my face.:D THANK YOU! That is just too beautiful! Aww you went to the show with your Dad too? That is awesome. How about those seats? Daaaamn! Major score! And Corduroy to open the show? haha. Seriously...how fitting. CHECK YOU OUT..>YOU GOT PARACHUTES AT YOUR FIRST SHOW!!! :eek: *squeals* Wow chick! Woow! And that combo? :OFF HE GOES>>>into>>PARACHUTES!?? Holy god! *faints* I'm glad you survived the overload of bliss. haha. I'm also just so glad you had such an amazing experience. And to think...this was only the beginning! You went to Melbourne too!? I get chills just thinking about it! I can't wait to read more of your reviews!! This year truly is THE BEST!

Vedderfan10! Thank you so much for those incredible shots.
Jeff rolled his eyes? haha. Whoa!
Happenstance...Pati (Gen5) keeps cracking me up cuze she says Stone looks like he's man crushing on Trent in those pics. hahaha.

gracie and Mel...thank YOU so much for those texts!
What HUGE news!
A future duckling is upon us! :eek: YAY!
Stoney = Daddy duck.
AWWWWWWW!!!!
Beautiful indeed.
This is exactly what this world needs! The little one is gonna have THE greatest and THE coolest Daddy on the block...and also one hell of a keen fashion sense. :cool: I'm so exicted for him...and for baby Goss. It's just too sweet. Don't it make ya? *sigh* It sure does.

~*SPREAD THE STONEY LOVE*~
(has a whole new meaning right about now)

VEDHEAD27

Oh also...
for those that missed it....

Ed & Stone SURF MAGAZINE

http://surfingthemag.com/surfing-magazine-features/surfing-currentissue/being-green-directory/

VEDHEAD27

Oh and one more thing...
haha. See what happens when I don't post here for awhile?

I just think this recent pic from Brisbane, taken by the legendary KW, is one of the most gorgeous STONEY shots I've ever seen....

http://pearljam.com/i/tourphotos/20061110/2.jpg

It's so radiant. Looks like an oil paining almost.
Absolutely lovely.

MeddleDeal

VEDHEAD27 wrote:

Oh also...
for those that missed it....

Ed & Stone SURF MAGAZINE

http://surfingthemag.com/surfing-magazine-features/surfing-currentissue/being-green-directory/

I never seen that picture before...that is TOO cool!! Eddie and Stoney together!

Sammie, I am glad that you had a GREAT time w/your dad at your FIRST EVER PJ show!! WOHOHOOO! Congrats on getting Parachutes at your first show! I know I would've freaked out too! When I read your review, (which is wonderful btw), it reminded me of my first PJ show, which was not too long ago in 2003 in San Antonio, TX. Like you, I got a Stoney composition as well...OF THE GIRL!! :eek: So I know how you must have felt hearing Parachutes live and other songs that you wanted to hear live. Glad you had a great time at your show. Looking forward from hearing back from you about the 3 other shows Keep on rockin' Sammie!!

and everyone else, I don't think this pic has been posted b/f, but I thought I would share it with you all. This comes from the The Gorge 2 boot pics, I think it is cool that there are a lot more of Stone/Eddie shots

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/pixiesdeal/Pearl%20Jam%20Pics/Gorge%2007%2023%2006/DSC_0053.jpg

yahamita

VEDHEAD27 wrote:

This is exactly what this world needs! The little one is gonna have THE greatest and THE coolest Daddy on the block...and also one hell of a keen fashion sense. :cool: I'm so exicted for him...and for baby Goss. It's just too sweet. Don't it make ya? *sigh* It sure does.

~*SPREAD THE STONEY LOVE*~
(has a whole new meaning right about now)

Its still a shock though Lyd, you have to admit!

VEDHEAD27

haha no doubt about it Lisa. It's STILL very shocking.
But I'm really damn excited for him...and for the world.

Everyone must check out this truly sweet and awesome article. There is SO much beauty in here! From the part that mentions No Woman/No Cry (I still can't believe they played that!! :eek: ) being changed to No Baby/No Cry in dedication of all the new parents! AWWWWWWW! To Stoney talking about the band being around for a long long time HELL YES! --->(just ignore the less touring part)....to him majorly praising Eddie!!! AWWW wow! That just warms me up from head to toe. Soooo sugary sweet!

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20800714-5006343,00.html

pearl jam = awesome

apparently stoney was singing in adelaide? that would of been sensational
luv ya stoney

E.K

Stone seems like such a nice caring man.

I was on Stone's side at Sydney 3 and was watching how relaxed he was compared to the others.

And if the baby is a girl I think they should name her Pebbles.








Only joking.

Gen5

E.K wrote:

Stone seems like such a nice caring man.

I was on Stone's side at Sydney 3 and was watching how relaxed he was compared to the others.

And if the baby is a girl I think they should name her Pebbles.








Only joking.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA............PEBBLES!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant!!!!!!!

E.K

Gen5 wrote:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA............PEBBLES!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant!!!!!!!

haha.. Really? I thought I was going to get slaughtered for that one.

How about Rocky if it's a boy?

Gen5

E.K wrote:

haha.. Really? I thought I was going to get slaughtered for that one.

How about Rocky if it's a boy?

Slaughtered?? I thought it was funny as hell!!!! You have to have a sense of humor with these things and I think you do.....Rocky...heheheheh....Lil' duck man.....

Gen5

Did Sammie go to the Adelaide shows as well??? If so do we know if she survived yesterday's concert??????????

MeddleDeal

Gen5 wrote:

Did Sammie go to the Adelaide shows as well??? If so do we know if she survived yesterday's concert??????????

I think i recalled that she said she was going to the 3 Melborne shows Pati. I am really hoping that she DID go to Adelaide too! I mean, DAMN! Stone sang AGAIN?! :eek:

Let's see, let's count how many times did Stone sing on this tour 2006, and yet, the tour is STILL not over :

05.20.06 Cleveland, OH
06.03.06 E. Rutherford, NJ
07.20.06 Portland, OR
11.21.06 Adelaide, AUSTRALIA

LMAO! E.K. that is funny! Peebles and Rocky for Stone's kid names

nowayimfaithfull

Yes just listened to Bayleaf, Stone is great.

VEDHEAD27

That's just beautiful nowayimfaithfull. I was actually listening to it a whole bunch yesterday. No matter how many times I hear it, I'm constantly floored by it's genius. Quite the underrated gem...kinda like you know who. I can't get enough of it and honestly will always remain FAITHFULL for another solo album. I mean come on, knowing this dude he has atleast 10 more in him.

PATI! YES! The PIMP SANG IN ADELAIDE! Wooooo! It's true! It's true!
And I believe Nadi is right, I don't think our sweet Sammie was in attendance. Ah I sure hope she was though!

So get this, my buddy Jason has been at all the Aussie shows. Yeah he's one of those extra lucky bastards. I keep sending him messages freaking out over these INSANE setlists. Of course I was going off extra much about Newcastle and Adelaide and he sends me this message....


"ya about the adelaide show.. ed showed up from the airport 10 minutes before show time and was tired and sick, flight was delayed... and I've been sitting stone side all tour so I figured why not have him sing and give ed a break... I busted out a Let Stone sing chant and then everyone joined in, Ed looks over at me and says, we'll decide on that one in the next session... so in the encore, Stone picks up the mic and looks at me and says you guys wanted it, so this is for you... Don't Give Me No Lip!!!!!"


Whaaaaaaaat? :eek:
That kicks way too much ass for me to even begin to deal with!

MeddleDeal

VEDHEAD27 wrote:

That's just beautiful nowayimfaithfull. I was actually listening to it a whole bunch yesterday. No matter how many times I hear it, I'm constantly floored by it's genius. Quite the underrated gem...kinda like you know who. I can't get enough of it and honestly will always remain FAITHFULL for another solo album. I mean come on, knowing this dude he has atleast 10 more in him.

PATI! YES! The PIMP SANG IN ADELAIDE! Wooooo! It's true! It's true!
And I believe Nadi is right, I don't think our sweet Sammie was in attendance. Ah I sure hope she was though!

So get this, my buddy Jason has been at all the Aussie shows. Yeah he's one of those extra lucky bastards. I keep sending him messages freaking out over these INSANE setlists. Of course I was going off extra much about Newcastle and Adelaide and he sends me this message....


"ya about the adelaide show.. ed showed up from the airport 10 minutes before show time and was tired and sick, flight was delayed... and I've been sitting stone side all tour so I figured why not have him sing and give ed a break... I busted out a Let Stone sing chant and then everyone joined in, Ed looks over at me and says, we'll decide on that one in the next session... so in the encore, Stone picks up the mic and looks at me and says you guys wanted it, so this is for you... Don't Give Me No Lip!!!!!"


Whaaaaaaaat? :eek:
That kicks way too much ass for me to even begin to deal with!

WHOA!! That is TOO cool! Jason got Stoney to sing and a personal thank U for that TOO!! RIGHT ON!!

OMG, I am listening to the Cleveland 2006 boot, where Stoney first sang, playing through the whole cds to check if it burned correctly, but DAMN, hearing Stone sing on this tour was GREAT! I am STILL in shocked that I FINALLY got to see the man sing! ooo, now i'm playing MFC, and Stone has the solo!

Gosh, I LOVE this band!! and YEA, we NEED another Stoney album AND Brad album TOO! I want to hear BEST FRIENDS already!!