"Big Bold and Free"?

24veddie24veddie Posts: 267
edited February 2008 in The Porch
Did this ever occur? Did I miss it? Hopefully in 08 we hear something about it.
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    24veddie wrote:
    Did this ever occur? Did I miss it? Hopefully in 08 we hear something about it.
    lol, this is like 3 years old.. I'm pretty sure the free World Wide Suicide Single download was it.
  • 24veddie wrote:
    Did this ever occur? Did I miss it? Hopefully in 08 we hear something about it.


    hahahaha let it go!
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  • TravelarTravelar Posts: 3,403
    Let it go.... they tried, they failed, and we moved on.
  • AstroFanAstroFan Posts: 193
    24veddie wrote:
    Did this ever occur? Did I miss it? Hopefully in 08 we hear something about it.

    It was originally used as something to shut people up, and now people won't shut up about it ;)

    No, it never happened, and probably won't happen.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    ....and I think we should poke 'em with a stick every now and then to remind them.
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  • lol, this is like 3 years old.. I'm pretty sure the free World Wide Suicide Single download was it.

    Ding ding ding.

    Big = they probably had a feeling it would be a hit since it's so catchy

    Bold = taking on W when the country hadn't fully turned the corner and regained our collective brain/testicles

    Free = it was free

    I think we can move on now...
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  • bold is also giving away your single for free!
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Posts: 7,177
    put this with WMD.

    Classic!

    Lots of talk about it, but no tangible evidence of its existence.
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  • 24veddie24veddie Posts: 267
    tybird wrote:
    ....and I think we should poke 'em with a stick every now and then to remind them.


    my thoughts exactly. just stirring the pot a little bit that's all.
  • they should do the big, bold, and free thing as a mini-tour of free 10c-only shows in small venues.
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  • inmyrvminmyrvm Posts: 933
    BeerBaron wrote:
    I did not occur.

    Word was that is was something huge and the band could not pull it off in the end. It was not the WWS single.
    that is the first honest answer here. i also heard eddie was gonna give mustache rides to audience members........
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  • GR8DaneGR8Dane Posts: 957
    isn't this like, so two years ago? I thought we had dropped this subject???
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  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    Even knowing it's not going to happen, I would still like to know what it was.
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  • they should do the big, bold, and free thing as a mini-tour of free 10c-only shows in small venues.

    I wish!

    There are a few of us on here who have been screaming for 10c only club show for a couple of years now.

    C'mon, Pearl Jam!

    At least do a COUPLE of them.
    Say 2 or 3 per coast.

    Hell, you only have to play an hour (of course, the setlist will have to be off the chain!), just DO IT.

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  • 24veddie wrote:
    Did this ever occur? Did I miss it? Hopefully in 08 we hear something about it.


    look at your PJ concert resume, dude

    you have very little to complain about...
  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Posts: 2,549
    I've always held the idea that it was a free 10C show at a large arena, like MSG.

    Not that I have any evidence to support.

    It definitely was TWO years ago. They failed. Let it go.

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  • rhinomagic wrote:
    I've always held the idea that it was a free 10C show at a large arena, like MSG.

    Not that I have any evidence to support.

    It definitely was TWO years ago. They failed. Let it go.

    .

    Keep Hope Alive

    It could still happen!

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  • swardsward Posts: 586
    C'mon people. It was definitely the WWS single. For a time, it wasn't that common for a band, especially the size of PJ, to give away their first single. I think when the Big and Bold announcement was made, it was unique...then when it came time to do it...maybe not so unique anymore. Hard to say, but I've accepted that that was it and was not disappointed. It's all about expectations people..and we expect way too much.
  • sward wrote:
    C'mon people. It was definitely the WWS single. For a time, it wasn't that common for a band, especially the size of PJ, to give away their first single. I think when the Big and Bold announcement was made, it was unique...then when it came time to do it...maybe not so unique anymore. Hard to say, but I've accepted that that was it and was not disappointed. It's all about expectations people..and we expect way too much.

    No.
    If it was, they would have said so.
    I believe we actualy got vague confirmation from Kat that it never happened, and that they "tried".

    Thanks for playing though.
    WWS single a poor "consolation prize".
    :D
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  • Marie CurieMarie Curie Posts: 1,250
    It'll be 10 years from now, and people will still be talking about it
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    Like any other loving relationship, you must acknowledge that we are not perfect. We recognize we have some faults. Sometimes we send out newsletters too late, or the holiday single doesn’t come out during the holidays. Or we can only offer limited amount of tickets or merchandise, which leaves some of you without and extremely frustrated. Or sometimes our forums will go down, leaving you without your link to other fan club members. Or sometimes our web-store will not function properly for you and you are not able to purchase the items you are interested in … we want you to know we feel your pain. Every healthy relationship is a little push and pull, ebb and flow, up and down, so it’s nothing personal.

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    That being said, we have high hopes that you will like us a whole lot more when all is said and done. We are planning to do something for our members early next year, to follow the release of the new record … something big, bold, beautiful, and free! So hang tight and enjoy the ride with us, continue to provide us with your input, and continue to spread the PJ love.

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  • swardsward Posts: 586
    I think this proves the WWS point! haha
  • NC_IrieNC_Irie Posts: 270
    anyone care to provide the history on this?
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  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,310
    since people are meeting band members every other day now, next person to meet one should just ask...
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,513
    BeerBaron wrote:
    Many of us did drop it a long time ago...

    The problem here really is communication. The 10C never formally addressed this issue and that gives many people the hope that it is still coming. But the bottom line is that they didn't tell us that it is a no-go because of the backlash they would get on here ....

    perhaps if people here were a bit more forgiving, we'd get more information!
  • maybe im getting old and having a fucking brain fart. but wasnt this address in a rumor pit question and answer section? bascially said something to the affect of "sometimes things don't work out the way you expext them to."
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  • inmyrvminmyrvm Posts: 933
    BeerBaron wrote:
    Many of us did drop it a long time ago...

    The problem here really is communication. The 10C never formally addressed this issue and that gives many people the hope that it is still coming. But the bottom line is that they didn't tell us that it is a no-go because of the backlash they would get on here ....
    they don't communicate much anymore, period. someone actually knew what they were trying to do but couldn't say. it was NOT the wws single, that is a proven fact.
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  • a5pja5pj Posts: 3,896
    one of these threads pops up every now and again, bottom line is nothing really happened, but i agree it is good to give em a little poke every now and then :) no complaining here though
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  • Kat's original message seems to prove the fact that the "World Wide Suicide" download was NOT the "big, bold, and free" gift. The message says that it was going to be something special for members. If I recall correctly, the "World Wide Suicide" download was available to everyone.
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