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It would be cool if PJ vowed to play every statethat voted blue this year...

DerrickDerrick Posts: 475
edited January 2008 in A Moving Train
I think that would be a nice reward if the band played every state in 2009 that votes to get the republicans out of office in 2008.

And make it a huge publicity thing.
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  • DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    democrats don't deserve that. what have they done since taking over the congress?

    why should we believe anything would be different if a dem gets the white house?
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • DerrickDerrick Posts: 475
    I don't think they deserve it either. I do think change is needed.
  • Uncle LeoUncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    DPrival78 wrote:
    democrats don't deserve that. what have they done since taking over the congress?

    why should we believe anything would be different if a dem gets the white house?

    Agreed. They should play every county (or at it's closest realistic venue) that votes 3rd.
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  • DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    Derrick wrote:
    I do think change is needed.

    i'm with ya.

    as for PJ, i think they should play 15 or so shows in the greater NYC area because.. well.. just because.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    "there's republicans, and those democrats
    and there's nothing else inside my eye
    i don't see the difference anymore
    they're just two men wearing the same hat    "
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  • sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    i have a better idea- how about if they played GRATIS in every state that had 50% or greater voter turnout, regardless of how they voted? that would be rewarding democracy in action.
    "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

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  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    i am looking forward to another vote for change tour this year... ed has already said he will be playing some dates leading up to the election... so hopefully he can pull in the whole band... that 2004 VFC tour was probably my favorite PJ tour yet... and that is saying ALOT
  • BetterThanYouBetterThanYou Posts: 853
    i think (and hope) what ed would appreciate more is people actually registering to vote and going out to vote.
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  • BetterThanYouBetterThanYou Posts: 853
    sweetpotato wrote:
    i have a better idea- how about if they played GRATIS in every state that had 50% or greater voter turnout, regardless of how they voted? that would be rewarding democracy in action.

    there ya go, just what i was getting at. i guess i should have scrolled down a bit more before replying.
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  • redsdiseaseredsdisease Posts: 147
    sweetpotato wrote:
    i have a better idea- how about if they played GRATIS in every state that had 50% or greater voter turnout, regardless of how they voted? that would be rewarding democracy in action.
    Picking between two people who are backed by exactly the same companies is not democracy.

    But I agree with the original post, I think that Pearl Jam really has a moral obligation to try to increase divisiveness in this country based on fake distinctions like as parties...
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  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    But, but... whatever happened to "Play the South"? :p
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  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    meme wrote:
    But, but... whatever happened to "Play the South"? :p

    if the rednecks knew good music and bought tickets it wouldnt be a problem...
  • satansbedbugssatansbedbugs On Tour Posts: 2,412
    my2hands wrote:
    if the rednecks knew good music and bought tickets it wouldnt be a problem...


    Maybe if Jeff Foxworthy opened for PJ they would sell out every venue.....lol
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  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    satansbedbugs wrote:
    Maybe if Jeff Foxworthy opened for PJ they would sell out every venue.....lol

    the "git r dun" tour :cool:
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    I'm kinda over the 'South' jokes. If PJ can play 12 shows in Oz, it can't be that hard to venture down South and play for the loyal fans there. It must suck to be continually ignored like that. For serious.
  • sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    redsdisease wrote:
    Picking between two people who are backed by exactly the same companies is not democracy.

    But I agree with the original post, I think that Pearl Jam really has a moral obligation to try to increase divisiveness in this country based on fake distinctions like as parties...

    the act of voting is democracy in action.

    whether they give us decent candidates or not doesn't detract from that.
    "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

    "Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

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  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    Didn't they already do this in 2006? I mean PJ basically played blue states with the only red states having concerts being Ohio, Colorado, and Nevada.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    I don't agree with collective punishment...

    and i believe Stone said the reason they didn't play the South last time was simply due to the lack of support, and it just wasn't economically feasible. i guess we can blame (and simultaneously applaud) Ed's anti-Bush antics during the '03 tour for that.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    Derrick wrote:
    I think that would be a nice reward if the band played every state in 2009 that votes to get the republicans out of office in 2008.

    And make it a huge publicity thing.

    i live in texas, so fuck that idea
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