Got me.... some of them are really cool... but i rarely buy a poster from a show i didnt attend. It has to be really bad ass for me to consider it. Hell, i cant even afford ones from shows ive been to. Dc for example. A fucking shame. All my money was tied into getting to the shows and getting home so i had no extra funds for posters :( I thought, hey its okay, ill just do a trade or something when i get back home. WRONG.
I like posters simply because they remind me of the show i went to (which is very important in my world) As for everyone else... who knows Its like pogs all over again....
I picked up ones for the first two shows I went to, before I even knew they were a big deal, and now I "have" to have one for every show I attend. I've lucked out though, and have paid face value for every one (I thought I was SOL with Philly 06 but picked one up during the Goods sale). It's not like I go to that many shows anyway (Lolla was my sixth time to see them). But yeah, paying hundreds for one from a show you weren't even at seems a bit ridiculous to me. But, hey, whatever floats your boat.
I think most rational fans collect the shows they've been to - every tour there is one or two posters though where the art is so incredible it would be nice to have whether or not you were there. I wish i could afford to blow 500 dollars on a poster - but I can't even blow that on rent half the time!
It's like Beanie Babies.. only with Pearl Jam.. People like to collect and obsess.
You know what? That is a very good explanation. Never looked at it like that, but now I have an excuse.
That said, I have never paid too much for a poster I wanted. I have either traded or found one at cost or a little over. I also had a friend who got me hooked, then decided to get out of the poster game and either gave them too me or sold them to me for what he paid. HONESTLY dont think I have paid over $0 for a poster and I have over 100+. I may have, would be hard pressed to tell you which ones. I dont care too much about the whole s/n'd thing, and in fact have dry mounted most of mine and ruined the value anyhow. Strictly for my own enjoyment. That and the fact that I have TONS of wall space to accomodate them all.
My friend was going to see Eddie last night. Since he was in Vegas, I gave him 5 Grand to gamble with. I told him I wanted it all to go on Black. Bastard! PhillyCrownOfThorns-11-2-12
Hasn't this board been down this avenue before? I don't think there is a definitive answer... It is what it is.
I only have two posters... and I just got one of them framed... I guess if you've got the dough, the space to store or display them... well then that's that persons bag.
"A man has the right to be as big as he feels it in him to be." Ken Kesey
Got me.... some of them are really cool... but i rarely buy a poster from a show i didnt attend. It has to be really bad ass for me to consider it. Hell, i cant even afford ones from shows ive been to. Dc for example. A fucking shame. All my money was tied into getting to the shows and getting home so i had no extra funds for posters :( I thought, hey its okay, ill just do a trade or something when i get back home. WRONG.
I like posters simply because they remind me of the show i went to (which is very important in my world) As for everyone else... who knows Its like pogs all over again....
^^
What Mandi said pretty much holds true for me, too. (Mandi is super cool, btw!) I only have posters from shows I've been to.
It's kinda like a tour shirt, but usually much cooler, and it's so cool to look at them all hanging in my living room everyday.
It's not just PJ posters for me. Any show i go to that has a poster, I want it. Even though sometimes it's just a shitty flyer, or a fan-created poster.
My apt has framed posters of Moe, Black Crowes, Mudhoney, Modest Mouse, etc...all from shows I (or my bf) have been to.
"Find myself singing the same songs every day....
ones that make me feel good when things behind the smile ain't ok...." -Hoon
i will second your notion, i dont get it myself, the posters, the poster book, i dont see what the fuss is about. . .i guess it would be cool to frame posters for shows ive been to, but im not losing sleep over it
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I do not understand why people keep posting asking questions that have already been asked before
I agree! But, to answer the question yet again, it is art. I've been collecting rock posters since the 60's. Just happen to love them. Also collect other art as well. Either you like it or you don't. Simple as that.
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I agree! But, to answer the question yet again, it is art. I've been collecting rock posters since the 60's. Just happen to love them. Also collect other art as well. Either you like it or you don't. Simple as that.
From a different perspective...When my friend was collecting, I was the same way. Didnt really get it and thought he was crazy. Dont think I bought my first poster until the 2002 showbox/key shows. I thought, why the hell would I want to pay for a pc of paper? What the hell would I do with them? Before that we were over at his house and he was showing me a bunch of his that he had. That is when I fell in love with them. I had only seen them online and wasnt impressed with what I saw and thought whats the point.
But they were different in person. The way the colors popped and the way you could see that they werent just like kinko copies or glossed paper like you would find at Tower records or something like that. I was just kind of taken in by the whole thing. The fact that they were different at each show for the most part. Some of the themes that were in them, the designs, the colors. They werent just concert posters anymore, they were art. Kind of the first time that I looked at something like that in that way. So I bought a few, and then it became an addiction to art. Something that I enjoy looking at everyday. Something that makes me happy when I see them. Never did it for the investment. As I have said before, I dry mounted all of mine to foamboard and pretty much ruined their value long ago. So, yea, it is just like any other hobby or collection for me. If I like it, I buy it, regardless of whether or not I was at the show or not. Hell, I still dont have my first two shows and prob wont because of their high $ pricetags. Anyhow....:)
My friend was going to see Eddie last night. Since he was in Vegas, I gave him 5 Grand to gamble with. I told him I wanted it all to go on Black. Bastard! PhillyCrownOfThorns-11-2-12
I NEVER was into the whole poster thing at first, but then bought my first show from ebeans , and LOVED it. I now have 11 posters . Most of them are shows that Ive attended, but 2 arent including benaroya and an ireland print. Which im trying to sell BTW.
sbb
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New York- 2008, 2010
Boston - Fenway 2016 (night 2) , 2024 (night1) East Rutherford, New Jersey- 2006
Chicago - Lollapalooza 2007
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I like posters simply because they remind me of the show i went to (which is very important in my world) As for everyone else... who knows
You know what? That is a very good explanation. Never looked at it like that, but now I have an excuse.
That said, I have never paid too much for a poster I wanted. I have either traded or found one at cost or a little over. I also had a friend who got me hooked, then decided to get out of the poster game and either gave them too me or sold them to me for what he paid. HONESTLY dont think I have paid over $0 for a poster and I have over 100+. I may have, would be hard pressed to tell you which ones. I dont care too much about the whole s/n'd thing, and in fact have dry mounted most of mine and ruined the value anyhow. Strictly for my own enjoyment. That and the fact that I have TONS of wall space to accomodate them all.
"Free Shipping" SPEEDY MCCREADY
My friend was going to see Eddie last night. Since he was in Vegas, I gave him 5 Grand to gamble with. I told him I wanted it all to go on Black. Bastard! PhillyCrownOfThorns-11-2-12
I know! posters seem to be just as popular as the bootlegs which is astonishing, although some of them look very cool.
I only have two posters... and I just got one of them framed... I guess if you've got the dough, the space to store or display them... well then that's that persons bag.
^^
What Mandi said pretty much holds true for me, too. (Mandi is super cool, btw!) I only have posters from shows I've been to.
It's kinda like a tour shirt, but usually much cooler, and it's so cool to look at them all hanging in my living room everyday.
It's not just PJ posters for me. Any show i go to that has a poster, I want it. Even though sometimes it's just a shitty flyer, or a fan-created poster.
My apt has framed posters of Moe, Black Crowes, Mudhoney, Modest Mouse, etc...all from shows I (or my bf) have been to.
ones that make me feel good when things behind the smile ain't ok...." -Hoon
i was at DC BTW, i saw the poster, could have bought it , but i didnt like it. i still dont. and im glad i didnt buy it, i would never hang it up.
JEFFREY ROSS ROGERS 1975-2002
9.10.98 NYC / 8.23.00 JONES BEACH /4.30.03 UNIONDALE / 7.9.03 NYC /5.12.06 ALBANY/ 6.1.06 E.RUTHEFORD/ 6.3.06 E. RUTHEFORD/ CAMDEN 6.19.08/ NYC 6.24.08/ NYC 6.25.08/ HARTFORD 6.27.08/ CHICAGO 8.24.09/ PHILLY 10.31.09/ HARTFORD 5.15.10/ NEWARK 5.18.10/ NYC 5.20.10/ CHICAGO 7.19.13/ BROOKLYN 10.18.13/ BROOKLYN 10.19.13/ HARTFORD 10.25.13/ NYC 9.26.15/ 4.8.16 FT. LAUDERDALE/ 4.9.16 MIAMI / 5.1.16 NYC/ 5.2.16 NYC / 8.5.16 BOSTON / 8.7.16 BOSTON/ 8.20.18 CHICAGO/ 9.2.18 BOSTON/ 9.4.18 BOSTON/ 9.18.21 ASBURY PARK
finally, FUCK TICKETMASTER
From a different perspective...When my friend was collecting, I was the same way. Didnt really get it and thought he was crazy. Dont think I bought my first poster until the 2002 showbox/key shows. I thought, why the hell would I want to pay for a pc of paper? What the hell would I do with them? Before that we were over at his house and he was showing me a bunch of his that he had. That is when I fell in love with them. I had only seen them online and wasnt impressed with what I saw and thought whats the point.
But they were different in person. The way the colors popped and the way you could see that they werent just like kinko copies or glossed paper like you would find at Tower records or something like that. I was just kind of taken in by the whole thing. The fact that they were different at each show for the most part. Some of the themes that were in them, the designs, the colors. They werent just concert posters anymore, they were art. Kind of the first time that I looked at something like that in that way. So I bought a few, and then it became an addiction to art. Something that I enjoy looking at everyday. Something that makes me happy when I see them. Never did it for the investment. As I have said before, I dry mounted all of mine to foamboard and pretty much ruined their value long ago. So, yea, it is just like any other hobby or collection for me. If I like it, I buy it, regardless of whether or not I was at the show or not. Hell, I still dont have my first two shows and prob wont because of their high $ pricetags. Anyhow....:)
"Free Shipping" SPEEDY MCCREADY
My friend was going to see Eddie last night. Since he was in Vegas, I gave him 5 Grand to gamble with. I told him I wanted it all to go on Black. Bastard! PhillyCrownOfThorns-11-2-12
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
LMAO!
JEFFREY ROSS ROGERS 1975-2002
9.10.98 NYC / 8.23.00 JONES BEACH /4.30.03 UNIONDALE / 7.9.03 NYC /5.12.06 ALBANY/ 6.1.06 E.RUTHEFORD/ 6.3.06 E. RUTHEFORD/ CAMDEN 6.19.08/ NYC 6.24.08/ NYC 6.25.08/ HARTFORD 6.27.08/ CHICAGO 8.24.09/ PHILLY 10.31.09/ HARTFORD 5.15.10/ NEWARK 5.18.10/ NYC 5.20.10/ CHICAGO 7.19.13/ BROOKLYN 10.18.13/ BROOKLYN 10.19.13/ HARTFORD 10.25.13/ NYC 9.26.15/ 4.8.16 FT. LAUDERDALE/ 4.9.16 MIAMI / 5.1.16 NYC/ 5.2.16 NYC / 8.5.16 BOSTON / 8.7.16 BOSTON/ 8.20.18 CHICAGO/ 9.2.18 BOSTON/ 9.4.18 BOSTON/ 9.18.21 ASBURY PARK
finally, FUCK TICKETMASTER
i dunno, i'd rather collect them than pj posters
i'm not fussed to only have shows i attend... though Toronto 5-10-06 would be nice (hint hint :eek: )
sbb
Philly- 2005, 2013, 2016, 2024
Camden 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2022, 2023
Philly Spectrum 2009 x4 - We closed that MFER Down Proper
Baltimore- 2024
DC- 2006, 2008
New York- 2008, 2010
Boston - Fenway 2016 (night 2) , 2024 (night1)
East Rutherford, New Jersey- 2006
Chicago - Lollapalooza 2007
Seattle- Gorge 2005
EV Solo- DC x2, Baltimore x2 , Newark NJ x2, Tower Theater x2
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Lighten up...