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Cool Mike McCready Story (kind of long)
mattmidgett
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I finally got the pictures to upload. Sorry for the relatively crappy pictures.
Ten: http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff355/SURFERSENROCK/Ten.jpg
Vs: http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff355/SURFERSENROCK/Vs.jpg
All 3: http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff355/SURFERSENROCK/All3.jpg
All 3 pt. 2: http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff355/SURFERSENROCK/All3pt2.jpg
Please let me know if you can't view the pics this is my first try with Photobucket.
Original Story and post is below...
Before I get started, I just want to make it clear that I am not trying to gloat or brag in any way. I am just super excited about this and thought that I would share this story with a group of people who might appreciate how cool it is.
Without any further hesitation....
It all started the weekend of Lollapalooza 2008. I was in Chicago getting my face rocked off by the amazing line-up of bands that were up there this year. While I was up there, my girlfriend was attending a bachelorette party for one of our friends getting married in November. While there, she somehow got on the topic of me being an obsessive Pearl Jam fan. Another girl there could empathize/sypathize since her husband was also a die hard fan; so much so acutally that his son's middle name is Vedder.
Anyway, in a completely random series of events, another girl who made a very brief appearance at the bachelorette party overheard this conversation and said that her roommate knew a couple of the guys in the band. My girlfriend, the wife of the other obsessed fan, and the new mystery girl then briefly chatted about things, traded contact info (phone numbers, etc), and went their separate ways. All of this occurred unbeknownst to me. I never heard one thing about this.
Well, yesterday, I went over to my girlfriend's place after we went to a movie and she asked if I liked what she had picked up at Urban Outfitters. I was kind of dumbfounded when I saw two LP frames hanging on her wall, more so because hanging albums on the walls is more my style than hers. Then, upon further inspection, I realized that she had a copy of Ten and a copy of Vs. hanging in these frames. This would cause you to do a double take if you knew my girlfriend because while she doesn't dislike Pearl Jam, she certainly doesn't like them enough to hang their albums on her wall. When I looked even closer, I saw that these albums had been doodled on and someone had signed them.
I will take a quick diversion and give a bit more of a backstory...About 3 or so weeks ago my girlfriend had asked me who my favorite member of PJ was and what my favorite album was. The favorite band member question wasn't difficult for me to answer (McCready, come on, that's easy), the album question was impossible to answer and I told her it was like picking your favorite child (or at least what I assume that would be like since I have no kids at this point).
Now back to the signed LP's hanging on her wall...I asked her who had signed these albums and she told me Mike McCready. Mind you, I still have not been told about this bizarre bachelorette party connection that was made, so I thought she was playing a cruel joke on me. Why you ask? Well, because the copy of Ten read "Matt, Thanks for all the years of support. Cheers! Mike McCready" and the copy of Vs. had a doodle of a dialog box coming out of the sheep's mouth that said "Matt, You rock! Thanks, Mike McCready". It just seemed too good to be true, too personalized. It wasn't until my girlfriend showed me the third piece of the puzzle that I realized this was all very genuine. She showed me a copy of the 1993 Fan Club Single (that has Angel, one of my favorite rarities) that was also signed "Thanks Matt, Mike McCready". I knew that she knew nothing of the Fan Club singles and wouldn't be able to just pick this up and doodle on it. I then asked her to explain.
Evidently she had been in contact with the girl she had met at the bachelorette party, the one who lived with the girl who knows a couple of the guys in the band. My girlfriend had asked if she sent something to be signed if someone could possibly do it. The other girl said yeah, but that it would have to wait a while because Eddie would be out on tour, etc. My girlfriend bought the LP copy of Ten online and sent it to her saying that she wasn't particular and that anything she could do would be very much appreciated. Yesterday, she received notice from the girl she met at the bachelorette party that the package had been sent and had been signed for at my girlfriend's building. When my girlfriend went to retrieve the package she found not only the record that she had sent signed (Ten) but the copy of Vs as well as the 1993 Fan Club single, all signed by Mr. McCready himself.
It turns out that Mike McCready is an incredibly nice and appreciative guy on top of being one of the most amazing guitarists ever. He had thrown in the copy of Vs. and the Fan Club Single and signed them all just because he is a super cool guy. I was speechless. I wanted to cry. It was by far the coolest and most thoughtful thing anyone has ever done for me. I am still dumbfounded by the whole thing. The fact that my girlfriend was able to line this whole thing up, the fact that Mike McCready was not only cool enough to go along with it, but also go above and beyond and throw in some additional items, and the fact that it all came together and hit me completely by surprise really made for a truly unforgettable gift, experience, and night.
I am an idiot when it comes to techie stuff, but I took a few pictures of everything on my digital camera and will try to post them as soon as my girlfriend sends the pics to me (I warned you about my ignorance when it comes to these things). I might have to ask some of you how I could go about posting the pics on here for everyone who is interested to see, but I will tackle that when the situation presents itself.
Anyway, thanks to my amazing girlfriend who managed to put this whole thing together for me, the girl who lined up the signatures, Mike McCready for being so cool about signing the LP and for throwing in the additional LP's, and to any of you who have taken the time out of your day to read my long and exhausting account of one of the most memorable nights/experiences of my life.
Take it easy,
Matt
Ten: http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff355/SURFERSENROCK/Ten.jpg
Vs: http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff355/SURFERSENROCK/Vs.jpg
All 3: http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff355/SURFERSENROCK/All3.jpg
All 3 pt. 2: http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff355/SURFERSENROCK/All3pt2.jpg
Please let me know if you can't view the pics this is my first try with Photobucket.
Original Story and post is below...
Before I get started, I just want to make it clear that I am not trying to gloat or brag in any way. I am just super excited about this and thought that I would share this story with a group of people who might appreciate how cool it is.
Without any further hesitation....
It all started the weekend of Lollapalooza 2008. I was in Chicago getting my face rocked off by the amazing line-up of bands that were up there this year. While I was up there, my girlfriend was attending a bachelorette party for one of our friends getting married in November. While there, she somehow got on the topic of me being an obsessive Pearl Jam fan. Another girl there could empathize/sypathize since her husband was also a die hard fan; so much so acutally that his son's middle name is Vedder.
Anyway, in a completely random series of events, another girl who made a very brief appearance at the bachelorette party overheard this conversation and said that her roommate knew a couple of the guys in the band. My girlfriend, the wife of the other obsessed fan, and the new mystery girl then briefly chatted about things, traded contact info (phone numbers, etc), and went their separate ways. All of this occurred unbeknownst to me. I never heard one thing about this.
Well, yesterday, I went over to my girlfriend's place after we went to a movie and she asked if I liked what she had picked up at Urban Outfitters. I was kind of dumbfounded when I saw two LP frames hanging on her wall, more so because hanging albums on the walls is more my style than hers. Then, upon further inspection, I realized that she had a copy of Ten and a copy of Vs. hanging in these frames. This would cause you to do a double take if you knew my girlfriend because while she doesn't dislike Pearl Jam, she certainly doesn't like them enough to hang their albums on her wall. When I looked even closer, I saw that these albums had been doodled on and someone had signed them.
I will take a quick diversion and give a bit more of a backstory...About 3 or so weeks ago my girlfriend had asked me who my favorite member of PJ was and what my favorite album was. The favorite band member question wasn't difficult for me to answer (McCready, come on, that's easy), the album question was impossible to answer and I told her it was like picking your favorite child (or at least what I assume that would be like since I have no kids at this point).
Now back to the signed LP's hanging on her wall...I asked her who had signed these albums and she told me Mike McCready. Mind you, I still have not been told about this bizarre bachelorette party connection that was made, so I thought she was playing a cruel joke on me. Why you ask? Well, because the copy of Ten read "Matt, Thanks for all the years of support. Cheers! Mike McCready" and the copy of Vs. had a doodle of a dialog box coming out of the sheep's mouth that said "Matt, You rock! Thanks, Mike McCready". It just seemed too good to be true, too personalized. It wasn't until my girlfriend showed me the third piece of the puzzle that I realized this was all very genuine. She showed me a copy of the 1993 Fan Club Single (that has Angel, one of my favorite rarities) that was also signed "Thanks Matt, Mike McCready". I knew that she knew nothing of the Fan Club singles and wouldn't be able to just pick this up and doodle on it. I then asked her to explain.
Evidently she had been in contact with the girl she had met at the bachelorette party, the one who lived with the girl who knows a couple of the guys in the band. My girlfriend had asked if she sent something to be signed if someone could possibly do it. The other girl said yeah, but that it would have to wait a while because Eddie would be out on tour, etc. My girlfriend bought the LP copy of Ten online and sent it to her saying that she wasn't particular and that anything she could do would be very much appreciated. Yesterday, she received notice from the girl she met at the bachelorette party that the package had been sent and had been signed for at my girlfriend's building. When my girlfriend went to retrieve the package she found not only the record that she had sent signed (Ten) but the copy of Vs as well as the 1993 Fan Club single, all signed by Mr. McCready himself.
It turns out that Mike McCready is an incredibly nice and appreciative guy on top of being one of the most amazing guitarists ever. He had thrown in the copy of Vs. and the Fan Club Single and signed them all just because he is a super cool guy. I was speechless. I wanted to cry. It was by far the coolest and most thoughtful thing anyone has ever done for me. I am still dumbfounded by the whole thing. The fact that my girlfriend was able to line this whole thing up, the fact that Mike McCready was not only cool enough to go along with it, but also go above and beyond and throw in some additional items, and the fact that it all came together and hit me completely by surprise really made for a truly unforgettable gift, experience, and night.
I am an idiot when it comes to techie stuff, but I took a few pictures of everything on my digital camera and will try to post them as soon as my girlfriend sends the pics to me (I warned you about my ignorance when it comes to these things). I might have to ask some of you how I could go about posting the pics on here for everyone who is interested to see, but I will tackle that when the situation presents itself.
Anyway, thanks to my amazing girlfriend who managed to put this whole thing together for me, the girl who lined up the signatures, Mike McCready for being so cool about signing the LP and for throwing in the additional LP's, and to any of you who have taken the time out of your day to read my long and exhausting account of one of the most memorable nights/experiences of my life.
Take it easy,
Matt
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...where can I find a girlfriend with hook ups like that?
http://www.myspace.com/byproduct
Thanks for sharing the story
So no one catches you?
Lots of good people out there,sounds like you are surrounded by them..
Enjoy
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Mike has got to be one of the most fan friendly cats in all of rock and roll!! EVER!!
Mike is the fucking man!
just another reason why i love these guys
- EV
You're very lucky to have a woman like that!!!!
Mike Rules!
8/7/08, 6/9/09
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
And yes, hold onto your girlfriend!
thanks for posting.
i love being reminded of how great men the guys are.
use photobucket for pics, it's easy.
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
That's the way they roll!!!!
10/30/09.10/31/09.5/17/10.9/7/11
EV:boston 1+2.albnay 1.boston 2010
Hail Hail HIPPIEMOM
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