DERANGED DICTION KICKED MY ASS ON SATURDAY!!!!
pjtradeking
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So a buddy and I went to the show last night and had a FUCKING BLAST!
So we rolled into town about 1ish I guess. Went checked into the hotel and then headed to the venue. Had a hard time finding the damn thing! Turns out, it was and underground tavern!! Sign on the wall said 110 capacity, but we were told they were selling about 200 tickets. $10 at the door 8pm. Posters, t-shirts and cds $10 as well.
We met up with Zootown and he took us to one of the coolest bars I have been too in a long time, Charlie B's, where we proceeded to grub and chat. Thank again for the hospitality my friend!!
So we headed over the the venue again to see if there was any action and ran into Jeff and Bruce as they were leaving after dropping off their gear. They stopped when they saw us and we chatted a bit. Jeff was STOKED that we had made the trip from Spokane and said that he appreciated the effort! NICE EFFORT!! He said!! hahaha...So we headed back to the bar for a while since Jeff told us they wouldnt be taking the stage until MIDNIGHT! We had some time to kill!! So we are just kicking back at the bar and about an hour later....Here comes Jeff and Bruce and Rod. They saw us and came over and sat with us. I got to buy them a round of drinks and we just chatted until they decided it was time to go (right Zoo?? ;-) )
So about 10:30 decided to head to the bar and check out the scene and hear the second band and see where we were going to situate ourselves for the show. Turn out this place was just a pool hall with a very small stage at one end. Seeing that the front of the stage was moshing their collective ASSES OFF, we thought better of standing there and chose to stand next to the stage on jeffs side. When I say next to the stage, I pretty much me on the damn thing. We were so close, we rocked our asses of with one foot on and one foot off the stage all through the show about a foot and a half from Jeff. We were so close that at one point, they were going off so hard that jeff's mic stand fell on him and I jumped on stage to stand it back up!! (grabbed the pic he dropped on the way off stage too! Well...it was just sitting there!!) :-)
They were tight from the first note!! AMAZING that a band that had only practiced a few times together in 25 years seemed like they had been playing together the whole time. Bruce and Jeff bounced around like they were 25 again..Rod Moody was as spot fucking on with the words and vocals it was actually scary!! Sergio sat behind the kick and drove the truck that hit us square in the face all night long!! I also managed to get Jeffs hand written setlist and a drumstick from Sergio as we stood on stage and chatted with them after the show for a bit whilst they were breaking down. We were able to get pictures of him and all the guys as well. My buddy snapped WELL over 100 photos from point blank range all night. The band....the crowd....us...anything he could shoot he did!! Hope to be able to post some, but it will be up to him if he will allow it. We are sending them to the band as well, so we will have to see.
As we were leaving the place Jeff rolled up again and we were able to thank him and say our goodbyes. The whole band thanked us for the beer( we never even brought it up, they just said, hey by the way, thanks for the beers!! ).hugs all around and hand shakes, fist bumps and Jeff again looked us both straight in the eyes and gave us one more very serious and VERY sincere GREAT EFFORT GUYS!!
A great fucking night!! Met some new friends..got to hang with the band...rocked our asses off and were back home in just over 26 hours. A very productive day!!
Thanks to Jeff...Bruce..Sergio and Rod for being genuine people and giving us a great show!! Dont wait 25 fucking years next time, please!!!
So we rolled into town about 1ish I guess. Went checked into the hotel and then headed to the venue. Had a hard time finding the damn thing! Turns out, it was and underground tavern!! Sign on the wall said 110 capacity, but we were told they were selling about 200 tickets. $10 at the door 8pm. Posters, t-shirts and cds $10 as well.
We met up with Zootown and he took us to one of the coolest bars I have been too in a long time, Charlie B's, where we proceeded to grub and chat. Thank again for the hospitality my friend!!
So we headed over the the venue again to see if there was any action and ran into Jeff and Bruce as they were leaving after dropping off their gear. They stopped when they saw us and we chatted a bit. Jeff was STOKED that we had made the trip from Spokane and said that he appreciated the effort! NICE EFFORT!! He said!! hahaha...So we headed back to the bar for a while since Jeff told us they wouldnt be taking the stage until MIDNIGHT! We had some time to kill!! So we are just kicking back at the bar and about an hour later....Here comes Jeff and Bruce and Rod. They saw us and came over and sat with us. I got to buy them a round of drinks and we just chatted until they decided it was time to go (right Zoo?? ;-) )
So about 10:30 decided to head to the bar and check out the scene and hear the second band and see where we were going to situate ourselves for the show. Turn out this place was just a pool hall with a very small stage at one end. Seeing that the front of the stage was moshing their collective ASSES OFF, we thought better of standing there and chose to stand next to the stage on jeffs side. When I say next to the stage, I pretty much me on the damn thing. We were so close, we rocked our asses of with one foot on and one foot off the stage all through the show about a foot and a half from Jeff. We were so close that at one point, they were going off so hard that jeff's mic stand fell on him and I jumped on stage to stand it back up!! (grabbed the pic he dropped on the way off stage too! Well...it was just sitting there!!) :-)
They were tight from the first note!! AMAZING that a band that had only practiced a few times together in 25 years seemed like they had been playing together the whole time. Bruce and Jeff bounced around like they were 25 again..Rod Moody was as spot fucking on with the words and vocals it was actually scary!! Sergio sat behind the kick and drove the truck that hit us square in the face all night long!! I also managed to get Jeffs hand written setlist and a drumstick from Sergio as we stood on stage and chatted with them after the show for a bit whilst they were breaking down. We were able to get pictures of him and all the guys as well. My buddy snapped WELL over 100 photos from point blank range all night. The band....the crowd....us...anything he could shoot he did!! Hope to be able to post some, but it will be up to him if he will allow it. We are sending them to the band as well, so we will have to see.
As we were leaving the place Jeff rolled up again and we were able to thank him and say our goodbyes. The whole band thanked us for the beer( we never even brought it up, they just said, hey by the way, thanks for the beers!! ).hugs all around and hand shakes, fist bumps and Jeff again looked us both straight in the eyes and gave us one more very serious and VERY sincere GREAT EFFORT GUYS!!
A great fucking night!! Met some new friends..got to hang with the band...rocked our asses off and were back home in just over 26 hours. A very productive day!!
Thanks to Jeff...Bruce..Sergio and Rod for being genuine people and giving us a great show!! Dont wait 25 fucking years next time, please!!!
Never, ever, flipping forget
"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
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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
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You know...Hind sight is always 20/20 as they say. Knowing what I do now, I prob could have borrowed my buddys gear and recorded it. Sadly, I suck and didnt! :-(
"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
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haha..NICE!!
"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
Soooooooooooooooooo jealous!!!
I'm glad you had a great time!
CHILLIN LIKE BOB DYLAN!!!
Sometimes I am just in the right place at the right time I guess. I have been lucky, but I dont take it for granted. I only wish people knew how grateful I really am to have had the experiences I have had with these guys!! You will DEF see a few pics!! Could be a bit though as he had to go back to work tuesday and is out of town for the better part of the next month. So he wont get to it til after that. I promise eventually though!!
"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
1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
2024: Baltimore
Upcoming: 2025 Hollywood, FL Night 2
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That was some story! I really enjoyed reading every bit of it!
I am so glad that there are fans like you who are considerate enough to ask 10c and the band about the pictures, knowing how the guys feel about that... and hopefully they'll give you the blessing to share with us on the board!
I can't believe you got to hang out with Jeff and drinking beer with him....
Very cool - loving this!!!
*high five's*
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"Kisses for the glow...kisses for the lease." - BDRII
Seriously?
I was also at the show and took a bunch of pictures. I was going to write up my thoughts and experiences and post some photos, too. Are you saying Jeff Ament and/or Pearl Jam Inc. would disapprove?
Could a moderator clarify this for me?
I dont think they would mind, they are your pictures to do with as you wish. This is just the route we chose to go is all. No one told us not to, we just decided to wait until after we send them to the band and then let them decide. We did discuss it...Personal choice...
"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
Of course they won't mind. Only Ed cares about that shit. The rest of them are cool.
Why would they disapprove? even if they were Pearl jam pictures, the band allows pictures at all of their shows, what the Mods dont approve is posting link to bootleg audio or video recording as those are not allowed at shows or pictures of Ed as those are not allowed either at the show.
I took pictures at FTM and so did a whole bunch of people and the Mods didn't have a problem with us posting them at all.
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I'll get around to posting my pictures soon. I'll bet you'll see yourself in them, based on what I can deduce from what you said about where you were standing.
No worries at all. Nothing wrong with discussion! :-)
"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
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Wicked jealous.
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awesome write up bout the show. nice to see jeff has the punkness alive in him
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I apologize if I made you feel bad and that was not my intention at all.
I guess I just assumed all of them didn’t like it but it is probably just ed who doesn’t like that.
I personally would have done the same thing as pjtradeking if I was in that position, but as he pointed out it is a personal choice.
I apologize for derailing the thread and again, the story is awesome!
I look forward to your review and pictures, too.
Peace.
EV: It's your band.
~Q Magazine
"Kisses for the glow...kisses for the lease." - BDRII