My Friends Just Met The Band!!

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  • Rjonesrm20
    Rjonesrm20 Posts: 380
    thats the best!!!

    over_bends wrote:
    Was there a nearby trailer rocking back and forth?
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  • itsevobaby
    itsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    over_bends wrote:
    Was there a nearby trailer rocking back and forth?
    a sign swings on the door, "Band meeting in progress"
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  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    over_bends wrote:
    Was there a nearby trailer rocking back and forth?


    OMG!!!! that's just wrong! :D:D
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    over_bends wrote:
    Was there a nearby trailer rocking back and forth?
    aw shit hahahhaha
  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    Yeild2PearlJam wrote:
    Cosmo and our visiting friend Marcia (From New York) went to go check out the parking situation for the show tomorrow.....and.....
    it just so happened that PEARL JAM was on their way to SOUNDCHECK! Everyone but Matt and Ed walked out...but COSMO talked to JEFF about the show...apparently they are playing two songs tomorrow....and Marcia got a picture with Mike and shook Stone's hand. There were the regular Ebay dudes there so they were moved along very quickly...but i mean WOW...
    they were understandably excited, so that's all the info i got...but i thought it would be cool to share...
    I CAN NOT WAIT FOR TOMORROW!

    :)


    ok wait... so this in Los Angeles right? I thought they were playing a warm up show in Seattle (Green River) I mean tonight... or am I confused on the date? :confused:
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    over_bends wrote:
    Was there a nearby trailer rocking back and forth?

    And that, boys and girls, was the post of the day :)
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  • Yeild2PearlJam
    Yeild2PearlJam Posts: 342
    Mrs_Vedder78 wrote:
    ok wait... so this in Los Angeles right? I thought they were playing a warm up show in Seattle (Green River) I mean tonight... or am I confused on the date? :confused:
    i believe that warm up show was last night....
    "*JEFF, JEFF, JEFF, JEFF!!!!*" -me at every PJ show i go to.
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  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,425
    LukinFan wrote:
    2. Baba O'Riley
    I'll bet The Who had first choice and they'll be playing that one along with the other regulars (fooled, generation, who r u, blue eyes etc...
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    wow very cool!! congrats :D

    so is vh1 classic airing the show in its entirety, does anybody know for sure?

    I don't know about that, but I saw an ad for it. It'll be on next Thursday I think. :)
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  • ACCBootlegGoddess
    ACCBootlegGoddess Posts: 4,318
    ohh wow!!

    Thats AWESOME!! Congrats to them!!
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  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    Yeild2PearlJam wrote:
    i believe that warm up show was last night....

    I guess I was confused then :o
    "Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
  • Yeild2PearlJam
    Yeild2PearlJam Posts: 342
    ****ok update....

    Jeff has left
    Mike and Matt are still inside
    Ed came out and went straight to his trailer. Everyone was told that Ed was not feeling well and to leave him alone. They were told if they wait a bit he will come out.
    Marcia got a picture with STONE.
    They sound checked Reign and the Real Me like 3 or 4 times so its pretty obvious those will be the two
    ......i think that's all the important stuff i remember
    "*JEFF, JEFF, JEFF, JEFF!!!!*" -me at every PJ show i go to.
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  • bettermanofthehour
    bettermanofthehour Posts: 355
    what about boom. isn't he an important part to reign?
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  • Super_Fan
    Super_Fan Posts: 249
    Yeild2PearlJam wrote:
    Cosmo and our visiting friend Marcia (From New York) went to go check out the parking situation for the show tomorrow.....and.....
    it just so happened that PEARL JAM was on their way to SOUNDCHECK! Everyone but Matt and Ed walked out...but COSMO talked to JEFF about the show...apparently they are playing two songs tomorrow....and Marcia got a picture with Mike and shook Stone's hand. There were the regular Ebay dudes there so they were moved along very quickly...but i mean WOW...
    they were understandably excited, so that's all the info i got...but i thought it would be cool to share...
    I CAN NOT WAIT FOR TOMORROW!

    :)

    Marcia answer your phone and recharge it!!! Just kidding. LOL and its a good opportunity for fixing that number. If Dave Grohl shows up, tell him that there needs to be a 9:30 Club show before Virgin Festival and to bring back For All The Cows back into the setlist and give BB another raise.
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Hey...
    Yeah.. I picked up Marcia at the airport and I wanted to show her the Pacific Ocean from Los Angeles. We went to Manhattan Beach for lunch and hung out on the peir for a while. Tuns out, we had about 4 hours to kill before PJPixie got off of work (Marcia was staying with her).
    We decided to cruise UCLA to check out the parking and venue. We pulled into the wrong lot, VH1 Crew Lot, but the parking attendant let us park for free anyway. He told us the Foos and Pearl Jam were doing rehersals today, so we decided to hang out.
    Mike, Stone, Jeff and Matt all showed up together and checked in. The security to totally lax so we got to greet them as they walked up the stairs. I wanted to say 'Hey...' to Jeff, because I have never met him before. I shook his hand and told him how excited I was for the gig. He said, "For two songs?"... and I said, yeah... it's Pearl Jam and Who songs, dude. He laughed and said, "Yeah... I guess you're right."
    Then, I said 'Hey...' to Stone. I was surprized when he said, "Nice to see you... haven't seen you for a while." I said, yeah.. but I seen you a bunch of times since then... have a great show.
    Then, I caught up with Mike and Marcia. She really wanted a picture with Mike because she had met him in a Starbucks a couple of years ago and they chatted for about 15 minutes. But, she didn't have a camera. I said, 'Hey...' to Mike and he said, "I remember you." From a previous meeting or show, I guess. Marcia finally got her picture and it turned out great... Mike give the ol' 'Shaka, Bra..' hand thing.
    We didn't see Ed come in... he must have snuck in through the visitor's locker room or something. But, we heard him singing.
    After rehearsals, they left one by one. Jeff left and was in a conversation with someone so we just waved. The EBay stalkerazzi went after him with a stack of crap to sign, which will eventually show up on EBay. One guy asked Jeff to sign an Ed solo poster. Jeff just looked at it and said, "Nope". Why would Jeff sign an Ed poster?
    Mike and Matt headed out is a hurry and were swarmed by the stalkerazzi (again). They signed a couple of things and said, no more... gotta go.
    Stone was walking out.. and the stalkerazzi didn't bother him... I guess getting shot down singed their wings. We were sitting on the stairs and waved... then, Marcia quietly asked Stone if he would take a picture with her. He said, yeah and headed over towards us. We have to be the laziest Pearl Jam fans, ever... having Stone come to us. We got off our asses and walked over and got a picture with Stone. I told him the I run into Jeremy (Toback) a lot up in L.A. and he said it's been about 9 or 10 months since they talked. I told him he should call him. After that, the stalkerazzi swarmed.
    When Ed came out.. he headed the other direction, towards the trailers, and the stalkerazzi started to chase him down. We felt like yelling, "Run Eddie!!! RUN!!!" Luckily, the security guards stopped them in their tracks.
    We figured, he'd do what he always does and has everyone line up and get one thing signed... and no pictures with him. So, we waited.
    When Ed came out... that was the deal. Everyone lined up and I got in the back to make sure none of those guys got back in line (I mean, the guy is gracious enough to sing stuff... don't ruin it for other FANS that will meet him in the future, right?).
    I didn't need another autograph, so when he came to me, I just offered my hand and said, "I don't want anything. It's always nice to see you, Ed... and thanx for all the music." He smiled and said, "Thanx.. I appreciate that" and handed me a pick. Wow... Thanx, Eddie. He handed out a couple more and I told Marcia to get one.. and she did.
    And as an added treat... as Ed was walking to the elevator... PETE was coming in!!! They, hugged and chatted a while and you could see Ed was pretty happy to see Pete. It was cool to see the two of them together.
    After they parted ways, Pete headed towards the venue and the stalkerazzi swarmed him. He seemed pissed (undoubtedly) because they were shoving WHO albums and pens in his face. He just said, "No. Go away". As he passed me, I put out my hand and said, "I want to thank you for the lifetime of music, Pete". He looked at me and smiled and said, "Thank you".
    So, all in all it was a good day.
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Cosmo - what a great story - thanks for telling it.
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Cosmo wrote:
    And as an added treat... as Ed was walking to the elevator... PETE was coming in!!! They, hugged and chatted a while and you could see Ed was pretty happy to see Pete. It was cool to see the two of them together.

    That would be a dream come true for me.



    nice story cosmo, you are the luckiest mofo I have ever met. You always seem to find a way to get closer to the bands. :D
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    PureandEasy wrote:
    That would be a dream come true for me.

    nice story cosmo, you are the luckiest mofo I have ever met. You always seem to find a way to get closer to the bands. :D
    ...
    Thanx. And yeah... it was pure luck. I figured, we'd check out the campus and I'd show Marcia around... then, continue up Sunset to show her Beverly Hills and the Sunset Strip and into Hollywood to Guitar Center and Amoeba Records. Once that parking attendant told us the Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam were rehearsing, it pretty much set the day. We pretty much just stumbled into this when I took a wrong turn and ended up in the Crew Lot.
    We saw Taylor Hawkins walking out. I have met Taylor a few times at Foo and Chevy Metal (his side gig) so he said, "Why am I not surprized to see you?" I introduced him to Marcia and she got a picture with him. We talked about the gig and he was really excited about playing. Taylor is the Foo that really loves the Who... Dave is more of a Zeppelin guy. Taylor is a real nice, unpretentious, down-to-Earth (and funny) guy. And he really nailed the Keith Moon part in their songs.
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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Yeild2PearlJam wrote:
    ...but COSMO talked to JEFF
    :)

    Is this true? Did you tell him about me?? :D:p
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Is this true? Did you tell him about me?? :D:p
    ...
    Sorry. He was being hushered in (they all were) by the production 'Talent Escorts'.
    Next time, for sure.
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    Hail, Hail!!!

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