My story of meeting Ed and the boys!!!!

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  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    privileged asa whore wrote:
    Its been a couple years now but I wanted to share my story of when I met the band…Well here is how it went down... I flew out to Cleveland on May 19th, 2006 because my best friend played bball for the Cavs and Pearl Jam was going to come play in Cleveland... we wanted to try and meet the band so we went over to the Quicken Loans Arena at like 10 in the morning to see whats up… the whole area was on lock down but since my friend played bball there he could get us in with a thumb scan... we walked around till we ran into their security guards… but they informed us that band wasn't their yet... so we came back at like 5 and we were just chilln back stage during sound check… I can remember it like it was yesterday… they were playing “I am Mine” as we walked in… then about 5 mins later eddie came walking backstage... he walked right up to us and introduced himself as if we had did know who he was… then he jump up and sat on an amp case started talking to us...he was so cool and mellow... so nice... then Jeff came over to talk being the basketball fan he is… He knew who Luke was because he watched him play in college at the University of Oregon… we also gave them a bball autographed by the cavs… they said they were going to play poker to see who got to keep it… so they hit if off and Luke showed Jeff around for a bit and I stayed and talked to eddie... he asked, "are there any songs I wanted to hear tonight because he was writing up the set?" so I sat there with my FAVORITE ARTIST of all time and got to tell him what songs I wanted to hear... I can't believe it hardly even to this day as I am writing this... so if anyone was at the show in Cleveland ’06 you can thank me more the following songs : first I requested daughter/ it's Okay... than immortality because I had never heard it before live... porch, and yellow ledbetter... I also requested nothing man but he said his voice was bothering him a little too much for that one…then HE ASKED us if we wanted him signed some photos and he took some pictures with luke and I… He has a good sense of humor… he wanted us to hold if up on his briefcase so he could be taller than Luke… it was quite comical... "it's Okay" is a deadmoon cover I heard on their "2000 touring band DVD" that they rarely play... so it was so cool... Eddie also gave us VIP passes and 1st row seats where we could hangout on the side of the stage or back stage while they played preshow ping-pong and a handful of picks... the whole night like a freaking dream... getting to tell my favorite band what songs to play... we also gave Jeff a tour of the cavs locker room... they were so nice... well I am rambling now but it was awesome...

    Here are some photos:
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    That is a damn good exxxperience there!!! Good call on immortality & porch!!! :D
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  • Amantria
    Amantria Posts: 608
    What an amazing story!! I'd give my left arm for that experience!!!
    Its good to be back!!
  • Smarter_Than_U
    Smarter_Than_U Posts: 515
    What a crazy story! You're a lucky bastard.
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  • illegal pants
    illegal pants Posts: 13,471
    awww i love your pics :)

    such a cool story, thanks for sharing!!
    privileged asa whore wrote:
    I was requesting it to hear "It's Okay". Which is a song that has meant so much much to me. You know when your just have a shitty day or just feeling down, all you got to do is put that song on It's gonna be okay!!!!


    i hear ya.. i've edited the Jones Beach version and have set my alarm clock every morning to go off to the opening riffs of it's ok... just trying to get a good start to the day
    wah
  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    That is such a cool story. I love Ledbetter, so good on you for asking what you wanted. Don't worry bout these blokes knocking you for what you wanted.
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  • RockMama
    RockMama Deep Creek Lake, MD Posts: 478
    Are you sure it wasn't May 20th? They played in Grand Rapids on May 19th.
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  • PrlJmr10
    PrlJmr10 Posts: 130
    RockMama wrote:
    Are you sure it wasn't May 20th? They played in Grand Rapids on May 19th.

    You are correct...GR was 5/19/06...small oversight,but cool story!!!
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  • myhook
    myhook Posts: 284
    Wow, sick story. I have / had the same PJ shirt.
    Hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the jon so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz? YEEAAHHH. I don't care if he is Mr. Notorious BIG, can he croon?
  • privileged asa whore
    privileged asa whore Posts: 12
    PrlJmr10 wrote:
    You are correct...GR was 5/19/06...small oversight,but cool story!!!

    I know the show was on the 20th... all I was saying is that I flew into Cleveland on the 19th... One cool part of the story that I forgot to mention was that... he actually took the time to write down the lyrics to "It's Okay"... during the show he read the lyrics right off a paper. For him to go out of his way to do that... its pretty cool
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  • 395486pj10
    395486pj10 Posts: 95
    What an awesome story.
  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,444
    Thanks for sharing. I was there and appreciated the Daughter/It's Okay tag. :)
  • mramone
    mramone Posts: 168
    Cool story !!!!!!!!!!!

    i love your pics !!

    :)
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  • PearlJen401
    PearlJen401 Posts: 233
    That is a really great story. What an amazing memory for you. Thanx for sharing.
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    HOLY SHIT DUDE!!! that is a dream come true!!

    you are one lucky bastard!

    good for you man!

    that suitcase balancing act picture is the shit :D (Ed's awesome.)
  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn
    DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Medford, Ma Posts: 1,605
    Simply awesome! It's stories like this that the board is for! There's alot of negative stuff on the board alot of times so it's good to have a story like this come into the fold.... awesome pics and picking the setlist wow.... that would be crazy it must have be phoenomial CONGRATS!!
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  • emperor penguin
    emperor penguin Posts: 197
    privileged asa whore wrote:
    Let me explain my requests. I wasn't requesting daughter for daughter, I was requesting it to hear "It's Okay". Which is a song that has meant so much much to me. You know when your just have a shitty day or just feeling down, all you got to do is put that song on It's gonna be okay!!!! and for Ledbetter to hear the opening riff with the lights on, after you have experienced a journey of 2 plus hours of music I find nothing more heavenly for me... i guess its just an opinion

    If I met eddie I would request Evenflow and Betterman. Those songs just don't get played enough.
    I like bands.
  • release30
    release30 Posts: 2,051
    emperor penguin wrote:
    If I met eddie I would request Evenflow and Betterman. Those songs just don't get played enough.



    I would too....But I would also beg him to play Alive!!
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • release30
    release30 Posts: 2,051
    By the way great story!..
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • bauhaus_26
    bauhaus_26 Posts: 1
    i saw Pearl jam like 10 years ago maybe more in Montreal and the day after in Toronto. I was in the first row in Toronto, very near ED so he saw me during the concert and he just gave me his guitar pick. Yes!!! i touched his soft hands. lol

    about me: well, i've been a PJ fan since day one!
    i thought i came here to stay..we're all just visiting. ev.

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