Columbus area Pearl Jam fan gone missing...

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  • IamMine
    IamMine Posts: 2,743
    Lost In Ohio wrote:
    BACKGROUND
    Brian Randal Shaffer is a resident of Columbus and a 10 Club member. He was last seen on April 1st, 2006, at bar on the OSU campus. Security cameras captured video of him entering, but not leaving. There were three possible exits and two of them have cameras. The third was under heavy construction and would have been very tricky for an intoxicated person to travel through.

    A few days after he was last seen, a homeless person thought he saw Brian. The person was questioned, but didn't reveal much.

    He was supposed to take a vacation with his girlfriend a few days before he disappeared.


    BRIAN AND PEARL JAM
    As said above, Brian is a 10 Club member. He was planning on taking his girlfriend, Alexis, who he planned on marrying to the show in Detroit. Unfortunately, Brian disappeared before the show and Alexis ended up auctioning the seats off, with the money going to the reward fund. I don't know what the final bid was, but apparently they were pretty good seats.

    His dad, Randy, is very impressed by the amount of help the 10 Club and the Pearl Jam community has given. He is going to try to travel to the Cincinnati show.


    HELPFUL LINKS
    Find Brian Shaffer. This website has general information about his disappearance on it, as well as a picture of the tattoo.

    Link to thread where you can sign up for t-shirts to wear at the CCFA benefits and shows. You do not have to be a 10 Club member to sign up.

    Brian's MySpace. This page is being monitored and updated by his family and girlfriend.

    Central Ohio CrimeStoppers. Here, you'll find a link to a flyer announcing the fact that Brian is missing and reward information. If you want to print this out, feel free. I personally ask that you get permission from venue management before passing out fliers at any show. The same applies to CCFA benefit fund raisers. I would hate for someone to spend $30 on fliers, only to have them confiscated before you get them all passed out.

    Columbus NBC affiliate. This news site is updated frequently throughout the day. Between the three local TV news sites, this is probably the most frequently updated.

    Columbus CBS affiliate.

    Columbus ABC and FOX affiliate.

    Columbus newspaper


    FINALLY
    If you have any questions, please post them here and we'll try to answer them to the best of our abilities.


    Thank you!!! You did a GREAT job!!!

    I'm donating 40 dollars for two t-shirts... you can have one of mine! :)

    If you were planning to go to the Cincy show and hitting the pre-party, that is...
    JA: Why do I get the Ticketmaster question?
    EV: It's your band.
    ~Q Magazine


    "Kisses for the glow...kisses for the lease." - BDRII
  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,245
    IamMine wrote:
    Thank you!!! You did a GREAT job!!!

    I'm donating 40 dollars for two t-shirts... you can have one of mine! :)

    If you were planning to go to the Cincy show and hitting the pre-party, that is...

    I had it updated about 3 times, and my web browser kept crashing. Finally, I typed a bit up, saved it, typed a bit more, saved that, etc. until it was done.

    Unfortunately, I can't make it to the Cinci show (I was hoping they'd hit Columbus sometime), but apparently that doesn't seem to be the case, unless they come in 2007. For Riot Act, they came the year after, although RA was released in the fall and they came in the summer.

    So i'm still keeping the faith that they'll be coming sometime soon.
    Presidential Advice from President-Elect Mike McCready: "Are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?"
  • spike007
    spike007 Posts: 54
    Anyone else interested in the shirts?
  • cropdustress
    cropdustress Posts: 4,339
    spike007 wrote:
    Anyone else interested in the shirts?

    I might be... :o
    I'll let you know! Hopefully, I'm going to Pitt! ;):D
    "I surfaced and all of my being was enlightened"
  • spike007
    spike007 Posts: 54
    cropdustress wrote:
    I might be... :o
    I'll let you know! Hopefully, I'm going to Pitt! ;):D



    Just let me know asap as these have to be ordered by this weekend to be ready for the shows. I'll also be at the gorge show if anyone would like to pick one up there
  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,245
    My tomorrow and weekend are busy, then i'm out of town until the 16th.

    Hopefully there'll be some good news upon my return.
    Presidential Advice from President-Elect Mike McCready: "Are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?"
  • IamMine
    IamMine Posts: 2,743
    Lost In Ohio wrote:
    My tomorrow and weekend are busy, then i'm out of town until the 16th.

    Hopefully there'll be some good news upon my return.

    Likewise... have a great time!

    I'm still hoping for more support on the t-shirts....
    JA: Why do I get the Ticketmaster question?
    EV: It's your band.
    ~Q Magazine


    "Kisses for the glow...kisses for the lease." - BDRII
  • inanutshell
    inanutshell Posts: 4
    Just read this thread...my god, what his family and friends must be going through. My thoughts and prayers are with them and I hope there is a safe return for Brian.
  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,245
    Someone said it best (I forget who it was).

    When Brian comes back, he has a kick ass new album to listen to!
    Presidential Advice from President-Elect Mike McCready: "Are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?"
  • IamMine
    IamMine Posts: 2,743
    http://www.nbc4i.com/news/9337457/detail.html?subid=10101341

    Missing Student's Father Takes Polygraph, Tapes Commercial
    Commercial To Air On Local Cable TV

    POSTED: 5:54 pm EDT June 7, 2006
    UPDATED: 6:59 pm EDT June 7, 2006
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    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The father of a missing Ohio State University medical student said he is taking several bold steps to find his son, including taking a lie-detector test for police.

    Randy Shaffer said he is getting uncomfortable because OSU medical students and undergraduate students are nearing the end of the term. Shaffer said he doesn't want them to leave the area and forget that his son, Brian, is still missing, NBC 4's Holly Hollingsworth reported.

    SLIDESHOW: Images Of Brian Shaffer/Case

    Police said that Randy Shaffer was among a group of people who took a polygraph exam last week as a fact-finding tool.
    Click here to find out more!

    "I don't have anything to hide. Why wouldn't I want to do one anyway?" Randy Shaffer said.

    That's the same approach that Randy Shaffer is taking with a new endeavor -- taping a TV commercial.

    Randy Shaffer went to a studio to tape a plea for more information. That plea will be carried out on local cable TV. The airtime will be paid for out of funds donated to help search for Brian, Hollingsworth reported.

    "I mean it was donated for the cause ... to promote and further (the efforts of) finding Brian. That's what it's all about," he said.

    In the midst of the developments, Brian Shaffer's fellow students marked their advancement into the clinical studies of their third year with a special ceremony at OSU. Randy Shaffer attended the ceremony in his son's absence.

    Randy Shaffer said the bittersweet moment was tempered by the help of strangers, including a new Web site that was created by a woman out of state to assist in the 9-week-old search.

    Brian Shaffer, 27, was last seen in front of the Ugly Tuna Saloona on North High Street in the South Campus Gateway area early on April 2.

    Police said Shaffer was out with friends who were celebrating the start of spring break.

    The men headed to the Ugly Tuna at about 9:15 p.m. At about 10:30 p.m., Shaffer spoke to his girlfriend over the phone, a friend said.

    About 30 minutes later, the men walked to the Short North Tavern, where they had a few drinks.

    At 11:40 p.m., they walked to another bar. Then, at about 1:15 a.m., they returned to the Ugly Tuna.

    Brian Shaffer was last seen on surveillance cameras at about 2 a.m., NBC 4 reported.

    Police said that none of Brian's bank or credit cards have been used since he disappeared.

    Brian Shaffer is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs between 160 and 165 pounds. He has hazel eyes and has a tattoo of the Pearl Jam symbol on his upper right arm.

    Anyone with information is asked to contact Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-645-8477 or 877-645-8477. Callers will remain anonymous.
    JA: Why do I get the Ticketmaster question?
    EV: It's your band.
    ~Q Magazine


    "Kisses for the glow...kisses for the lease." - BDRII
  • Fintin
    Fintin Posts: 77
    This is really sad...
    stay strong and hang in there
    ill pray for him and his family
    dont give up hope
    Life is like a Pearl Jam concert.....you never know what you're gonna get
  • IamMine
    IamMine Posts: 2,743
    Thanks to PissBottleMan and Foxy Mop, amongst other GREAT fans, have put together a wishlist foundation - a pearl jam nonprofit organization and they have added Brian on the site.

    Make sure you pass that around!

    http://wishlistfoundation.com/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=viewlink&cid=5

    Also...one more week to go...I only have a few days left to be able to take t-shirt orders for the Cincy show.

    Thanks! :)
    JA: Why do I get the Ticketmaster question?
    EV: It's your band.
    ~Q Magazine


    "Kisses for the glow...kisses for the lease." - BDRII
  • NakedClown
    NakedClown Posts: 545
    Bump....
  • rarghrargh-brownstar
    rarghrargh-brownstar Posts: 1,272
    *bump*

    :0 nevermind.


    Please post on myspace bulletin as well.

    *good vibes and prayers*
    Rarghstarfarian.
  • liamrian
    liamrian Posts: 2
    inDIFFERENCE Benefit Show Kicks Off Pearl Jam’s 2-Day Summerfest Stand
    Three bands, drinks specials, and prize giveaways all to fight Crohn’s and Colitis

    MILWAUKEE - The first annual inDIFFERENCE benefit show, fundraising for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, will take place Wednesday, June 28th, 2006, at Yield on Milwaukee’s East Side.

    The action gets rolling at 9pm with the Morphine cover-band Heads With Wings, followed by Pekoe, and headliner The Whisper Press.

    Along with 3 outstanding local rock bands, the $10 cover charge also includes $1.50 bottles of PBR and $3.00 Three Olives flavored vodka drinks all night long. There will also be opportunities to win prizes.

    All proceeds of the event will go to the Wisconsin chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. CCFA is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to research toward prevention and a cure of the digestive diseases Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis.

    Mike McCready, lead guitarist for Pearl Jam, is a longtime sufferer of Crohn’s disease and strong supporter of the CCFA. Pearl Jam is co-headlining with Tom Petty at the Marcus Amphitheater—Thursday and Friday, June 29th and 30th—for the first two days of Summerfest. Pearl Jam’s 5th studio album, Yield, is part of the inspiration for the bar with the same name at 1932 E. Kenilworth Pl. (between Prospect and Farwell).

    The inDIFFERENCE benefit show marks nearly a year since Yield first opened. Approaching the end of its start-up phase, the bar/restaurant will be launching a full menu this summer. Yield also eagerly awaits the end of construction across the street as UWM’s Kenilworth Square Apartments open this fall.

    Yield will also be running a shuttle bus from the East Side to Summerfest and hosting their own pre- and post- Pearl Jam/Summerfest parties on Thursday and Friday--June 29th and 30th.

    Sponsors of the event include Three Olives Vodka, Atomic Records, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Boom Brothers Coffee, and Koss.
  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,245
    I think you meant to put that in a new thread.

    (it's ok)
    Presidential Advice from President-Elect Mike McCready: "Are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?"
  • kdpjam
    kdpjam Posts: 2,303
    Does anyone else think it possible that Eddie could make important mention at the Cincinnati show? People will listen to him and he would do it.... !?
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • rarghrargh-brownstar
    rarghrargh-brownstar Posts: 1,272
    kdpjam wrote:
    Does anyone else think it possible that Eddie could make important mention at the Cincinnati show? People will listen to him and he would do it.... !?
    good suggestion ;)
    Rarghstarfarian.
  • kdpjam
    kdpjam Posts: 2,303
    rarghrargh-brownstar wrote:
    good suggestion ;)

    i have my moment. lol
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • rarghrargh-brownstar
    rarghrargh-brownstar Posts: 1,272
    kdpjam wrote:
    i have my moment. lol
    aw

    thanks for the pm
    i am beat.


    ((love to his family))
    Rarghstarfarian.

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