Will you pass PJ onto your kids?

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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Nothing so formal as all that, but the music I like is played at home and in the car, and they now help themselves to my stuff- I had to go make sure No Code found it way safely back to my CD rack the other night. They've both already seen Pearl Jam, one of them saw their first show when she was 8 (State College). They will each get a turn to see EV solo with me.
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  • jeffwmartin
    jeffwmartin Posts: 71
    Already passing it down. My 16 year old has been hearing PJ in the car for years, but didn't really get into them heavy until Avocado came out. We went to Bonnaroo this year and the PJ show was such an awesome bonding experience. I realized during "Life Wasted" that it was past midnight, therefore Father's Day and I couldn't think of a better place to be on this earth.

    My 11 year old knows Evenflow because of Guitar Hero, but he hasn't gotten really into them yet. He's started off with Beatles, Hendrix, Ramones and Rush, I'm sure he'll discover more PJ as he gets older. I took him to see Rush for his first concert last week.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,884
    DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn wrote:
    May I also add, my kid is getting a ten club number out of the womb!!

    sweet! i'm gonna do the same too! :)

    already know that when i have kids, the first born's room will be filled with pearl jam stuff. i got so much, more rooms the marrier. know when they grow up, the house will be a pearl jam base or something, just hope it's cool with my kids. if not, out the door they go. ha. j/k.

    can't wait till the day i have kids. :)
  • pateljam
    pateljam Posts: 340
    Both of my sons have been to Two Bridge School shows. My oldest went with me to LA-1. He also wears a PJ shirt to school. Plus I am taking him to VH1 rock honors this Saturday.
    Also another funny thing is both of the boys dig playing Boston songs on the "RockBand"...
    So I have all ready passed on the "older" jams to them...
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  • HailHailLeatherman
    HailHailLeatherman Posts: 126
    Nope, too expensive to bring them to shows :-)
  • stew2310
    stew2310 Posts: 19
    My 4 year old has a dog he named Vedder. He is constantly singing one of the many PJ songs he knows (sometimes he makes up his own words though). He made me promise I would take him to see a PJ next time they tour. He's also a huge Springsteen fan
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  • bionicamy
    bionicamy Posts: 425
    My boys are both fans of Pearl Jam and 90's grunge in general.

    When my youngest was in preschool we listened to Smile every day on the way to school just so Mumsie could sing the "I miss you already, I miss you always" part.

    I am extremely proud of my oldest son’s musical ability. Mike is a huge influence on his style. The first time he called me down to surprise me by playing behind his head was just beyond words.
    He has even chosen Pearl Jam as topic for school reports and was appalled when kids in his class had not heard of them.

    Now at 12 and 15 my husband and I have been blessed with the ability to take both boys to 2 EV solo shows and 2 Pearl Jam shows this summer.

    For our family those were the best vacations we have ever taken.
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  • sin4me
    sin4me Posts: 10
    My twin girls are eight. Sweet Lou and Dirty Frank are their faves. They would say PJ is their Favorite Band but I think the Dresden Dolls are. I love to hear them sing and it's funny when they omit the bad words. I teach them right. "Don't sing this one at school" My oldest daughter used to wear the 70's van t-shirt and I'm trying to get my hands on a skull logo onesie for my new baby boy. Maybe I'll trade someone for Chicago Day2 of the solo tour
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  • smile05
    smile05 Posts: 600
    already have, we called our son Cameron Stone, now 3 year old.
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  • edvedderrocks
    edvedderrocks Posts: 1,001
    smile05 wrote:
    already have, we called our son Cameron Stone, now 3 year old.

    my girls 3 & 5 love Pearl Jam. My littlest sings "Pleeeease don't go on me!" and Big Wave is one of their favorites.

    Also big fans of Radiohead & the Foo Fighters.

    The concerts are going to get expensive in a few years (tickets x4)
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  • riffrandall
    riffrandall Posts: 685
    News flash. Your kids might not like Pearl Jam. I know it's difficult.

    I always thought I was "cool mom." I work in the industry and bring my now 11 year old daughter along with me to as many shows a year as I can. She sits on the soundboard usually, with her little headphones.
    Last year I took her to see an awesome show that I was particularly proud of and she disappeared before the opening act. I found her outside chatting it up with the bus driver about the fact that the buses ran on biodiesel & how did that work.
    When I suggested bringing her to the PJ shows this summer, she made a face.

    On the other hand, she is a Quaker who is completely on board with every political ideal that PJ & Uncle Neil have between them... so in that way I guess the osmosis theory works.

    But really, don't expect them to like the band just because you do.
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  • RockMama
    RockMama Deep Creek Lake, MD Posts: 478
    Mine have been going to shows with me for ten years now. If I had gotten solo tickets, I was going to bring my granddaughter. Not meant to be....
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    If/when I have kids, they will definitely be exposed to Pearl Jam, mainly for the simple fact that I listen to Pearl Jam. Same thing for all the other grunge/90s alternative bands that I like. However, I'm not going to be one to force my musical tastes on them. I'm going to let them have their own opinion about music, even if it doesn't agree with my opinion. If they ever want to listen to the music that I enjoy, I will be more than happy to let them. If they happen to become fans of PJ or other bands that I like, it will be because they liked the music themselves, not because of me.

    That's how it was for me growing up and that's how it will be for my kids. I was exposed to a lot of good music because of my parents musical tastes, but it was of my own accord that I wanted to learn, listen, and form my own opinions about that music.
  • SCRIBLING C-MENT
    SCRIBLING C-MENT Posts: 248
    Already have, my 7 year old can spot a Pearl Jam song in a heart beat.
  • tigereye
    tigereye Posts: 17
    just went to columbia...ten days before my baby was due! AND i won the lottery--front row right in front of mike!!! (my # is 167.) mike autographed a setlist for me and handed me a coupla pics--framing them for the little guy. baby Denali's first pj show...hopefully many more to come!
    p.s. he's 11 days old now!
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  • stoneg
    stoneg Posts: 1,941
    I took my 8 year old daughter to Tampa this year.Her first PJ show.She is now in love with Mike McCready.
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  • dawn
    dawn Posts: 5
    When my daughter was about 2 and wouldnt sleep i would on a pearl jam dvd and she fell asleep to betterman and nothing man, but she is 8 now and is only into high school musical and mcfly,I have tried to get my 12 year old son into them but he dosnt, I have a 15 month son and I will do my best to get him liking them and it will piss of his dad if he likes them so thats another reason to get him liking them
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  • PJaddicted
    PJaddicted Posts: 1,432
    Didn't work out too well for me.....3 of my 4 sons don't like PJ. My 2nd son....saw them at Bonaroo....and liked them live, actually has some songs stuck in his head, I bought him the boot just to make sure he keeps listening :p

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  • JoWesley
    JoWesley Posts: 109
    My almost 5 year old is in love with Ed. She first started with Into the Wild. I must have played that a bit too much in the car pool to school. She also loves to watch Immagine to see him play with Olivia. I have tix to DC2 and am considering bringing her. I have seen PJ pregnant 3 times. The first time I was nine months with my oldest (sat in the handicap section) and he was born 5 days later. The other 2 times were with my daughter and maybe thats why she loves them so much!
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    i took my daughter to Boston II in '06 when they dropped the leash.she was 13 at the time and i told her she was only a few months old last time they played this song.

    then this year i took her to Mansfield II and she loved it as well.

    although she does listen to some of the modern crap they try to pass as music on the radio, i do have her listening to Led Zep,Elvis,Beatles etc. & of course PJ!!

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