***Official Please Play The South Petition***

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  • tc4gt
    tc4gt Posts: 1
    ...and a 'good word' for Savannah. We have a quaint little Civic Center here although I would be happy with any venue within 500 miles.

    Methinks that they are saving the best for last.
  • Ledbetterdays
    Ledbetterdays Round Rock, Texas Posts: 556
    Let's make our case for our cities.....

    AUSTIN was only a tiny community on the verdant banks of the (Texas) Colorado River when Mirabeau B. Lamar, president of the Republic, suggested in 1839 that it would make a better capital than swampy and disease-ridden Houston. Early building had to be done under armed guard, as angry Comanche watched from the surrounding hills, but despite its perilous location, the city thrived.

    These days it wears its status as capital of Texas very lightly; sightseeing rates as a low priority against simply hanging out. Since the 1960s, this laid-back and progressive city has been a haven for artists, musicians and writers. Many visitors come specifically for the music. Local musicians are renowned for their innovative reworkings of Texas's country, folk and R&B heritage, often severing their rural roots to use Austin's enthusiastic environment as a springboard to national recognition. Janis Joplin had her start here in the early 1960s, and at the end of that decade, Austin was second only to San Francisco in its adherence to the "turn on, tune in, drop out" philosophy, with locals coining the term "headneck" to describe themselves. Musicians hungry for fame still tumble out of buses from all over Texas to seek their fortunes in the literally hundreds of live venues.

    Austin is one of the few cities in the state where cycling is a viable alternative to driving. It may not have completely avoided the usual problems of urban growth – thanks to a sizeable population leap, ugly suburbs have shot up to threaten its small-town ambience – but it feels wonderfully safe for visitors, even women traveling alone, and the presence of the vast UT campus adds to the atmosphere, even if almost every shop and streetlamp is adorned with the unsightly brown and white colors of the college's Longhorns football team.

    Within the city limits a great park system offers numerous hiking and biking trails and a wonderful spring-fed swimming pool. Looking further afield, Austin makes a fine base for exploring the green Hill Country that rolls away to the west.


    Progressive
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    Voted For Kerry! (The only county in Texas that did)


    Pearl Jam----Play Austin!
    Touring Fan since 1996
  • The Clerk
    The Clerk Posts: 9
    Signing for a few more friends who want in.
    "Get Your Hands Off Of My Woman, M.F.!" - The Darkness
  • brushfire623
    brushfire623 Posts: 13
    austins wrote:
    *Signing petition*

    Play Dallas
    Play K.C.
    Play Memphis
    Play St. Louis
    Play Phoenix
    Play Atlanta
    Play Miami

    Play Dallas
    Play Memphis
    Play K.C.
    If they skip the south and msg,,,i give up my loyality to the band.
    If the 7o year old stone can play the south so cam PJ
  • SPALMA
    SPALMA Posts: 2,279
    Ledbetterdays wrote:
    Let's make our case for our cities.....

    Florida:
    we have brushfires and hurricanes. And we Rock.
    "I don't want to hear any splatty tongues!"
    J.M., Jr. High Band Teacher

    I raise my Freak Flag High!!
  • artjam
    artjam Posts: 227
    Charlotte!

    CMON!

    Itll be fun!
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Ledbetterdays wrote:
    Let's make our case for our cities.....

    AUSTIN was only a tiny community on the verdant banks of the (Texas) Colorado River when Mirabeau B. Lamar, president of the Republic, suggested in 1839 that it would make a better capital than swampy and disease-ridden Houston. Early building had to be done under armed guard, as angry Comanche watched from the surrounding hills, but despite its perilous location, the city thrived.

    These days it wears its status as capital of Texas very lightly; sightseeing rates as a low priority against simply hanging out. Since the 1960s, this laid-back and progressive city has been a haven for artists, musicians and writers. Many visitors come specifically for the music. Local musicians are renowned for their innovative reworkings of Texas's country, folk and R&B heritage, often severing their rural roots to use Austin's enthusiastic environment as a springboard to national recognition. Janis Joplin had her start here in the early 1960s, and at the end of that decade, Austin was second only to San Francisco in its adherence to the "turn on, tune in, drop out" philosophy, with locals coining the term "headneck" to describe themselves. Musicians hungry for fame still tumble out of buses from all over Texas to seek their fortunes in the literally hundreds of live venues.

    Austin is one of the few cities in the state where cycling is a viable alternative to driving. It may not have completely avoided the usual problems of urban growth – thanks to a sizeable population leap, ugly suburbs have shot up to threaten its small-town ambience – but it feels wonderfully safe for visitors, even women traveling alone, and the presence of the vast UT campus adds to the atmosphere, even if almost every shop and streetlamp is adorned with the unsightly brown and white colors of the college's Longhorns football team.

    Within the city limits a great park system offers numerous hiking and biking trails and a wonderful spring-fed swimming pool. Looking further afield, Austin makes a fine base for exploring the green Hill Country that rolls away to the west.


    Progressive
    Music
    Bikes
    Safe
    Parks
    Sports
    Voted For Kerry! (The only county in Texas that did)


    Pearl Jam----Play Austin!

    Nice write-up. Personally I've been pushing for a Dallas show, but if they were to skip Dallas and play Austin instead, I would be OK with that. Nothing better than a weekend road trip to Austin.
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    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
    KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
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    OKC-11/16/13
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    TUL-10/8/14
  • duggro
    duggro Posts: 1,343
    brushfire623 wrote:
    If they skip the south and msg,,,i give up my loyality to the band.
    If the 7o year old stone can play the south so cam PJ
    i dunno if i can take you seriously after you being such an ass in the thread you made

    and you're not exactly that good a fan, if you are willing to stop supporting them cos their tour isn't to your specifications
    Dublin Leeds Berlin Wembley
  • THE LOOK
    THE LOOK Posts: 324
    whatcha gonna do with all them BUMPS?
    Bigfoot is blurry.
    - Mitch Hedberg
  • _something_
    _something_ Posts: 2
    it's funny this year there not really playing in the southwest either on the riot act tour they came to Phoenix and this year their only playing vegas its too bad cause its an hour flight but i feel for you people in the south who arent near a show at all its weird
  • gardenlover
    gardenlover Posts: 185
    bumpin.......

    and here's a little something from one of the great southern voices:

    "I think I'll be a clown when I get grown," said Dill. "Yes, sir, a clown.... There ain't one thing in this world I can do about folks except laugh, so I'm gonna join the circus and laugh my head off." "You got it backwards, Dill," said Jem. "Clowns are sad, it's folks that laugh at them." "Well, I'm gonna be a new kind of clown. I'm gonna stand in the middle of the ring and laugh at the folks." ~Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 22
    “It’s the idea that people living close to nature tend to be noble. It’s seeing all those sunsets that does it. You can’t watch a sunset and then go off and set fire to your neighbor’s tepee. Living close to nature is wonderful for your mental health.”

    Daniel Quinn
  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    i will continue to sign this until texas and/or arizona get a show. i need a reason to visit some family and friends. its all about me. haha good luck south i'm cheering for ya
  • abhi101cru
    abhi101cru Posts: 223
    jlew24asu wrote:
    i will continue to sign this until texas and/or arizona get a show. i need a reason to visit some family and friends. its all about me. haha good luck south i'm cheering for ya

    thanks a lot man...really appreciate the kind words.

    BUMP!
    Sorry is the fool who trades his soul for a corvette, thinks he'll get the girl he'll only get the mechanic...

    Atlantic City: 09/30/05, 10/01/05
  • NCBRI
    NCBRI Posts: 1,902
    Lets hope for next year I guess.
    Brian
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Yeah, if anything it will be next year because of comments by band members talking about possibly more touring in 2007 and now with the tour program allegedly mentioning New Zealand and Hawaii for 2006.

    We need to keep this alive though based on the fact that Jeff said they should be playing here and the fact that Kat said petitioning for shows is always OK.
    DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
    BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
    KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
    PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
    OKC-11/16/13
    SEA-12/6/13
    TUL-10/8/14
  • Etnix
    Etnix Posts: 50
    would love to see them play Missouri... Kansas City and St Louis


    signed!
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    i dream of them coming to austin, but now i just wish they would make it to any place in texas. and, for the peeps in AZ, NM, LA, MS, AL, FL, GA, i hope ya'll get a show, too.

    peace.

    (and if they don't come to the south, see you in denver.)
  • Bad Habit 48
    Bad Habit 48 Posts: 26
    This blows Donkeys for quaters... But hey lets keep hope alive Pearl Jam in the south 07
  • abhi101cru
    abhi101cru Posts: 223
    Dear Ed, Mike, Stone, Jeff, Matt, and Boom,

    I'd like to start by saying how much you guys have done for me and how much your music has helped me get through some really tough times in my life. Your music gives me a reason to wake up every morning and it inspires me to try my best at everything I do.

    No matter how bad my day is going, the second I pop in one of the albums or one of the several live bootlegs in my collection, all my problems immediately disappear. When I hear Mike's breathtaking guitar solos, I am immediately in my "happy place" and nothing can touch me. It feels as if for those few minutes, I have suddenly been enveloped in a piece of heaven. It's safe to say that my collection of Pearl Jam albums is the only thing that got me through the upset that was the 2004 election.

    With that said, I realize that the fanbase down here in Texas isn't as strong as elsewhere, and I understand if you feel reluctant to play here, believe me, I would be too. But I want to let you know that even though it's not like the East Coast, there are A LOT of fans down here like myself who would love nothing more than a chance to see you live and thank you in person for everything you have done for us.

    If you bring the show, I promise that we'll bring the crowd, and a hell of a crowd at that!

    Hope to see you soon,

    Abhishek
    Sorry is the fool who trades his soul for a corvette, thinks he'll get the girl he'll only get the mechanic...

    Atlantic City: 09/30/05, 10/01/05
  • stoneg
    stoneg Posts: 1,941
    Bump it up!
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