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

Im going to keep posting this until we get lots more people on board.

We are hoping to get the attention of the band and do something great for the enviroment at the same time. What we would like to do is plant as many trees as possible in order to offset the "Carbon Footprint" (see Activism) of PJ'S tour when they come southward (and I know they will!)

Below are some suggested links to foundations that will plant trees for small donations. They will even send you a certificate indicating that the trees have been planted and where they were planted. For as little as 10 bucks, only half the cost of your 10c membership, you can get 10 trees planted in honor of PJ's Southern Tour leg in 2007.

My 10 trees are planted and they should be photosynthesising as we speak. Once my certificate arrives, it will be forwarded to the 10c.

Folks, its entirely possible, with a little help we could get litterally thousands of trees planted with this little "Southern Homegrown Movement".

The steps are simple:

1) Pick a foundation from the links below (or any other that you like), or just visit your local home improvement
megastore.

2) Purchase your trees. (stealing your neighbor's trees and re-planting them is NOT recommended .)

3) Have your certificate, if applicable, filled out to indicate that these trees were planted in honor of Pearl Jam's Southern US Tour in 2007.

Or, if you plant a tree at your house, just snap a picture.

4) Send your certificate, printed email receipt or photo to the 10c at the below address.

** SNAIL MAIL IS THE OPTIMAL ATTENTION GETTING METHOD.**
on the outside of your envelope please write:
"Trees for Pearl Jam Movement"

It's that easy!

Let's really get the band's attention in a positive way instead of just bitchin and moaning!

Re-Forestation Links:

http://www.arborday.org/join/TICTIM/index.cfm

http://www.americanforeststore.org/

http://www.saveourhemlocks.org/

And the 10c address to mail in that certificate or photo:

Pearl Jam
PO Box 4570
Seattle, WA
98194-0570

THANKS AGAIN TO ALL WHO HAVE OFFERED A BOATLOAD OF AWESOME SUGGESTIONS AND HELPFUL LINKS AND THANKS FOR BEING ALL AROUND COOL PEOPLE!

LET'S MAKE THIS WORK! GO PLANT A TREE!



Facts From the Arbor Day Foundation Site:

Over the course of 50 years, a single tree can generate $31,250 of oxygen, provide $62,000 worth of air pollution control, recycle $37,500 worth of water, and control $31,500 worth of soil erosion.
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So, based on the list we have so far (if youve planted a tree or ten, please add your name to the list that's circulating):

We will have generated $ 4,687,500.00 worth of oxygen, provided $9,300,000.00 worth of air polution control, recycled $5,625,000.00 worth of water and controlled $4,725,000.00 worth of soil erosion!!!

How about those numbers boys and girls...all from 15 people planting 10 trees each for a grand total of only $150 !!

So, let me reitterate my point again in another way...for only $10...1/2 the cost of your 10c membership, 1/3 the cost of a tour poster (about 1/10 if you go and flip it on eBay) or the roughly the cost of 9 Wendy's Bacon Jr. Cheesburgers (plus tax)... you can help out a great cause and get PJ's attention in an environmentally friendly way....

Help us offset the "Carbon Footprint" (see Activism header on 10c website) of PJ's tour, (and hopefully grab enough of their attention that they will add the South to their 2007 tour itenerary), by coughing up measly 10 bucks on your next payday (you're only gonna blow it on booze and smokes anyway)..... visit one of the suggested websites today and......

PLANT A FEW TREES so PJ will PLAY THE SOUTH!

Please Please Please Play The South!!!!!!!!!

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

Happy Happy Birthday Tybird!


Play the South!!!!

Thank you.......It was a great day.......weather got dicey after midnight last night.....power went out........the phone rang at 2:00 a.m. It was the professor for my vertebrate zoology class calling to tell me that the Spotted Salamander population just down the road was migrating to the pools for mating season. We got extra credit if we went. So, I am out at 2:30 a.m. with a flashlight looking for salamanders crossing a road. It's pretty cool set-up....the bed-room community in which the population lives has set-up salamander crossings and even puts up signs saying "Salamander Crossing," they get stolen all the time.

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If the Toronto show winds up being the only show this year are any of you going to try to go?

I'm thinking about it but I want to find out more about it first.

Flagg wrote:

If the Toronto show winds up being the only show this year are any of you going to try to go?

I'm thinking about it but I want to find out more about it first.

of course I would, but it will not be the only show!

Dollpartz wrote:

I think that would be amazing if we could all hook up at a show, I just hope we don't have to travel quite that far!

in the mean time, this wait is actually becoming quite cruel isn't it??!!

I hope that saying, "good things come to those who wait" is true, cause you are right, the waiting is driving me mad!

TheGossman wrote:

of course I would, but it will not be the only show!

After everyone beginning to come to the conclusion that JTR is full of shit and reading Dangerboy's info, I am starting to lose hope in that.

And by the way, hope all you Southern jammers enjoyed a BEAUTIFUL Spring day today.... It was awesome.

All we need now is for PJ to PLAY THE SOUTH~~~~~~~
SOON!!

stoneg wrote:

We will all meetup at a show and it will be in the south for sure.

That sounds like a great plan.