Is this fanclub somehow senority based?

callen · January 2008

ajedigecko wrote:

well said with regards to taking someone with you. i have been in the club since 93 and on two occasions i went to a "not so good seat" and simply traded seats with the person. it was good to see the excitement on their face when they realized where they would be sitting.

Another cool cat.....!!!

I have a mediocre number...so I'm back middle of the pack..which is still awesome......remember when I couldn't even get a ticket.....so just getting into the house does it for me......but to be able to be up front just to tell the fellas thanks for what they've added to my life....that's what I strive to do..one day I will pay my respects....one day.

LikeaFisttotheJaw · January 2008

hrd2imgn wrote:

1994 must have been the big year I joined in 94 too and got 84xxx

I love seniority, but at the same time maybe limit the first few rows so there are not so many repeats to let some other people get that experience. I have had, and usually get rows 1-5, but if I go to more than one show I see the same 5 people dead center every show, why not move them over a few seats(not back) and let some randomly chosen fans from any number range get a chance( a lottery for the that show)? Basing this on people who go to many many shows. I have done this (gone to multiples) and love getting close believe me. I enjoy having been around a long time, but I do think every once in a while if I were going to more than say 3 shows on that 4th 5th getting stuck a few rows back and letting some fresh faces up front too. I am not saying move me/whomever back to the farthest seats just maybe like 6-10 to let a few new people get the joy of being right in Ed's/Mike's/Jeff's/Stones grill.

General admission just sucks experience wise for a more than one time deal.

BY the way next tour I am going to take one lucky fan with me to a show in the midwest, all you have to do is get there. I'll have some sort of contest for fans with number past a certain range and assuming my tickets get a good seat the winner will get some good viewing with me,all assuming seniority stays in place. I want to help spread the jam---up close.

My number is 362XXX and I'm pretty sure I'm long gone from sitting in the first few rows (judging by my recent ticket experiences) but I'd sure like a crack at it, especially with another long time fan who had the Clairvoyance to get a fanclub membership early... regardless if you pick me it's still a nice gesture. I guess it isn't worth worrying about at this point since there is no tour to see yet! Can't wait for them to get back to Alpine after the last blow out they had there!!!

Derrick · January 2008

What Cosmo said is good. You should be able to "pull seniority" for one concert per tour.

When PJ did the canadian tour through southern ontario a few years back, MOST of the front 15 rows were ................Americans, and the same americans each night who just followed the band around back when the US dollar was way stronger than the Canadian dollar and they could come up here for cheap.

Anyways, it sucked for any city remotely close to the border.

electronblue · January 2008

meme wrote:

You wanna know what REALLY sucks?
Being old AND having a 300,000+ tenclub number

the thought of that makes me cringe...~

i am a target · January 2008

i joined in 1998 when i was but a wee high school student. managed to get 169xxx and have sat 10th row or closer at every show i've been to since 2000.

personally i think that a two show limit should be put on fanclub seats. i think it's ridiculous that people who have seen the band as much as some of you have should continually have better seats then those who sit towards the back. yes. seniority is great (i benefit from it so i don't mind) but if it was possible for me to get tickets for someone and then just give them away to a less fortunate member i would do it.

but then again i think some of you seriously diminish the special occasion it is seeing pearl jam in a live setting by seeing them five, six, seven, etc. times per tour. i love seeing them live, but i max out at three or four times. i never want it to be a "oh. pearl jam is on tour." thought process for me. but to each their own.

brain of c · January 2008

AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:

Yea it is seniority based. I have the number 360xxx from being a member since Nov. 2005

You would probably be mid 400xxx to 500xxx by now.

The lower number you have= better seats at concerts. Kinda unfair but oh well, you still get benefits of sitting next to 10C members and almost always better seats/view than buying from TM or LN.

the system assures us of having great views of the grey haired seated in the front rows.......and the band of great views of the sagging milfs sitting in front of them.

PJ_ROCKS · January 2008

LukinFan wrote:

Why do you think it's unfair? You wouldn't think that if you had been a member since '92

not to stir this up, but they had no numbers in '92

i was in the fan club back in 94-95, and still no number. But this is all old news.

To be honest, those that had paid their dues every year, do deserve the best seats!

PEACE

dangerboy · January 2008

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

not to stir this up, but they had no numbers in '92

i was in the fan club back in 94-95, and still no number. But this is all old news.

To be honest, those that had paid their dues every year, do deserve the best seats!

PEACE

that's true about there not being numbers back then, but they used their chronological records to assign the numbers originally. not saying it was perfect, just they tried to do it by join date, so whoever was in the mlb fan club got the first numbers

pearljgirl2010 · January 2008

aNiMaL wrote:

Hail, Hail Ten Club seniority!!!

Signed,
aNiMaL
10C Member since 1994, 124xxx

i was thinking the same thing...and coincidentally, your "stats" are the same as mine--1994, 124xxx :-)

laudenum · January 2008

dangerboy wrote:

that's true about there not being numbers back then, but they used their chronological records to assign the numbers originally. not saying it was perfect, just they tried to do it by join date, so whoever was in the mlb fan club got the first numbers

i'm not sure if they used numbers for the the free fan club only show at the
moore in 95. i do know they used a 300 mile radius of seattle for those to invite.
i do empathize with those who dislike the seniority system,i would to if i joined
and had a 6 digit number.but if ya really think about it ,it really is the onlyfair way. and alot of us make a point of renewing each and every year,and that should be rewarded as well.no matter what the fan club does it will be an issue
for someone.
"ya cant please everyone,
so ya got to please yourself"

PureandEasy · January 2008

laudenum wrote:

i'm not sure if they used numbers for the the free fan club only show at the
moore in 95. i do know they used a 300 mile radius of seattle for those to invite.
i do empathize with those who dislike the seniority system,i would to if i joined
and had a 6 digit number.but if ya really think about it ,it really is the onlyfair way. and alot of us make a point of renewing each and every year,and that should be rewarded as well.no matter what the fan club does it will be an issue
for someone.
"ya cant please everyone,
so ya got to please yourself"

I'm one of those with a six digit number, not a real high one but still and I think what you've said here is 100% correct

it's the only fair way to do it

dangerboy · January 2008

laudenum wrote:

i'm not sure if they used numbers for the the free fan club only show at the
moore in 95. i do know they used a 300 mile radius of seattle for those to invite.
i do empathize with those who dislike the seniority system,i would to if i joined
and had a 6 digit number.but if ya really think about it ,it really is the onlyfair way. and alot of us make a point of renewing each and every year,and that should be rewarded as well.no matter what the fan club does it will be an issue
for someone.
"ya cant please everyone,
so ya got to please yourself"

they did not. numbers were not assigned or used until the 2000 tour if i remember correctly. there's a great article at twofeetthick.com about ticketing history....

down_ski · July 2008

Is that touring website still up where it shows the Fan Club #'s and the seats the fans had?

I cant remember what the site is called, but I remember using it for The Gorge a couple years ago

pj14 · July 2008

the lowest numbers get better seats(if u didnt join early on dont complain) they do and should go by senority but, for the ed tour they didnt do it that way they are doing it ramdom. they should go by senority and go to many as shows as possible not one and the ten club would never do that anyway

100 Pacer · July 2008

down_ski wrote:

Is that touring website still up where it shows the Fan Club #'s and the seats the fans had?

I cant remember what the site is called, but I remember using it for The Gorge a couple years ago

http://www.touringfans.net

down_ski · July 2008

100 Pacer wrote:

http://www.touringfans.net

Thank you!

Is this fanclub somehow senority based?

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