***Chicago BACKSPACER release party/fundraiser/food drive***

luvisatowerluvisatower Posts: 1,078
edited September 2009 in The Porch
WHAT: A celebration to commemorate the release of BACKSPACER and to collect food for the Greater Chicago Food Depository

We will start the party with the playing of TEN and work our way through the studio album releases culminating with the playing of BACKSPACER at midnite-oh-one-ish on the 20th

Organizers: AvacadoLady, luvisatower, Marty
Anyone else who wants to help us out, let me know.

Date:Saturday, September 19

Time: Starts around 7:30pm until ?

Where: THE ASHLAND
http://www.theashlandchicago.com/index.html
2824 N. Ashland Blvd
Chicago, IL
United States
60657

Beneficiary: Wishlist Foundation and Greater Chicago Food Depository

We're going back to our roots!! We are accepting all kinds of canned and boxed food items for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. For each non-perishable food item you bring in you will receive one free raffle ticket!!
http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/site/PageServer

Wishlist Fundraiser Gift w/Donation Items:
There will be a limited number of the following on hand
•T-shirts, new designs: "Got Some" and Jeff pick
•Stadium cups
•Stickers
•Wishlist art prints
•Ticket albums


Fundraiser Raffle/Auction Items:
Chicago 2006 poster http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/37649
various Wishlist swag
Flight to Mars goodie bags
gift certificate from Moretti's
25$ Framing gift card from Artists Exchange
Flight to Mars t-shirt
dumbgum sticker packs
Original TEN vinyl (not sealed but in decent condition)
Wishlist Helping Hands poster
45 insert mousepad
BACKSPACER PROMO PACKS (poster, stickers, tattoo)
Daughter single
Alive single (Japanese import)

Donate something if you'd like

Raffle Ticket Donation Prices:
3 tickets for $5
8 tickets for $10

Raffle/Auction Donations Needed!
If you have official t-shirts, posters, stickers or any other cool PJ related stuff you'd like to donate, please send a PM! No bootleg items, please.

RSVP:
1. AvacadoLady (Maggie)
2. luvisatower (Jeannette)
3. Marty
4. oona left
5. nxnnastos
6. mirrorthelight
7. Dirty Mosquito
8. wish4Utoday
9. SPEEDY MCCREADY (if he doesn't have to work)
10. mattcoz
11. KyleB

Post your RSVP here! Hope to see lots of you there!

Check this 1st post, which will stay updated

xox,
jeannette
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
www.wishlistfoundation.org
WE WANT YOU!!!!
join the street team
http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

"headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
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  • fuck chicago.......................
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • fuck chicago.......................
    only if you buy it dinner, first :D
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • QuarterToTenQuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,642
    fuck chicago.......................
    only if you buy it dinner, first :D

    or at least one of those silly hot dogs with an entire salad on top that you people are known for.

    :mrgreen:
    Nice shirt.
  • oona leftoona left Posts: 1,677
    Perfect!! I was scouring last night, trying to find a release party. Lo and behold...

    The "Where: TBA" will factor in, but I'm planning to be there.
  • oona left wrote:
    Perfect!! I was scouring last night, trying to find a release party. Lo and behold...

    The "Where: TBA" will factor in, but I'm planning to be there.
    cool! I'll add you to the list and the where is going to get settled by thursday of next week.
    we're looking at two places right now
    Cody's
    http://www.yelp.com/biz/codys-public-house-chicago
    and
    Schuba's
    http://www.schubas.com/

    both places have their bonuses
    it's basically down to which one wants US :)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • Ooooh I wish... I don't think I'm going to make it down this time though.
    PJ: St. Paul 6.16.2003, St. Paul 6.26.2006, St. Paul 6.27.2006, Hartford 6.27.2008, Mansfield 6.28.2008, Mansfield 6.30.2008, Beacon Theater 7.1.2008, Toronto 8.21.2009, Chicago 8.23.2009, Chicago 8.24.2009, Philly 10.30.2009, Philly 10.31.2009, Columbus 5.6.2010, Noblesville 5.7.2010

    EV: Los Angeles 4.12.2008, Los Angeles 4.13.2008, Nashville 6.17.2009, Nashville 6.18.2009, Memphis 6.20.2009
  • Foxy MopFoxy Mop Posts: 2,823
    There ain't no party like a Chitown party cuz a Chitown party don't stop!
    Wishlist Foundation

    This is my kind of love...
    ♥♥♥
  • Foxy Mop wrote:
    There ain't no party like a Chitown party cuz a Chitown party don't stop!
    AWWWWW YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!
    :D
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • Foxy Mop wrote:
    There ain't no party like a Chitown party cuz a Chitown party don't stop!


    NICE!! and count me in for the party!!!
  • Dirty Mosquito and I will be there after the Alice In Chains show.
    What about having it at The Ashland or Aliveone?
    Lollapalooza 2007
    Eddie Vedder 8-22-08
    Chicago 8-23-09
    Chicago 8-24-09

    "The love received is the love that is saved" - Eddie Vedder
  • gotcha added nxnastos, mirrorthelight, and Dirty Mosquito.

    We may end up at the Ashland if the other two places don't work out for us.
    Will know for sure by Thursday of this week.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • bump for the back-to-work crowd :)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • I don't think I can make it....but you never know when or where Dirty Tom shows up ;)
    http://www.fancorps.com/wishlistfoundation/view/25753|187003.jpg


    "This is the greatest band in the world"---Ben Harper

  • *bump*

    Looking forward to seeing you all again! :P
    "What happens when so many people agree on something? Can we take this beyond the parking lot when we leave tonight?" -EV, Iconoclasts
  • Ah I will be in Seattle!
    A child's rhyme stuck in my head...
    It said "Life is nothing but a dream."
    I've spent so many years in question
    To find I'd known this all along.
  • oona leftoona left Posts: 1,677
    *clears throat*

    If I may... bump.
  • AHHHH BACK TO PAGE 1
    Location Finalized (sorry it took so long)
    Where: THE ASHLAND
    http://www.theashlandchicago.com/index.html
    2824 N. Ashland Blvd
    Chicago, IL
    United States
    60657
    Also, they have Rock Band here and it will be available for your Rock Band playing pleasures
    PS: Backspacer on Rock Band at midnite-oh two, anyone?

    We will be there, bring your non-perishable food items and your bad selves to help us celebrate an end to the abstaining as we listen to the NEW PEARL JAM ALBUM as it is released :)

    Those of you who haven't abstained are welcome, too.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • also added a few raffle items

    Chicago 2006 poster http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/37649
    assorted Wishlist swag
    Flight to Mars goodie bags

    and, i found out The Ashland will be donating 10% of their profits from the evening to our fundraiser, we L O V E adam, bryan and chris and sarah, too :)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • Foxy MopFoxy Mop Posts: 2,823
    also added a few raffle items

    Chicago 2006 poster http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/37649
    assorted Wishlist swag
    Flight to Mars goodie bags

    and, i found out The Ashland will be donating 10% of their profits from the evening to our fundraiser, we L O V E adam, bryan and chris and sarah, too :)

    Nice!!! The Ashland was such a blast too... they were seriously some cool dudes who owned the place.

    I think I found some other goodies in Wishlist HQ for Chicago too :D
    Wishlist Foundation

    This is my kind of love...
    ♥♥♥
  • Foxy Mop wrote:
    also added a few raffle items

    Chicago 2006 poster http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/37649
    assorted Wishlist swag
    Flight to Mars goodie bags

    and, i found out The Ashland will be donating 10% of their profits from the evening to our fundraiser, we L O V E adam, bryan and chris and sarah, too :)

    Nice!!! The Ashland was such a blast too... they were seriously some cool dudes who owned the place.

    I think I found some other goodies in Wishlist HQ for Chicago too :D
    sweet, the more goodies, the merrier
    and don't forget to bring your non-perishable food items
    if you do, there's a 7-11 (i think that's what it is) right across the street from the ashland
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • Count me in. Let me see what stuff I can dig up for donation. I will PM later today w/ more info.
    ***************
    Never would have known of me before...
  • Count me in. Let me see what stuff I can dig up for donation. I will PM later today w/ more info.
    awesome.
    gotcha added to the rsvp list :)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • for the lunch crowd :)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • SPEEDY IS IN DA HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    unless SPEEDY is working....hehehehehehe
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Anyone Bringing Rockband???????????
  • Jstein1978 wrote:
    Anyone Bringing Rockband???????????
    they have it there :)
    so there will be much rockband playing, i'm sure
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • SPEEDY IS IN DA HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    unless SPEEDY is working....hehehehehehe


    i called your job and took that night off for you, they said it was fine for you to go ahead and come hang out with us :D
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • mattcozmattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,220
    Awesome, I'll try to make it.
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  • mattcoz wrote:
    Awesome, I'll try to make it.
    we hope you do :)
    have added you to the list in anticipation of your attendance :)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Get it now, get enough, before its gone, let's everybody carry on, carry on....
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    www.wishlistfoundation.org
    WE WANT YOU!!!!
    join the street team
    http://wishlistfoundation.fancorps.com

    "headphones are highly recommended...." Jeff Ament
  • It's alllll happening! :mrgreen:

    Mad props to luvisatower for nailing down the Ashland! :)

    Hope to see a bunch of you there on Saturday!
    "What happens when so many people agree on something? Can we take this beyond the parking lot when we leave tonight?" -EV, Iconoclasts
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