My dad passed away this year...

bigbadbill
bigbadbill Posts: 1,758
edited September 2009 in The Porch
as Pearl Jam was recording Backspacer in Hollywood. He died on February 21st. This makes listening to Backspacer that much more significant to me.
11/6/95, 11/18/97, 7/13/98, 7/14/98, 10/24/00, 10/25/00, 10/28/00, 6/2/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 7/6/06, 7/7/06, 7/9/06, 7/10/06, 7/13/06, 7/15/06, 7/16/06, 7/18/06, 10/21/06, 4/10/08, 4/13/08, 9/30/09, 10/1/09, 10/6/09, 10/7/09, 10/9/09
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  • lostdogs89
    lostdogs89 Posts: 134
    me and my girlfriend broke up in March
  • lostdogs89
    lostdogs89 Posts: 134
    no relation in event but relation in significant feeling towards the album
  • bigbadbill
    bigbadbill Posts: 1,758
    I hear ya. Pearl Jam had two recording sessions - Hollywood 2/16-2/27 and Atlanta 4/17-4/30 (When Jeff got mugged).
    11/6/95, 11/18/97, 7/13/98, 7/14/98, 10/24/00, 10/25/00, 10/28/00, 6/2/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 7/6/06, 7/7/06, 7/9/06, 7/10/06, 7/13/06, 7/15/06, 7/16/06, 7/18/06, 10/21/06, 4/10/08, 4/13/08, 9/30/09, 10/1/09, 10/6/09, 10/7/09, 10/9/09
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    bigbadbill wrote:
    as Pearl Jam was recording Backspacer in Hollywood. He died on February 21st. This makes listening to Backspacer that much more significant to me.

    I can imagine some of the lyrics are pretty poignant for you then, some pretty hevay stuff on there. Sorry for your loss :(
  • corduroykelly
    corduroykelly Posts: 668
    I quit smoking in January and started masterbating more.................. we are all so deep and deserve to be pittied................
  • PJ Fan est. 1990
    PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    for me Avocado had that significance to me...my father passed away the year Avo came out...i don't have a significance with this album, but i still find it a better album
  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    I thought this was gonna be another thread about "Come Back". I was getting my barf bag ready...
  • the Chad
    the Chad Posts: 65
    I lost a ball in January after getting hit in the sack, I am fighting to get it back again thanks to the Backspacer release. Thanks PJ!
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,129
    I'm so sorry to hear about your loss
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  • righteousbabe
    righteousbabe Posts: 662
    corduroykelly wrote:
    I quit smoking in January and started masterbating more.................. we are all so deep and deserve to be pittied................

    I think we all know what Obama would say about a post like this. And I would agree.

    My condolences to the original poster.
  • greasyt
    greasyt Posts: 49
    Sorry for your loss.
  • ChampagneBreakfast4Everyone
    ChampagneBreakfast4Everyone Posts: 215
    corduroykelly wrote:
    I quit smoking in January and started masterbating more.................. we are all so deep and deserve to be pittied................

    hahahahaha
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I'm sorry Bill, for your loss.
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  • Austicman
    Austicman Posts: 1,328
    Sorry for your loss.
    My sister was terminally ill the last time PJ came to tour Australia and I always had that hanging around like a dark cloud when I was at the shows. She died a month after the Newcastle show.

    This time around I hoping for no bad news and just a pure celebration of the band that is Pearl Jam!!
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • Deep In The Ocean
    Deep In The Ocean Posts: 196
    I´m really sorry for your loss...Thankfully the music always is in these so difficult moments...
    From Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    My Dad died exactly a week after I saw PJ at London O2 in August this year.

    Backspacer will always be associated with his passing, but for me, it also signifies hope.

    I'm so sorry for your loss. Stay strong.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • bigbadbill
    bigbadbill Posts: 1,758
    Thanks, I really appreciate that. I wasn't going to mention my dad's passing again (I originally posted it on Feb 21, when he passed away). This is a Pearl Jam message board, not a grief counseling message board. But when I looked at the liner notes and saw the dates they were in Hollywood recording this great album (2/16-2/27), the memories came back to me. The guys were only about 15-20 miles away from me when he died.
    11/6/95, 11/18/97, 7/13/98, 7/14/98, 10/24/00, 10/25/00, 10/28/00, 6/2/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 7/6/06, 7/7/06, 7/9/06, 7/10/06, 7/13/06, 7/15/06, 7/16/06, 7/18/06, 10/21/06, 4/10/08, 4/13/08, 9/30/09, 10/1/09, 10/6/09, 10/7/09, 10/9/09
  • allmyrivals
    allmyrivals Posts: 228
    My father died on the same day as we were sent on the hunt for artwork to unlock the Demo version of Speed Of Sound. And for the last week before that i was listening to The End non stop. I couldn't seem to get enough of that song. So it was about 5 hours before he died that i heard Speed of sound for the first time. I remember sitting and listening to the song and trying to understand the lyrics..............Some of these songs have left a very heavy mark on me. And will always be associated with the passing of my Dad.

    To the OP......i'm sorry for your loss. I know exactly how you feel.



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