"real fans"???

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  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I've been to 4 shows in England only. My boyfriend has been to 11 shows in 8 different countries... We're both obsessed with Pearl Jam but also appreciate that our love for them is equal to each others.

    I have friends who've seen PJ scary number of times but they're no more 'real fans' than the one friend of mine who actually introduced me to the band many moons ago... he's only seen them twice.

    'Real fans' are people who love the music. IMO.
    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.
  • InMyTree4
    InMyTree4 Posts: 1,239
    mookeywrench wrote:
    nah, it's about how many posts you have on the message board, everyone knows that.

    :lol:
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  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    why does it have to be "bragging". some people go to a lot of shows and volunteer this information in conversation.
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    'Real fans' are people who love the music. IMO.

    exactly, none of the other crap matters, and this is from someone who has seen them an embarrasingly number of times :D

    everyone's circumstances are different, I'm sure we would all love to see them as often as possible, but some have family repsonsibilities, some it may be a location thing, could be anything, doesn't make you any less of a fan

    if you love the music, that makes you a "real" fan
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,934
    InMyTree4 wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    nah, it's about how many posts you have on the message board, everyone knows that.

    :lol:
    It's actually the number of times that you start a thread to bitch about stuff that defines how "real" you are! :lol:
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  • Aero83_
    Aero83_ Posts: 933
    Sweet :D ....I mean I don't know.
    I have seen some real cool fans tho, mostly on the west coast..
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    goldrush wrote:
    InMyTree4 wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    nah, it's about how many posts you have on the message board, everyone knows that.

    :lol:
    It's actually the number of times that you start a thread to bitch about stuff that defines how "real" you are! :lol:
    :lol::lol: bitching is the art of "real" fans
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  • DarthSpacegrass
    DarthSpacegrass Posts: 177
    jr19 wrote:
    if you havent been to 30 million live shows of pearl jam, does it not make you a "real fan" ??
    i think some like to brag about how many times they have seen so and so..

    any way this is a stupid thread. fucking bored. working on saturday sucks...

    Amount of shows attended or posters owned is only a testament to how much free time and money you have and has no bearing on how much of a fan you are.

    I am sure there are plenty of huge fans that have never had the opportunity to get to a show or buy a poster.

    I am sure there are plenty of Doors fans here on this board. How many Doors shows have you Doors fans been to? Pick up any tour posters at any of those shows?
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  • titchinello
    titchinello Posts: 3,139
    you can't be a real fan unless you can brag about how many bootlegs or t-shirts you own :lol::lol::lol:

    i've been a fan since the beginning and only managed to see them 6 times. 1992, 1995 x2, 2000, 2003 and 2009, so they've at least been spread out and i've seen how they've developed from 92-2009.

    and to the origional poster i work nightshift over the weekend, so don't feel too bad.
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  • corduroykelly
    corduroykelly Posts: 668
    No, it just means you have money going to all those shows. I would love to go seem them a million times all around the world. Pearl Jam is the greatest thing in the world to me, but I don't have that kind of money. I'd love to buy everything that Pearl Jam has to offer again I don't have that kind of money, but I do have whats most important the music to listen to.
  • titchinello
    titchinello Posts: 3,139
    corduroykelly wrote:
    No, it just means you have money going to all those shows. I would love to go seem them a million times all around the world. Pearl Jam is the greatest thing in the world to me, but I don't have that kind of money. I'd love to buy everything that Pearl Jam has to offer again I don't have that kind of money, but I do have whats most important the music to listen to.

    ditto, if only i had that kinda spare cash, and no family to worry about, i'd be of as much as i could
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  • Deep In The Ocean
    Deep In The Ocean Posts: 196
    Pearl Jam is my favourite band and i´ve never been in a show... I live in Uruguay in south america and I don´t have the the luck of been a resident in the U.S....but I love this band and it means a lot to me and the Pearl Jam´s music helps me when I have troubles and every day, makes it a better day.

    And I´m still waiting for the 2010....maybe they play Argentina or Brazil and I make my dream come true, because Uruguay is a litlle country in the middle of those big ones and they would never play here....it´s sad but I can live with that.

    So, we are all fans with differents ways of love the band and they music. Someones have seen them many times, others never, others buy posters, others rarities, or clothes.....we are all JAMILY man and you got to be proud of live at the same time that this band is in action...just enjoy Pearl Jam in your own way, that´s what all the fans do.

    P.S.: I´m thinkin´ in start a thread with a petition for Pearl Jam to play in Uruguay, but I don´t really know...It´s a real dream.
    From Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    DarthSpacegrass wrote:



    I am sure there are plenty of Doors fans here on this board. How many Doors shows have you Doors fans been to? Pick up any tour posters at any of those shows?
    a big fat 0
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  • Tone
    Tone Posts: 1,206
    metsfan wrote:
    DarthSpacegrass wrote:



    I am sure there are plenty of Doors fans here on this board. How many Doors shows have you Doors fans been to? Pick up any tour posters at any of those shows?
    a big fat 0

    Yep, me too... I was also born a couple years after Morrison died... so I guess I'm SOL! :|
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    I really hate these "Real Fans" or "Huge Fans" kind of schoolyard bullshit.
    Either you like the band and/or their music or you don't. There's is no ratings system in place to say who belongs where. I'm no better than anyone else... and if the person that liked 'Ten' through 'Vitalogy' goes to the show and has a great time, i'm happy for them.
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,040
    If you refer to live albums that cost 15 dollars as "bootlegs"....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    If you've thought about stealing a Yield sign from the side of the road....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    If you have 10 or more songs on your iPod titled "Encore Break"....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.
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    Pearl Jam bootlegs:
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  • budge
    budge Posts: 6
    Jeff Murray wrote:
    Can't say what makes a "Real Fan", but the "Unreal Fans" are the one's that ask if Kurt Cobain is still the singer.... :o

    Dude you didn't hear ... Nirvana is going back on tour, Meat Puppets are opening for them.
  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    If you refer to live albums that cost 15 dollars as "bootlegs"....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    If you've thought about stealing a Yield sign from the side of the road....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    If you have 10 or more songs on your iPod titled "Encore Break"....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    I like the way you think ;)
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,040
    Mrs.Vedder78 wrote:
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    If you refer to live albums that cost 15 dollars as "bootlegs"....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    If you've thought about stealing a Yield sign from the side of the road....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    If you have 10 or more songs on your iPod titled "Encore Break"....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    I like the way you think ;)

    Well if you're into my Pearl Jam comedy, you may enjoy this post from a few days ago: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=117774&start=0#p2646434
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    Pearl Jam bootlegs:
    http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
  • shejammzt
    shejammzt Posts: 72
    Mrs.Vedder78 wrote:
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    If you refer to live albums that cost 15 dollars as "bootlegs"....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    If you've thought about stealing a Yield sign from the side of the road....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    If you have 10 or more songs on your iPod titled "Encore Break"....you might be a Pearl Jam fan.

    I like the way you think ;)
    :lol::lol::lol::lol:

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