Jeff Ament spoke to my class yesterday

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  • The Champ
    The Champ Posts: 4,063
    soulsinging wrote:
    who takes their camera to class? have you ever had a school lecture so exciting you just had to have it photographed? we had a pullitzer prize winning author give a well publicized lecture on our campus once to several hundred students and i didn't see a single picture taken. ditto for his small 20 students gather at the honors program house. it would be very rude and embarrassing. and if you're so starstruck you need to be snapping photos with your cell, you shouldn't be in entertainment management.

    to the people saying none of this is new... why would it be? you think jeff's going to go into a montana classroom and hand out demos for the next album?

    I normally wouldn't give a fuck, but even I would have taken a quiet pic with my cell when the lecture ended..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,864
    soulsinging wrote:
    who takes their camera to class??
    Probably nobody takes an actual camera to class, but I bet well over 50% of college students have cell phones with cameras.
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,864
    Bangers'n'mash wrote:
    Sweet! What are the chances he might speak to my Engineering class?
    I don't know if Jeff has much interest in engineering, but you might end up with this engineer as a guest lectuter, which would be good n plenty cool.
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  • nfanel
    nfanel Posts: 2,558
    soulsinging wrote:
    to the people saying none of this is new... why would it be? you think jeff's going to go into a montana classroom and hand out demos for the next album?
    lol
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    The Champ wrote:
    I normally wouldn't give a fuck, but even I would have taken a quiet pic with my cell when the lecture ended..

    yes, even YOU... a diehard pearl jam fan who spends a decent amount of time on their message board. ill bet the OP is the only person in that class who really gave a fuck that their guest speaker was in pearl jam. and maybe he didnt want to seem like a tool or maybe he was too concerned to listening to what he had to say to think about snapping photos like the paparazzi. are you the guy standing in front of me at every show holding your camera/cell in the air the whole time and staring at the lcd screen to make sure the video is coming out ok without ever looking at the stage?
  • The Champ
    The Champ Posts: 4,063
    soulsinging wrote:
    yes, even YOU... a diehard pearl jam fan who spends a decent amount of time on their message board. ill bet the OP is the only person in that class who really gave a fuck that their guest speaker was in pearl jam. and maybe he didnt want to seem like a tool or maybe he was too concerned to listening to what he had to say to think about snapping photos like the paparazzi. are you the guy standing in front of me at every show holding your camera/cell in the air the whole time and staring at the lcd screen to make sure the video is coming out ok without ever looking at the stage?

    What I meant by 'me' is that I don't go nuts over the band members like the majority here do. I couldn't care less about Stone's side projects ect, and about meeting the guys. However, I love the music and the shows that I am fortunate enough to attend. No, I'm not that obnoxious guy snapping pics. I take one or two with my cell and that's about it. I don't see what the big fucking deal is? I would have snapped a fucking pic silently so I could show a few people what an intersting and unexpected class it was. Oh and I couldn't care less if people thought I was a tool for taking a picture of Jeff at the end of class. I'm not a pussy like that..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • Ricsard
    Ricsard Posts: 1,943
    Some weeks ago there was a poll which member would you like to meet the most...I voted for Jeff actually and now I am more certain I would make the same decision. It's a cool story, I do appreciate it. I wish I had been there:(
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  • Since 91
    Since 91 Posts: 57
    Awesome story, awesome that you took the time to share it here. Thanks.
  • Cree Nations
    Cree Nations Posts: 2,247
    Great fucking read..thanks!
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  • wma11
    wma11 Posts: 790
    Hopefully all the people giving you props for posting makes up for the douchebags calling/emailing your prof, not believing...

    Some people have no lives and try and trash anybody with any truthful stories, flaming them for proof or authenticity...get a life
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  • Mohab
    Mohab Posts: 310
    Although it is a disgrace some people are out of touch enough to actually contact the persons prof, im sure that prof would be tolerable of that kind of thing in light of the fact they booked a world famous musician to appear, I mean they were probably ready for that kind of wierdness booking a celebrity.
  • hopethatuchoke
    hopethatuchoke Posts: 2,927
    Mohab wrote:
    Although it is a disgrace some people are out of touch enough to actually contact the persons prof, im sure that prof would be tolerable of that kind of thing in light of the fact they booked a world famous musician to appear, I mean they were probably ready for that kind of wierdness booking a celebrity.

    I really doubt it. It's not like it was Mick Jagger. Would even have crossed my mind if I were on the faculty there. Just shows how many crazy stalkers there are out there.
  • Red mosquita
    Red mosquita Posts: 518
    Thank you, Evil Beaver. Great post!!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me...
  • Urban Hiker
    Urban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    I sent an email to the professor and am not ashamed and I don't feel pathetic. I am sorry Evil Beaver felt/feels that this may somehow get him/her in trouble.

    The professor had the option to not reply to my email. Instead he did very graciously and quickly, leading me to believe he was happy to verify the story.

    Besides, he is probably used to it. He teaches a class with high profile guests. Any journalist looking for the scoop is going to contact him.

    Anybody else here take Journalism 101?

    My motive was to either credit or discredit the story with words from THE source, so people could stop with all of the bickering and name calling.

    Seems like folks just shifted their target. Whatever.

    However, it would be nice if we could all stay on topic with the original post. Evil Beaver shared a very cool story and maybe if we continue with it we can jog his/her memory for some more details. Please.
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  • Mohab
    Mohab Posts: 310
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    I really doubt it. It's not like it was Mick Jagger. Would even have crossed my mind if I were on the faculty there. Just shows how many crazy stalkers there are out there.

    Like I said earlier in the thread I'm not saying it was cool at all, it wasn't, but if you have one of the guys from Pearl Jam, one of the so called biggest bands in the world at one time showing up at your college, you have to make some celebrity accomodations ie. keeping that guest speaker secret until the last minute. The last thing you want for instance are autograph hounds, people coming to take photos, showing up at your class, posing the threat of potentially disruptive circumstances. I'm just saying on the lighter side that I imagine a said faculty member would take some outside interest with a grain of salt in someone like Ament, although calling a prof is in my opinion never a good idea. Thats what e-mail is for provided you have a good reason.
  • Detroit2NYC
    Detroit2NYC New York, NY Posts: 337
    Great recap, thanks!!

    I'll keep my fingers crossed.
  • randaldoesjersey
    randaldoesjersey Posts: 151
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    I really doubt it. It's not like it was Mick Jagger. Would even have crossed my mind if I were on the faculty there. Just shows how many crazy stalkers there are out there.

    You make it seem like I (or anyone else who contacted the man, but I can't speak for them) called him and just breathed heavily at the other end or went "OMG JEFF AMENT OMG". We're all adults here (well, obviously I can't speak for you).

    A lot of people were giving Beaver shit for his story and I was in my lunch hour at work and got curious enough to try and find out. I didn't actively seek for the guy's number, it was right there on a link somebody posted. The professor didn't mind. Continuously referring to other people as "pathetic" for doing something that took minimal effort and didn't harm anybody is, I believe, unnecessary and childish.
  • riffrandall
    riffrandall Posts: 685
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    I sent an email to the professor and am not ashamed and I don't feel pathetic. I am sorry Evil Beaver felt/feels that this may somehow get him/her in trouble.

    The professor had the option to not reply to my email. Instead he did very graciously and quickly, leading me to believe he was happy to verify the story.

    Besides, he is probably used to it. He teaches a class with high profile guests. Any journalist looking for the scoop is going to contact him.

    Anybody else here take Journalism 101?

    My motive was to either credit or discredit the story with words from THE source, so people could stop with all of the bickering and name calling.

    Seems like folks just shifted their target. Whatever.

    However, it would be nice if we could all stay on topic with the original post. Evil Beaver shared a very cool story and maybe if we continue with it we can jog his/her memory for some more details. Please.


    Isn't the first lesson of Journalism 101 (even before fact checking) to maintain your own integrity? I mean, come on. We're not exactly electing the pope.

    "Hi, I'm calling from the New York Times, I want to verify the cause of death for the biographer of Marie Curie."

    vs.

    "Hi, I'm calling on behalf of a message board where we argue over who is the bigger die-hard fan, we're dying to discredit the author of a highly entertaining post."
    "If you're looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch, you're out of luck."
  • janegosford
    janegosford Posts: 179
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    I sent an email to the professor and am not ashamed and I don't feel pathetic. I am sorry Evil Beaver felt/feels that this may somehow get him/her in trouble.

    The professor had the option to not reply to my email. Instead he did very graciously and quickly, leading me to believe he was happy to verify the story.

    Besides, he is probably used to it. He teaches a class with high profile guests. Any journalist looking for the scoop is going to contact him.

    Anybody else here take Journalism 101?

    My motive was to either credit or discredit the story with words from THE source, so people could stop with all of the bickering and name calling.

    Seems like folks just shifted their target. Whatever.

    However, it would be nice if we could all stay on topic with the original post. Evil Beaver shared a very cool story and maybe if we continue with it we can jog his/her memory for some more details. Please.

    So you're writing an article on this?
  • FnCircus
    FnCircus Posts: 439
    randaldoesjersey wrote:
    Continuously referring to other people as "pathetic" for doing something that took minimal effort and didn't harm anybody is, I believe, unnecessary and childish.
    true, but my question would be whether the effort was actually needed.

    I, for one, don't care whether it is true or not. I don't have the urge to know. It was just a good read.

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