what is this fanclub up to?

dimitrispearljam · March 2010

Oz Jammer wrote:

Peace, love, and understanding is the way to a happier PJ community. That and PATIENCE

Keep on rockin' and supporting each other, and the band

Cinnamon Girl · March 2010

aNiMaL wrote:

Cinnamon Girl wrote:

yup...here it is:

We have received your membership/renewal fee and you are now officially
geared up to receive all of the Ten Club benefits throughout the upcoming
year with Pearl Jam.

You will enjoy:

-Newsletter
-An Annual Gift
-Contest Eligibility
-Exclusive Merchandise and Ticketing Offers
-And any other cool PJ staples that we may come across.

They still list it as a holiday 45 single on their website:

http://www.pearljam.com/tenclub

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Our promise to do our darndest to get you the absolute BEST tickets in the house to Pearl Jam shows around the world.
Access to Ten Club members-only merchandise like limited edition silk-screened posters from Pearl Jam tours.
A holiday 45 RPM vinyl single with songs not found anywhere else.
Pearl Jam's full-color printed DEEP Magazine mailed to you
Full access to the Pearl Jam Online Community
Members-only contests and giveaways

That said, it still is and will always be intended to be a Christmas holiday single. Nothing has changed with regard to this single in recent years.

Well....I've been corrected again. Not sure why I even add my two cents.

pjfan31 · March 2010

dimitrispearljam wrote:

the best thing be a member of this club is that u have the chance to meet amazing and great people that they love music.and u make friends for a life time..exept,tix-deep mag -holiday single...sent me your paypal acount and i ll sent u your 25$ back ,close them in your wallet,just for u to get out and stop to break this great spirit..

Geez Dimitris, I'm thinking of making a thread similar to this to earn $25. I'll think of it as a bit of cash on the side

dimitrispearljam · March 2010

pjfan31 wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

the best thing be a member of this club is that u have the chance to meet amazing and great people that they love music.and u make friends for a life time..exept,tix-deep mag -holiday single...sent me your paypal acount and i ll sent u your 25$ back ,close them in your wallet,just for u to get out and stop to break this great spirit..

Geez Dimitris, I'm thinking of making a thread similar to this to earn $25. I'll think of it as a bit of cash on the side

i already know what a pearl jam freak u are

pjfan31 · March 2010

dimitrispearljam wrote:

pjfan31 wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

the best thing be a member of this club is that u have the chance to meet amazing and great people that they love music.and u make friends for a life time..exept,tix-deep mag -holiday single...sent me your paypal acount and i ll sent u your 25$ back ,close them in your wallet,just for u to get out and stop to break this great spirit..

Geez Dimitris, I'm thinking of making a thread similar to this to earn $25. I'll think of it as a bit of cash on the side

i already know what a pearl jam freak u are

Well you my friend, have just joined an exclusive group of just about everyone I know

Brain of Dave · March 2010

The only thing thats been bumming me out is my inability to get fan club tickets.

I went 0 for 4 on pearljam.com trying to get fan club seats to the Los Angeles shows last fall. Immediately after they went on sale at their individually different times, I would refresh the page and there would be no tickets available.

I ended up going to the October 1st show only and we were up near the back of the balcony at almost a 90 degree angle from the stage. I was blown away by the typewriter key stuff behind the band... when I saw it on YouTube haha!

I also went 0 for 3 trying to get tickets to Ed's first solo tour on this site back in '08. I ended up getting more expensive tix on StubHub, which consequently were in the very back row of the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara.

I also got fucked on the Riot Act tour and was way back on the lawn at Shoreline Amphitheatre.

ITS NOT ALL BAD!

I'll never forget being in the 7th row, dead center, for the Santa Barbara Bowl on October 28, 2003, the one where Chris Cornell, Jack Irons, John Frusciante, etc all showed up. Those tix were courtesy of the Ten Club!

Also got a great pair to the Halloween '00 show at Shoreline, dead center, bout 15 rows from the stage!

I've got the annual singles plastered all over my walls, unfortunately I missing a couple years.

asktheaxis · March 2010

I can kinda see the TS's point. Ten Club tickets in Australia aren't really worth much more seeing as it was general admission. Sure, I got a pretty good spot, but there were plenty of non-TC people in front. I would have just had to line up early if I wanted to do that, but with TC I was lining up for ages anyway... so no real benefit. Then with the pre-order Backspacer, it arrived quite late and with no bootlegs like the normal retail versions. I'm certainly not upset about it like TS - I got tickets to see the band, got a good spot, had a great time and only parted with $20 or whatever it is. There are plenty of worse things I've spent that on, and that's without receiving the "holiday single".

Bird889 · March 2010

hey, you think THIS fanclub sucks...well you should've joined the Audioslave fanclub like me...only thing I received was a thank you letter telling me they are breaking up (but cashed my check anyway). Oh well, guess I could have spent that money more wisely, like another round at Starbucks

100 Pacer · March 2010

mawfordinks wrote:

Let me first say that I love Pearl Jam to death. But i'm starting to hate this fucking fan club. Are PJ even that close to it? I wonder. I joined four months ago and for my money have got the privelege of being able to post topics on a forum. WTF?? Yes you can remind me as the fan club did in their feeble email that I have had the opprtunity to purchase pre sale PJ tickets. But so what?? I love seeing the band, but the only info i've got means having to open up my wallet again- which is usually empty. Brad are back- so what? i live halfway around the world. Ok that can be forgiven I may have been a fan living in the Seattle area and the fan club were not to know that. But still I'm pissed. Where is my Deep magazines?? Aren't we supposed to recieve something like 3 or 4 a year or something. Also and I am not sorry to say this I am pissed at PJ where is our christmas single? Lazy is not an excuse anymore. I know you all worship PJ and everything. But come on I can't be the only one pissed here.

Pearl Jam. Central Park. 2010.

that is all.

musicman · March 2010

I renewed my membership a few months ago and all I've got so far is a bunch of f•••'n cry babies, but hey... It's entertaining.

U R A Crazy Breed · March 2010

for all the cool ass people i have met through this fan club in the past few years.....ya just can't put a price on that!!.....and bitching about $20. is just fucking ridiculous!!........and i'm all for a good bitch!!

but to me it's worth $20. just to be able to buy the posters! 8-) :geek: 8-)

tenforthewin · March 2010

I joined this fanclub well over a year ago and have yet to receieve a holiday single, deep magazine, anything at all. But I guess I'm just a selfish whiner.

cdp1223 · March 2010

tenforthewin wrote:

I joined this fanclub well over a year ago and have yet to receieve a holiday single, deep magazine, anything at all. But I guess I'm just a selfish whiner.

Hey me too! Let the commiseration begin!

Oh wait, except that I'm not unhappy.

cincybearcat · March 2010

tenforthewin wrote:

I joined this fanclub well over a year ago and have yet to receieve a holiday single, deep magazine, anything at all. But I guess I'm just a selfish whiner.

Yep...be careful trying to hold an organization to their word around here.

They aren't saints, they are rich because of people like you and I. People act like they are doing us a favor by taking our $. Please, save me your bs. It's only $25 a year or whatever, but it would be nice to have some real info BEFORE the general public. The xmas single was a really cool idea when they started it, too bad they botched that, Big Bold and Free was awesome...oh wait, the Vault is a sweet place to buy all those old bootlegs...er...nevermind.

For me, it is worth it for the chance to get tickets though.

Flagg · March 2010

It is only $25 and that's worth it to me just for the tickets.

I've never had a gripe with the 10C. They've always been helpful the very few times I've needed help. I've never gotten shut out of tickets (even the Vic). But I guess that just makes me lucky.

You get the annual record, you get Deep, you get a shot at tickets. I don't understand what the big deal is. I know they are slow with info and sometimes promise and don't deliver (Vault, Big Bold Free, etc.), but if it wasn't for them, we would all be trying to get our tickets from Ticketmaster and/or scalpers for every show and fuck that. That's one reason why I don't go see a lot of other bands.

The source of my frustration is the band sometimes and their management and the fucked up way they do tours, or don't do them.

dunkman · March 2010

y'all should be paying the $25 just to read my posts. :thumbup:

cincybearcat · March 2010

dunkman wrote:

y'all should be paying the $25 just to read my posts. :thumbup:

It seems we already are.

Jerome230 · March 2010

I personally liked the latest Deep Magazine-got it on Saturday. Tides me over for a little while, and I forgive 10C for being late to their own funeral with the holiday single.

ponner1us · March 2010

Like a lot of us, I think they are up to something....we just have to wait and see what that something is.

Brought to you by Captain Obvious.

U R A Crazy Breed · March 2010

dunkman wrote:

y'all should be paying the $25 just to read my posts. :thumbup:

pfffff....i'd pay at least $25.50 to read your posts Dunky!!

what is this fanclub up to?

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