How do I break it to my dad...

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SammyK14
SammyK14 Posts: 287
edited June 2008 in The Porch
That I am seeing YET another PJ show? (hartford on fri)

He is already on the verge of castrating/disowning me for not yet having a summer job (I can't talk to him for 30 seconds without having it come up) and spending all the money I've saved up over the past 3-4 years to see some of my fav bands this summer (PJ and others at Bonnaroo, DC, Hartford, and also STP, Tom Petty, DMB). I think he's just about convinced at this point that I must be dealing drugs to not be broke yet, and I am in fact very close to that (the being broke, not dealing drugs)! So any words of advice?
5 years of Jam...

06: Pittsburgh
07: Lollapalooza
08: Bonnaroo, DC
EV (second row!!!!!!) in DC
09: Philly 2 & 3
10: Newark
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  • Smarter_Than_U
    Smarter_Than_U Posts: 515
    Yeah I have advice--get a job you hippie.
    "Goddamn Romans. Sure know how to make a ... drum room." --Matt Cameron
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    Just like the Fresh Prince says...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI0dCVwdedE
    www.RLMcDaniel.com

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    1998: Birmingham
    2000: Charlotte, Tampa
    2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
    2004: Kissimmee
    2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
    2010: MSG2
    2012: Music Midtown
    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
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  • MattyJoe
    MattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    Yeah definitely get a job asap.
    I pledge to you a government that will not only work well, but wisely, its ability to act tempered by prudence, and its willingness to do good, balanced by the knowledge that government is never more dangerous than when our desire to have it help us blinds us to its great power to harm us.
    -Reagan
  • djonesr
    djonesr Posts: 73
    Tell your dad that I told you it's OK!
  • PJammer4life
    PJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,669
    you can always make more money..you've got your whole life ahead of you..$800-$1000 will be nothing to you in a few years when you have a career..it may be alot now..but enjoy your youth
    Bridge Benefit 1994, San Francisco 1995, San Diego 1995 1 & 2, Missoula 1998, Los Angeles 2000, San Diego 2000, Eddie Vedder/Beck 2/26/2002, Santa Barbara 2003, Irvine 2003, San Diego 2003, Vancouver 2005, Gorge 2005, San Diego 2006, Los Angeles 2006 1 & 2, Santa Barbara 2006, Eddie Vedder 4/10/08, Eddie Vedder 4/12/08, Eddie Vedder 4/15/08, 7/12/2008, SF 8/28/09, LA 9/30/09, LA 10/1/09, LA 10/06/09, LA 10/07/09, San Diego 10/09/09, Eddie Vedder 7/6/2011, Eddie Vedder 7/8/2011, PJ20 9/3/2011, PJ20 9/4/2011, Vancouver 9/25/2011, San Diego 11/21/13, LA 11/24/13, Ohana 9/25/21, Ohana 9/26/21, Ohana 10/1/21, EV 2/17/22, LA Forum 5/6/22, LA Forum 5/7/22, EV 10/1/22, EV 9/30/23
  • Rjonesrm20
    Rjonesrm20 Posts: 380
    Play your Dad a PJ Boot at high volume.....he will then understand
    1998: Indy 2000: Indy, Cincy 2003: Lexington (m.e.o.), Cincy (cancelled),Indy 2004: Toledo 2005: Atlantic City 2 2006: Cleveland, Cincy 2008: Los Angeles1 (EV solo)-front row center!West Palm Beach-2nd row!, Tampa, Chicago 1&2-(EV solo) 2009: Nashville 1&2(EV solo) Memphis(EV solo) Chicago 1&2
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    PJammer4life wrote:
    you can always make more money..you've got your whole life ahead of you..$800-$1000 will be nothing to you in a few years when you have a career..it may be alot now..but enjoy your youth
    I don't know about that- I have a career and that's still a lot of money to me. But saying that, I'd still go
    www.RLMcDaniel.com

    1996: Ft Lauderdale
    1998: Birmingham
    2000: Charlotte, Tampa
    2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
    2004: Kissimmee
    2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
    2010: MSG2
    2012: Music Midtown
    2014: Memphis
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest
    2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
    2022: Nashville
    2023: Ft. Worth II
    2024: Baltimore
    2025: Hollywood II
  • woundedorgan
    woundedorgan Posts: 607
    the term "Summer Job" has disappeared from my lexicon a long long time ago...I am so jealous.
    God Loves Pearl Jam
  • LeilaMoonTurtle
    LeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    how old r u ?



    SammyK14 wrote:
    That I am seeing YET another PJ show? (hartford on fri)

    He is already on the verge of castrating/disowning me for not yet having a summer job (I can't talk to him for 30 seconds without having it come up) and spending all the money I've saved up over the past 3-4 years to see some of my fav bands this summer (PJ and others at Bonnaroo, DC, Hartford, and also STP, Tom Petty, DMB). I think he's just about convinced at this point that I must be dealing drugs to not be broke yet, and I am in fact very close to that (the being broke, not dealing drugs)! So any words of advice?
    http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

    Mihi cura futuri.

    The elements they speak to me.

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk
    so cute they are
  • TKD
    TKD Posts: 163
    my advice...
    start dealing drugs asap
    stay on tour
    screw work and school
    that way when look back, or maybe through the jail bars, you can tell yourself you stuck it to the man

    or you could go to the nearest temp agency tom and submit your resume
    Im a million miles away from home and I cant find a telephone...
  • voodoopug
    voodoopug Posts: 1,011
    Definitely get a job...he has a great point, it is nearly July 1......should have had a summer job by now. You may want to aggressively spread fliers throughout the neighborhood offering to mow yards for cash as this will show initiative and you can work on your own schedule.
    There's Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson......and then everybody else.
  • Smarter_Than_U
    Smarter_Than_U Posts: 515
    Young people should avoid wracking up bad debt as much as possible as it will only kick you in the ass when you actually try to become a responsible adult. $1,000 can quckly become $50,000 if you are not careful (assuming your father isn't going to bail you out). Your father is only looking out for your long-term well being which you are obviously avoiding doing for yourself at this point in time.
    "Goddamn Romans. Sure know how to make a ... drum room." --Matt Cameron
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    Avoid living beyond your means.

    If you choose to do so, you will have to pay for it eventually.

    I say this not in a condescending way, but as someone who has just paid off credit cards with numerous Pearl Jam items on them.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

    Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
  • Smarter_Than_U
    Smarter_Than_U Posts: 515
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    Avoid living beyond your means.

    If you choose to do so, you will have to pay for it eventually.

    I say this not in a condescending way, but as someone who has just paid off credit cards with numerous Pearl Jam items on them.

    PBM

    well put
    "Goddamn Romans. Sure know how to make a ... drum room." --Matt Cameron
  • iwasthere
    iwasthere Posts: 515
    Funny thing is... I'm 29.... and my Dad stills thinks it's ridiculous how much money I spend on it.
    tacos
  • filthy_frank
    filthy_frank Posts: 35
    wash his car then tell him.
  • I_Got_Shit
    I_Got_Shit Posts: 325
    When I was 20 I worked as one of those douchebags who stop you on the street and try to get you to donate money to save the environment. They have these in most cities. It was an awful job but I made decent money and worked with a lot of hot chicks. Anyways, I went to all three Mansfield shows that summer, and I never could have pulled that off without a job.

    It's also a good idea to do something constructive over the summer for when you're applying for internships/jobs later on. Just so you don't have that blank space on your resume.

    You might not care now, but someday you'll need a job where you can sit all day and read this message board.
    *Does not include encore of Garden and Leash.
  • SammyK14
    SammyK14 Posts: 287
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    how old r u ?

    wow...didn't expect such a response...i'm 20, just finished my sophomore year of college. i realize i need a job and i'm working on it. i understand my dad's concern and everything, but it was my choice to spend the summer the way i have and its my money i'm burning through, not his, so in that sense it seems fair to me. that being said its increasingly important for college students to get jobs/internships that look good on the resume, and i probably should have locked something up sooner.
    5 years of Jam...

    06: Pittsburgh
    07: Lollapalooza
    08: Bonnaroo, DC
    EV (second row!!!!!!) in DC
    09: Philly 2 & 3
    10: Newark
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    SammyK14 wrote:
    wow...didn't expect such a response...i'm 20, just finished my sophomore year of college. i realize i need a job and i'm working on it. i understand my dad's concern and everything, but it was my choice to spend the summer the way i have and its my money i'm burning through, not his, so in that sense it seems fair to me. that being said its increasingly important for college students to get jobs/internships that look good on the resume, and i probably should have locked something up sooner.

    Are you living with him or supporting yourself? While it may be your money to spend, he may want you to concentrate on money-management.

    You're young...have fun...but you also need to be responsible and practical.

    Again, not judging because we all have done things we've learned from...just passing along some advice.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

    Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,215
    take your dad with you....after he experiences a show, he'll probably want to pay for the next one.....

    or like others have said, get a job...

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