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bostonlou · May 2006

Ms. Haiku wrote:

Ok, I'm ready for Boston III and IV.

exactly... they should come back soon

like sunday!

khermans · May 2006

Did anyone make a video of this show? I am dying to see it...

Vinyl'sTheWayToGo · May 2006

It says that they tagged We Belong Together. Is that the Mariah Carey song?
Maybe they didn't do it. just curious

MercurySilver · May 2006

Hello Jammers!

I've been trying to post my views of the show for days now but had some problems setting up my account.

Let me first start by saying that I am a true PJ vet.

I have seen PJ at least once (usually more) every time they have played in the Boston area since Lallapalooza II back in 1991.

That's right... Ninety F%$#ing One!

I flew to Las Vegas in October of 2000 for their 10th B-Day show too! Which, as I'm sure you can imagine, was increadably touching and very emotional and was the greatest performance I have ever seen by any band - And I have seen many... That was - until May 25th at the Boston Garden.

I don't know what it was... I was there the night before too and it didn't seem to compare. As many have said; I believe BI was simply a warm-up... a soundcheck, if you will, to BII. The band just seemed to be in a great, excited and loving mood - coming on almost 20 minutes early and rocking 'till the roof was about to cave in. The croud was electric. The set was dream-like and could not have been planned better (if at all).

It seemed as though the whole second encore was shot from the hip with Ed just jumping around between songs grasping his brotheren and calling audables. Just going with his gut. It was truly beautiful.

They could have played for ten hours if it could be allowed and the crowd would have been right there with them the whole time.

The PJ fan base is a wonderful phenominon. Not seen since the likes of The Dead but much cooler and better smelling.

Anyway, I just wanted to relate this to the younger fans who were there (and there seem to be many - or I just may be getting old) who believe that they saw a true moment in Pearl Jam history and to let them know that they had indeed. Coming from a long-time PJ fan from even before the conception of PJ - (I'm talkin' MoLoBo Yo! I was following Stone and Jeff from even before Ed!) And I'm here to testify. Boston II was like going to church and having God Almighty Herself show up to rock the altar!

Peace and Love to all of you! I'll see you the next time in Boston!

-Mercury

gusturtle · June 2006

whoever is singing background vocals on lowlight (i think its jeff) needs to back it down a notch before trying this song again, or at least find the right key.

Born2Jam · June 2006

frogwater wrote:

whoever is singing background vocals on lowlight (i think its jeff) needs to back it down a notch before trying this song again, or at least find the right key.

I hate to say it, but I agree.
On Unemployable, too.

VEDHEAD27 · June 2006

(((HAPPY 1 WEEK ANNIVERSARY)))

Man, I so wish I was back there.

Lucky for me I keep reliving this night over and over and over in my head though so it's all good. This was honestly one of the greatest PJ shows I have ever had the honor//privilege to witness/be a part of. UNBELIEVEABLE!!! So much love! So much!! I'm still in complete shock and awe of this night. Crowd & band alike....WOOOOOOOOOW (on whole new levels). I'm so blessed to have been there.

It's been a dream in the making for years since Boston boots always floor me. Wow. Well the dream became a reality and then quickly became a dream all over again. I can't believe this happened. *punches self* Flew cross country and can't wait to do it again! WHAT A SHOW! IT WAS EPIC! IT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST PJ EXPERIENCES EVER EVER EVER!

THANK YOU PEARL JAM
THANK YOU PEARL JAM FANS
THANK YOU BOSTONE

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I'm still high as hell!

Wrote a long ass review.....
http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=196102

I can't stop talking/thinking about this show! WHAT.>A>...DREAM!!!! :eek: Don't ever wake me!!!!

**cannot wait to hear the boot and relive it even MORE**

jdelin · June 2006

VEDHEAD27 wrote:

(((HAPPY 1 WEEK ANNIVERSARY)))

Man, I so wish I was back there. Lucky for me I keep reliving this night over and over and over in my head though so it's all good. This was honestly one of the greatest PJ shows I have ever had the honor//privilege to witness/be a part of. UNBELIEVEABLE!!! So much love! So much!! I'm still in complete shock and awe of this night. Crowd & band alike....WOOOOOOOOOW (on whole new levels). I'm so blessed to have been there. It's been a dream in the making for years since Boston boots always floor me. Wow. Well the dream became a reality and then quickly became a dream all over again. I can't believe this happened. *punches self* Flew cross country and can't wait to do it again! WHAT A SHOW! IT WAS EPIC! IT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST PJ EXPERIENCES EVER EVER EVER!

THANK YOU PEARL JAM
THANK YOU PEARL JAM FANS
THANK YOU BOSTONE

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I'm still high as hell!

Wrote a long ass review.....
http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=196102

I can't stop talking/thinking about this show! WHAT.>A>...DREAM!!!! :eek: Don't ever wake me!!!!

**cannot wait to hear the boot and relive it even MORE**

Vedhead27, I totally agree with you. I have been listening to the bootlets nonstop, reliving both nights. I still can't get over how awesome the shows were!!!

incidental_immort · June 2006

I thought that I'd write a little about the young girl (age 6 - 8 I would guess) that got her request played at the second Boston show. My friend and I were seated right behind her and her Dad (?) during the opening act. When MMJ finished up there was a quick change over of the stage. During this time the girl and her Dad left their seats.

A few minutes later TD Banknorth employee came down the aisle with a pair of older couples. Apparently they had "friend of a friend" connections with some bigwig at the venue. The usher seated two of the people in the open "aisle" seats next to me and my friend and the other two right in front of us.

He left and a few minutes later a second usher came by and asked the older couple what they were doing in those seats. They dropped the name of the person who got them onto the floor and the usher quickly apologized and walked away. After he left the people were being total jerks saying things like "We should have told him to get us beers."

The worst part was that the couple in front of us had "stolen" seats from the girl and her Dad. When they came back, they tried to make the older couple move. The biggest jerk of the group said something like, "These are our seats now". Luckily the head usher came over and moved the older couple to another area because I was absolutely livid at this point. A few minutes later the band came out and ripped into the opening set.

The girl stood on her seat for most of the show and sang along with the music. It was really cute. About midway thru the show one of the guys up front even gave her one of Mike's picks (what a classy move). She looked like she was having a great time.

Toward the end of the first encore the little girl held up a little hand made sign. It was a large pair of lips with "Smile" for the teeth. Since Smile is one of my favorites, I encouraged her to hold it up. Whenever the lights were up on the crowd my friend and I and several other people in our row would wave and point to the sign. Finally we got Mike's attention as he squinted to read the writing. Shortly later the first encore ended and the guys left the stage.

During this intermission the little girl pulled out some flowers that she was going to give to Ed. Everyone in our section was so cool about it and they carried her up to the front row seats. The second encore started with Why Go and Life Wasted before Ed finally saw the girl and her flowers. He told the security guards to bring her up on stage and announced her to the crowd. Then he took the flowers in exchange for playing her request (it was really cool that he waited until she was back to her seat before he started the song). It was a great version and Ed even gave the little girl his harmonica after it was over.

VEDHEAD27 · June 2006

That was a truly beautiful moment.

One I will NEVER forget for oh so many reasons. Thanks for the story incidental_immort.

jdelin...I SAID FUCK YEEEEEAH!!

I just got the boots ((THANK YOU))! I'm listening now!!! :eek: UNREAL! I still don't believe. I am convinced that nothing will make this "sink in". **non-stop goosebumps from head to toe** It makes me wanna cry how frickin gorgeous this is. Crowd & band alike...really, it was one of THE tighest, most intoxicating group hugs on the planet.

*tears* There's magic at EVERY Pearl Jam show...but sometimes extra special things take place...a certain extra something circulates in the air, throughout your entire being. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN BOSTON & NIGHT II took that and exaggerated it x a million!

Again, UN-REAL!

DEJ225 · June 2006

Long time fan, but this is my first time posting and Boston 5/25 was my first show. This was show was incredible! Best concert I have ever been too, by far. I don't think anything could ever top this concert. I was sitting in section 302, but I dont think seats mattered at all. The building was electric, although way up there it was hard to hear what Ed was saying in between songs. Mike McCready was awesome. Insane performance! Really got the crowd goin. I thought the song choice was excellent, and I'm very glad i got to hear repeats of a bunch of the songs from the first show. Highlights for me were rearviewmirror, alive, black, and for the new stuff, parachutes was amazing. Didn't realize it was Theo until after the show too. Good stuff. Most fun i've ever had at a concert. Pearl Jam fuckin rocks.

jdelin · June 2006

VEDHEAD27 wrote:

That was a truly beautiful moment. One I will NEVER forget for oh so many reasons. Thanks for the story incidental_immort.

jdelin...I SAID FUCK YEEEEEAH!! I just got the boots ((THANK YOU))! I'm listening now!!! :eek: UNREAL! I still don't believe. I am convinced that nothing will make this "sink in". **non-stop goosebumps from head to toe** It makes me wanna cry how frickin gorgeous this is. Crowd & band alike...really, it was one of THE tighest, most intoxicating group hugs on the planet. *tears* There's magic at EVERY Pearl Jam show...but sometimes extra special things take place...a certain extra something circulates in the air, throughout your entire being. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN BOSTON & NIGHT II took that and exaggerated it x a million! Again, UN-REAL!

Trust me, I feel the same exact way! I've been to a bunch of great PJ shows, but the energy of this one was amazing. I've never been around so many fellow die-hard fans, singing every note, cheering, and being so into it. It's shows like these that remind us that life is good.

Nutmeg · June 2006

incidental_immort wrote:

I thought that I'd write a little about the young girl (age 6 - 8 I would guess) that got her request played at the second Boston show. My friend and I were seated right behind her and her Dad (?) during the opening act. When MMJ finished up there was a quick change over of the stage. During this time the girl and her Dad left their seats.

A few minutes later TD Banknorth employee came down the aisle with a pair of older couples. Apparently they had "friend of a friend" connections with some bigwig at the venue. The usher seated two of the people in the open "aisle" seats next to me and my friend and the other two right in front of us.

He left and a few minutes later a second usher came by and asked the older couple what they were doing in those seats. They dropped the name of the person who got them onto the floor and the usher quickly apologized and walked away. After he left the people were being total jerks saying things like "We should have told him to get us beers."

The worst part was that the couple in front of us had "stolen" seats from the girl and her Dad. When they came back, they tried to make the older couple move. The biggest jerk of the group said something like, "These are our seats now". Luckily the head usher came over and moved the older couple to another area because I was absolutely livid at this point. A few minutes later the band came out and ripped into the opening set.

The girl stood on her seat for most of the show and sang along with the music. It was really cute. About midway thru the show one of the guys up front even gave her one of Mike's picks (what a classy move). She looked like she was having a great time.

Toward the end of the first encore the little girl held up a little hand made sign. It was a large pair of lips with "Smile" for the teeth. Since Smile is one of my favorites, I encouraged her to hold it up. Whenever the lights were up on the crowd my friend and I and several other people in our row would wave and point to the sign. Finally we got Mike's attention as he squinted to read the writing. Shortly later the first encore ended and the guys left the stage.

During this intermission the little girl pulled out some flowers that she was going to give to Ed. Everyone in our section was so cool about it and they carried her up to the front row seats. The second encore started with Why Go and Life Wasted before Ed finally saw the girl and her flowers. He told the security guards to bring her up on stage and announced her to the crowd. Then he took the flowers in exchange for playing her request (it was really cool that he waited until she was back to her seat before he started the song). It was a great version and Ed even gave the little girl his harmonica after it was over.

Thanks for sharing your version. It was just such a beautiful thing to see...and she'll have this great memory forever. At the end, I noticed Ed didn't have the flowers and all I could think was "Please take the little girl's flowers!" I was so happy to see him run back and pick them up along with his notebook.

Born2Jam · June 2006

incidental_immort wrote:

I thought that I'd write a little about the young girl (age 6 - 8 I would guess) that got her request played at the second Boston show. My friend and I were seated right behind her and her Dad (?) during the opening act. When MMJ finished up there was a quick change over of the stage. During this time the girl and her Dad left their seats.

A few minutes later TD Banknorth employee came down the aisle with a pair of older couples. Apparently they had "friend of a friend" connections with some bigwig at the venue. The usher seated two of the people in the open "aisle" seats next to me and my friend and the other two right in front of us.

He left and a few minutes later a second usher came by and asked the older couple what they were doing in those seats. They dropped the name of the person who got them onto the floor and the usher quickly apologized and walked away. After he left the people were being total jerks saying things like "We should have told him to get us beers."

The worst part was that the couple in front of us had "stolen" seats from the girl and her Dad. When they came back, they tried to make the older couple move. The biggest jerk of the group said something like, "These are our seats now". Luckily the head usher came over and moved the older couple to another area because I was absolutely livid at this point. A few minutes later the band came out and ripped into the opening set.

The girl stood on her seat for most of the show and sang along with the music. It was really cute. About midway thru the show one of the guys up front even gave her one of Mike's picks (what a classy move). She looked like she was having a great time.

Toward the end of the first encore the little girl held up a little hand made sign. It was a large pair of lips with "Smile" for the teeth. Since Smile is one of my favorites, I encouraged her to hold it up. Whenever the lights were up on the crowd my friend and I and several other people in our row would wave and point to the sign. Finally we got Mike's attention as he squinted to read the writing. Shortly later the first encore ended and the guys left the stage.

During this intermission the little girl pulled out some flowers that she was going to give to Ed. Everyone in our section was so cool about it and they carried her up to the front row seats. The second encore started with Why Go and Life Wasted before Ed finally saw the girl and her flowers. He told the security guards to bring her up on stage and announced her to the crowd. Then he took the flowers in exchange for playing her request (it was really cool that he waited until she was back to her seat before he started the song). It was a great version and Ed even gave the little girl his harmonica after it was over.

Are you the cool chick with short dark hair and bandana? Or her 10C friend?

My son and I were had seats right next to you guys before all this went down.
We were the other ones in the 3rd row being moved over for these people.
The whole thing was a bunch of crap.
The clueless security guard came over and made us move down two seats to the left, saying that the seats we were in were the “unsold seats”. We were a little ticked, too.

Then, in comes the older couples. (I said to my son they were probably Banknorth executives)
They were rather obnoxious, though luckily I didn’t overhear some of the ignorant remarks that you got to witness. I noticed the whole thing with the little girl and her Dad getting moved, too.

There was another younger guy who was cool (and I don’t think was with the elder jerks) who was brought in too, and was placed right next to me, so I didn’t have to rock out next to the big shots. The cool guy told me he had a friend working at the Garden, that’s how he got his seat.

The whole thing just irked me.

But once the concert started, nothing mattered anymore. It was an amazing show and we had the best time. It was a privilege to witness the whole thing with Shae getting onstage and how good the crowd and the band were to her. (Check out this thread if you haven’t already: http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=196068)

The PJ spirit sure was alive and well in our section that night.

What a blast……………

baratonelove · June 2006

sounds like true jamily took the reigns over the would be "hot shots" , glad to see it.....and i also thought it rather sweet that ed not only brought her up on stage but also waited till she was safe in her dads arms before begining the song for her , class act to be certain

incidental_immort · June 2006

Born2Jam wrote:

Are you the cool chick with short dark hair and bandana? Or her 10C friend?

I was the big goofy looking guy with the black t-shirt. The woman in the bandana was my friend Kate. You guys must have been on our left, huh?

Anyhow, the whole situation really ticked me off. Hey, the seats next to us were empty so I can understand them filling them up (though I was looking forward to some extra room). But to kick out fans who had tickets... I'm glad that the bouncer took care of it the right way. Plus, if you get lucky enough to get upgraded like that, the least you can do is be grateful. There's absolutely no reason to belittle the staff (they're just doing their job) or be rude to people who actually bought tickets.

Born2Jam · June 2006

incidental_immort wrote:

I was the big goofy looking guy with the black t-shirt. The woman in the bandana was my friend Kate. You guys must have been on our left, huh?

Goofy? No, no. Rockin? Yeh, yeh!

I only spoke to her for a minute, but your friend Kate seems like a really cool chick, and she was very appreciative of her 10C bud!!
She seem shocked to be so close!

Yeh, we were to your left........I was the short chick with the teenage kid!
What a great show, huh?
Ten Club tix ROCK!!

incidental_immort wrote:

Plus, if you get lucky enough to get upgraded like that, the least you can do is be grateful. There's absolutely no reason to belittle the staff (they're just doing their job) or be rude to people who actually bought tickets.

B-I-N-G-O!!

masspearljamfan · June 2006

best pj show i've ever been to! great bootleg also!

Anon · June 2006

masspearljamfan wrote:

best pj show i've ever been to! great bootleg also!

DITTO!

And the "We belong together" tag at the end of Black...
even more AMAZING hearing it on the boot.

Born2Jam · June 2006

Smile_dad wrote:

DITTO!

And the "We belong together" tag at the end of Black...
even more AMAZING hearing it on the boot.

Absolutely.
You could FEEL the connection between the crowd and the band on that one.
It was absolutely palpable!

Maybe it's a biased opinion since I was there, but I think it comes across on the boot as well.
Brought tears to my eyes when I heard it on the boot.
I was completely there again.

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