That is a great story!!! I was just told that one of my brothers bosses kid had last row for Eddie @ either NY or Nj a couple of weeks ago...before the show security came up to him and his friendsin the last row and told them to come with them, they had no idea what they did, they were moved to the frotn row and told later on that EV usually buys the front row and has select people moved to the front...What a great guys Eddie is..lI still cant beleive the time I met him I was so stoned I just said " holy shit Eddie Vedder' and he said " he man whats up? shook hands and that was it....I was pretty fugged up plus a little amazed that Eddie was @ the Yankees/Sox game 7 (2004 ALCS) I ran into Johnny Mac, Chris Chelios and Tony Danza that night as well...and than the Yankees completed blowing a 3-0 series lead and my night went to shit..lol....
not sure if i should even mention this, but a recording of this show finally surfaced (and pretty good quality).. It was amazing to hear it all over again and hear things I didn't even remember him saying:D
not sure if i should even mention this, but a recording of this show finally surfaced (and pretty good quality).. It was amazing to hear it all over again and hear things I didn't even remember him saying:D
by the way, if anyone would like to ummm...hear from me... send me a PM.
oh yeah, i did. it's not very good right now- here it is. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/2790234426_166c22f617_b.jpg
I couldn't afford a frame so I just used an album frame.
now i have a scan of the set list from the show and some other stuff I wanna put in, so i'll have to make it bigger.
Well I just returned from the single greatest night of my life.. here it goes:
Before the second Boston show, I hung out outside the venue hoping to meet Eddie for the first time. There were about 10 other fans also waiting. At around 3:30, his security guard came and told us Eddie was coming and that he would sign one item each, not to take pictures, etc. About 10 or 15 minutes later Eddie came by. He went down the line and signed everybody's things. I was the last person in the line. I told him I didn't need him to sign anything and I just wanted to say hello and thank him. (I figure, I may only get 30 seconds with Eddie in my entire life, I don't want to waste it watching him write his name on a piece of paper. I'd rather let him know how I feel.) I also handed him a note I wrote a couple days ago. He shook my hand, thanked me and told me he liked my shirt (EV pick shirt from wishlist foundation). Even though I heard the compliment I was in such awe that I don't think I responded so he repeated himself and pointed at the shirt smiling.
I was COMPLETELY unsure about giving him the letter. I thought he might think it was weird or just throw it away. Earlier in the day I decided not to do it but while I was waiting for him I read it again and decided I'd go for it anyway. I was just hoping that he would MAYBE read it.
Fast forward a few hours, towards the end of the show, Eddie took a piece of yellow paper out (like mine) and says "I got a note today.." I immediately knew what was going on but I couldn't believe it. He talked about me and my letter for about 30 seconds and even read a couple parts out loud. He said he wanted to dedicate the next song to me. I can't even begin to describe what was going on in my head. Just hearing him say my name gave me shivers. I started crying and my knees were shaking. Just the thought of Eddie knowing that I exist amazes me, but the fact that he was actually moved by something I wrote and dedicated a song to me is absolutely unreal. It feels like a dream.
By the time he started the song, everyone around me could tell by my reaction that the song was for me and told me to stand up. So i spent the entire song standing up, so happy and still crying. I totally apologize to anyone whose view I obstructed. I was going to sit down halfway through, but this really cool couple behind me told me to stay up, so I didn't object:D
The whole rest of the show was a blur, it still is. I can't believe something like this happened to me. I can't count how many times I've been jealous of other people's stories and now this happens. I just can't stop saying it- I can't believe this was real. I'm fully expecting to wake up any minute now. Eddie is an amazing person:)
Everyone has asked me what the note said.. Unfortunately I didn't save a copy for myself because I was not expecting him to even read it. In a nutshell, I explained that I just graduated high school and in general I am disgusted by the amount of materialism and conformity in most other teenagers. I told him that his music saved me from this. I wrote that at the end of middle school I was headed down the same path- listening to pop music and obsessing over brand name clothes. I told him about the first time I ever heard Pearl Jam and how I stayed up all night listening, completely blown away. Then I used the phrase (which he read out loud) "4 years and 11 pearl jam concerts later.. I am a completely different person" I explained a couple other ways he changed my life that he read out loud. It was something like "Instead of listening to pop music on my ipod, I'm listening to albums like Quadraphenia on vinyl. Instead of watching tasteless reality TV, I'm playing guitar and writing music. Instead of voting for the next American Idol, I'm making sure everyone my age is registered to vote for the next president" (the wording on that last one might be a little off, but you get the idea)
This post is already the longest one I've ever written. To wrap it up, I have a quick plea. If anyone was there and remembers any of the exact wording Eddie used when he was talking about me, I would LOVE to know. So much was going through my head that I can't remember it exactly. And if anybody has a recording of this, I would love you even more.
anyway, I thought I'd share:D:D Thanks Eddie for the greatest night of my life.
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I couldn't afford a frame so I just used an album frame.
now i have a scan of the set list from the show and some other stuff I wanna put in, so i'll have to make it bigger.
I just read your post, can't believe I missed it before.
That is definitely something you will never forget : )
This brought a huge smile on my face!
Once I get out of this town
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Amazing story, you are blessed.
This has just made me a bigger fan of Eddie & Pearl Jam!