The Concerned About Ed's Drinking Thread

PJ218304
PJ218304 Posts: 15
edited December 2013 in The Porch
I've been getting increasingly concerned about the amount Ed drinks. I can't speak to his personal life, of course, but I don't understand why he needs to be drunk at every show. My experience is that people only drink to excess in order to deal with something they can't face sober, or else to try to escape from something. I've been to a few shows, and I honestly think that as a group we fans are not such a bad bunch. It's not like going to the in-laws where you might need a few beers first to make in through the evening.

So what's the deal? Are others as concerned as I am, or am I making something out of nothing here? Does anyone else feel that the drinking is adversely impacting the quality of the performances?
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  • ForceofNature101
    ForceofNature101 Posts: 1,295
    I think that the shows themselves are really all us the fans can really attest to, I know that Ed was incredible at the shows I saw
  • lisa10
    lisa10 Posts: 18
    I've been thinking about that as well. I don't drink much alcohol, so I'm probably more on the overreacting side of this topic. But I really do hope that Ed only does this excessive drinking when on tour and has it under control for the rest of the year. I think part of is is him just putting on this rock star persona. Imagine the rest of the band would be as wasted as he is. Glad that they keep it together. That being said, yes I'm concerned as well.
  • McJuicy
    McJuicy Posts: 759
    drinking is fun
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  • skanji32
    skanji32 Posts: 592
    People I was speaking to Seattle said there was gatorade in the bottles and there's no way he'd drink that much.

    Anyways, hoping that posting here doesn't go against the rules of the forum. If it did, this post can be deleted.
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 13,115
    I think the wine also plays a part in soothing his voice. i went to the back-to-back philly shows and i can't fathom how his voice puts out PJ songs on those nights and up to 4 or 5 times a week.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,351
    I'm not concerned.
    That said, it did seem like he drank far more this tour than in any in the past.
    Also one of their best tours in recent memory....

    At the end of the Phoenix show, he was hammered. I mean, speech slurring "what is he talking about" drunk.
    Amazing show though! :D
  • KC2917
    KC2917 Posts: 872
    McJuicy wrote:
    drinking is fun

    I second that.
  • Out of My Mind and Time
    Out of My Mind and Time Posts: 1,333
    Are you kidding me! :fp:
  • CDFish
    CDFish Boston, MA Posts: 173
    Yikes....
    Terrible thread :nono: :fp:
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Out of My Mind and Time wrote:
    Are you kidding me! :fp:

    No shit. Geezuz people.
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  • scratched vinyl
    scratched vinyl Posts: 742
    The "Is this thread for real?" comment.
  • Jamminonthe1
    Jamminonthe1 Posts: 1,243
    I can't believe this is being discussed.
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    I really hope ed poops regularly.
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    I wanna rock n roll all night and part of every day ......
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  • PJammer4life
    PJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,673
    I'm concerned your so concerned with someone else's life that you don't even know. Ed's close to 50, he's a big boy. You ain't gonna change him. Maybe alcohol relaxes him when he's playing in front of 20,000 people for 3 + hours.

    Reminds me of Surfer Eddie's Sunshine State bootleg from 1993. "I can take a drink from this bottle and be sober, or this bottle and be fucked up. I'll let you decide." Crowd roars at the alcohol bottle. Eddie, "Cheers" and they rip into Evenflow.
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  • CitizenRick
    CitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    Mind your own business.
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  • Out of My Mind and Time
    Out of My Mind and Time Posts: 1,333
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    I wanna rock n roll all night and part of every day ......

    Exactly Mike! 8-)
  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,457
    Last-12-Exit wrote:
    I really hope ed poops regularly.

    :lol::lol:


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  • Out of My Mind and Time
    Out of My Mind and Time Posts: 1,333
    CitizenRick wrote:
    Mind your own business.

    MYM!

    (had too :D )
  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    #YOLO
    #SWAG
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