HALIFAX 2006 Thread

lanners · March 2006

Truthmonger wrote:

Hey Lanners, if its any consolation I'm guessing they NEVER had any intention of going to Halifax or any other Canadian city besides Tor.. Van. is only rumoured to be getting a gig. Montreal isn't getting one period, which astounds me. For what its worth, I think Tor. got the gig b/c of size and geography, not b/c the shows in Tor. are so great. Actually, the concerts in Tor. have paled in comparison to other Canadian cities - Halifax among them.

I live here, so I'll be going. But with great disappointment. Oh well, I think there's always another chance for Halifax. What amazes me to this day are the number of people who continue to write about their experience at the Halifax concert, and how great it was. I so wish I was there.

I actually thought about making up a huge sign for the Air Canada Centre that read: "fuck Toronto, come back to Halifax ". I'm serious.....

if you did that, make that sign, you would be my hero!!! that's so incredible!

have fun at the T.O. show, those who get to go. i have neither the cash or the time off work (oh the joys of a new job) to go.

Truthmonger, i want ALL the gory details and i mean ALL of them, in a ten or more page report on my desk immediately after the show.

olderman · March 2006

and don't give up hope. sometimes the best is saved for last.

Truthmonger · March 2006

lanners wrote:

if you did that, make that sign, you would be my hero!!! that's so incredible!

have fun at the T.O. show, those who get to go. i have neither the cash or the time off work (oh the joys of a new job) to go.

Truthmonger, i want ALL the gory details and i mean ALL of them, in a ten or more page report on my desk immediately after the show.

Absolutely. The only hindrance to a full and proper report could be my rather disadvantaged position at the concert. Here, you'll see what I mean.....

http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=168823

CrazyJD · March 2006

1. We just had a PJ concert in September, and it was a great one. They've come here ONCE... ever. While I am hoping they come back soon, they did JUST finish a tour through here.

2. We get shafted all the time by big acts, but mostly its due to the arena. You put an 18,000 arena in Halifax, and all the big acts will sellout. People come from all over the maritimes and northeastern US if its a good band.

I bet if Halifax gets that arena built (rumours), Halifax becomes the last eastern stop on many bands tours, not Montreal.

lanners · March 2006

well, truthmonger, i still want a report. you will still be at a show, which is more than the rest of us might get.

i know you're frustrated with your seats (I LOVED the Kool-Aid stand bit...that was so funny!) but come on...you're dangling a scrap of food just out of reach of a hungry fan. you are among the lucky and i wish you could be happy for your "crappy" seats. who cares if you can't see them up close. when i saw them i was literally in the nosebleed section and i loved every fucking minute of it.

sorry, i didn't mean to go off like that.

i'm kind of glad that i've not been on the boards that much lately (new job is keeping me busy and making me sick of computers) whenever there is an announcement of a tour or ever since the buzz about the new album started, people have been kind of riled up and going off on each other (my tirade about included). i don't want to be all peace-nic but come on people...this is an exciting time and it's not the right time to be at each other's throats.

i'm glad the throat slashers don't frequent this or the other halifax thread, otherwise i think i would just stop coming to the message pit altogether.

hang in there my hopeful friends!!!

mookie blaylock 10 · March 2006

lanners wrote:

well, truthmonger, i still want a report. you will still be at a show, which is more than the rest of us might get.

i know you're frustrated with your seats (I LOVED the Kool-Aid stand bit...that was so funny!) but come on...you're dangling a scrap of food just out of reach of a hungry fan. you are among the lucky and i wish you could be happy for your "crappy" seats. who cares if you can't see them up close. when i saw them i was literally in the nosebleed section and i loved every fucking minute of it.

sorry, i didn't mean to go off like that.

i'm kind of glad that i've not been on the boards that much lately (new job is keeping me busy and making me sick of computers) whenever there is an announcement of a tour or ever since the buzz about the new album started, people have been kind of riled up and going off on each other (my tirade about included). i don't want to be all peace-nic but come on people...this is an exciting time and it's not the right time to be at each other's throats.

i'm glad the throat slashers don't frequent this or the other halifax thread, otherwise i think i would just stop coming to the message pit altogether.

hang in there my hopeful friends!!!

good post lanners...i know what you're saying...and i still have hope!

Truthmonger · March 2006

lanners wrote:

well, truthmonger, i still want a report. you will still be at a show, which is more than the rest of us might get.

i know you're frustrated with your seats (I LOVED the Kool-Aid stand bit...that was so funny!) but come on...you're dangling a scrap of food just out of reach of a hungry fan. you are among the lucky and i wish you could be happy for your "crappy" seats. who cares if you can't see them up close. when i saw them i was literally in the nosebleed section and i loved every fucking minute of it.

sorry, i didn't mean to go off like that.

i'm kind of glad that i've not been on the boards that much lately (new job is keeping me busy and making me sick of computers) whenever there is an announcement of a tour or ever since the buzz about the new album started, people have been kind of riled up and going off on each other (my tirade about included). i don't want to be all peace-nic but come on people...this is an exciting time and it's not the right time to be at each other's throats.

i'm glad the throat slashers don't frequent this or the other halifax thread, otherwise i think i would just stop coming to the message pit altogether.

hang in there my hopeful friends!!!

I'm glad you found part of the thread funny, but actually, ALL OF IT was supposed to be funny. My hope was that if I made it ridiculous enough that people would see it for what it was - a joke. Satire. Sarcasm. I have no problem with my seats, or the process/protocol as a whole. It was meant as little more than a friendly in-house stirring-of-the-pot.

Anyhoo, you will indeed get a detailed account of events from the ACC. It will be the very best that this hoary, pickled, petrified brain can provide. I'm still thinking about "the sign" - as it will be known henceforth - and exactly how to do that. I think I'll need an accomplice though. And, oh ya, maybe a bodyguard should I stick with the original message. LOL.

lanners · March 2006

I figured your post was tongue-in-cheek, and i stand by my love of the Kool-Aid stand comment...sheer brilliance. It wasn't necessarily your post that set me off. almost every post i read prior to writing mine was full of in-fighting and pissing on people who didn't have good seats or people saying that people who have high 10c numbers or no 10c membership at all aren't good fans. it's junior high at the message pit and i was bullied enough the first time i went through junior high and frankly i was just in a pissy mood.

Your tenacity with the idea of "the sign" makes me giddy with schoolgirl glee. My only "regret" (i hate that word) is not being there to see it. Take pics. LOTS!

mookie blaylock 10 · March 2006

i kind of got screwed over on t.o., so i won't be there either lanners...have to rely on hopes for haltown '06...maybe at the end of the world tour...the last gig maybe? that would be schweet!

sward · March 2006

I really wish they'd come back to Hali..I really do...but I don't think I've ever actually believed it would happen. Unfortunately, we are not in a geographic area that makes sense logistically...Although the stop before Europe sounds good ;-)

We got our tour last year...so I am content with that. But....it sure would be nice to see them back!

Sugar Ray · March 2006

Look I may be a westerner and someone who has never had the pleasure of being on our great nation's east coast, but I can certainly offer my support in having the boys come back there and perform for you...

Now if you all could help ensure that they return to Calgary and Edmonton again... we'll be in business... lol.

Hell let's just ask for the whole whistle stop tour of Canada... spread the love... that's what I say.

Cheers,

R3

funkymonk · March 2006

Here! Here! More Pearl Jam shows for all their Canadian fans besides just Toronto and Montreal. There is obviously still a hunger here on the east coast for the band seeing as this thread is still going strong

mookie blaylock 10 · March 2006

how about a strictly canadian tour after the world tour...they take a few days off, then hit the road again in canada like in '05...sound good to anyone?

funkymonk · March 2006

I'm down with that! How about everyone else?

mookie blaylock 10 · March 2006

damn double post!

mookie blaylock 10 · March 2006

funkymonk wrote:

I'm down with that! How about everyone else?

save the best for last, eh? funkymonk?

TWHolt · March 2006

I have a 8 pack of Keith's chillin for Ed's return.

mookie blaylock 10 · March 2006

bad ass boozer!

...should be nicely chilled for the boys...

lanners · March 2006

Sugar Ray wrote:

Look I may be a westerner and someone who has never had the pleasure of being on our great nation's east coast, but I can certainly offer my support in having the boys come back there and perform for you...

Now if you all could help ensure that they return to Calgary and Edmonton again... we'll be in business... lol.

Hell let's just ask for the whole whistle stop tour of Canada... spread the love... that's what I say.

Cheers,

R3

welcome to the East Coast Sugar Ray, where everyone is welcome and there's enough cold Keith's to keep everyone happy.

i will divide my tour thoughts between the East and the West. fuck the middle cuz there ain't gonna be any middle any more!

heh...i'm feeling feisty tonight.

TWHolt · March 2006

lanners wrote:

fuck the middle cuz there ain't gonna be any middle any more!

heh...i'm feeling feisty tonight.

NICE quote! hahahahaha

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