Eddie Vedder Is Really Pumped About the Cubs Beating the Cardinals *video

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demetrios
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edited October 2015 in The Porch
http://www.spin.com/2015/10/eddie-vedder-chicago-cubs-win-interview/

Rachel Brodsky // October 14, 2015

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If you care about sports, then you’re no doubt aware that the Chicago Cubs won a playoff series against the St. Louis Cardinals last night, putting them a step closer to playing their first World Series since 1908.

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who is apparently a huge Cubs fan, was there to cheer his favorite team on for the second time in recent weeks (last week he was in the locker room when the team beat Pittsburgh in a Wild Card game). Last night though, an amped Vedder got on camera for an interview with CBS on Wrigley Field. Watch it below.

Vedder is currently at something of a crossroads concerning his favorite baseball team: If the Cubs do make the Series, Yahoo Sports points out that Vedder will have to miss the games because Pearl Jam is scheduled to tour South America later this month. “It’s been a surprise,” he told Fox Sports Midwest. “We’re touring and I have to leave before the World Series. All I’m saying is that the next few years we’re not going to play in October… This year I didn’t think we had to worry about it. But I hope we go to the World Series and I hope I miss the games. It’d be a good problem to have.”

Finally, get a load of this picture of fellow Cubs fan Billy Corgan, who doesn’t look particularly jazzed about his newfound “boyz” status with radio host Brent Dougherty.

Video .. http://goo.gl/HtEzuz
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    Only Cubs fans would celebrate winning the NLDS like they won the freaking World Series! Haha! Onya guys, but you've got 2 more series to win after this one.
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  • Only Cubs fans would celebrate winning the NLDS like they won the freaking World Series! Haha! Onya guys, but you've got 2 more series to win after this one.

    Hey Garfunkel?
    Let us enjoy the moment, please.

    Some day we'll go all the way.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited October 2015

    Only Cubs fans would celebrate winning the NLDS like they won the freaking World Series! Haha! Onya guys, but you've got 2 more series to win after this one.

    Hey Garfunkel?
    Let us enjoy the moment, please.

    Some day we'll go all the way.
    My buddy 2-f-r has had a rough sports week.

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  • given2fly23
    given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 6,040

    Only Cubs fans would celebrate winning the NLDS like they won the freaking World Series! Haha! Onya guys, but you've got 2 more series to win after this one.

    And we're proud of it.
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  • High Fidelity 2000
    High Fidelity 2000 New Mexico USA Posts: 4,439
    I don't get why Ed talked about how the tour is happening... unless there is ONE secret date for 10/22 for PJ25?? The tour starts 11/4, which is game 7 of the series. Since Bono can fly across the world to make it to Global Citizen, I'm sure Eddie could figure out some way to go to the world series and then make it to wherever the tour starts 11/4. Now it would suck IF the Cubs made it to the world series, and IF it tied after game 6, and game 7 was the same night as the opening of the tour... but those are a lot of big ifs, and for all you know the Cubs will make it and win after game 4. ;) Eddie can still be a part of it!!

    I thought his interview after the game talking about thinking about the people who aren't around who wanted this for so long... that was really touching. You could tell he was moved. I'm not even a sports fan but it's cool to see the Cubs making it this far after so long.
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  • Wma31394
    Wma31394 Posts: 3,045

    I don't get why Ed talked about how the tour is happening... unless there is ONE secret date for 10/22 for PJ25?? The tour starts 11/4, which is game 7 of the series. Since Bono can fly across the world to make it to Global Citizen, I'm sure Eddie could figure out some way to go to the world series and then make it to wherever the tour starts 11/4. Now it would suck IF the Cubs made it to the world series, and IF it tied after game 6, and game 7 was the same night as the opening of the tour... but those are a lot of big ifs, and for all you know the Cubs will make it and win after game 4. ;) Eddie can still be a part of it!!

    I thought his interview after the game talking about thinking about the people who aren't around who wanted this for so long... that was really touching. You could tell he was moved. I'm not even a sports fan but it's cool to see the Cubs making it this far after so long.

    Yea I didnt look into the schedule of both the series and tour but I was thinking his private jet could get him where ever he needs to be. Its not like he cant rest properly and still give a solid performance.
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Thrilled for all Cubs fans, hope they 'go all the way'.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • PJammer4life
    PJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,669
    If the Cubs win..eddie would miss a weeklong party like no other in that city.
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  • pljam
    pljam Posts: 387
    Thanks for posting that Demetrios
    It never ceases to blow me the fck away how somebody as big as EV is on a world scale after 25 years is as humble ,compassionate,grounded and just simply come across as a genuine human being that first thought is that of other human beings,passed and present.I guess that's why most of us on this site are on this site,it's beyond the best music on this rock,it's the magnet of truly professional musicians that give us faith as the little people we are one with the biggest of people
    What an investment being a PJ fan has been for me ,greatest inspiration I have in my life,the you Ed
  • Kct1961
    Kct1961 Posts: 99
    pljam said:

    Thanks for posting that Demetrios
    It never ceases to blow me the fck away how somebody as big as EV is on a world scale after 25 years is as humble ,compassionate,grounded and just simply come across as a genuine human being that first thought is that of other human beings,passed and present.I guess that's why most of us on this site are on this site,it's beyond the best music on this rock,it's the magnet of truly professional musicians that give us faith as the little people we are one with the biggest of people
    What an investment being a PJ fan has been for me ,greatest inspiration I have in my life,the you Ed

    So true. I thought the same thing of his reflections.
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  • I like how he was wearing a Casamigos T Shirt. I wonder if he pals around with George Clooney and Randy Gerber, since it's it their brand and they give out cases to all their friends???

    Good for the Cubs and their fans...I, being a White Sox fan married to a Cubs fans, am happy for them. Also, being in the booze business like to see people in Chicagoland in bars. Win, win.
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,119
    I don't know how many Barstool fans are on this board. But the barstool Chicago guy, Bigcat (Dan) had a pic of he and Ed on twitter today. He said today (on the barstool rundown) that if the Cubs win the world series, he has a video that all PJ fans will appreciate (pretty much Ed playing a bunch of acoustic songs at a house party they were all at). He did say that Ed smelled like a homeless guy but he's a big PJ fan, haha.
  • If they go all the way can he jet back and forth from SA tour?

    Go Cubs!!! Great video! So good!!!

    (Go hawks)
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459

    Only Cubs fans would celebrate winning the NLDS like they won the freaking World Series! Haha! Onya guys, but you've got 2 more series to win after this one.

    Hey Garfunkel?
    Let us enjoy the moment, please.

    Some day we'll go all the way.
    Before he died, my Grandpa Lee was a die hard Cubbies fan all his too short life. He's cheering them on from up high, as I am here below.
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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329

    I don't know how many Barstool fans are on this board. But the barstool Chicago guy, Bigcat (Dan) had a pic of he and Ed on twitter today. He said today (on the barstool rundown) that if the Cubs win the world series, he has a video that all PJ fans will appreciate (pretty much Ed playing a bunch of acoustic songs at a house party they were all at). He did say that Ed smelled like a homeless guy but he's a big PJ fan, haha.

    Love BigCat

    Would Ed go - TOFTBs in the bleachers if they make the Series :lol:
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841

    Would Ed go - TOFTBs in the bleachers if they make the Series :lol:

    I had to Google TOFTB. I found a very interesting Twitter account.
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  • Empty Glass
    Empty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    dankind said:

    Would Ed go - TOFTBs in the bleachers if they make the Series :lol:

    I had to Google TOFTB. I found a very interesting Twitter account.
    :whistle:
    I would have spelled it out, but this is an all ages forum. Basically asking if he'd go shirtless - T's out for the boys
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    DEGENERATE FUK

    This place is dead

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  • PP193448
    PP193448 Here Posts: 4,282
    What the hell is wrong with Corgan?? Smile dammit. Lighten up Francis...
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