I think Letterman was just "ok". A shame Neil Young got sick; I was expecting a moving speech like Eddie for Neil, Flea for Metallica or Grohl for Rush.
The band speeches were really good, and they cared to bring Krusen, who was ready to play, to say a few words and stay.
The band was solid, great performance!
Yeah would much have rather had that kind of speech.
Get over yourself Pearl Jam. This would have been a great opportunity to have Dave play one more time. (Sigh)
Somebody needs to get over it for sure.
yeah,,,bitching cant win this one..we got tired of crying babies..
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
how the hell stone,remembered all the names of tour crew and 10c crew??unreal!!
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
But I will always wonder what Neils would have been like.
this is true
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Disappointed Not for You wasn't played, if it is true it was on soundcheck. Really thought they'd throw something different into the set, but on the flipside I'm not surprised they played Alive, Betterman, Given to Fly and Rockin' In the Freeworld. All those songs have reason to be there and awesome anyway, and glad to hear the speeches were great and performance was spot on. Can't wait to catch the broadcast!
Awesome seeing this and can't wait for the HBO broadcast. Thoroughly enjoyed Letterman. He kept the beard!! Great speeches from everyone, I especially loved Stone's. Good stuff and congrats again!
"It's best to live in grace before you're forced to." EV- 10/09/2014
Amazing night. So happy and honored to have been there in section 118 which were great seats. Betterman was an incredible version. Speeches were great, especially Stone. The rest of the night was fun too. Going to sleep very happy.
What was the crowd like? Seemed fairly loud for an induction ceremony.
Bottom line...Dave Abbruzzese should have been there. Recognize his contributions. I love PJ but I don't understand why they can't acknowledge how he contributed to their legend.
He was there. The band invited him. Eddie said how great of a drummer he was in his speech.
Amazing night. So happy and honored to have been there in section 118 which were great seats. Betterman was an incredible version. Speeches were great, especially Stone. The rest of the night was fun too. Going to sleep very happy.
What was the crowd like? Seemed fairly loud for an induction ceremony.
The crowd was pretty great for this kind of event, when PJ was introduced in the opening by Jann Wenner they got a huge ovation, went on for over a minute. And when they came on for their induction the place was really loud. Steve Perry got a pretty big ovation too.
"I'm a lucky man to count on both hands the ones I love."
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MSG II - 6/25/2008
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Beacon Theatre - 6/21/2011 (EV)
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Buffalo -10/12/2013
Hartford - 10/25/2013
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Rock & Roll HOF - 4/7/2017 Asbury Park, NJ - 9/18/2021 MSG - 9/11/2022 Camden - 9/14/2022
"A million points of light for the refugee clan, You'd better be careful of the orange man..."
E P I C...!!!!!
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"A million points of light for the refugee clan, You'd better be careful of the orange man..."
E P I C...!!!!!
These changes to the RITFW lyrics has never worked except for the "police man..." one at Pinkpop with Dave A doing the "gunshot" thing with the drums, but gonna try this one out now.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
Bottom line...Dave Abbruzzese should have been there. Recognize his contributions. I love PJ but I don't understand why they can't acknowledge how he contributed to their legend.
He was there. The band invited him. Eddie said how great of a drummer he was in his speech.
Pearl Jam was on fire. I don't believe Dave A was in attendance but I may be wrong. I didn't see him get on stage at any point. Being in the nosebleeds (section 213) we couldn't hear any of the speeches toward the beginning of the show. It wasn't until Journey (5th one inducted?) that we could hear them. Couple that with some meatheads that kept pounding beers and getting loud, the first 3 hours were pretty rough. Horrible sound, tight seats (for this 6'3" frame), and asshats that didn't care that people were there to see anyone other than PJ. Again, the first 3 hours were rough. I asked politely for a couple guys on my row to tone it down since we were TRYING to enjoy the entire show, but all I got was a sarcastic remark (thanks douche!)
All in all, the back half of the show was phenomenal. Just wish we could have heard the front half as well.
That was fucking neat they took to calling the orange man out.i love those guys thanks Dimitri
PJ Cuyahoga Flalls OH 8/26/1998 PJ Noblesviile IN 8/18/2000 PJ Cincinnatti OH 8/20/2000 PJ Columbus OH 8/21/2000 PJ Columbus OH 6/24/2003 PJ Hamilton Ontario 9/13/2005 PJ Phiadelphia PA 10/3/2005 PJ Cleveland OH 5/20/2006 PJ Columbia SC 6/16/2008..... e.V Chicago IL 8/21/2008 e.V Philly PA 6/11/2009 e.V Bailtimore MD 6/14/2009... PJ Chicago IL 8/23/2009 .PJ...Philly PA 10/27/2009 PJ.Philadephia PA 10/28/2009. PJ Columbus OH 5/6/2010 PJ Cleveland OH 5/9/2010. BRAD Columbus OH 10/5/2010 e.V St.Louis MO 7/1/2011 .PJ.. East Troy WI 9/3/2011..PJ..East Troy WI 9/4/2011 Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cleveland OH 10/8/2012 RNDM Chicago IL11/13/2012 Alice In Chains/SoundGarden Columbus OH 5/19/2013 AIC Fort Wayne IN 5/21/2013 PJ Pittsburgh PA 10/11/2013 AIC Cincinnati OH 5/17/2014 AIC Cleveland OH 5/19/2014 AIC Indianapolis IN 8/19/2014 PJ Cincinnati OH 10/1/2014 AIC Cincinnati OH 8/06/2015 RNDM Chicago IL 3/15/2016 PJ Columbia SC 4\21\2016 PJ Lexington KY 4/26/2016 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2016 Soundgarden Columbus OH 5/20/2017 Canceled RIP Chris AIC Columbus OH 5/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2018 PJ St Louis Missouri 9/18/2022 AIC Cuyohoga falls Oh. 8/16/2019 SHAWNSMITH Rip 2019Mark Lanegan Band 5/18/19
Eds story about being stoned and having letterman talk to him thru the tv was hilarious. All the guys speeches were just great to be a part of. Historic night, great second encore basically. Letterman did what he does best and killed it. I woulda liked to see tom petty fill in but he's probably too stoned in California to be bothered on such short notice. Although Bruce is pretty local hmm. I loved elo and wished Jeff woulda popped out for the superjam. While I appreciate her historical importance that was a little too much Joan Baez for my tastes. I sat respectfully quiet for what seemed like an eternity at 9pm on a Friday night. Yes -holy crap don't do (too much) drugs kids! Look at what happens when you get old! Kidding. The lead singer was in space though, hilarious. The cape guy was funnier than letterman. And I enjoyed hearing them, and seeing geddy lee on bass with them. I'm aware of both those groups but wouldn't necessarily go see them, so very cool. And who doesn't love roundabout? Snoop was cool, heartfelt stories were told and you can tell he meant a lot to snoop as a person. and while the hof likes to mix it up by genres I think Tupac is way overrated, especially compared to other rappers in the early 90s that were nasty. He definitely wasn't the greatest rapper of all time, sorry snoop. Not even the top 5 rappers from California. I'm not a particular fan but Alicia keys is awesome, so talented. But Tupac was a face and an image, and rolling stone/hof needs that street cred, still cool to see. The journey thing was weird, I don't know enough about their situation but you could hear disappointment in the arena that Steve perry didn't perform. I think a lot thought he would.
But you knew everyone was there for pj. They didn't disappoint. It was light, it was serious, it was gracious. They are superheroes. It was pretty much a lock to hear those songs and I saw even people clad head to toe in yes gear getting down. Can't wait to rewatch.
One last thing did stone say "jamily" at one point? Ugh maybe I misheard. Hope so! Kidding (sort of)
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Wonderful though, so weird to see these guys like Stone on TV giving speeches.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
But I will always wonder what Neils would have been like.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Can we now move on and enjoy this again
Continental Arena I - 6/1/2006
MSG II - 6/25/2008
MSG I - 5/20/2010
Beacon Theatre - 6/21/2011 (EV)
Made In America Philadelphia - 9/2/2012
Buffalo -10/12/2013
Hartford - 10/25/2013
Philadelphia II - 4/29/2016 (TEN show)
MSG II - 5/2/2016
Fenway II Boston - 8/7/2016
Rock & Roll HOF - 4/7/2017
Asbury Park, NJ - 9/18/2021
MSG - 9/11/2022
Camden - 9/14/2022
We took over that place last night. Singing Betterman was awesome
Wetlands 91
CBGB 91
Roseland 91
and many, many more
You'd better be careful of the orange man..."
E P I C...!!!!!
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
All in all, the back half of the show was phenomenal. Just wish we could have heard the front half as well.
Edit: sorry didn't refresh
PJ Cuyahoga Flalls OH 8/26/1998
PJ Noblesviile IN 8/18/2000
PJ Cincinnatti OH 8/20/2000
PJ Columbus OH 8/21/2000
PJ Columbus OH 6/24/2003
PJ Hamilton Ontario 9/13/2005
PJ Phiadelphia PA 10/3/2005
PJ Cleveland OH 5/20/2006
PJ Columbia SC 6/16/2008.....
e.V Chicago IL 8/21/2008
e.V Philly PA 6/11/2009
e.V Bailtimore MD 6/14/2009...
PJ Chicago IL 8/23/2009
.PJ...Philly PA 10/27/2009 PJ.Philadephia PA 10/28/2009.
PJ Columbus OH 5/6/2010
PJ Cleveland OH 5/9/2010.
BRAD Columbus OH 10/5/2010
e.V St.Louis MO 7/1/2011
.PJ.. East Troy WI 9/3/2011..PJ..East Troy WI 9/4/2011
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cleveland OH 10/8/2012
RNDM Chicago IL11/13/2012
Alice In Chains/SoundGarden Columbus OH 5/19/2013
AIC Fort Wayne IN 5/21/2013
PJ Pittsburgh PA 10/11/2013
AIC Cincinnati OH 5/17/2014
AIC Cleveland OH 5/19/2014
AIC Indianapolis IN 8/19/2014
PJ Cincinnati OH 10/1/2014
AIC Cincinnati OH 8/06/2015
RNDM Chicago IL 3/15/2016
PJ Columbia SC 4\21\2016
PJ Lexington KY 4/26/2016
PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2016
Soundgarden Columbus OH 5/20/2017 Canceled RIP Chris
AIC Columbus OH 5/18/2018
PJ Chicago IL 8/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2018
PJ St Louis Missouri 9/18/2022
AIC Cuyohoga falls Oh. 8/16/2019
SHAWNSMITH Rip 2019Mark Lanegan Band 5/18/19
But you knew everyone was there for pj. They didn't disappoint. It was light, it was serious, it was gracious. They are superheroes. It was pretty much a lock to hear those songs and I saw even people clad head to toe in yes gear getting down. Can't wait to rewatch.
One last thing did stone say "jamily" at one point? Ugh maybe I misheard. Hope so! Kidding (sort of)
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