Can too much Pearl Jam be a bad thing?

The merch collecting seems a bit out of hand these days. It’s just stuff. Most of which will end up in a landfill. (I keep telling myself to NOT buy anything in Seattle). 

Foriginal Sin said:

giventofly69 said:

The merch collecting seems a bit out of hand these days. It’s just stuff. Most of which will end up in a landfill. (I keep telling myself to NOT buy anything in Seattle). 

I concur. Literally sold almost all my posters, shirts, etc in the last year. The people paying hundreds of dollars for “collectibles?” Most of this stuff isn’t gonna be worth anything in 30 years. My sons aren’t gonna be looking for the “rare” poster, they’ll have their own bands to do that with, hopefully. It was fun to obsess, now it’s just the music. 

I agree. Most of that stuff will tumble in value just as soon as us Gen Xers get too old to bother or when we die. There is no way in hell younger generations are going to shore up the PJ merch market. That said, some collectors aren't in it for the money at all, so don't care.

giventofly69 said:

The merch collecting seems a bit out of hand these days. It’s just stuff. Most of which will end up in a landfill. (I keep telling myself to NOT buy anything in Seattle). 

true with the merch especially posters
i think i'm going to give it to my friends who own coffee shops
let them hang it there

iammine16 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Yes, for some people. There are healthy obsessions and unhealthy obsessions. I don't think anything is exempt from the unhealthy side of things, depending on who you're dealing with. There are some badly obsessed PJ fans for sure, where they kind of start being motivated more by a sense of desperation rather than fun.
And I'd say that those who can only feel disappointed after shows now because of the setlist have probably crossed over to the dark side after seeing way too many shows for their own good, and getting way into collecting songs. I've known a few PJ fans like that.

I am in a way lucky being from Vancouver that I haven't gone to too many shows that I cant remember them. The Seattle shows will be my 10th and 11th and I remember every moment from my previous 9 shows. The magic of seeing them is still there for me.

Ha, I'm from Vancouver, and Seattle will be 10 and 11 for me too.  

I went from 91till 2008 obsessed with the band and now I can’t get through a complete bootleg at all I tried to listen to Amsterdam show from this recent tour made it through two songs before I stopped listening , skipping all of the Home/away shows I still keep my membership going feel like I have too till the end ....

giventofly69 said:

iammine16 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Yes, for some people. There are healthy obsessions and unhealthy obsessions. I don't think anything is exempt from the unhealthy side of things, depending on who you're dealing with. There are some badly obsessed PJ fans for sure, where they kind of start being motivated more by a sense of desperation rather than fun.
And I'd say that those who can only feel disappointed after shows now because of the setlist have probably crossed over to the dark side after seeing way too many shows for their own good, and getting way into collecting songs. I've known a few PJ fans like that.

I am in a way lucky being from Vancouver that I haven't gone to too many shows that I cant remember them. The Seattle shows will be my 10th and 11th and I remember every moment from my previous 9 shows. The magic of seeing them is still there for me.

Ha, I'm from Vancouver, and Seattle will be 10 and 11 for me too.  

I'm just moving to north of Vancouver (Gibsons) on Monday and Seattle will be #7 and #8 for me!

giventofly69 said:

rummy said:

giventofly69 said:

iammine16 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Yes, for some people. There are healthy obsessions and unhealthy obsessions. I don't think anything is exempt from the unhealthy side of things, depending on who you're dealing with. There are some badly obsessed PJ fans for sure, where they kind of start being motivated more by a sense of desperation rather than fun.
And I'd say that those who can only feel disappointed after shows now because of the setlist have probably crossed over to the dark side after seeing way too many shows for their own good, and getting way into collecting songs. I've known a few PJ fans like that.

I am in a way lucky being from Vancouver that I haven't gone to too many shows that I cant remember them. The Seattle shows will be my 10th and 11th and I remember every moment from my previous 9 shows. The magic of seeing them is still there for me.

Ha, I'm from Vancouver, and Seattle will be 10 and 11 for me too.  

I'm just moving to north of Vancouver (Gibsons) on Monday and Seattle will be #7 and #8 for me!

Good luck with the move! And welcome to the west coast. I just got back from a Sunshine Coast holiday (Roberts Creek, Powell River).  Love it there. Lucky you.

Thank you. I think/hope it's a good move - it'll be VERY different than Markham, Ontario.

My wife grew up in Vancouver and moved back to Ontario in the middle of high school. We met, married, had kids, etc almost 16 years ago and she'd been bugging me to move out there since. I was curious but never had the guts to "leave it all behind" - until now, I guess. 

It sounds cheesy but these Seattle shows are "big" for me...might not be as easy to get to shows in the future (damn ferry) but will make it work if necessary.

Anyway, as of now, there can't be enough Pearl Jam for me!!!!