Pearl Jam: Live in Two Dimensions- Poster Exhibit

shecky said:

Today's art show was much less attended and a lot more relaxed than the July opener was. And it was confirmed that only 8 foil variants of the new version of the poster (with the skeletons swimming towards the LEFT) were sold today (from an edition of 25). But the regular blue version (edition of 115) is a real beauty and there were plenty available (but only one per customer).

I liked your post “prior” to your “edit.” It pretty much hit the nail on the head concerning grown adult behavior when it comes to all of this merch, lol!

Same. Literally overheard in line as friends showed up to join their party (cutting others who had been waiting)...

1: ”Why are we here?”
2: ”We’re buying posters.”
1: ”Posters?”
2: ”Yeah.”
1: “Ok. You need us to buy posters?”
2: “Yeah. It’s one per person. What’s your PayPal?”
1: “Why do you need my paypal?”

At that point I lost track of who was sending money to whom electronically, and which way the wads of cash were going, but it was all just... a bit much. 

We were all too far back to snag any of the foils anyway, so... 🤷🏻‍♂️

Aside from that whole thing, the exhibit was great. It was awesome to see so much great art in one place. I grabbed a regular edition closing poster and got some sigs. Munk One and Emek could not possibly have been any more friendly or gracious. 🙂

shecky said:

Mr. Fixer said:

shecky said:

Today's art show was much less attended and a lot more relaxed than the July opener was. And it was confirmed that only 8 foil variants of the new version of the poster (with the skeletons swimming towards the LEFT) were sold today (from an edition of 25). But the regular blue version (edition of 115) is a real beauty and there were plenty available (but only one per customer).

I liked your post “prior” to your “edit.” It pretty much hit the nail on the head concerning grown adult behavior when it comes to all of this merch, lol!

Yeah, I know. I posted it right after I got home and was giving my honest impression. But then later on I thought my comments would be construed as too negative so I edited them. Glad to know that I'm not the only one to think that way...thanks!

The best quote was describing how some people looked as if they were going to throw up when it was announced that the foil was sold out, and some looked as if they were going to cry. It is so funny because I have seen it at shows before, and have experienced the madness and whining of fans here when they miss a “drop.” It is quite the phenomenon, lol.

Mr. Fixer said:

shecky said:

Mr. Fixer said:

shecky said:

Today's art show was much less attended and a lot more relaxed than the July opener was. And it was confirmed that only 8 foil variants of the new version of the poster (with the skeletons swimming towards the LEFT) were sold today (from an edition of 25). But the regular blue version (edition of 115) is a real beauty and there were plenty available (but only one per customer).

I liked your post “prior” to your “edit.” It pretty much hit the nail on the head concerning grown adult behavior when it comes to all of this merch, lol!

Yeah, I know. I posted it right after I got home and was giving my honest impression. But then later on I thought my comments would be construed as too negative so I edited them. Glad to know that I'm not the only one to think that way...thanks!

The best quote was describing how some people looked as if they were going to throw up when it was announced that the foil was sold out, and some looked as if they were going to cry. It is so funny because I have seen it at shows before, and have experienced the madness and whining of fans here when they miss a “drop.” It is quite the phenomenon, lol.

Normally, I would not comment on something like this. I read this stuff and have the approach of do nothing. However, I was at the event. I drove seven and a half hours there and seven and a half hours back. I really wanted one of the show posters without having to pay some asshole an astronomical amount of money for one. 

I got there around 5:00 am. I slept in my car, as I did not set up a hotel. I was doing this on the cheap. Life is already expensive as it is. I could have gotten in line then, but didn't. When I did get in line, I was eleven in line. I wasn't even aware there would be a foil until the people in front of me mentioned the possibility of one. I thought that would be cool to get it.

The people in front of me and behind me were cool. We talked for several hours waiting there. 

I did not get a foil. Neither did some of the people in front of me or behind me. I do not recall them looking like they were going to cry. Please excuse how I looked when I was there. I was tired and had very little sleep. 

It is annoying to come on here and hear the Pearl Jam Police and self appointed judges run their mouth and opinions. 

I am in my picture when I post on here. It would be nice to know what some of you making these comments look like. I'm sure we saw each other on Saturday. We may have even talked. Not cool to post some of these comments. 

To: 'I'd Rather Be' (I didn't want to click on "quote" and cause your entire comment to be reproduced). Who's trying to be "cool"? I'm being honest. I saw what I saw and I heard what I heard. But I definitely understand why you're so pissed off at yourself. You actually drove seven and a half hours there and then forgot to get in line?! You would've been GUARANTEED a foil being that early! You could've slept in a lawn chair like everyone else or even curled up in a blanket. Yeah, I would've cried AND thrown up if i'd screwed up like that. And by the way, for you to drive FIFTEEN HOURS round trip just to buy a poster is a hugely selfish, narcissistic affront against the environment. It says quite a bit about you...

To be fair, the original post didn’t in any way imply that everyone who didn’t get a foil looked nauseous any more than my post implied that everyone who was in line early had friends join them in line later to buy extra posters. 

There were lots of great people there. Someone walked around offering donuts to everyone in line, someone offered to let us jump further up the line and join them once it became apparent a bunch of ringers were showing up (we declined). And most people inside were jazzed just to meet the artists and enjoy the exhibit. 

That said, some people were way more interested in the transactional nature of the event than in the art, and some people were really frustrated at not being able to buy rare prints that would have a high resale value. The overlap on that Venn diagram is probably significant. 

shecky said:

To darthvedder (again, I don't click on "quote" because then we all have read your entire poster again): My original post obviously was not referring to you or the "opening" show. I clearly stated that I had just returned from the "closing" show and what I personally had observed. I was actually standing in the small "shop" room where the transactions are completed when the "foils are sold out" announcement was made. I personally observed the faces of people who looked like they were ready to cry. I also saw others that looked like they were going to be physically sick to their stomachs. And there were still others who didn't appear to be PJ fans at all who calmly got on their iphones and started typing. And as far as the guy that commented here that he'd driven seven and a half hours just to buy a new poster (whether he knew about a foil version or not), he DID screw up, in my opinion, by falling asleep in his car. We're still allowed to have personal observations, interpretations and opinions in this country, you know...

Observe, interpret, and opine all you want. I just don't understand why you're attacking the other post for observing, interpreting, and opining.

I'm probably the only one who had been following this whole “art show” and laughing t the overvalued overpriced emek and Klausen and Ames prints.  These weren’t even a show poster, there was no gig.  These massively overpriced posters have been created to commemorate an art show-not the band, not a concert, but a for-profit art gallery showing prints for past concerts.... and a way to draw hype and money by rereleasing the 2xl prints, aluminum versions, etc.  all the while Zippos and rugs have been being released by emek.  It’s silly- if you missed out on a foil version of some swimming skeletons with PJ written on the top, don’t worry, you didn’t miss anything important or worthy of a memory anyway. These are like a handout for the pop up shop in 2013, not worth the 150 they sold for.

well said @RoleModelsinBlood31

shecky said:

To: 'I'd Rather Be' (I didn't want to click on "quote" and cause your entire comment to be reproduced). Who's trying to be "cool"? I'm being honest. I saw what I saw and I heard what I heard. But I definitely understand why you're so pissed off at yourself. You actually drove seven and a half hours there and then forgot to get in line?! You would've been GUARANTEED a foil being that early! You could've slept in a lawn chair like everyone else or even curled up in a blanket. Yeah, I would've cried AND thrown up if i'd screwed up like that. And by the way, for you to drive FIFTEEN HOURS round trip just to buy a poster is a hugely selfish, narcissistic affront against the environment. It says quite a bit about you...

Guess y’all better ride your bicycles to the show so you aren’t a narcissist destroying the environment. How selfish of someone to drive somewhere that they wanted to go!