got tenclub?

I love this thread.

I work 8-5, 5-6 days a week, almost NEVER eat out, am a huge NY sports fan (thank god for the Yankees), packed lunch, i'm lucky my wife is the best cook on earth. BOY do I spend all my extra money on PJ. I been here a long time, not to talk about how long, or how many shows, but it was when I was 18, it was when I was happiest and boy, does it make me happy.

Definitely not out shopping for new jeans or BS. Very interesting thread and conversation.

But even I am like WHERE THE F ARE MY SINGLES!?

ALSO: Living on the east coast, they'd have to come over, ring my bell and kick me in the face to not renew. But I'm digital now for the first time.

mcgruff10 said:

PJNB said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

mcgruff10 said:

PP193448 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

PP193448 said:

mcgruff10 said:

darwinstheory said:

mcgruff10 said:

JojoRice said:

Just do the $20 digital membership. 

+1

+2....but I'm not so convinced this isn't buck502000 using a 2nd account. 

lol.
I spent $96 at lunch the other day for my wife and I, do I win some sort of prize?

Don’t judge Mcgruff. He’s got, what, like 5 kids???  So if he took the kids and his wife out for lunch and did in fact get the additional guacamole, then it would likely be close to $96. But he’s smart. Take the wife out for lunch while the kids are in school...  

I have a joke to post. But I don't think the mods will get it. 

So I will not post the joke.

He got the prize when he got home...

lol!!!!!!  That's awesome.  My mother in law offered to watch the kids for a few hours and off we went for lunch (just pub grub. I could care less how much it cost, no kids is priceless).  
Too bad on the drive home we get a call that my son was in the doctor's getting x-rays because fell; turns out he broke his collar bone.  Good times!!

So, in other words -- your mother in laws strength is not look after kids? Haha.

She could of bubble wrapped them I guess.... 

Lol. I mean he was across the street playing with his friends and tripped and fell.  Not much she could
have done.  Maybe they should have been inside doing arts and crafts? (Crazy enough, my other son is waaay into bob ross lol.)

THEY SHOULD PLAY MORTAL KOMBAT

Spiritual_Chaos said:

mcgruff10 said:

PJNB said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

mcgruff10 said:

PP193448 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

PP193448 said:

mcgruff10 said:

darwinstheory said:

mcgruff10 said:

JojoRice said:

Just do the $20 digital membership. 

+1

+2....but I'm not so convinced this isn't buck502000 using a 2nd account. 

lol.
I spent $96 at lunch the other day for my wife and I, do I win some sort of prize?

Don’t judge Mcgruff. He’s got, what, like 5 kids???  So if he took the kids and his wife out for lunch and did in fact get the additional guacamole, then it would likely be close to $96. But he’s smart. Take the wife out for lunch while the kids are in school...  

I have a joke to post. But I don't think the mods will get it. 

So I will not post the joke.

He got the prize when he got home...

lol!!!!!!  That's awesome.  My mother in law offered to watch the kids for a few hours and off we went for lunch (just pub grub. I could care less how much it cost, no kids is priceless).  
Too bad on the drive home we get a call that my son was in the doctor's getting x-rays because fell; turns out he broke his collar bone.  Good times!!

So, in other words -- your mother in laws strength is not look after kids? Haha.

She could of bubble wrapped them I guess.... 

Lol. I mean he was across the street playing with his friends and tripped and fell.  Not much she could
have done.  Maybe they should have been inside doing arts and crafts? (Crazy enough, my other son is waaay into bob ross lol.)

THEY SHOULD PLAY MORTAL KOMBAT

lol.  This is actually one of their Christmas presents:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mortal-Kombat-Arcade-Machine-Arcade1UP-4ft-Includes-Mortal-Kombat-I-II-III-Walmart-Exclusive/562017574

Once again I’ll try to explain myself. I am not rich by any means.i work 50-60 hour weeks,5-6 days a week.  I went into 2500 in debt to go see PJ in Seattle last year. Once in a lifetime experience so you do what you have to do. I don’t buy tons of merch if any at all. I was trying to make a point of how quick 40 dollars goes these days. The OP was talking about leaving. I was saying if 40 makes that much difference then go to 20 a year. If that’s still too much then by all means do what’s best for you. And because 40 goes so fast these days, here in California it really goes fast, it doesn’t have the value of 40 in the past. And if your hurting for 40 or 20 a year then tickets might be out of reach. No judgment no elitism. Just a thought. I’m not one of these European fans that can tour Europe to see the band. I’m lucky to see one show in California and never closer than a 3-5 hour drive each way. But it’s whatever. You can’t say the sky is blue in this culture anymore without offending someone. The music makes me a PJ fan. Not the merch, the status, and mostly not most of the fans. Just the music. If that makes me an elitist, so be it. Where’s my crown?

pjl44 said:

I'd hate to have to pick a restaurant with some of you.

Jason78 said:

Here's something. I've been a member since '09. Why should I renew? I'm actually expired and have 30 days or else! No more single, no contest, no poster package....WTF? $40 for a T-shirt and dibs on tix....maybe.....if  they come to my area. It's not that hard to punch out a single. 2 years behind now. the waiting isn't cute anymore. If this was common or local commerce there would be hell to raise. This is complete BS. It's not even bullshit, this is horseshit. Why should I renew? tenclub?? Who exactly is my voice being heard from? Stone, what's up? One solid answer, I think, would satisfy most of us.

I've been a member since 1997. Like you, I find no reason to renew, but I do anyway because it's only $40. The Tenclub was fun while it last. Loved getting the vinyls and the newsletters back in the day. That's all gone now. But whatever. It's only $40 I'm flushing down the toilet yearly. 

Would NEVER encourage a prospective new member to join though. I'd be embarrassed. 

F Me In The Brain said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Started a $40 spend thread.  Let's see what people drop $40 (or more) on to put some perspective on this and try to have a laugh instead of argue or feel poorly about the "forthcoming" singles.

https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/282280/things-i-spent-40-on-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-ten-club#latest

 

Lol. "Some perspective". Shitty handling and shitty communication is shitty handling and shitty communication. Whatever it costs.

And why don't you start a "Things I spent ($40 x "number of paying pearl jam members") on or how I realized what a big fucking pile of money looks like". Hah.

Because I choose not to be a downer, I like to be positive and to find the things in life to laugh at. 

There are already 30 threads where people share that they are upset and that it is a crappy business.  I get that already.

31, but the thread I started has had no replies to it.  Probably too positive?!