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Pearl Jam in Bill Flanagan's U2 At the End of the World

brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,597
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Hardly recent news, I know, but having recently read Bill Flanagan's excellent book, U2 At the End of the World, I thought I would throw it out there that there are some very interesting passages about early Pearl Jam as an opening band for U2 and, generally, some very complementary comments about the band and Eddie Vedder in particular.  Chapter 32, 33, 35, 42, and 50 in particular were very interesting that way.  But then, I found the entire 525 tome a marvelous and engaging read.  My many notes in tiny print on a 4" x 6" Post-it attest to that.  Great stuff in this book! 
"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni











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  • DE4173DE4173 Posts: 2,789
    Thank you for the recommendation, Brian!
    1993: 11/22 Little Rock
    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • DELIGHT-IN-YOUR-YOUTHDELIGHT-IN-YOUR-YOUTH Posts: 15
    good read.  I met Bill years ago and he's a really nice guy. can talk music with him like you would with  your buddies. 
    Toronto 8/18/93                         Toledo 10/2/04
    Randalls Island 9/29/96             Boston 9/28/04
    Pittsburgh 8/25/98                     Toronto 9/19/05
    Phoenix 10/21/00                      Pittsburgh 9/28/05
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    State College 5/3/03                  Camden 5/27/06
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  • Daron OshayDaron Oshay Middletown, NJ Posts: 2,588
    Read this years ago. Great book!
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,597
    DE4173 said:
    Thank you for the recommendation, Brian!
    Sure thing, DE!  :smile:
    DELIGHT-IN-YOUR-YOUTH said:
    good read.  I met Bill years ago and he's a really nice guy. can talk music with him like you would with  your buddies. 
    Nice!  How cool is that!  
    Daron Oshay said:
    Read this years ago. Great book!
    :plus_one:

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • DL236795DL236795 Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 72
    Awesome read! One of the best books about touring with incredible insights!
    Brisbane 1998 #1, Brisbane 2003 #1, #2, Brisbane 2006 #1, #2, Brisbane 2009, Gold Coast 2014
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,597
    DL236795 said:
    Awesome read! One of the best books about touring with incredible insights!

    It really is!  
    Reading that book takes the reader along for the ride.  I was very immersed in the story all the way! 
    In one of the later stories in the book, Flanagan talks about Bono introducing Frank Sinatra at the Grammys.  I didn't see that when it happed, so found it on YouTube.  Not P.J. related, but so good!


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











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