What was this all about? I only remember it vaguely. Do we have a transcript?!Lament wrote:That was the tour where he made fun of that girl's boobs, right?stupidmop wrote:Ed was hilariously assholish in 2003. More rants than any other year i think. There was that whole shitting on girls heads thing, and theres a boot somewhere where after a song he screams "Too much time betweens songs and can i get some fucking lights please" into the mike, which sounded beautifully diva-ish.
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Even better!harmless wrote:What was this all about? I only remember it vaguely. Do we have a transcript?!Lament wrote:That was the tour where he made fun of that girl's boobs, right?stupidmop wrote:Ed was hilariously assholish in 2003. More rants than any other year i think. There was that whole shitting on girls heads thing, and theres a boot somewhere where after a song he screams "Too much time betweens songs and can i get some fucking lights please" into the mike, which sounded beautifully diva-ish.
In true 2003 ed fashion it turns into a rant about voting too.
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Worrying about selling out is so 90s
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FTFY.Noonie wrote:Worrying aboutselling outPearl Jam is so 90s
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Holy fuck. And this was in their "cool" era...stupidmop wrote:Even better!harmless wrote:What was this all about? I only remember it vaguely. Do we have a transcript?!Lament wrote:That was the tour where he made fun of that girl's boobs, right?stupidmop wrote:Ed was hilariously assholish in 2003. More rants than any other year i think. There was that whole shitting on girls heads thing, and theres a boot somewhere where after a song he screams "Too much time betweens songs and can i get some fucking lights please" into the mike, which sounded beautifully diva-ish.
In true 2003 ed fashion it turns into a rant about voting too.
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Which would imply that worrying about ethics and principles is also 90s, presumably.Noonie wrote:Worrying about selling out is so 90s
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Wow. I don't think I've actually listened to that since around the time it happened. That's much worse than I remember.
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Sexist on Legs
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The music may have been cooler, but ed is definitely er nicer now lol.harmless wrote:Holy fuck. And this was in their "cool" era...stupidmop wrote:Even better!harmless wrote:What was this all about? I only remember it vaguely. Do we have a transcript?!Lament wrote:That was the tour where he made fun of that girl's boobs, right?stupidmop wrote:Ed was hilariously assholish in 2003. More rants than any other year i think. There was that whole shitting on girls heads thing, and theres a boot somewhere where after a song he screams "Too much time betweens songs and can i get some fucking lights please" into the mike, which sounded beautifully diva-ish.
In true 2003 ed fashion it turns into a rant about voting too.
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I like nice Ed.
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harmless wrote:Lament wrote:Yeah, but anger towards Jewel in 2003 is perhaps getting a bit on the silly side.harmless wrote:That's true. But anger is well-meaning.Lament wrote:He was pretty straight-up mean and aggressive towards some pretty easy targets fairly deep into Pearl Jam's career.harmless wrote:Ed was always incredibly well-meaning at the same time as fickle, reactive and impressionable.![]()
Yeah that's... I don't even know.
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Singling out and berating an individual in a massive crowd for doing something as inconsequential (and ultimately pretty normal for a big ampitheatre show) as flashing her breasts is an unbelievably cruel thing to do.
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NOT IF IT IS JEWEL!Lament wrote:Singling out and berating an individual in a massive crowd for doing something as inconsequential (and ultimately pretty normal for a big ampitheatre show) as flashing her breasts is an unbelievably cruel thing to do.
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I wonder if you guys would be willing to redo the track rankings in a couple of weeks, then show the previous one along with it just to see how perceptions have changed in that period of time.
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Yup. That's a good reason to hand in her 10C membership right there.
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Dude, it wasn't Jewel. Her boobs are huge.stip wrote:NOT IF IT IS JEWEL!Lament wrote:Singling out and berating an individual in a massive crowd for doing something as inconsequential (and ultimately pretty normal for a big ampitheatre show) as flashing her breasts is an unbelievably cruel thing to do.
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Eddie gets so mean when he is drinkingLament wrote:Singling out and berating an individual in a massive crowd for doing something as inconsequential (and ultimately pretty normal for a big ampitheatre show) as flashing her breasts is an unbelievably cruel thing to do.
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I am talking about a different incidentLament wrote:Dude, it wasn't Jewel. Her boobs are huge.stip wrote:NOT IF IT IS JEWEL!Lament wrote:Singling out and berating an individual in a massive crowd for doing something as inconsequential (and ultimately pretty normal for a big ampitheatre show) as flashing her breasts is an unbelievably cruel thing to do.
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Lament wrote:Dude, it wasn't Jewel. Her boobs are huge.stip wrote:NOT IF IT IS JEWEL!Lament wrote:Singling out and berating an individual in a massive crowd for doing something as inconsequential (and ultimately pretty normal for a big ampitheatre show) as flashing her breasts is an unbelievably cruel thing to do.
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People can edit their votesWaverider wrote:I wonder if you guys would be willing to redo the track rankings in a couple of weeks, then show the previous one along with it just to see how perceptions have changed in that period of time.
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