General Pearl Jam Bitching

[southp]

What is lamer?

1. What is, people who use the term lame
2. What is, person who merged a great thread because they are bitter about the topic


...Alex.

This isn't the first time you've brought the merge up. Who is bitter?

I ain't bitter. I get it... rules are rules, Kat.

Remember those great Q&A type newsletters that Kat used to put out.. The Rumour Pit? I used to wait with bated breath for those to come out. Kat did a great job on those!

[IlluminEddie]

What is lamer?

1. What is, people who use the term lame
2. What is, person who merged a great thread because they are bitter about the topic


...Alex.

This isn't the first time you've brought the merge up. Who is bitter?

I ain't bitter. I get it... rules are rules, Kat.

Remember those great Q&A type newsletters that Kat used to put out.. The Rumour Pit? I used to wait with bated breath for those to come out. Kat did a great job on those!

I'll give her this...

Kat > Sea.

[E.H. Ruddock]

What is lamer?

1. What is, people who use the term lame
2. What is, person who merged a great thread because they are bitter about the topic


...Alex.

This isn't the first time you've brought the merge up. Who is bitter?

I ain't bitter. I get it... rules are rules, Kat.

LOL U GOT ME

[twoheadedboy]

I'm extremely happy I'm letting my membership lapse, after over a decade. Pearl Jam hasn't played a "regular" Chicago show since 2009 (will have been over 5 years the next time) and no "regular" driveable from Chicago show since 2010, instead touring: Canada, South/Latin America, Europe, a handful of US festivals, a political benefit South America again, East Coast USA/Canada, West Coast USA/Canada, and FIVE Eddie solo tours. At best it seems they're doing Lolla and maybe a secret show at some place impossible to get tickets to in 2014. Through the secondary market I was able to attend Alpine and I won the lottery for Wrigley, but seriously, would it kill them to hit the United Center (or even better, the Allstate Arena) for one or two nights?

[B]

Meh.

1998 - drove 3 hours
2003 - drove 1 hour!!!!!
2004 - drove 3 hours
2006 - drove 6 hours
2008 - drove 4 hours
2012 - drove 6 hours
2013 - drove 3 hours

And your city got FIVE Ed shows? He hasn't even been in my state.

[twoheadedboy]

5 Ed shows? What's the 5th? 2 Into the Wild, 2 Uke Songs?

In any event, I was only able to get tickets to one of those shows, I went to one other buying on the secondary market. Same for the 2 Alpine shows.

And if I lived in NC I would quite the fan club too. If you haven't, I guess you're just a bigger fan than me at this point.

[twoheadedboy]

I should also note:

2003: Drove from Iowa City to: Champaign, Chicago, and Council Bluffs
2004: Flew to Boston, drove to St. Louis
2006: Drove from Cedar Rapids to Chicago
2007: Too broke for Lolla/etc., moved from Cedar Rapids to Peoria
2008 (EV)/2009: I was actually living in the Chicago metro area then
2010: Drove from southwest suburbs to Indy
2011: Drove from west suburbs to Chicago (EV), Alpine
2013: Far north suburbs to Wrigley

So 2 Ed solo shows, the 2009 shows, the 2 Alpine shows (only sort of), and Wrigley have been the only shows in my present metro area during my membership, and only three of those ("local" shows) were tickets purchased directly through 10c; I was shut out of the rest.

[Heathen]

Meh.

1998 - drove 3 hours
2003 - drove 1 hour!!!!!
2004 - drove 3 hours
2006 - drove 6 hours
2008 - drove 4 hours
2012 - drove 6 hours
2013 - drove 3 hours

Nice carbon footprint, Pearl Jam.

[Norah]

According to the December newsletter:

Can't decide whether to buy your Uncle Henry or Aunt Betty the Lightning Bolt beanie or the scarf? Pick up a gift card and let them decide! Gift cards can be used for merch and new memberships (not applicable to renewals).

I don't understand why you can use a gift card to buy a membership but not to renew one.

[LetMeSleep]

According to the December newsletter:

Can't decide whether to buy your Uncle Henry or Aunt Betty the Lightning Bolt beanie or the scarf? Pick up a gift card and let them decide! Gift cards can be used for merch and new memberships (not applicable to renewals).

I don't understand why you can use a gift card to buy a membership but not to renew one.

Maybe because you're using logic and logic ain't welcome around 10C.

[B]

Meh.

1998 - drove 3 hours
2003 - drove 1 hour!!!!!
2004 - drove 3 hours
2006 - drove 6 hours
2008 - drove 4 hours
2012 - drove 6 hours
2013 - drove 3 hours

Nice carbon footprint, Pearl Jam.

All those drives were made with a friend.

[LetMeSleep]

Meh.

1998 - drove 3 hours
2003 - drove 1 hour!!!!!
2004 - drove 3 hours
2006 - drove 6 hours
2008 - drove 4 hours
2012 - drove 6 hours
2013 - drove 3 hours

Nice carbon footprint, Pearl Jam.

All those drives were made with a friend.

Nice carbon feetprint, Pearl Jam.

[McParadigm]

Excuses turn to carbon walls.

[Simple Torture]

I entered that contest to win the "Sevens" boxset, and there's a typo in the "thank you for entering" message.

[Thejambi]

According to the December newsletter:

Can't decide whether to buy your Uncle Henry or Aunt Betty the Lightning Bolt beanie or the scarf? Pick up a gift card and let them decide! Gift cards can be used for merch and new memberships (not applicable to renewals).

I don't understand why you can use a gift card to buy a membership but not to renew one.

Make more money.

They probably work under the assumption that the current member will renew anyways. That way the money paid for the gift card goes to merchandise, or to a new regular payment ( new member who will presumably renew annually) as a new stream of income rather than replacing one that is already there( assumed renewal).

[96583UP]

The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves Merch
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind, and $80 million dollars.

[Lament]

It's cause you can't actually "buy" a renewal anymore. You have to have your credit card on file with them, and they automatically renew it unless you specifically ask them not to.

[LetMeSleep]

I cancelled my cc earlier this year and when the renewal came up, I must have received a 10C email everyday for a fortnight. We tried to take your money. Please update so you don't miss out on...

[96583UP]

Please update so you don't miss out on...

special discounts on Pearl Jam cock rings?

[Lament]

special discounts on Pearl Jam cock rings?

The cock rings sell out instantly. No need to discount those.