Abbrruzzeszze wanted by tha police

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Brenjam O'Brien?

Sarge help me in tech support

Sorry man, I forgot about that. I've replied now.

[bodysnatcher]

Mike McNeedy-a-bathroom

[LuNY]

https://www.yahoo.com/music/former-pear ... 17411.html


SAVE DAVE SAVE DAVE SAVE DAVE!!!!!

And from the looks of the photo in the article I think the whole band could have been on those same charges at the time. HAHAHAHA

Stone get it together.

[CopperTom]

It's funny how all the threads about this at the Pit keep getting locked.

[Birds in Hell]

This seems as an appropriate place as any to put this.

I stumbled upon this in the dusty archives of alt.music.pearl-jam recently and I don't recall having read it before.

Dave on his firing from Pearl Jam, circa 1995:

Subj: Hello. Dave Abbruzzese here...
95-07-26 08:44:51 EDT
From: D765478658

I've read it all....
I am fascinated & sometimes flattered...
There are people in this folder who know that this is really me, so I
won't spend alot of time trying to prove it to the rest of you.
If you'd like proof....WRITE me a letter at ;

Dave Abbruzzese
P.O. BOX 99410
Seattle. WA.
98199 fax 206 283 2702

I am signing off this screen name from AOL.....

...to my friends: you can still reach me under me other screen name.
After seeing that modern drummer article, I felt the need to add to it
some additional bits of info....

....writers, no matter how good they are always add their own bits...

Everything in that article is true. YES, they're based on my opinions, and
some may think that my opinions are tarnished with bitterness....
they're not.

I will never get over that period of my life. I learned alot from it
that will help me in my future, but I will not/nor do I have any desire
to/ get over it.

This was a situation in which I had no choice. I knew that Ed and I
had trouble communicating, but I blaim Ed...always did.

When he would toss a persona formed monkey wrench into the pearl jam
spokes, I was the one who asked the question of "why?" out loud, to his
face. While the others just accepted his trip. This made me the
challenger to his motives. While all the while, I just wanted a reason.

As far as the seemingly obvious disagreements between my goals of
giving back to the people who gifted me with the oppurtunity to actually
live and play music and Ed's belief that in my doing so, I was promoting
myself, I say SO WHAT. I always kept, or at least tried to keep all the
members of PJ informed as to what I wanted to do with my time and my
abilities. And I also made sure that they knew that my attitude was one
in which, "If you have a problem with what I want to do, and don't
approach me with your reasons for that problem, well, ...then it's not MY
problem." A person cannot live their life walking on eggshells just
because some others cannot speak their intentions clearly. There were
many other contributing factors, but they don't matter any longer.

When I was FIRED over breakfast {not lunch} by Stone, I was devistated.
I was oblivious to anything of the sort transpiring. As a matter of
fact, I called our manager Kelly just the day before, because I was told
that Ed was back from getting married, and I wanted to wish him luck on
his upcoming trial for the fight in New Orleans. Kelly, who I considered
a dear friend, as well as MY manager was his usually happy self and we
had a pleasant conversation that ended with him telling me that Stone
wanted to talk to me. I called Stone. He called me back the following
morning and invited me to breakfast. I got there, he was late, came in,
said my name in greeting, and the next thing he said to me was:
" WE"RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER DRUMMER."

I then over the next week or so recieved many excuses, but no reason.
Jeff called. Mike called from rehab. { where he also attended the meeting
discussing my firing via speaker phone.} I never once heard from Ed, and
still haven't a year later.

I learned alot within that group of people. A hell of alot. I love them
all, and I always will. I miss them. I wonder if things have changed.
I've heard some bootlegged shows of the new PJ....and though I've always
had alot of respect for Jack as a drummer, I hope for his sake they put a
new record out soon, with him playing HIS style of drumming on it, 'cause
from what I've heard on these boots...........

Well, thats all. I'm in a great head-space right now. I formed a new band.
The record's finished, and I'm very proud of it. You'll know when its
around. Keep your love for music alive. When the glass house of persona
is shattered, all that remains is the reality:THE MUSIC.

Write me,bye all.
Peace & Smiles

[Strat]

I was gonna post an opinion but then I remembered i didnt want to start a pj drummer debate.

[Wendy Carlos's Twin]

I totally get what Dave is saying about people getting mad/having a problem with you, but they won't give you a reason for it. You have no way of knowing what it is that you've done wrong, and you're supposed to be in a functioning relationship. Outspoken people often face this dilemma when dealing with tight-lipped drama queens.

[CopperTom]

I wonder what he had for breakfast.

[Bammer]

I wonder what he had for breakfast.

$12 eggs, but back then they were only about $8

[Vonzales]

Je Suis Dave

[Norah]

bonjour dave

[mastaflatch]

I still can't get over the fact that they've airbrushed Dave A's head/hair from all those videos in PJ20.

[Wendy Carlos's Twin]

I still can't get over the fact that they've airbrushed Dave A's head/hair from all those videos in PJ20.

Are you serious?

[96583UP]

maybe now that Ed is a total sellout playing corporate gigs and ticketmaster shows he'll bury the hatchet with Dave A. enough to have him play a song or two with PJ at their rock and roll hall of fame induction ceremony

10C can then sell the DVD/poster/limited edition vinyl/sticker set/hat/shirt/vaginal cup commemorating the event

the DVD can include a bonus footage re-enactment of Stone and Dave A's legendary "you're fired" breakfast, filmed at a greater cleveland-area IHOP, featuring a commemorative 5 against 1 silver dollar pancake and sunny side up egg platter topped with Ed's special shit-on-everything sauce.

it comes with a gucci pj tote bag to celebrate PJ's victory over the system

[Rick Grimes]

[CopperTom]

You should have removed the stacks of cash. He doesn't have those anymore.

[bodysnatcher]

i wonder how much he still makes off PJ royalities?

[Rick Grimes]

You should have removed the stacks of cash. He doesn't have those anymore.

It's not my photoshop, I was googling something Pearl Jam and seen it.

[epilogue]

https://www.yahoo.com/music/former-pear ... 17411.html

I clicked that link and all it said was SOMETHING WENT WRONG.

Boy, I'll say.

[zeb]

This guy is still awesome

Would love to be his cell mate and watch him air cymbal all day

Best post I've seen on RM in quite some time.