Jeff interview regarding skateparks

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Jeff interview regarding skateparks

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Cool interview with Jeff regarding his involvement in building skate parks in rural and underserved areas. Briefly mentions plans for making a new record, too.

http://www.vice.com/read/peal-jams-bass ... idwest-333
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It helps me get more excited about touring because I'm usually not too excited about it.
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Cooler member of PJ and one of the reasons they dont make longer tours, apparently.
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The way I look at it is if I'm touring and doing more things with the band I make more money. If I make more money I build more parks. It helps me get more excited about touring because I'm usually not too excited about it.
I think that's the headspace they are all in now. oh well. at least they aren't blowing it all on crack.
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they don't like touring, except all they do is tour. wtf are these guys doing.
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making money
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I wonder what Ed thinks of Jeff building skate parks with his own money
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Sex on Legs: a Skatepark Chain by Jeff Ament
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Yeah, these guys are such assholes. It's all a money grab.
Is it correct that you're personally reaching into your pocket and paying for these parks?
Oh yeah. The band's Vitalogy Foundation takes $3 from every ticket and we split that up five ways for our causes. That ends up being a good chunk of change, but most of the bowls I pay for out of my own pocket.

Can you ballpark how much of your own money you've spent on building skateparks?
I have no idea. The little foundation I have is called The Montana Pool Service and the bowls and pools we build end up being 60 to 80 grand each. I've probably built like 12 or 13 of those. I don't know what that works out to be.
Fuck. Um...

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Jeff has always been the good one
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Mike has always been the short one
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Stone has always been the smart one
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Dave/Matt/Dave/Jack/Matt has always been the white one
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Boom has always been the random one
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BOB has always been the talented one
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96583UP wrote:Jeff has always been the good one
He did build you a park, after all.

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Jeff Ament wrote:Money (...) helps me get more excited about touring.
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Reading about Jeff building parks makes me want to play Sim City
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2k or classic?
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