Post Random Pearl Jam-Related Thoughts You Have

[Birds in Hell]

So, I visited Dave Abbruzzese's Facebook page today to see if he had posted any reaction to the recent Hall of Fame developments (he hadn't) and noticed that in March he'd posted a remembrance of Tim "Skully" Quinlan, longtime Pearl Jam roadie and Stone's guitar tech through the band's classic years, who it turns out passed away last year - I had no idea.

Per this local obituary, in recent years Skully had married, had kids and had been working for Live Nation in North and South Carolina. His funeral was held on 17 April 2016 in Raleigh, NC and, having had a glance at Pearl Jam's 2016 tour schedule, they played Greenville, SC the night prior and had no show on that day, so I guess they may have attended.

Anyway, this was a random Pearl Jam-related thought.

[evenslow]

The performers onstage get all the glory, but the show wouldn’t go on without the efforts of throngs of support people. For the past quarter-century, one of the best in the business was Raleigh resident Tim Quinlan - better-known as Skully - who died of a heart attack on Friday.

Skully left behind a wife and two young children. He would have turned 52 years old on April 20, the day his former employer Pearl Jam is scheduled to play Raleigh’s PNC Arena.

“Yeah, that was his birthday,” said Quinlan’s friend and onetime fellow roadie Jimmy Shoaf. “I’d just called him last week, we were gonna meet that day for lunch and go hang out with the crew. It’s a complete shock.”

Skully was the first roadie Pearl Jam ever hired and worked as a drum and guitar tech during the Seattle grunge band’s initial breakout period, when they went from nightclubs to stadiums almost overnight. He went on to work for other bands including Hootie & the Blowfish. In recent years, he worked for Live Nation at shows throughout the Carolinas.

Friday, Quinlan was at Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Amphitheater when he began suffering chest pains and called 911. But it was too late.

That night, Pearl Jam was in Florida playing the opening date of their North American tour. The band paid onstage tribute to Skully during one of the encores, with frontman Eddie Vedder talking about Skully’s efforts on the band’s behalf during “the first half, the tougher half.”

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[rick malone]

I'm the smoothest talkin daddy in the whole wide world

[bodysnatcher]

Wow that's fuckin terrible hahahahahahaha

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[LetMeSleep]

Just listened to a stretch of PJ that went Parachutes > Strangest Tribe > Nothing As It Seems > Ghost > In The Moonlight.

Man that's some great music.

[evenslow]

Just listened to a stretch of PJ that went Parachutes > Strangest Tribe > Nothing As It Seems > Ghost > In The Moonlight.

Man that's some great music.

Thank Christ Yellow Moon didn't come on and ruin it.

[Strat]

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Thats a mike mccready thing, yea?

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Strat]

Cool.

They actually played her ea few years ago. Ill probably ski with Mike McCready and play guitar with him.

[bodysnatcher]

Cool.

They actually played her ea few years ago. Ill probably ski with Mike McCready and play guitar with him.

ask him if he's enjoying the Beatles butcher cover album that he stole from me

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[bodysnatcher]

Cool.

They actually played her ea few years ago. Ill probably ski with Mike McCready and play guitar with him.

ask him if he's enjoying the Beatles butcher cover album that he stole from me

then ask him why he didn't want to hang out with me after his gig in Big Sky a few weeks ago

this guy is starting to sound like a prick

[Strat]

2 albums in the last 10+ years.

Ugh.

This tournament really sheds a light on latter day PJ.

[bodysnatcher]

2 albums in the last 10+ years.

Ugh.

This tournament really sheds a light on latter day PJ.

Haha yeah I was thinking the exact same thing this latest round of voting. I found it really difficult to vote for....anything.

[Strat]

2 albums in the last 10+ years.

Ugh.

This tournament really sheds a light on latter day PJ.

Haha yeah I was thinking the exact same thing this latest round of voting. I found it really difficult to vote for....anything.

KD said that "sirens has grown on me over the years"

YEARS. YEEEEEEARS.

That fucking song has been out for years at this point. I love it but YEARS? Seems like it is a new song but it was 3.5 years ago. My god what has happened to my life.

[stip]

pearl jam releasing more music would make me so happy

[epilogue]

pearl jam releasing more music would make me so happy

Something we can enthusiastically agree on!

[LoathedVermin72]

i disagree

[epilogue]

Nobody asked you.