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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

CopperTom wrote:I wonder what he had for breakfast.

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

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

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

rick malone wrote:This guy is still awesome

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