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theplatypus wrote:What is your understanding of the word "unique"

not new york, philly, minneapolis, chicago etc...

Cities they play rather regularly.

Council bluffs, Fargo ND, Telluride CO - those are unique.

I think in this case it's used to mean "individual".

Lol.

Shows attended: 12
First show: 1992
Unique cities: 6
Unique venues: 8
Miles traveled to/from shows: 3500
States visited: 2
Foreign countries visited: 0
Drummers seen in concert: 3
Band members met in person: 0
Band members' autographs obtained:0
PJ tattoos: 0
Framed posters in your house (or in storage because you're married): 2, and 3 unframed in the garage
Top 3 white whale songs:
Favorite band member: Jeff
Favorite PJ side/solo project: Brad, Three Fish, Mad Season
Favorite PJ song: Off He Goes/Tremor Christ
Go-To piss break song: Corduroy
Moment(s) or song(s) that got you hooked: Hearing Even Flow on the radio in 1991
Most you ever spent on a PJ ticket: $80 in 2013

Shows attended: 30 something?
First show: 1995 - Golden Gate Park (eddie sick/neil jam)
Unique cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Mt View, Alpine, Chicago, Virginia Beach, Hartford, Portland (Maine), Boston, Greensboro, Las Vegas - some others I'm probably missing/forgetting
Unique venues: 20-30ish
Miles traveled to/from shows: 10k plus total.
States visited: California, Nevada, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, Wisconsin
Foreign countries visited: 0
Drummers seen in concert: 2 (Jack and Matt)
Band members met in person: 0
Band members' autographs obtained:
PJ tattoos: 0
Framed posters in your house (or in storage because you're married): About 10 in garage (married), more in poster tubes waiting to be framed
Top 3 white whale songs: Hard to Imagine, Immortality (amazingly only seen it I think 2 or 3 times over 30 plus shows) - and I guess Falling Down - but realizing that one will probably never happen
Favorite band member: Mike
Favorite PJ side/solo project: Mad Season
Favorite PJ song: Release or Black - depending on the day
Go-To piss break song: Never peed during show.
Moment(s) or song(s) that got you hooked: Even Flow/Alive music videos
Most you ever spent on a PJ ticket: Only face ever via fan club (although once I paid a girl $20 to move from the field area to a seated area when they played Hartford 96 -- and had someone pay me $50 to switch seats from 3rd row to 5th row at TOTD recently).

Abbreviated version:

Shows: 52 full band, 13 Ed solo
Miles: about 90,000
First show: Charlotte '96
States/Provinces: Hawaii, Washington, California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, DC, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas.
Drummers: 2
Whales: Tremor Christ, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me
Favorite: Too many to list
Pee song: Go before the opener
Song that hooked me: Jeremy
Cost: Never spent more than face value; most expensive though was Ed at Hullabaloo in '07. I think it was $200.

Biff, your "meet the band" story puts mine to shame but I'll post it when I get time.

Strat, I don't think unique means what you think it means. In this context.

I like this RMers met category:

A handful of you, I think it was Vancouver 2005? I met Satan's Taco randomly in the parking lot beforehand, and then several on the floor in the venue. Green Habit? Serjical Strike, and I think a few others. There is a photo of us on the Old Board, which I believe Lenny dug up recently and photoshopped my face onto something else.

Also met Monkey_Driven at the Wishlist pre-party in St. Louis 2013. Unfortunately we didn't have time for a round of golf the next day.

Strat wrote:Guys, its not that confusing.

Shows attended: 30
First show: 7-11-95
Unique cities: 13
Unique venues: 19
Miles traveled to/from shows: no fucking idea
States visited: 10
Foreign countries visited: 0
Drummers seen in concert: 2
Band members met in person: 3 - Ed and Jeff and Matt
Band members' autographs obtained: 0 (1 picture and 1 audio recording though)
PJ tattoos: 0 - soon to be 1 with Stipman
Framed posters in your house (or in storage because you're married): 2 in storage and 1 Ed Ved on the wall
Top 3 white whale songs: Oceans, Leash, BRY
Favorite band member: Stone
Favorite PJ side/solo project: Stone
Favorite PJ song: Release
Go-To piss break song: Daughter and Even Flow (I have to pee frequently b/c I like beer)
Moment(s) or song(s) that got you hooked: Alive and Even Flow videos, Unplugged, 93 VMA's
Most you ever spent on a PJ ticket:

Spoiler: show

Strat wrote:

theplatypus wrote:What is your understanding of the word "unique"

not new york, philly, minneapolis, chicago etc...

Cities they play rather regularly.

Council bluffs, Fargo ND, Telluride CO - those are unique.

I think you're thinking of the word "cute"

My interpretation is not wrong and its also far more interesting.

Strat wrote:My interpretation is not wrong and its also far more interesting.

I bet Telluride was an awesome place to see a show! I love that bootleg. It has a really chill vibe to it.

TremorJam wrote:

Strat wrote:My interpretation is not wrong and its also far more interesting.

I bet Telluride was an awesome place to see a show! I love that bootleg. It has a really chill vibe to it.

A very incredible show mostly due to the setting. really fantastic.

Shows attended: More than 20
First show: 1996
Unique cities: At least 7
Unique venues: At least 10
Miles traveled to/from shows: 250 miles is farthest drive
States visited: 5
Foreign countries visited: 0
Drummers seen in concert: 3? Wait... 4! I just saw Krusen!
Band members met in person: 0
Band members' autographs obtained: 0
PJ tattoos: 0
Framed posters in your house (or in storage because you're married): 2 framed; more than 10 in tubes
Top 3 white whale songs: No idea. I've heard most of what I've wanted to hear.
Favorite band member: Mike
Favorite PJ side/solo project: Temple of the Dog
Favorite PJ song: I could never choose. Gun to my head: Indifference
Go-To piss break song: Wishlist
Moment(s) or song(s) that got you hooked: Hearing Ten for the first time in 1991 the week it was released at a friend's house.
Most you ever spent on a PJ ticket: Not sure. $70?

j's brain wrote:Shows attended: More than 20
First show: 1996
Unique cities: At least 7
Unique venues: At least 10
Miles traveled to/from shows: 250 miles is farthest drive
States visited: 5
Foreign countries visited: 0
Drummers seen in concert: 3? Wait... 4! I just saw Krusen!
Band members met in person: 0
Band members' autographs obtained: 0
PJ tattoos: 0
Framed posters in your house (or in storage because you're married): 2 framed; more than 10 in tubes
Top 3 white whale songs: No idea. I've heard most of what I've wanted to hear.
Favorite band member: Mike
Favorite PJ side/solo project: Temple of the Dog
Favorite PJ song: I could never choose. Gun to my head: Indifference
Go-To piss break song: Wishlist
Moment(s) or song(s) that got you hooked: Hearing Ten for the first time in 1991 the week it was released at a friend's house.
Most you ever spent on a PJ ticket: Not sure. $70?

How have you seen 4 drummers when your first show was in 1996?

Kalevi wrote:I'm curious to hear about people's in person meetings with band members

At 19 years old I had a gap year (2003) in Australia. This was already planned when the band decided to tour there for Riot Act. I went to four shows (3x Sydney/ Adelaide) and had the time of my life. Johnny Marr was the support act. PJ played their first show on a Tuesday. Johnny Marr played a solo show at a local small club on Monday. I decided to go there because I knew Ed Ved might show up. And he did. He was standing in the crowd while the opening act was playing (Liam Finn), he tried to be in disguise but I recognized him and left him alone. The Johnny Marr show was great and he played 'Fortunate Son' with Ed. My hostel happened to be right around the corner. I went outside and to the back (on my way to my hostel). There were a couple, maybe four or five, PJ fans standing there. I decided to join and talk about what just happened on stage. Some minutes later Ed came outside and talk to all off us. Apparently I looked like his best friend and that was weird for both of us. He talked to us for about 5 minutes. We were all starstruck and he was drunk, that must have been some kind of conversation. The next morning it all felt like a dream, I just met my hero (I was 19 remember). Again I had not much planned for that day, I called my brother about what happened and had a coffee. Then in the afternoon I decided to start walking to the venue. I've met many fans there. I sure did not expect that. Again I saw the same 4 or 5 fans as the day before. Everyone else was jealous of what happened the night before. The band came in for soundcheck and after that they all came outside to say hi. That was my routine for three days. On the fourth day I had a flight to the Adelaide show. Slowly I realized that the band also had to take a flight... (I was soo naive back then..). Their flight was 2 gates next to mine. Once again I've met all the guys. Talked to Matt and Stone for a short while. Got autographs and said hello to Mike. Some people really went crazy on Eddie, he was the only one with a bodyguard. I talked to Stone in an airport-shop while he was having a soda. And finally I've met Jeff while he was walking to his gate. I'm a bass player myself and just wanted to say thanks since he was the main reason why I picked up the instrument two years earlier. He really took interest, signed my 'I am mine' copy with '4 strings forever!', we talked about my favorite basslines (hail hail, tremor christ). He agreed. Talked some about bass tones on Riot Act. And talked about my homecountry (netherlands) which he visited a couple of times to meet with his brother who used to live there. I was 19, and it was the best week of my life back then. All I had planned was to go to the shows. Everything else that happened was not planned at all, just me being young and naive.

Great stuff.

Man, I wish I'd gone to that Adelaide show.

Birds in Hell wrote:

Great stuff.

Man, I wish I'd gone to that Adelaide show.

Same. I was going through a jaded arena show fatigue at that time plus the shows were heavily advertised by Triple M. It didn't interest me even though I did like Riot Act. One or all of those 3 plus London 2007 were missed PJ moments for me.

LetMeSleep wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

Great stuff.

Man, I wish I'd gone to that Adelaide show.

Same. I was going through a jaded arena show fatigue at that time plus the shows were heavily advertised by Triple M. It didn't interest me even though I did like Riot Act. One or all of those 3 plus London 2007 were missed PJ moments for me.

Pearl Jam had fallen way off the radar for me by that time, I didn't even hear Binaural or Riot Act until a few years later.

I didn't even know PJ were playing in Perth in 2003, but I "discovered them" big time in 2004.

Would have loved to be at that show. Mark Seymour! Fortunate Son!

*sigh*