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Thank You!!!
Re-Cap
(Written 11.07.98)
Wow...the summer tour seems like it was years
ago! It sure feels that way. Thanks to Pearl Jam, I probably had the best
summer ever. My entire summer revolved around the band and the tour...and
while many non-fans may think that is a bad thing, I would not have wanted
it any other way. If I was not on the road going to a show, I would wake
up, turn on the computer, check the Pass It Around mail, and then check
Synergy for updates on the show from the night before. That was so exciting
for me:-)
This tour was great for me as an individual.
I am proud of the fact that I paid about 95% of everything for the tour.
Plane tickets. Concert tickets. T-shirts. Hotel rooms. You name it, I paid
for it. My parents did put some dough in at the end...and I am grateful
for that...since my original plan and budget did not include those two
shows in DC...so I was really cutting my money short come that time.
This memory brought forth some other cool non-Pearl
Jam things. I got to fly for the first time when I went down to Atlanta
to meet up with Quinn. When I flew to DC, that was only my second trip
flying. What an adventure:-) I also had really never been away from home
alone. I had gone to like 8th grade camp...and other places...but with
friends. I went to five concerts on my own...it was a nice eye-opening
experience for me. And not to sound stuck up or anything, but I think it
proved how responsible I really am:-)
Meeting many online people that I have known
for years was great as well. Reassured me that I am not the only
over-obsessed fan out there...I think a lot of people at school began to
take my love for the band a little bit more seriously as well. Of course
they knew I loved the band, but I do not think they knew how dedicated
I really was.
I really wish I had the chance to make all those
shows...but that is a really large dream. Hopefully, next time they hit
the states, I will have a nice "Pearl Jam Bank Account" established and
I may be able to make them all..so who's coming??? :-)
There are three groups of people that deserve the biggest
thanks:
- Thanks to Pearl Jam for touring this summer and doing so many
dates! Hehe:-)
- Thanks to the Ten Club/Vitalogy Health Club for rocking so damn
much and hooking the hardcore fans up with awesome tickets!
- Thanks to my parents for letting me go to all these shows!
General Thanks:
Jim Hammond(my boss...without him...I could not have afforded
all this shit nor would I have been able to have gotten all the time off!),
Aaron
Baker(For the fan club seat at Alpine Valley), Ezra Golberstein(for
getting those posters for me and talking to me at Alpine!),
The Fargo
Boys(for conversation and protection on the lawn and keeping my mom
company/entertained the first night at Alpine.), MSOE(for holding
their open house on a day convenient for the Pearl Jam itinerary),
Tom(for
giving us something to talk about), the people behind me at Chicago(for
putting their hands in the air and in turn hitting the maraca so it would
land at my feet), Jeff Ament(for throwing that pick!), the merchandise
lady at East Lansing(who went and brought posters outside against her
boss' wishes), Burger King(for being open after the East Lansing
show), WRIF(for the free Pearl Jam decal sticker things), the
lady at the offices at the Palace(for giving Amanda a tampon, hehe),
Amanda(for
sitting through a Pearl Jam concert to see what they are all about!), Delta
Airlines(for flying me down to Atlanta and flying me back up to Detroit),
Quinn(for
dragging my ass around and for the tickets), Brice(for driving my
yankee ass around), lady at Target that develops our pictures at the
one hour booth(for developing my Pearl Jam pictures and not being a
bitch about it and taking our coupons even though she did not have to),
Mrs. Brown(for letting me stay with her and inconviniencing [gawsh
I need to learn how to spell!]her),
The Corbett Family(for letting
me stay with them), Matt's dog(for being cute), the woman at
Knoxville merchandise stand(for giving me a bag for my poster),
Peter(for
giving me the couch at Mike's house...haha if it was Peter...it was dark
in the living room...so if it was not Peter..thanks whoever!),
Two Guys
From Italy and Julia(for making me pizza when I was very hungry!),
Matt(for the ticket),
Ali(for selling Matt that ticket for
Constitution Hall at face value...there is a place reserved for you in
Pearl Jam heaven!), Marc Williamson(You are awesome for selling
Quinn your extra tickets! Thanks for the awesome seats to one of the most
greatest Pearl Jamm shows ever... you will be up there with Ali in PJ heaven!),
Luke(for finding me at Merriweather),
GMC(for the official
PICK UP truck), Jet's Pizza(for making the BEST pizza),
My sister(for
no reason, she just thinks she is special. So um...thanks for bitching
about Pearl Jam Jen!), Smitty(for being SO damn cool and talking
to me even though he had other things to do. Smitty is the bomb!), and
finally: Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Chisnell,
Mr. Cicchini,
Ms.
Reeves, Mrs. Vick, and Herr(that's "Mr." for those non-German
speaking people)Weathers... (for not sending me to the school physciatrist
and being awesome about me missing school for Pearl Jam).