This was my first of 7 PJ shows that summer of 2003 when I had just graduated college, had grad money to burn and plenty of time to do it. For me, highlight of the night was Patriot. I'm getting chills now typing as I remember him singing "I only know one party, and that is..." and screaming "FREEEDOM!" It's still one of the "Most Played" songs on my ipod almost 8 years later.
Despite the booing for Bu$hleaguer, I thought the bands' "retort" with Know Your Rights and RITFW to close it out was great.
My son was 13 and had school the next day but we went anyway. We had Ten Club seats on the side but low down. He had been at Randall's in the rain as a six year-old in 96, seen Springsteen, U2 and the Rolling Stones but this was his coming of age concert. Pearl Jam didn't dissapoint, but Eddie misread the crowd. The unquestioning worshipful, adulation of Randall's was still there in the sing-alongs, almost religious in their ritual nature. But when he ventured into Bush country, a divide opened. He donned a Bush mask, a sequinned glove, a dinner jacket and drank from a champaign bottle. I think he even did a quasi moon-walk. I was laughing my ass off but a lot of the crowd with the still raw wounds of 9/11 didn't see it that way. Bush was delivering the catharsis of blowing up Iraq at the time. The next night was the mission accomplished photo-op and they were in no mood for a reminder of reality. Eddie was taken aback tried to, lamely, say he was just like us. He worked in a pharmacy for Christ sakes(his words) but to no avail. After pleading he loved his country, he loved America, he changed tact and started a sarcastic USA chant to mixed results. Most of the "dialogue" (again his words, as in this is good, you and me having a dialogue that's American) was in the original download but gone in later versions. Finally, he recovered enough to be angry and defiantly sang Rocking in the Free World, throwing his mike stand down at the end. I was overjoyed. What a concert for my son to see! No Kumbaya, no hippie moment but conflict, emotion, Rock and Roll! Sean couldn't stop talking on the midnight, hour plus drive home to New Jersey. As we came over the highway in Queens with Manhattan glittering large in the windshield and the Ataris singing So Long Astoria on our car's CD player, a lifetime memory was formed. Sean saw the Ataris last year at a bar in Scranton while away at college. He talked to the band and couldn't wait to tell me about it. The Ataris were forever linked to an amazing night. It is one of my greatest moments.
A few years later, we saw Pearl Jam at the Meadowlands where Eddie bought up the Nassau show thinking it had happened at the Meadowlands. It was apparent, it still bugged him!
Went to this show ith a few car loads of people we got to drinking and eating jello shots. I went in early to watch the opening band. I had to pee so bad but I was a little drunk and I didnt know where I was going. I had Fan club seats in the 100 section so I walked to the floor level and walked down the walkway through a black curtain. First thing I see is a Ping Pong table. Still confused I was looking around and a security guard short but jacked up with a huge neck asked if he could help me I said I was looking to take a piss. Hes like wrong spot man. I look over his shoulder and Eddiein a Green Army Jacket was standing sideways. I go thats Eddie Vedder. Security goes is it. Im like yea. He goes you gotta go. So as I was getting kicked out I go EDDIE he looked over suprised to see a fan and put his hand up to wave but I was taken away. I remember the show being great and Eddie saying he was proud how we reacted to 9/11. They also performed Bushleaguer which did get boos from some people like what happened at a previous show. Eddie calmed everyone down but said he supported the troops but not what was happening in Iraq. Long Island was hit hard by 9/11 so I think at that time we wanted revenge and were behind the President Bush more at that time. It did change the mood of the crowd a bit but the set list rocked especially I am a Patriot. Turns out what Bush did was illegal invading a Country causing millions in damage,death and destruction changing the way people around the world view The USA.
im sorry but if you ask me ... everyone was booing GWB for being an asshole .... NOT THE SONG .... i dont think their is a single person in the TRI-STATE area that liked him...... i had 15th row center stage tickets and everyone around me was booing BUSHHHH not the song ...
I was there & have the bootleg, but I haven't listened to it in awhile. The booing was prety loud but they did end up getting a pretty good response for RITFW. After that last song though, when Ed didn't get much response from his USA chant he slammed the microphone and walked off stage. I was very dissapointed with the crowd. I have lived on Long Island my whole life and that is really the only time I can think of that I was ashamed of it. I really hope PJ comes back to Long Island again but I don't blame them if they don't.
I was there as well. They were not booed off the stage. They were booed a bit, and a "USA, USA, USA" chant was started by the croud. Eddie talked for a bit and got some croud support back. He tried to start the "USA, USA, USA" chant again and failed.
I lost the cd, but I have the mp3s.
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Hey there...
If you don't have it yet, I can send it to you. Just let me know your e-mail address.
Take care,
Jon
I am wondering if anyone could please email me the MP3 of the version of Patriot from this show.
This was my first of 7 PJ shows that summer of 2003 when I had just graduated college, had grad money to burn and plenty of time to do it. For me, highlight of the night was Patriot. I'm getting chills now typing as I remember him singing "I only know one party, and that is..." and screaming "FREEEDOM!" It's still one of the "Most Played" songs on my ipod almost 8 years later.
Despite the booing for Bu$hleaguer, I thought the bands' "retort" with Know Your Rights and RITFW to close it out was great.
My son was 13 and had school the next day but we went anyway. We had Ten Club seats on the side but low down. He had been at Randall's in the rain as a six year-old in 96, seen Springsteen, U2 and the Rolling Stones but this was his coming of age concert. Pearl Jam didn't dissapoint, but Eddie misread the crowd. The unquestioning worshipful, adulation of Randall's was still there in the sing-alongs, almost religious in their ritual nature. But when he ventured into Bush country, a divide opened. He donned a Bush mask, a sequinned glove, a dinner jacket and drank from a champaign bottle. I think he even did a quasi moon-walk. I was laughing my ass off but a lot of the crowd with the still raw wounds of 9/11 didn't see it that way. Bush was delivering the catharsis of blowing up Iraq at the time. The next night was the mission accomplished photo-op and they were in no mood for a reminder of reality. Eddie was taken aback tried to, lamely, say he was just like us. He worked in a pharmacy for Christ sakes(his words) but to no avail. After pleading he loved his country, he loved America, he changed tact and started a sarcastic USA chant to mixed results. Most of the "dialogue" (again his words, as in this is good, you and me having a dialogue that's American) was in the original download but gone in later versions. Finally, he recovered enough to be angry and defiantly sang Rocking in the Free World, throwing his mike stand down at the end. I was overjoyed. What a concert for my son to see! No Kumbaya, no hippie moment but conflict, emotion, Rock and Roll! Sean couldn't stop talking on the midnight, hour plus drive home to New Jersey. As we came over the highway in Queens with Manhattan glittering large in the windshield and the Ataris singing So Long Astoria on our car's CD player, a lifetime memory was formed. Sean saw the Ataris last year at a bar in Scranton while away at college. He talked to the band and couldn't wait to tell me about it. The Ataris were forever linked to an amazing night. It is one of my greatest moments.
A few years later, we saw Pearl Jam at the Meadowlands where Eddie bought up the Nassau show thinking it had happened at the Meadowlands. It was apparent, it still bugged him!
Went to this show ith a few car loads of people we got to drinking and eating jello shots. I went in early to watch the opening band. I had to pee so bad but I was a little drunk and I didnt know where I was going. I had Fan club seats in the 100 section so I walked to the floor level and walked down the walkway through a black curtain. First thing I see is a Ping Pong table. Still confused I was looking around and a security guard short but jacked up with a huge neck asked if he could help me I said I was looking to take a piss. Hes like wrong spot man. I look over his shoulder and Eddiein a Green Army Jacket was standing sideways. I go thats Eddie Vedder. Security goes is it. Im like yea. He goes you gotta go. So as I was getting kicked out I go EDDIE he looked over suprised to see a fan and put his hand up to wave but I was taken away. I remember the show being great and Eddie saying he was proud how we reacted to 9/11. They also performed Bushleaguer which did get boos from some people like what happened at a previous show. Eddie calmed everyone down but said he supported the troops but not what was happening in Iraq. Long Island was hit hard by 9/11 so I think at that time we wanted revenge and were behind the President Bush more at that time. It did change the mood of the crowd a bit but the set list rocked especially I am a Patriot. Turns out what Bush did was illegal invading a Country causing millions in damage,death and destruction changing the way people around the world view The USA.
im sorry but if you ask me ... everyone was booing GWB for being an asshole .... NOT THE SONG .... i dont think their is a single person in the TRI-STATE area that liked him...... i had 15th row center stage tickets and everyone around me was booing BUSHHHH not the song ...
I was there & have the bootleg, but I haven't listened to it in awhile. The booing was prety loud but they did end up getting a pretty good response for RITFW. After that last song though, when Ed didn't get much response from his USA chant he slammed the microphone and walked off stage. I was very dissapointed with the crowd. I have lived on Long Island my whole life and that is really the only time I can think of that I was ashamed of it. I really hope PJ comes back to Long Island again but I don't blame them if they don't.
I was there as well. They were not booed off the stage. They were booed a bit, and a "USA, USA, USA" chant was started by the croud. Eddie talked for a bit and got some croud support back. He tried to start the "USA, USA, USA" chant again and failed.
I lost the cd, but I have the mp3s.
Does anybody have the bootleg of this show?
I was there in 03' and the band was booed off stage for singing Bush Leaguer (I wasn't booing)
Please hit me up if you're willing to share.
Thank you