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Thank you from The Five Horizons Foundation to all of the awesome Pearl Jam fans for helping to raise over $5,000 on this tour at 5H pre parties. As a community, we done some great things already and can't wait to do it again on the next tour.

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Showing posts with label Eddie Vedder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eddie Vedder. Show all posts

11/4/16

Congrats to the Cubs!

As a Cleveland native it pains me to say it but congrats to the Cubs for an amazing season and a hard fought World Series. Check out the new video for Eddie Vedder's "All The Way."

 

When somebody loves you
It's no good unless he loves you, all the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you, all the way

Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the deep blue see is
That's how deep it goes, if its real

When somebody needs you
It's no good unless he needs you, all the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all the in between years, come what may

Who know where the road will lead us
Only a fool would say
But if you'll let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you, all the way
All the way

10/18/14

Pearl Jam writes and performs a new song in Moline

Not that Moline needs any more hype than, "they played No Code front to freakin back live!" but here's another gem that happened.  Eddie Vedder cranked out an original song ten minutes before the show and performed it live! What a night...


9/12/14

Pearl Jam to play Bridge School 2014



PJ has a long history of supporting "Uncle Neil" and his passion project, The Bridge School.  Check out a few other pages (tearjerker alert) showing the bands involvement with the organization over the years.

Eddie Vedder Interviews Page 1
Eddie Vedder Interviews Page 2

About Bridge School:
The Bridge School is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that individuals with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of augmentative & alternative means of communication (AAC) and assistive technology (AT) applications and through the development, implementation and dissemination of innovative life-long educational strategies. The Bridge School is an internationally recognized leader in the education of children who use augmentative and alternative communication and has developed unique programs and trained highly skilled professionals in the use of state of the art assistive technology.
Learn More 

Support Bridge School by donating: Click Here

9/3/14

Adam Levine does an Eddie Vedder impression on Jimmy Falon



I never thought I'd have the lyrics to "Muffin Man" stuck in my head all day! Fast forward this clip to 4:30 for a laugh as Adam Levine does an impression of Eddie Vedder singing Muffin Man.  Both stars are well known Pearl Jam fans which makes it that much more fun.

Related links:
Eddie and Jimmy perform "Balls in your mouth"
Adam Levine offers to drum for Pearl Jam if MC needs a break

11/24/13

Eddie Vedder kicks a girl out of GA in LA

Video:  This is what happens when people who don't get Pearl Jam want to be on the rail.

10/6/13

Steve Gleason with Pearl Jam on ESPN


If you don't "get something in your eye" when watching this then you have no soul!  It was amazing to learn more about Steve Gleason and his relationship to Pearl Jam and Mike McCready in particular.  We can all relate to Pearl Jam feeling like "the soundtrack to my life" and it's cool to see such an amazing guy like Steve Gleason share that sentiment as well.

On a more personal note, I'm really honored to be supporting Team Gleason on November 1st with a pre show fundraiser in New Orleans before the Voodoo Festival.  The awesome volunteer organizers there, Joanna Wilson and Tavis Piattoly, have been working hard to put on a great event for the Pearl Jam Faithful.  This party will be the third fan fundraiser of our newly formed Five Horizons Foundation which focuses on providing adaptive technologies to children with autism to help with their communication and sensory challenges.

No White Flags!

To learn more, please click below:

7/28/13

Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready with Neil Young - Long Road

 

Lyrics:

And I wished for so long...
I cannot stay
All the precious moments...
Cannot stay
Its not like wings have fallen...
I cannot say
Without you something is missing...
I cannot say

Holding hands of daughters and sons
In their phase they're falling down
Down, down, down

I have wished for so long...
How I wish for you today

We all walk the long road?
I cannot stay
Theres no need to say goodbye

Oh, the friends and family...
All the memories going round
Round, round round...

I have wished for so long...
How I wished for you today

And the wind keeps rollin
And the sky keeps turning grey
And the sun is set
The sun will rise another day

I have wished for so long...
How I wish for you today

I have wished for so long...
How I wish for you today
Will I walk the long road?
We all walk the long road

Lyrics Source

3/22/13

Eddie Vedder - Throw Your Arms Around Me

 
Lyrics:


I will come to you in the daytime
I will raise you from your sleep
I will kiss you in four places
As I go runnin' down your street
I will squeeze the life right out of you
I will make you laugh, I'll make you cry
And we may never forget it
As I make you call my name as I shout it to the blue, summer sky
And we may never meet again
So shed your skin lets get started
And you will throw your arms around me (2x)
I will come to you at nightime
I will climb into your bed
I will kiss you in 155 places
As I go runnin' round in your head
I will squeeze the life right out of you
I will make you laugh, I'll make you cry
And we may never forget it
As I make you call my name as I shout it to the blue, summer sky
And we may never meet again
So shed your skin lets get started
And you will throw your arms around me (2x)
Ohh yeah, uh huh, uh huh...
Ohh yeah, uh hum, ooh...
Ohh yeah, uh huh, uh huh...
Oh...and you will throw your arms around me

Lyrics Source

1/28/13

Picture in a frame by Jennifer Sando

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As much as we all love our favorite bands and the rock stars who compose them, it's easy to become jaded or disillusioned about who those individuals might be as people.  Eddie Vedder in particular is very fond of his "P-R-I-V-A-C-Y."  In our minds they become almost mythical characters, not real people who are in touch with the world.  Then you read a story like Jennifer's.

As a long time Pearl Jam fan, her goal was to take a portrait of Eddie. This may seem almost laughable at first, especially considering she's an Australian who had no plans to visit Seattle anytime soon.  Despite the numerous barriers that most of us would see between her and her goal, she launched her online campaign; "I Want To Take A Portrait of Eddie Vedder."

By the time I caught wind of the campaign, Jennifer had already accomplished her original goal and set a new one!  She began a kickstarter.com project in an effort to raise enough money to do an initial print run of a book that would detail her quest for the Eddie Vedder photo shoot.  I was happy to "kick in" and was glad to see a lot of other Pearl Jam fans from all over the world were eager to support her as well.

When I received my copy I was instantly impressed with the quality of the photography and the design choices for the book.  This is something you'd be very proud to put on your coffee table.  I found that I went through the book three times.  The first time, I just turned the pages and checked out all the pictures.  The second time, I read every word (can be done in about 15 mins), and the third time I just slowly went back through and appreciated the journey that Jennifer took, and the result she achieved.

Not only did she achieve the impossible by getting the attention of the band and successfully booking time with Eddie Vedder in Australia, but she also managed to paint a very human picture of Ed as a person.  She remarks that when they met, he was so focused on what they were doing that she thought it was as if Ed had campaigned for months to meet HER!  He came to the shoot prepared with a prop and ideas, was gracious to her family, and even stayed longer than the allotted time.  You close the book feeling reminded of why you love Eddie and Pearl Jam in the first place.  It's all about the people they are, the music they create, and the community we've all helped build.

If you're an Eddie Vedder fan, or just like great photography, you should check this book out.  I'd like to thank Jennifer for sharing her experience with the rest of  the #PJFAM.

Rock On!

Get to know Jennifer through her kick starter video:



Related Links:
KickStarter
Picture in a frame
I want to take a portrait of Eddie Vedder
Jennifer Sando's Website
Follow Jennifer on Twitter

11/28/12

Eddie Vedder Solo Poster from Orlando 2012

Posters are not usually my thing here on The Porch but I have to say that the works of art coming out of Eddie's solo tour this year are kicking ass.  Tonight's is another great example.  I hope you guys have a great time at the show.

11/12/12

Eddie Vedder and Jimmy Flemion

The Longing Goes Away + Starboy

 

I wish every Eddie Vedder solo show were immediately put to DVD and overnighted to every fan!  I've watched Water on the Road a million times and can never get enough.  Here's some great fan video of Eddie performing with Jimmy Fleminon in Austin Texas on 11/11/12.  Ed used to tour with The Frogs and Jimmy's brother who has since passed away.  I hope Ten Club doesn't take this gem of a video down.

11/11/12

Eddie Vedder Solo Poster 11/11/2012

Here's some video of the era that this poster was based on:  "based on an actual event 4/28/92 Austin, TX."

What's up with those subtitles?  Japanese :)






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10/27/12

Eddie Vedder - Girl from the North Country

This video has all of my favorite things, great song, great audio, great video quality, and EV doing what he does best.  Ed's solo performances have yet to be published via bootleg and the only official video is Water on the Road, which I very highly recommend.

For information on Ed's 2012 solo tour, click here.

 

Lyrics:


If you're traveling in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was the true love of mine.

If you go when the snowflakes storm
When the rivers freeze and summer ends
Please see if she's a coat so warm
To keep her from the howlin' winds.

Please see if her hair hangs long
If it rolls and flows all down her breast
Please see from me if her hair hangs long
That's the way I remember her best.

I'm a-wonderin' if she remember me at all
Many times I've often prayed
In the darkness of my night
In the brightness of my day.

So if you're travelin' in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine.

Lyrics Source