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Many of you know that i am the biggest pearl jam freak around.  I live breathe and eat pearl jam.  for weeks now you have heard me rant and rave about the two pearl jam shows (montreal and barrie).  Here's a story that is going to blow you all away.  it sure blew me away and it will last me a lifetime. 

    First off Sab and i were got totally lost getting to Montreal. I fully fluked some street and ended up finding the proper exit (total miracle).  then we tried looking for a hotel room but all was booked.  I was pissed out of my mind, thinking that i would never get to make to to the Molson center by 7.30 pm.  anyhow, saba and i walked toward "RUE SHERBROOK" in search of a hotel room.  In front of the Ritz Carlton, saba cracked a joke about us getting a room there, anyway, reality hit us like a tonne of bricks, it hurt a bit actually. A few seconds after that, a blonde guy backed into me, i obviously avoided him, but then two steps later turned back to see, because this hair looked conspicuously familiar.  i turned back, holy shit man....it was Mike McCready (Only the awesomest lead guitarist in the world, who also belonged to pearl jam), a few steps from him was Stone Gossard (Rythm guitarist for Pearl jam).  I yelled to saba to stop, but she did not hear me, then i screamed again "SABA", and pointed out the guys like it was normal or something.  In my head i was thinking, hey theres mike and stone, im gonna go say hi.  I summoned all my courage, something like this, i only read about, but hey this was actually happening to me, your friend SPENCER.  I just walked up to Mike,

Spencer: Hey mike how are you? 
Mike: I'm fine thanks 
(spencer walks over to Stone) 
Spencer: hey stone, this is an honour, i cant believe i met you guys. 
Stone: ( i'm not sure what he said, because my heart was pounding too loud for me to hear the words) 
Spencer: Where is Eddie? 
Stone: he'll be down in a second. 
Spencer to the bouncer dudes: don't worry guys im not a maniac i just love these guys. 
spencer: where is the camera when you need one. 
Saba: i have one. 
Spencer to Stone and Mike: do you guys mind a photo? 
Stone: Sure if you make it fast. 
(Saba, loads her batteries into the camera, shaking hands and all and takes the picture) 
         We posed for the picture, my legs were shaking like there was no tomorrow, and i snuck out the most idiot smile in the books.  (by the way the photo turned out amazing, i'll be driving over to your houses to show it off shortly). 
         I leave the scene completely dumfounded and completely freaking out inside, you have to know what this meant to me, i was completely overwhelmed, and these two were the nicest people ever, and i am not just saying this because they are from pearl jam.  Anyway i cross the street and sit on the middle of the sidewalk cupping my head in my hands (i could not believe it) Saba dragged me off the floor and sat me down on the cement slab, gave me the camera and left in search of a hotel room.  I just sat there with my eyes glued to the street knowing that my idol was just there within arms reach. 

      I saw Matt Cameron (the temporary drummer, Jack Irons is ill)  walk into the van followed by Jeff (the bassist) i just sat there because my legs were jello. and besides, what the hell was i supposed to do, scream out,  JEFF, MATT, come here (i don't think so!). Then the moment that put my whole life into perspective.  a gentleman clad in a checkered suit of sorts with a bottle of water (not sure what kind) stepped out of the Ritz Carlton.  I ran across the Street (Rue Drummond). NE II

Spencer:  Hey EDDIE!! 
Eddie: (looks through his entourage of bodyguards (2 of them) and waves at me. His wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw (pearl jam excerpt).  Holy  shit man, the tears were there, but i did not let them show, i could not believe this, Ed knew that i existed.  I choked on all my words, you know the ones, "I love you guys", "you are the best", the normal psycho babble you, my friends hear day in and day out, minute in and minute out. 

Spencer: hey ed would you mind a picture? 
bouncer dude: not really he is not fond of pictures very much. 
Eddie: you got something to sing, i can sign you an autograph. (reaching for the pen the bouncer was extending in his direction) me, being the biggest dick had nothing on me, so i said, 

Spencer: i have nothing man! 
Spencer: I'll be seeing you in Barrie eh? 
Ed: oh yeah, good luck man!!!!!!!!! 
and he then parted the sea of body guards and shook my hand (that moment to me was worth a lifetime).  I then just sat there, on the side and watched as ed (my idol) got into his magenta coloured van and shut the door, but not before, 

Spencer: Bye Eddie!! 
Ed: Looks right at me, puts down his bottle of water and and waves good-bye, a genuine good-bye. 

i've played this scene out in my head a thousand times.  as a result, the account of the results are dam accurate. 
That my friends was what happened to me, your Spence.  Can you believe it, i sure can.  of course i can, GOD blessed me.  i am now the happiest guy on this earth. 
    Needless to say the concert was amazing, everyone on the floor knew that i had met them because i was yelling it out to everyone.  But only i knew how much it meant.  Holy shit guys, i met ED, Stone and Mike.  I had floor seats, 12 rows (thank you ten club, may god bless you) from the stage, every, spasm, crinch, every blink, i saw, i was there, 12 rows from the band.  that truly was the most amazing 12 hours of my life. Thank you for letting me share it with you. - True Story folks!!!
     I have now officially met 60% of pearl jam, shook there hands and shot the shit with them,  they are the nicest bunch.  I plan to throw my picture up onto the stage tomorrow, we'll see what happens. WOOOOOOOHHOOOOOOOOo, that i show i feel/felt, I must now GO (pearl jam excerpt).

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