Memories :: Pearl Jam - July 9th, 1995 - Milwaukee

Some eight days after my 15th birthday I hitched a ride with a classmate’s older brother headed to Milwaukee to see my favorite band of my youth, Pearl Jam. At that age, saying I was a die-hard Pearl Jam fan was very much an understatement. Each morning, after delivering all the papers on my route, I would scour the classifieds hoping for a reasonably priced ticket. That never happened, but I collected money a few days early from my customers, came up with the $70, and approached my friend’s older brother (who was in college) who I’d heard was going and basically begged him for a ride. Thankfully he obliged, and I’m grateful, as it’s one of my most vivid concert memories ever. I remember the drive and what we listened to, we played the Jeremy single countless times, and I remember really wanting to hear Eddie Vedder tag on... [read full story]