Pearl Jam Rumor Pit
Issue #33
August 11, 1998
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All Those Yesterdays...
Remember back to all those yesterdays when there was a Rumor Pit? We're baaaack! We've been keeping very busy with the tour and Pearl Jam's home video, Single Video Theory! In case you missed it (and the surrounding bs...er, brouhaha), Pearl Jam's terrific home video was released on August 4th in the U.S. It features an inside look at band rehearsals, a handstand, attack of the killer microphone, laughing, lots of smiling faces, flying v's, and some charming, at times hilarious, interview clips with each band member talking about the band's history and music. SVT will be available in DVD and, in some countries, on laserdisc. Confirmed release dates for countries other than the U.S. are proving to be elusive at the moment...we'll keep trying.
Don't You Think You Oughta Rest?
No Way! Now with shows from the first leg of the summer tour under our belts, we're itching for the second leg to start and it all begins again on August 17th - for all those lucky ones going to the shows...hail, hail! The complete tour schedule can be found in Tour with a listing of shows and confirmed openers. News on recently added shows: On Sept. 19th, Pearl Jam will again play a benefit at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. We're happy to announce that Hovercraft will be opening for Pearl Jam! Proceeds will go to Voters For Choice, the nation's largest non-partisan and independent pro-choice political action committee. After visiting Canada and east coast cities in the U.S., the summer tour will end with Pearl Jam and Rancid in West Palm Beach, Florida at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre on Sept. 22nd and 23rd. After which, we can start asking all over again, "When's the new tour/album?"Freeze Frame...
- Is Pearl Jam coming to Europe "within a year" still holding true? Yes, it is and they are hoping to come to South America soon too.
- Side projects? (Brad, Disinformation and Three Fish) No release dates and/or possible tour news to report on that front.
- A third single from Yield? There isn't one planned. The rumored In Hiding single was a radio release.
Rewind...
- The Chicago Cab sound track is due out August 25th and features Pearl Jam's "Who You Are" and "Hard To Imagine."
- Pearl Jam's head of security wants you! Pete wants you to ask for him if you have any trouble getting your non-pro, audio-taping equipment into Pearl Jam's shows. (no video)
- There's a terrific interview with Jeff in the August issue of Bass Player magazine.
- On Sept. 6, per RockonTV.com, catch the rerun of the 4/16/94 appearance of PJ on SNL on Comedy Central.
Pause...
We would like to offer our congratulations and introduce you to the new team over at the Ten Club. Tim and Krista, stand up and take a bow! Tim's taking over the helm of the Ten Club, and Krista, whom many of you have already met, has been on board for about 7 months now. They are the ones to help you with your fan club needs (how to join, membership info, merchandise, Ten Club tix, artichokes, etc..). A brand spankin' new newsletter is in the works. Look for that in about 6-8 weeks.Mute...
Q: An animated music video for Do The Evolution will be released on August 15th.
A: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??????????????
Q: Will that be shown on MTV?
A: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??????????????
Q: Was the animation done by Todd McFarlane? (The Spawn guy.)
A: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??????????????
Q: The storyline for the DTE video is the "history of the world in four minutes." T/F?
A: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??????????????
Rumors, Rumours, Rumors...
PEARL Rumor: Pearl Jam will come to my country, Argentina, in March 1999.JAM Fact: Hope so.
PEARL Rumor: Pearl Jam may appear at the Festival being put on by Our Lady Peace on 8/21.
JAM Fact: No.
PEARL Rumor: Shudder To Think will be playing on the second stage in Barrie, Ontario.
JAM Fact: No.
~Q&A~Q&A~Q&A~Q&A~
Q: There's been rumor after rumor that Chris Cornell would appear at each show. Is there any chance still that he may show up at a show on the second leg?A: That would be nice wouldn't it.
Q: Will Pearl Jam play at this year's Bridge School benefit?
A: No.
Q: I would like to know if there is going to be a concert broadcast on the radio during the tour?
A: No plans.
Q: Is Pearl Jam obligated by their contract to release a greatest hits or live album next?
A: No.
Q: Is there a new Pearl Jam album in the works now?
A: Always.
Q: The last we heard, Jack is still Pearl Jam's drummer. Is there any change to that?
A: No change.
Q: How is Jack doin??? Could you pass it on that we miss him....
A: Sure.
Q: When will Pearl Jam come to Scandinavia?
A: Next year, we hope.
Q: In the Yield insert, on the MFC page, is that Jack and Ed on the motorcycle that is whizzing by?
A: No.
Q: Do the guys wear any hearing protection when they're on stage?
A: Ear plugs.
Q: Ever since "Leatherman" was released, I've wondered if it was written about a certain Jules Bourglay, The Leather Man, who wandered Westchester County, NY in the late 19th century. Was it?
A: Yes.
Additional Q&A...
Q: Was the video seen at the Portland show the Do The Evolution video from Todd McFarlane?
A: No, the video in Portland was taken from the Spawn series and Ed just cut it together. The new Todd video is all new original art for the song.
Q: I drove 15 hours from Memphis to see the Tibetan Freedom Concert. The guys really rocked and I was wondering if they are going to release their set on anything, either by Pearl Jam or a collection? I would love to relive the memory!! Will they?
A: No plans.
Q: Who are the openers for the 2nd leg of the tour?
A: Iggy, Cheap Trick, Rancid, Mudhoney & Ben Harper.
Q: Is it true that PJ are coming back to Australia for the 1999 Big Day Out?
A: No.
Q: Any plans for Pearl Jam to get to Hong Kong in the near future..Cos we
are starved of anything here.
A: No plans.
Q: Is it true that PJ will tour in Europe sometime in October?
A: No.
Q: Our school paper (UC Santa Barbara) said that Pearl Jam was thinking of playing a benefit concert at our football stadium for Surfrider and other coastal protection organizations this fall. Is it going to happen?
A: No.
Q: Will Whales still be on the MOM III album?
A: Not sure.
Q: Eddie was asked to appear at a spoken word festival here in Holland, called "Crossing Border". I read that he's thinking about the offer and that he may say yes or no after the PJ summer tour. (Crossing border is held on 16 & 17 of October in The Hague.) Will he be there?
A: No plans.
Q: Pearl Jam will be playing a benefit concert at the Monroe State Fairgrounds in Snohomish County Washington. The benefit is supposedly to save an old/second growth forest known as Mother Nature's Window. True or False?
A: False.
Q: Rumor: Eddie is in the Circus Circus scene of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He's playing craps at a table next to Johnny Depp (R. Duke). T/F
A: False.
Q: With all of the band members writing songs as far as music and even lyrics, isn't it time for PJ to join the ranks of great bands that have released a double album? Think about it... The White Album, The Wall, Physical Graffiti... Will PJ release one?
A: No plans.
Heard Rumors? Have Questions? Ask, We're An Ear.
When you send them in to us, just put **PJ RUMOR PIT** in the Subject line of your question message and please remember that personal questions won't be answered.Disclaimer: All information accurate as of 5 seconds ago. Any changes...um...it's all Stone's fault! (loved that SVT joke!)
Lots of love and have a great time at the shows!
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