Pearl Jam Rumor Pit #48

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Pearl Jam Rumor Pit
Issue #48 October 25, 2001

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This newsletter was created as a direct link to the fans. If you would like to ask a question about Pearl Jam, the Vitalogy Health Club asks that you please direct your questions (not fan club issues) to OfTheSea@aol.com or DigitalKat@aol.com. Here we go now...into the Pit!

Helping hands helping each other...

Pearl Jam have been busy again this year adding their voice and music to help others. This past weekend, the band appeared at both shows for Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, California, where they debuted two new songs, "Last Soldier" and "I Am Mine." It was a beautiful event and the funds being raised will help many children with severe speech and physical impairments.

On Monday, the band made an appearance at Groundwork 2001 at Key Arena in Seattle for the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization. If you missed the Groundwork webcast and weren't able to attend any of the daily concerts, you'll be able to find archived streams of the performances, backstage interviews and photo galleries on the Groundwork2001.org site - to be available for a month. To enjoy the archives, just donate ten dollars for an "All Access Pass." Your generous donation will be helping to relieve world hunger by assisting people in producing food for themselves. Not a bad deal at all. Future broadcast: VH1 will be airing a special on the Groundwork 2001 event during the Thanksgiving holiday season.

The Long Road...
On September 21st, Eddie and Mike on guitars with Neil Young on pump organ, performed a beautiful and moving version of "Long Road" for the "America: A Tribute to Heroes" telethon to raise funds for a long-term relief effort for the thousands of Americans who have directly suffered from the September 11th attacks in New York and Washington. We hope you were able to view the show but if you missed it, there will be a benefit CD and a DVD of the event. We'll pass along further details as they come.

More about Long Road: We've been receiving many questions about how to find "Long Road" from people who just now found Pearl Jam due to the appearance on the "Tribute to Heroes" telethon. It seems fitting to give these questions special attention. "Long Road" can be found on the Merkinball single (1995), on some of the 2000 tour Pearl Jam bootlegs, on the Dead Man Walking movie soundtrack (1996) with the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. The Dead Man Walking Score (1996) also has a beautiful 16 minute version with Nusrat. Long Road is also the first song on the "Pearl Jam: Touring Band 2000" DVD and will be on the upcoming "America: A Tribute to Heroes" benefit CD and DVD.

And From New Zealand...
Remember those rockin' Neil Finn concerts at the St. James Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand last April? Live tracks from those shows with Eddie and other guests, will be released on CD, DVD and video. Titled "7 Worlds Collide - Neil Finn & Friends," it will be available in New Zealand, Australia and the UK in late November 2001. Release dates for the U.S. and Canada are yet to be announced.

Release Date Rumors...
While some rumors end up being true or partially true, most do not. Rumors that are spreading all around lately have concerned new album news. Any Pearl Jam release dates floating around right now are false. The rumored Talk in Code is not a Pearl Jam release. We've heard that it's old bootlegged interviews. Pearl Jam has no scheduled release for November 13th. The rarities album they're still working on has no release date yet and a new studio album won't be in the works until some time next year. That is all.

News Bits and Stuff...
Look for the debut of Cameron Crowe's upcoming DVD, "Almost Famous Untitled - The Bootleg Cut (Director's Edition)" on December 4th. This special release features 2 DVD's with two versions of this award winning movie featuring more than 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage, hours of extra programming, the director's commentary and more. Included in the package is a bonus audio CD with 6 never-before-released Stillwater tracks. Is Mike playing on those tracks? He sure is!

Contest: Visit Synthesis.net for a chance to win Stone's wonderful solo project, "Bayleaf" and a Sony CD Walkman. Contest ends November 5, 2001.

Rumors, Rumours, Rumors...

PEARL Rumor: This comes straight from Jack Endino: Barrett is working on a new Mad Season album without Layne. Is Mike involved in the project?
JAM Fact: Mike is not involved in the project.

PEARL Rumor: Pearl Jam will not tour for the new album.
JAM Fact: False.

PEARL Rumor: Pearl Jam won't tour again because Matt doesn't want to be out on the road.
JAM Fact: False.

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Q: Since the All Tomorrow's Party has been canceled, is it likely that Eddie will appear at the rescheduled shows March 15-17th 2002?
A: It's likely.

Q: Will Pearl Jam ever do another Monkeywrench radio show?
A: Maybe.

Q: Mike was doing a project with Ozzy; Ozzy's new album is out now, is Mike playing on it?
A: No.

Q: Here in Mexico, we're thousands of fans waiting for the band, is there any possibility to have them here?
A: Yes.

Q: Will Pearl Jam ever come to Britain again????
A: Sure.

Q: Just a simple question about the 72 bootlegs. I've been collecting them over the past few months, and I only need about 29 more to go. My question is, do you have any idea as to whether they'll be going out of print in the near future?
A: Most likely.

The Ten Club: Please send your questions about fan club issues to the Ten Club only at info@tenclub.net. You'll find Ten Club updates on the official Ten Club website at http://www.tenclub.net/. We just have to forward the fan club mail if it's sent to us and that's a slight delay. Thanks!

The cut-off date to join the fan club and receive the 2001 Christmas single is November 15. See tenclub.net for info and to join.

Heard Rumors? Have Questions? Ask, We're An Ear.
When you send your rumors and questions in to us at the Rumor Pit, please put "PJ Rumor Pit" in the Subject line of your question message and please remember that personal questions, requests for autographs and lyrics information won't be answered. Don't forget to check the past Rumor Pit issues in case your question has already been answered.

Love and Peace,
Kat and Sea

Updates
12/17/01- Ten Club Update:

Don't miss the Ten Club update on the Christmas singles for fan club members.
12/1/01- All Tomorrow's Parties rescheduled:

The postponed All Tomorrow's Parties has been rescheduled for March 15, 16, and 17, 2002. Eddie Vedder is scheduled to perform on March 15th. Tix
The Groundwork 2001 concert clips show has now been added to the VH1 schedule. See Pearl Jam Events.
11/29/01- More music:
Look for Eddie on the upcoming Ramones tribute album due for release within the first half of the year. The album is still in the planning stages and will feature various artists covering the Ramones.
11/8/01- BRAD to Embark on Special 5-Date West Coast Tour:

Includes Stops in Portland, Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Francisco and Seattle
Seattle, WA - Brad will kick off a 5-date west coast tour on November 26 at the Roseland Theatre in Portland, then head further south for three California dates before wrapping up in Seattle at the Showbox Theatre on December 2. Revelers will be treated to a taste of Brad's new material along with a medley of old favorites. The group played three sold out shows at Seattle's Breakroom this past September-the first time they had performed live since their 1997 Interiors tour.
Upcoming Brad tour dates are as follows:
Date/Time Venue/City Ticket Price
11/26 - 8p.m. - Roseland Theatre/Portland, OR - $13 adv./$16 day of - All Ages
11/28 - 9:30p.m. - Viper Room/West Hollywood, CA - $10 - 21 and over
11/29 - Troubadour/Los Angeles, CA - $16 - All Ages
11/30 - 9p.m. - Great American Music Hall/ - $11.50 - San Francisco, CA - All Ages
12/2 - 8p.m. - Showbox Theatre/Seattle, WA - $12 adv./ $14 day of - 21 and over

Formed in Seattle in 1992, Brad is:
Regan Hagar-- drums (Malfunkshun, Satchel)
Shawn Smith--lead vocals, keyboards (Satchel, Pigeonhed)
Mike Berg-- bass (Satchel)
Stone Gossard-- guitar (Pearl Jam, Bayleaf)
Thaddeus Turner-- guitar, keyboard, bass (Maktub, The Flava Crystals)
Elizabeth Pupo-Walker-- percussion (Tuatara, The Flava Crystals)
Since its inception, Brad has released two albums: Shame (Loosegroove, 1993) and Interiors (Epic, 1997); a third studio album is forthcoming--label and release date to be determined.
11/07/01- "America: A Tribute to Heroes" update:
The two-disc CD set is scheduled for release on Interscope Records in the U.S. and Canada on December 4. Sony will be distributing the CD outside of North America starting December 3. The DVD and videocassette will be release worldwide by Warner Bros. Records. Proceeds from the CDs and the DVD/videocassettes will go to the September 11 Telethon Fund.
New 'Sean Penn and Ed not-a-rumor-this-time' news - Look for Ed covering the Beatles "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" on the upcoming soundtrack for the film, "I Am Sam," starring Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer. The soundtrack is due out January 8 and features various artists such as Ben Harper, Black Crowes, Paul Westerberg, Rufus Wainwright with Sean Lennon, The Wallflowers, Nick Cave and others covering classic Beatles tunes. Sounds like a must-have to us. :)
Please be sure your Ten Club membership is up to date. The deadline for current members to receive the Christmas single is fast approaching...November 15. You can join at www.tenclub.net.

Rumors, Rumours, Rumors...

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