𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐦 - 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧' 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 (𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟) - 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋 (𝟐), 𝐃𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭, 𝐂𝐀-𝟗/𝟐𝟗/𝟐𝟒 (My 47th Pearl Jam concert, Renee's 11th-7 Pearl Jam Shows in 27 Days for my 50th Birthday on 9/30... DAY 27, SHOW 7 😃😃😃 ✌️❤️🤙🤘)
* Eddie Vedder's 8th annual festival that he started in 2016 on the exact spot on Doheny Beach where he surfed his first wave 47 years ago at age 12. This festival has been on my Bucket List since it began. This amazingly beautiful place, with such a well done festival, great laid back and easy vibe in so many ways, is just the perfect spot for all of us, the family that is, the Pearl Jam Faithful, and all others who enjoy great music and a great vibe, to gather to enjoy Ed & his family bringing in a great variety of bands/artists and the extra added bonus of Pearl Jam playing 2 of the nights this year (Ed usually plays 2 solo sets. PJ played here in '21 only before this year). This place on this beach has instantly become one of my Happy Places on this beautiful planet.
* My thoughts on my birthday morning about to get on a plane back to RI: "At LAX letting it all sink in...For my 50th bday today, Pearl Jam somehow played my all-time favorite song last night, OFF HE GOES, just after 9PM PST as 50 rang in during my 47th show, the East Coast boy that I am, that I dedicated to my brother when it came out in '96, who took his own life when I was 14, and every time I hear/listen to it, since. First time they played it in my 7 shows this tour, on my last night. AND THE TIMING at midnight EST!!! 😃 My best friend Bernie (been to 20+ PJ shows with me) texted me right after the song ended, as he followed the setlist online, that Frankie sent that bday present to me from beyond. My wife Renee and I also got our wedding song, Future Days, during PJ's set on Friday night, and had a nice slow dance to it. They haven't played it since 2016, and our first time seeing it married, as we saw it 3 times in 2013, the year before our wedding. So 4 times seeing it of the 17 times they ever played it! A lot of happy tears this weekend. 😃 All that on top of 2 CRAZY RARE songs they have never played live and never will again with cool special guests on both, The Whale Song & Gremmie Out of Control. And just all of the Eddie Vedder (it is his festival) moments where he joined so many of the other bands onstage for a song or 2 or stood sidestage to watch their sets. And all that just was OHANA, in all of its glory, our 1st one, and has been on my bucket list for a few years now. I have many great musical moment stories from this weekend and will share a few with pics and videos to come over the next few days 😃. I am just blown away at what a perfect weekend it was, with such a great vibe of friendly people, for the most part, throughout the Fest grounds, perfect weather 72ish/62ish & sunny every day in beautiful Dana Point, CA, and to celebrate it all with my beautiful bride Renee (PJ shows 10 & 11), and my nephew/brother Nathaniel, who I've gone to so many amazing shows and festivals with over the years and his amazing partner Byron, who we finally got to meet in person and got to know this weekend. WE LOVE YOU BOTH SO VERY MUCH!!! 😃😃😃❤️❤️❤️ And such a cool time meeting up and hanging out with Kelli and Rick on Saturday. Can't wait for the next show/fest, you two! 😃 Moral of the Story...When in doubt, GO TO OHANA, or your OHANA, or any place that you've always dreamed of going!!!
😃✌️❤️🤙🤘
ONE LIFE!!!
LIVE IT!!!"
