Cali Joe
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Hometown: Simi Valley, California, USA
Connections in the Van:
Thunder Bay to Toronto
# of Shows attended this tour: 9
Total # of shows: 24
Favorite Pearl Jam Album?
I go back and forth between No Code and Yield. After this tour it's No Code.
Favorite Bands beside Pearl Jam?
Jack Johnson, Donavan Frankenreiter, Green Day.
What are some of your highlights from the shows you attended this tour?
Gorge - What a backdrop! Low Light during the sunset, Hard to Imagine, Alone
Vancouver - The crazy Welsh girl sitting next to me, Footsteps, Bee Girl
Thunder Bay - Ed singing Last Kiss from the middle of the crowd behind the stage.
Kitchner - Ed's botched attempts at Soon Forget.
London - Oceans, Glorifed G, Black Red Yellow!!!, Go to open the 2nd encore, Stone shaking his ass, Smile
Hamilton - Harvest Moon!
Ottawa - Wash, Don't Give Me No Lip!
What are some of your favorite moments from this tour?
Jamming with Ben from Australia at the EMP in Seattle
Enourmous jugs of beer in Thunder Bay.
Swimming in Lake Superior: what a breathtaking sight it was to watch the sun dip below the horizon while side-stroking through the world's largest freshwater lake.
Dumpster diving for Vodka.
Jamming in various parking lots after the shows.
Live radio interview with Stefan in Toronto (and then some random guy finding my in the parking lot of the TO show days later to thank me for my kinds words about Canada)
Niagra Falls
Spending the night in the jail hostel in Ottawa.
Newfie Joe beating us to every show.
Montreal
Touring the parliament in Ottawa (and impressing the crew by answering Canada history questions)
Running through fountains.
The discovery and subsequent never ending consumption of poutine.
What are some of your favorite moments from riding in the van?
The ride to Ottawa (Ice Man!)
Sleeping, especially the day we threw down the futon while on the road.
Fight Night on the XBox.
Preparing fine cuisine and pouring stiff drinks with the requisite Chef/Bartender hat.
Fans' reactions when rolling up to the venues.
