I used to poo poo the big car for safety thing until I got T-boned by a drunk driver getting gas off Route 80 in PA. Life comes at you quick…might as well give yourself a fighting chance.

Cornell skipped booze and smack and just went right to Oxy's. Smart man… he said he once didnt eat for 2 weeks on a Oxy binge.

I used to go to Barnes and Noble as a 16 year old kid specifically to read Hit Parader, Metal Edge and Circus. Then hop over to Sam Goody to buy some overpriced CD's and tapes. Ahhh, the glory days.

You hit the nail so directly and precisely on the head, I have nothing to add but my congratulations.

They played Wrigley this year and tickets were going for thousands of dollars. The fanbase is still rabid out there.

"That 5th upper vertebrae.. the one that never craaaaaaacks."

Certainly more important than Boom Gaspar and Matt Cameron, at the very least.

It's pretty close for me between the two albums. Vitalogy saw the big songwriting change in the band. It was now Vedders show… and no longer Stone and Jeff penning the tunes. Vedder started playing guitar and the band changed forever.

PJ sounded so much beefier on those first 3 album tours. The change to Irons was ok…but Cameron is just a human metronome..no feel.

Or fondly referred to as "the bathroom break" by the PJ fanbase.

Brain of J is my favorite as well. So aggressive. I also love Low Light and Nothingman.

I find that I like most rock stars and artists a lot more before they start to speak publically about things.

That boring uncle that shows up at EVERY family function and talks the loudest.

He is a little dick-ish..but I haven't met many singer/songwriter types who weren't.  He needs 16 pills just to keep himself sane and living.  He is doing his best to find his way in this crazy world.  The new versions of the songs sound awesome so far on the clip he put out today. I will listen to them as I would a…