*** Ed solo Baltimore 2 Fanviews Here 6/15/09 ***

[ladydocNYC]

The story about his daughter and the bear, as best I recall it :
"when my daughter was about two and a half I would play this around the house [Guaranteed], and she was aware of the story, or at least of two things, that there was a young man travelling, and that there was a bear. She would ask about the bear, was it a nice bear, a mean bear, a talking bear? Then one day I sing that line "don't get any closer or I might have to go" and she says "why did you say that?". I repeated it, and she said "I know WHAT you said, I want to know WHY you're saying it." she's two-and-a-half! I said, "I'm not saying it, the young man is saying it on the screen.". That didn't help at all. She said "WHY is he saiyng it?" and she has big eyes of worry. So I said (looking uncomfortable) "uh, well, it's about problems with initmacy and..." [ note : here the laughter was loud and I didn't catch what he said next, but he elaborated a bit]. Luckily, before I said that, I said "it's the bear, he's talking to the bear." (wipes forehead in mock relief)

Another great moment no onehas mentioned is when he pretended to write down the requests, said "yep, I got 'em" then crumpled up the paper and threw it over his shoulder. Priceless.

[PureandEasy]

ha, thanks

[angelabeach]

Awesome show! Arc sounded amazing - so glad Eddie was able to pull it off tonight.

People continued to shout things out during the show, annoying to everyone. Someone yelled out "I want to party with you Eddie" Eddie turned to the crowd and said, "Did you hear that?" and then repeated what the guy had said and then said "What the fuck do you think we've been doing" Too funny. I'm sure the person felt like an ass after that. It seems it doesn't matter if Eddie is nice or nasty to the screamers, they still continue to yell.

I was sitting directly behind this guy, he was in the fourth row center. And drunk. And no, he did not stop. He was also the guy who earlier shouted about "play something we can sing" right after everyone had just done a singalong.

Yep. Right near me too. What a douche!!!! He kept standing up. And his buddy was just as retarded. Screaming something bout his wifes FAR relative knows Johnny Ramone.

[RW81233]

someone else can post the damn setlist, but this was everything i had hoped for when living in baltimore. i got to to tailgate at home, have my wife drive down, not drink during the show, and get home 16 minutes after the last chord of hard sun was played. In between was a sick set of covers trouble, hide your love away, forever young, let my love open the door, etc., and songs that I haven't seen PJ play (over the course of 23 shows) sometimes, around the bend, parting ways, and arc. Not to mention Prince hit a granny on the drive home to win the game for the brew crew, what a fucking great day and a great concert.

Glad to see you tonight. It was another great show and I'm glad you got to see Ed solo. ed solo is really such a different experience.

Loved seeing the three songs I really wanted to hear tonight: You're True (always reminds me of that moment being blown away hearing it for the first time in Honolulu 06), Let My Love Open the Door (love Ed's version of it) and Parting Ways - heard it last year on Ed's solo tour and so glad I got to hear it one last time.

It was also cool that Chris McCandless's sister and her family were in the box right next to me and it was funny when Ed dropped the f bomb talking about how people are wearing less in the summer and then apologized to Corin and laughed.

yeah it was awesome to catch up two/three weeks after Fenway! Totally crazy that we were like 2 rows behind you, and my cousin and her b/f were in the front row of the upper level so they had a nice view too. Anyway, that was my wife's 5th PJ experience and she was totally into it, and said she liked it the best behind the time we were 3rd row at Boston. It was my sister's second show ever (I took her to Rage in NYC a few years back), and she really liked it too. For me I was shocked at how much I liked Eddie solo. I had read that he was a little off so far, but last night he was spot on with everything. Just fantastic and a great way to start the summer.

[TumblingDice66]

I saw both Baltimore shows, and thought they were great. Overall Eddie was wonderful, and as usual, he is 100 percent honest with his performances, transmitting to the audience exactly what his soul is feeling. As many have commented, he is adamant that people not shout out and make comments. I had the impression that he hates those interruptions because they interfere with his ability to go inward and listen to what his soul is transmitting so he can then provide that to the audience. Which is one of the greatest things about his performances, and I think one of the reasons why he endures and remains as compelling as ever.

On the other hand, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointment that Eddie let it get under his skin to the point that his own negative reactions became an issue and detracted a little bit from the overall vibe of the show. In a way, the hecklers "win" when Ed reacts in that way - especially when you consider that 99% of the people there were respectful and well mannered (and even tried to help by repeatedly saying "shhh"), and the good people shouldn't have to lose out because of a few bad apples. I had the sense, too, that we didn't get as much conversation, story telling, and commentary from Eddie -- which are some of the "gems" that you get at an Eddie solo show -- because the hecklers got to him. Last year at the DC show I saw, Ed seemed more centered and was much more good natured, and creative in the ways he dealt with the hecklers. In many cases, Eddie offered great insights or at least offered great witty retorts when he responded to them in DC. This time he was more blunt and less interesting when he became exasperated and resorted to calling them a#*holes [though that is in fact how those people came across].

Maybe Eddie just needs to hire Samuel L. Jackson to come to the shows and reprise his "Snakes on a Plane" role in order to let people know that "enough is enough" and he has "had it with these muthaf*#king [hecklers] in this muthaf*#king [concert hall]!" :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCS4rxX5q7M&NR=1

[ComesFromYouth]

I honestly thought he sounded terrible the first night and he screwed up a ton of songs. Plus the feeling in the room when he stopped Arc was strange. Overall bad vibe in the room that night. Didn't help that I was sitting next to two meat heads in Ed Hardy t-shirts and their obnoxious drunk girlfriends. They constantly talked during the show and the girl kept swinging her head around hitting me with her hair.

Notwithstanding the shitty circumstances, Ed was WAY better the second night. It seemed like he came out with a purpose to make up for the screw ups and the Arc meltdown the night before. He nailed Baltimore 2 and totally redeemed it for me.

Aside from the more obscure setlist, I don't get why people are gushing so much about Baltimore 1. Sure, the song choices were cool, but Eddie was sloppy and off his game. Baltimore 2 should be an absolute no brainer for anyone in attendance both nights.

My two cents.

[CG219354]

any chance for a bootleg of Baltimore 2. I can't imagine going without ever hearing that version of arc again. Stunning, what a sick way to end a set. Sorry to hear it wasn't as good the night before.

[gettingright]

hey, i can't really add anything to the what has already been posted...the show was absolutely amazing....let me love open the door was the biggest highlight for me

also, i did go to 8x10 after the show to check Jerry Hannon (no ed did not show up for society), but Jerry and his band the Decades put on a really awesome performance. it was a great nightcap to the ev show


and yes, bootleg please...i know the show was recorded (as i am sure they all are) because there were crowd mikes stationed at the sides of the stage

[jaredg]

any chance for a bootleg of Baltimore 2. I can't imagine going without ever hearing that version of arc again. Stunning, what a sick way to end a set. Sorry to hear it wasn't as good the night before.

I met Eddie for the first time after Baltimore 2 and out of all the things I could have said I told him that Arc tonight blew me away and was just down right incredible.

I dont think I have gotten those same chills since the openning chords of Long Road in Columbia, MD 1996.

[TumblingDice66]

When Ed did Arc, it gave me chills. I'm not familiar enough with that "song" to know if he did something different during this show [I've only seen him do it once before] but it was incredibly powerful, especially with the rich acoustics of that room. The bass was incredibly deep and the highs were brilliant and full. To watch him build a symphony of voices before our eyes, with primal chants that seem to come from the center of the earth, was astounding. It was as if he was summoning voices in a trance, like a Shaman or something. And afterwards, Ed seemed relieved and transformed, like he had expelled some inner demons and rid himself of some negative energy that was weighing on him. Maybe it was the fact that it didn't work the night before or maybe it was something more, but something seemed a lot better with him afterwards.

[MayDay10]

I honestly thought he sounded terrible the first night and he screwed up a ton of songs. Plus the feeling in the room when he stopped Arc was strange. Overall bad vibe in the room that night. Didn't help that I was sitting next to two meat heads in Ed Hardy t-shirts and their obnoxious drunk girlfriends. They constantly talked during the show and the girl kept swinging her head around hitting me with her hair.

Notwithstanding the shitty circumstances, Ed was WAY better the second night. It seemed like he came out with a purpose to make up for the screw ups and the Arc meltdown the night before. He nailed Baltimore 2 and totally redeemed it for me.

Aside from the more obscure setlist, I don't get why people are gushing so much about Baltimore 1. Sure, the song choices were cool, but Eddie was sloppy and off his game. Baltimore 2 should be an absolute no brainer for anyone in attendance both nights.

My two cents.

My exact Philly experience.

[Catwoman1]

I saw both Baltimore shows, and thought they were great. Overall Eddie was wonderful, and as usual, he is 100 percent honest with his performances, transmitting to the audience exactly what his soul is feeling. As many have commented, he is adamant that people not shout out and make comments. I had the impression that he hates those interruptions because they interfere with his ability to go inward and listen to what his soul is transmitting so he can then provide that to the audience. Which is one of the greatest things about his performances, and I think one of the reasons why he endures and remains as compelling as ever.

On the other hand, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointment that Eddie let it get under his skin to the point that his own negative reactions became an issue and detracted a little bit from the overall vibe of the show. In a way, the hecklers "win" when Ed reacts in that way - especially when you consider that 99% of the people there were respectful and well mannered (and even tried to help by repeatedly saying "shhh"), and the good people shouldn't have to lose out because of a few bad apples. I had the sense, too, that we didn't get as much conversation, story telling, and commentary from Eddie -- which are some of the "gems" that you get at an Eddie solo show -- because the hecklers got to him. Last year at the DC show I saw, Ed seemed more centered and was much more good natured, and creative in the ways he dealt with the hecklers. In many cases, Eddie offered great insights or at least offered great witty retorts when he responded to them in DC. This time he was more blunt and less interesting when he became exasperated and resorted to calling them a#*holes [though that is in fact how those people came across].

Maybe Eddie just needs to hire Samuel L. Jackson to come to the shows and reprise his "Snakes on a Plane" role in order to let people know that "enough is enough" and he has "had it with these muthaf*#king [hecklers] in this muthaf*#king [concert hall]!" :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCS4rxX5q7M&NR=1

You make some very good points. The vast majority of the crowd was great. I don't think the vast majority should be punished just because of the over-exurberance of a few. I thought the same thing about the DC show last year -- that Eddie's response to the few shouters there showed how funny & quick-witted Eddie was, and added to the show. I thought last night that Eddie parlayed his irritation into some great & intense guitar playing on the first few songs, though.

Loved your youtube link!

[Catwoman1]

Awesome show! Arc sounded amazing - so glad Eddie was able to pull it off tonight.

People continued to shout things out during the show, annoying to everyone. Someone yelled out "I want to party with you Eddie" Eddie turned to the crowd and said, "Did you hear that?" and then repeated what the guy had said and then said "What the fuck do you think we've been doing" Too funny. I'm sure the person felt like an ass after that. It seems it doesn't matter if Eddie is nice or nasty to the screamers, they still continue to yell.

I was sitting directly behind this guy, he was in the fourth row center. And drunk. And no, he did not stop. He was also the guy who earlier shouted about "play something we can sing" right after everyone had just done a singalong.

Yep. Right near me too. What a douche!!!! He kept standing up. And his buddy was just as retarded. Screaming something bout his wifes FAR relative knows Johnny Ramone.

I was a few rows behind, and couldn't figure out what he was saying about his wife's relatives. I thought he had said "my wife's in-laws know you." That was making no sense to me. Wouldn't his wife's in-laws be his parents? Thanks for setting me straight!

[dissident781]

Being from Baltimore this was extra special for me and getting to meet Ed was the highlight and beyond cool. As for the show...excellent show!!! my fav of the four I have seen going back to last year.

[Bulldog88]

Amazing night!! I was actually hoping to hear You're True and Let My Love Open The Door, so I was extremely excited when he started those!! Parting Ways sounded so good on that guitar, anybody know what make it was??? Unique sound, it totally rocked!!
Some guy in the crowd was yelling "Bonnaroo" while others were sreaming out random songs, Eddie goes "Yea I know this great song called Bonnaroo" (rolls eyes, crowd laughs). Also got a kick out of "we're gonna have a sing-a-long, you don't know this one, I'm gonna teach you, it's called:I'm from Baltimore and I'm an a**hole" Very clever, laughed my ass off!
Overall stunning evening, even with the yelling, which wasn't too bad, at times you could hear a pin drop between songs. Incredible experience!!