I love my life. I have a great family, and one who loves me at that. But, I don't have that many friends and really wonder where I'd be right now if it weren't for those guys hangin' from basketball hoops and savin' the trees. I'm not emo, I don't do anything to hurt myself, no driking/drugs. I just wonder how my demeanor would be if I had never got into Pearl Jam.

Anyone feel the same way?

i thought about this the other day... this last year has been hard and i have listened to a very rediculous amount of pearl jam to get through it... i think i would prob be doing some bad drugs by now and really fucking up my life... but im fine with coming home from school and listening to a few pj albums rather than hang out with a bunch of fake ppl from my school and doing drugs to be "cool"i like to get a good buzz occasionally but thats mostly it

i wouldnt have just has some of the greatest few nights of my life, thats for sure.

i wouldnt be into as much music as i am without them. they were like a gateway band for me, introducing me to many new ones, and causing me to go back and rediscover some of my older favorites. then one day i showed up on RM's doorstep, and people here have gotten me into TONS of excellent new music.

to pearl jam!

*takes a shot*

Gateway band.....classic!

If Pearl Jam wasn't around, I know I'd probably be causing mayhem or in some mental institution. Vitalogy got me through some REALLY tough times.

Plus I wouldn't have met some really great friends.

I'd probably be listening to some shitty fucking music

long ago.... i owned human clay.

I went to see them live I think for me I would have heaaaaps more money, but life would be much less exciting. Id probably be more of a Chilis fan, and id probably bug my mates less talking Pearl Jam all the bloody time

have you ever listened to pearl jam... on weed???

cheers to everyone in this thread and to pearl jam

I'd be the exact same, except I wouldn't have two PJ posters from shows sitting on a shelf....or aids.

yes. its great. and i used to have that avatar, tis priceless. it combines the two best things in the world.

Eddie made me think about political and social issue as a teenager... I'll always have him to thank.. for making me want to be a more educated and active person

I'd probably be exactly the same, except with more money and vacation time.

i'd be the same, just have more money in my pocket.

We may be the only 2 people on the board who's lives have not been profoundly impacted by Pearl Jam.

I'll still be listening to the Doors, possibly with the same boyfriend of '92 who didn't let me out to my fav club one night, and in protest I grabbed a sea-shell and desperately tried to crunch it by squeezing it hard in my fist (and Ungplugged was playing on the VCR).