Shife's Sparkly Spectacular - Day 23

Thought of the day

I recently watched American Masters: Pearl Jam Twenty again.

And it's still awesome.
Pearl Jam is easily one of my favorite bands. 

I feel fortunate to have seen them live twice. 

The first time I saw them was in 1998 at Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana.

I was supposed to see them with one of my fraternity brothers but he could not make it.

Mrs. Shife ended up going with me.

If I had gone with my buddy, we would have been wasted out of our minds and most likely in jail.

Instead, I was in the stands with Mrs. Shife having a good time and behaving like a gentleman.

People were getting excited at the show and started jumping the fence to be on the stadium floor. 

Police and security were not as excited about this idea and started arresting anyone they caught. 

There is no doubt in my mind that I would have been one of those folks trying to jump the fence to get closer to the band if I had been there with my friend. 

And based on our inebriated running skills, we would have been caught.

But I didn't have to worry about it because I was behaving myself with Mrs. Shife. 

I also didn't fully comprehend Pearl Jam's popularity.

I strolled into town and thought I could get a hotel room the day of the concert. 

Wrong.

The only reason we got a hotel room, which I can't confirm but believe was the last available room in the county, was because we told the staff that we didn't mind paint fumes as they had just finished remodeling a room.

The hotel was also in East Missoula so we had to walk 3 1/2 miles after we were done partying at 2 in the morning because the cabs were busy with all of the other Pearl Jam fans. 

It was a wild night and the first of many fun weekend adventures with the lovely Mrs. Shife as we had only been dating for about a year. 

Yay for memories!

Meme dump

Talk to you tomorrow.

I will persevere.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.