I was invited to post this with the caveat that I tell the story of how, on my 23rd birthday, I got shitfaced at the Tiki Lounge inside the now-closed Dog House in Seattle with Eddie, Jeff, The Smashing Pumpkins, my college friend Craig Wedren and his band Shudder To Think, and my friend Shaun. D’arcy and James were fighting. D’arcy would tell me her story first, then James would get up from his seat to tell me his side of things. I really didn’t have a clue as to what to say because, truthfully, I didn’t know them then and I don’t know them now. All I can remember was Eddie wearing a “Reeses Pieces” t-shirt and the multiple shots of Jager I drank. I was too obliterated and star-struck to know what to say or think.

Anyways, I’ve decided I like this new Pearl Jam album, and I like this video too.

You can buy the new Pearl Jam self-titled album from Amazon by clicking on this spot right here right now.