PEARL JAM : "Walter Payton" : Wrigley Field - Chicago, Illinois (August 31, 2024) - NIGHT TWO

[Applause] and Jeff is asking Stone right now to put a ring on it it's happening it's [Applause] happening oh no you second thought I've been hearing I've been reading about these B relationships lately um who's going to be Callie and who's going to be H but I okay here's a here's a Chicago story for you um 12 years old I was a little little guy and um we had moved to California but every other summer we would drive to Chicago and see our relatives and everybody lived here and my uncle John the guy who first took me to BR field he he surprises me one day and he says well this is 1977 no 78 and and he doesn't tell me where we're going and and we go to Lake Forest and and then there's this chain link fence and behind this simple little chaining fence is like this big field and on the field are the Chicago Bear and not only the Chicago Bears but the Chicago Bears with Walter pon sweetness some red wine is [Applause] sweetness so they give us this little program thing this little piece of paper cardboard and um and I asked my uncle could I leave it in the car so it didn't nothing happen to it and then and then we go and and and it's unbelievable like it's right there this guy who this hug hero and and it's just to see something like that when you were that young was very positive and and um just unbelievable and then and then at the end a few guys started walking out through this little gate and then and then they were signing things so I ran I told my Uncle I'm running into the car to get that thing Des sign so I raced down this gravel it was like chaining f bushes I run down this gravel and it's white gravel small PE gravel and I open the Caro I grab the thing grab the pen run back and as I'm running back I get my uncle told me that Walter just kind of he just kind of Cru through everybody the little pack of kids and then turned the corner and then started running up this this walkway so I'm standing there by myself 12 years old down this little walkway and I look up and there's La P helmet pads 34 and cleats and the white tape and all that and his cleats are crunching on the the gravel just like and I can't believe this is happening and he walks towards me and and oh what was his foot he's like hey little man I said hello sir and he said uh you you look like a little Surfer Dude yes sir we we we used to live in Chicago then we moved to California we're just [Music] visiting you want me to sign that for oh and he's walking so he's still walking and now I'm I'm I'm walking backwards he walking this hero almost like Hercules and I said pleas he says he says what's your name I said Eddie he says that's my brother's name I said I know [Applause] he handed to me he said you take care of yourself kid and be careful in those big waves and you see the big wave here [Applause] tonight you know what funny some of those times in the Metro or whatever jumping off some of that crazy um I used to hear Wilder's voice like the careful with me um so I've been wearing this jersey it's our 34th year of playing together it felt good from the day thenight I have this special special occasion to introduce a new friend of mine that I just met today I've always wanted to meet him welcome to the stage to say hello to yall rley field wel your son Jared [Music] ke would you turn the lights up so we can take a picture let take a picture of all of us thanks for sharing your with all of us we love youbody [Applause] [Music]

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