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Tonights Performances Live on Seattle Channel. P P M 100 Bday !

Members of Pearl Jam and Presidents of the United States of America will be performing FOR SURE tonight! If you can't get down here, check out all the action live on Seattle Channel (ch. 21 in Seattle and on the www).

The crowd is engulfing us as the street has been shut down. Already on stage was the Ballard Sedentary Marching Band. This cute group from Seattle's Norwegian capital feature the world's only sedentary drill team and baton specialist. Right now, tune in and check out a wondrous local Gospel group. Also tonigt is Fan Kick's final performance and the Iconics.

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GooseNinja.com Exclusive: Secret Seattle Performances, Pearl Jam

Multiple unnamed sources have revealed to us that Friday's 100th Birthday of Pike Place Market will be much bigger than advertised. We have been alerted that Hart is to perform as well as several members from (breath) Pearl Jam. Guitarist Mike McCready is already billed as a special guest of The Iconics. The Iconics blend members of POT USA, Possies, and Department of Energy. Artis the Spoonman and many of our favorite buskers are also set to perform all day.

The day will kick off with free coffee and onion tartlets at 8am and a Re-enactment of 1907 at 9:30am. The Re-enactment (Think John C Reilly's SNL sketch) will feature Actors from Unexpected Production in period dress. Get in an aerial photo of the market at 12:30, grab some B-day cake shortly after, and get ready for the closing of Western Ave. (like Seattle needs another road closure) for some live music. Oh, and don't miss the Centennial Championship Salmon Toss at 1:45, that's a lock.

Get prepared: Here is the history of Pike Place Market; Watch the event live online at the Seattle Channel; Here is an interactive guide from the LA Times; Here is a story about the ghosts you may encounter in the Market (courtesy the Seattle Times)...
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Pearl Jam Says "Don't Go BP Amoco"

Apparently ATT wasn't able to censor everything PJ had to say at Lollapalooza last weekend. In response to reports that BP Amoco was dumping it's waste into Lake Michigan Eddie asked the crowd to stop going to all BP Amoco gas stations and he even wrote a song to help them remember. Also the band has posted both the censored and uncensored versions of their performance on their website for comparison. Last but not least if you would like to download the entire Lollapalooza performance our friend over at Deaf Indie Elephants have provide a convenient .zip file for you. Download "Don't Go BP Amoco" or the entire Lollapalooza performance below.

Download Pearl Jam "Don't Go BP Amoco"

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Did ATT Censor Pearl Jam Lollapalooza Show?

As many of you know At Att's Blue Room you can stream live shows from many of the popular festivals throughout the year, Coachella, (Our Favorite) Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, etc. During Pearl jam's performance this past Sunday AT&T conveniently muted a portion of the show in which Eddie utters these lyrics to Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall"

“George Bush, leave this world alone.” and
“George Bush find yourself another home.”

The band posted the letter below on their website today, in which ATT claims it was a mistake by their content monitor.

When asked about the missing performance, ATT informed Lollapalooza that portions of the show were in fact missing from the webcast, and that their content monitor had made a mistake in cutting them. During the performance of “Daughter” the following lyrics were sung to the tune of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” but were cut from the webcast:
- “George Bush, leave this world alone.” (the second time it was sung); and
- “George Bush find yourself another home.”

Eddie used this opportunity to bring up net neutrality and whether companies have the right to determine what is and is not broadcast on their sites.

All we have to say is that ATT picked the wrong band to mess with. Pearl Jam is now asking it's fans to report any other examples they have witnessed of performances with political content being censored.

The band has posted the complete version of the song on their website and ATT clams it will put up the complete performance at some point in time. Gander On!