Hey Darling Ones,
Do you know where you were on this very day 28 years ago? What were you doing that day? I was in Hibbard Hall at The Spectator office waiting for Sister #2 and my not-yet-brother-in-law to bring me the new Pearl Jam CD.
I must have had class on Tuesday morning because Sister #2 is the one who ventured to Best Buy (they opened earlier than the record store in Eau Claire) to get not one, but two copies of Pearl Jam’s hotly anticipated new CD Vs. It came in a fancy ecopak sans title since it hadn’t yet been finalized when these CDs went to press. I think, that’s how it went. I’m going on memory for this and refusing to use Google to fact check my ass.
To say it was the biggest thing to happen in October 1993 to my gaggle of friends is an understatement. It was a big enough deal not only did I remember the plan to get the CD, but we actually came up with a plan.
The only reason I know Pearl Jam’s best album came out October 19, 1993 is because I had to Google if there was a period in the title. I was Googling because my Twitter friend Erik had the audacity to forget what my all-time #1 favorite Pearl Jam song was (“Rearviewmirror”). I didn’t want to look like a jackass for not knowing whether the actual, factual title contained a period or not. It’s hard to stay up on your high horse when you type Vs when you should have typed Vs.
Man, having these types of conversations were way easier when we did them with our voices. Nobody would have had any idea if I was saying Vs. vs Vs in conversation. I promise not to subject you to another Pearl Jam reminiscence so hot on the heels of the last one. You all probably forgot it, but it’s fresh in my memory. Besides, I should save my good material for the 30th anniversary in 2023.
I Will Dare dot com in 2023 is gonna be rife with 30th anniversary reminiscing because that is, as far as I’m concerned, the best year of GenX’s musical life.
That’s all I got. I don’t have tons to say about this tonight because I’m too busy listening to Vs. on my headphones with all the lights off. Mostly, I just wanted to note the weird coincidence that found me talking about “Rearviewmirror” on the anniversary of the record’s release. I’m a simple woman. It does not take lots to delight me.
Your favorite elderly woman on a couch in a small town,
Jodi
P.S. I would like you all to know that I spelled reminiscence and reminiscing right on my first try. Amazing. See what I mean about not taking lots to delight me?