RETOLD – More on Pearl Jam
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After discussing the birth of grunge and the Seattle scene, the guys dug up Episode 63 to revisit the story of that time Pearl Jam tried to take on Ticketmaster.   SHOW NOTES: Songs played in this episode: Mr Blue Sky by ELO, Dissident by Pearl Jam, Alive by Pearl Jam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketmaster https://www.ticketmaster.com/about/our-history.html https://www.argusleader.com/story/scotthudson/2015/03/08/how-ticket-sales-worked-before-the-internet/24619097/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam February 1991 Mookie Blaylock performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pi8jjMsUYc August 1991 Pearl Jam performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKFzoSWKnzg https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/pearl-jam-ticketmaster-1995-boycott-booking-fees-gigs-ticket-prices-a8989516.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-06-fi-20602-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Philips MTV News report with Tabitha Soren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR8Uook5Cq0  
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