"men in hats: Ed Vedder w/Ben Harper backstage @ Harper's Sydney VIP showcase"
=) Frankie had a RollingStone mag 'n i asked if there was anythin' Pearl Jam relating in it .. and what do y'know .. there was¡ *L* just something small .. but hey .. i thought this was just toooooo cute a pic of Ed with Ben NOT to put up somewhere .. so's here it IS¡ *L* but its gorgeous isnt it just¿ *G* .. gotta says that the pic came from RollingStone Issue 586.July 2001 in the "Random Notes" part .. and if y'wanna know what they wrote 'bout the pic because you havent got the mag .. its goes as below ..
Eddie on the Go
"Where's Eddie? Where the hell is Eddie? If there was an award for the most-asked question backstage at the 12th annual East Coast Blues & Roots Festival, it was enquiries as to the whereabouts of one EDDIE VEDDER, Esq, sometimes the lead sufferer for PEARL JAM. The globetrotting rock guy was first spotted in Auckland as part of NEIL FINN's All Star bash; then he was seen belting out "Indifference" with buddy BEN HARPER at an invites-only do in Sydney. Seeing as Harper was the headliner at the Byron Bay festival, surely Eddie would front, right? Well, he did turn up in Byron, but it was only to catch some rays and a wave on the Easter Monday, the festival's final day. Instead, the on-stage action was left to EMMY-LOU HARRIS on Friday, a stripped-back MIDNIGHT OIL on Saturday ["it was more than a blast," PETER GARRETT declared afterwards] and Harper on Sunday and Monday; all-up, around 50,000 punters got their mojos working over the four days and nights. And while JACK THOMPSON, BILLY ZANE and ANDREW DENTON lingered in the Voodoo Lounge backstage, such locals as KASEY CHAMBERS, MICK HART and the JOHN BUTLER TRIO put in the rootsy yards on-stage - with Butler winning the survior's award for enduring a blackout during his Sunday night set. Instead of waiting for the techs, Butler, his band and a couple of locals found anything drum-like and banged away furiously; the crowd's chant echoed the famous Santana/rain dance singalong from Woodstock, all the way back in 1969. Which says something about the Byron mix - only here can greying hippies and Triple J loving ferals come together. As MICK HART explained: "What I love about this festival is that there are kids this high and old blues guys with bad hats on." No Eddie Vedder, though.