Eddie vedder

[bwachter70]

That's a nice ukulele earnest!

[luckylarue]

Just got the Ukulele Songs cd & the Water on the Road dvd. Both are great.

[Phil1580]

New to the Cafe and the mandolin, and a monstrous Pearl Jam fan! Seen 'em 20+ times. Guitar player for 15 years and wanted to learn something new, but I'm not big on the luau-sound of a uke. (Even though I love Eddie's new uke album.) I agree, I wish he went with a mandolin! I am loving my Kentucky, and I've only had it a week or so.

[Ronny Stecher]

I saw the Bob Dylan tribute @ Madison Square Garden in 1992 and Vedder (vocals), McCrary (acoustic), & G.E.Smith (Mandolin) performed Masters Of War with just the 3 of them, Nice powerful version. He's been aware of the mando for a while, I'm sure he's indulged a little.

[LastMohican]

I'm almost sure that's a Breedlove McKenzie F.

You can see the scrolled "B" logo at the end of the peghead.

If I'm right, then we can say Eddie has excellent taste in Mandolins!

[Justin Carvitto]

FYI: Vedder will be on Letterman tonight.

[LastMohican]

I'm almost sure that's a Breedlove McKenzie F.

You can see the scrolled "B" logo at the end of the peghead.

If I'm right, then we can say Eddie has excellent taste in Mandolins!

Yep, you guys are right, i just saw the larger photo. Collings.

[journeybear]

Nice performance on Letterman - acoustic, two mikes. Afterward, Dave said, "If I could sing like that, everyone could kiss my a--." Good enough endorsement, I guess. ;-)

[Paul Merlo]

Nice performance by Eddie Vedder last night. I'm going to see him this Sunday at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, and am looking forward to it a little more now...

[RichM]

Nice to see Eddie giving the wonderful people at Mya-Moe Ukuleles some national air time

[luckylarue]

Rich - off-topic question: Couldn't help but notice your Beardsell avatar. How do you like it? Very intriguing.

[Paul Merlo]

I saw Eddie Vedder last night @ the Fox in Detroit and really enjoyed it. He played over 2 hrs and was surrounded by a nice rotating arsenal of strung instruments. The first 1/2 hour+ was his Ukelele Songs album (all played on ukelele), then it was on to much much more mostly played on acoustic guitar. I didn't have my glasses on and was standing in the corner, side stage left (one of the caveats of being a volunteer usher is I'm not guaranteed a seat for sold-out performances) so I didn't see exactly what kind of mandolin it was he played on Rise, but it was an A shape. I couldn't tell if it was oval or ff hole, but it sounded a little tubby to me. I was pretty happy to see a mando make an appearance for at least one song.

Eddie played a few noticable covers too. He nailed "Uncle Neil's" Needle and Damage Done, and got the crowd standing and rocking to Pete Townsend's "Let My Love Open the Door". During the encore he dedicated Bob Dylan's Forever Young to Chris Chelios too. He and (supporting act) Glen Hansard closed the show with a raucous Big Hard Sun and everybody left with smiles. You can search online for a complete setlist and other reviews, but I thought it was worth mentioning that my wife and I had a great time and I was glad to see a mando played too.

[Justin Carvitto]

Nice review, I'm going to the second seattle show. Thats a great dedication to Chelios.

[Paul Merlo]

Nice review, I'm going to the second seattle show. Thats a great dedication to Chelios.

More on the Chelios story: Eddie started talking about how he had the chance once to drink from the Stanley Cup. The Detroit crowd (with a large Canadian contingent present too) cheered loudly. Then he said he was in Chicago when it happened. The crowd booed (good naturedly of course). Then he went on about how he was at a party with a friend of his, and it was that friend who was in part responsible for booking the Detroit gig. Eddie said that the Fox show was added after Chris Chelios suggested he play it, so the next time we see him, we should thank him. The crowd then cheered again. It was cool.

I also heard on the radio today that Eddie, Chelios and John Cusack were at Comerica Park (home of Detroit Tigers, immediately across the street from the Fox) on Sunday afternoon playing ball. That would've been fun.

Mando content: Chelios > Greek descent > bouzouki > mandolin

Enjoy the Seattle show. Also, get there early because they hand out souvenier programs, but typically don't have enough for the whole crowd.

[Justin Carvitto]

Thanks for the tip, I'll get there early then. Maybe I'll wear one of my Chelios jerseys to the show... I should probably go with the blackhawks.

[Rob Gerety]

Did Eddie play?

[Ed Goist]

Happy birthday Eddie Vedder, born on this date in 1964.