Bridge School Benefit: October 19, 1996
Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
lineup: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam (4), David Bowie, Patti Smith, Cowboy Junkies, Hayden
surprise guests: Pete Townshend

Pearl Jam Set:
Footsteps
Sometimes
Better Man
Corduroy
Off He Goes
Nothingman
Black (Song X)
Daughter
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
Yellow Ledbetter

Notes: This was my first of many Bridge School Benefits.  From 1995-1998 I was part of a small, close-knit online community of Pearl Jam fans, and we chatted online, had a message board, and got together for PJ shows. My primary reason for going to Bridge this particular year was to see Pearl Jam, of course. The artists perform mostly acoustically, and it's an interesting group of different performers every year. On this particular night, I was probably the most excited to hear "Footsteps."  I was also thrilled to see Pete Townshend, as my dad has made me a bit of a Who fan.  A few years later, The Who would play Bridge, and I was more excited to see them than I was to see Pearl Jam!

I think I took a Greyhound bus up to the Bay Area and my friends picked me up.  We all stayed at the same hotel and I remember having an enjoyable time with everyone.  It was a silly, fun group of people.

(May 11, 2010)

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