it's good to be home and finally get a good nights rest. after three straight nights of pearl jam concerts, it'll be awfully waking up tomorrow knowing a show does not await in the evening. the past two nights i've slept on the floor and a motel bed that was just as comfortable as the floor the previous night. it'll be good to climb into bed once this entry is completed.

but i think we all need some rest. the band's put us through alot. and i suppose they need their rest as well.

it's time for the pit stop so to speak. three down, three to go. it just seems to be getting better with every night. montreal is likely to be something to remember. something about that city and this band that just go hand in hand.

highlights of last night's london included Oceans as the set opener. black red yellow making an appearance. not for you. the crowd getting behind a chant to let stone gossard sing, though, to no avail. the always moving off he goes sneaking into the encore. hard to imagine was as a beautiful as a song you'll ever hear. smile and rvm were solid. the encore really was when the concert began to go full gear. ah yeah, and bleed for me by the dead kennedys.

as well, a friend of a friend attended the show and apparently prior to the gig, ed hung around outside of the arena and she snapped a few shots.

tonight's hamilton gig included a wonderful rendition of neil young's harvest moon. as vedder couldn't make it to the wedding of a friend, the band got all decked out in groom outfits and hit the stage to mark the occassion. a very touching moment when thousands of lit up the arena to mark this sacred bond between the newly weds. that alone is enough to make me purchase this bootleg. after playing 6 shows in seven nights, the band was tired and judging by vedder's condition of polishing off a bottle of wine by himself, he was pretty tanked; falling over, bumping into anything and everything. making a toast to hamilton, "coffee and donuts" (a timmy's joke), and toasting his band members. drunk eddie is super cool.

the show also featured the ever moving present tense. eddie doing some neato tricks with a mirror and a stage light during 1/2 full. u followed by sad really worked well for the seasoned-veteran fans. a very unusual set and thus far, the most interesting. the crowd was insane from the get-go.

another stellar night topped off with a beautiful version of yellow ledbetter with ed drapping himself in the canadian flag and members of sleater-kinney on stage.

but i am too tired for anymore meaningless droning about concerts that these words do little justice if not experienced first hand.

montreal awaits.........