Mookie Blaylock Poster 1991-01-10
Fan Sylvan Smyth, forwarded us a blog entry by Victoria rock historian Jeremy Baker that included a poster for a “Mookie Blalock” (sic) show at Harpo’s from January 10, 1991!
Both Two Feet Thick and Five Horizons had known a show at Harpo’s had occurred in that time period, but could never confirm it. Another article from the Vancouver Sun describes this show as only the fourth Mookie Blaylock show ever (fourth? we’ll have to follow up on that) and the first outside of the U.S. (check). The show was hooked up by “Harpo’s talent bookers Marcus Pollard and Gary Van Buskirk, who had previously booked Ament and Gossard at the club during their days in Seattle punk outfit Green River.”
Thanks again to Sylvan Smith and extended thanks to Jeremy Baker, Mike Devlin, Marcus Pollard and Gary Van Buskirk!
This is another great example of nearly 20-year-old Pearl Jam info surfacing and loyal fans sharing this info so we can turn it around and publish it for you. Do you have any early 1990-91-92 info? Do you have something you think is rare? Any concert memories from shows that we don’t have information on? If so, contact us!
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ha, thanks guys… not really a rock historian (more like music geek) and I live in Victoria, British Columbia
Thanks again Jeremy! Yeah, I corrected all the Vancouver *scratch* Victoria references. Thanks
Hello all, Gary and I booked a few of the early shows (2 as MB opening for AiC, and the first 2 dates of the Ten tour). I have some bizarre ephemera from some of these shows – food rec’ts and the like. As well as the original of the poster seen above (back when posters had originals…). Let me know if you want me to scan stuff in or if I can offer any info. Glad the poster was ‘found’!
Also – there was a date the next day (or the day before, but I’m pretty sure it was the next day) at the Town Pump in Vancouver. Poster was identical except for the date and venue.
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