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There is so much more to the story of how Pearl Jam formed than has ever been shared.
To uncover it, I interviewed Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell and other key players, I dug up original 1990 Pearl Jam artifacts and hunted down rare audio, I triangulated dates and gathered every fact.
To celebrate Pearl Jam’s 20th Birthday, I’m proud to present the fruits of over 10 years of exhaustive original research.
Brew a pot of coffee, fire up your printer, and prepare for a long, engrossing read in unprecedented detail about the events of 1990, the year that a series of magically wild coincidences brought together the unlikely group of people that became Pearl Jam.
Highlights
Discover the amazing events of 1990
- Ed’s long-lost band with a member of Rage Against The Machine
- The Mother Love Bone riffs that survived to become Pearl Jam classics
- Eddie explains making “Momma-Son”
- The true story of Ed’s TWO “first weeks” in Seattle with Mookie Blaylock in October 1990
- Cornell talks Temple of the Dog, and Stone divulges the Pearl Jam fan-favorite that almost had lyrics by Cornell
- Stone, Jeff, and Eddie recalling the first show, first song, and first weeks
- Much, much more
Get Your Free Print Copy
Sure, you can print and read the whole PDF above. But here at TwoFeetThick.com, our print fanzine roots run deep. So if you would like a magazine-style limited edition version of my opus, “Music For Rhinos – 1990: The Making of Pearl Jam,” we will gladly send out free copies to the first 50 fans who ask.
For a printed copy, Contact us with “Music For Rhinos” in the subject, and be sure to include your mailing address in the message. The offer is now closed. The response has been amazing. We got 50 requests for the print version in the first HOUR after posting this, and they have flooded in by the hundreds since then. So by popular demand, we’ll be sending out print copies to the first 300 of you who requested them. We’ll send an email when it’s on its way to you. Thank you everyone for reading! -Jessica
UPDATE 11/10/2010: The first batch of the print copies are in the mail to those who requested them. I am emailing each person right after I mail each one, so you will know yours is coming. I will be sending more batches in the coming days so stay tuned and thanks again. -Jessica
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thx for sharing. if in any chance you see a member of pearl jam again, PLEASE tell them to play INDONESIA. thx!
Thank you Jessica Letkemann and all involved with this Mini-Book!!!
nice work jessica.
UNFECKINGBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!
SWEET!!!
Very nice! Can’t wait to read it
‘UNFECKINGBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!’ sums it up nicely. You guys are incredible.
THANK YOU Jessica for the hard work that went into making this great history book. I can not wait to read it.
Amazing! Thanks a lot Jessica!
Wow! great job!!
Whooooaaa!!! Top-notch stuff!
….loved every page…… and the photos/fanzine style was beautifully done.
I would love a copy. Cannot wait to read this Jessica.
A good resource for enriching the knowledge of Pearl Jam and the Seattle Sound. Thanks Jessica, for good work !
Howeverm still relate with this, we all here in Indonesia, still persuade and campaign, to bring Pearl Jam in Indonesia….!!!
When are they come back to Brazil again? Eddie said that his return would be when George Bush leaves the president´s of united state chair. It has been a long time ago. We miss then.
Awesome, look forward to reading.
i am a big fans of Pearl Jam who lived in Indonesia..
and this is a great book and a great job..!!!
please let them know that a thousand of their fans are dying to see them come to Indonesia..
I just skimmed thru it to get a sense of the book…… now I can’t wait to really sit down and read it. I remember getting your TMN zines in the mail years ago. Obviously you have been keeping up the great work!
Absolutely brilliant!! Then again, seeing them perform live right before our own eyes right here in Indonesia will be such a massive encore
awesome work
JL: You are a gift to the PJ community. I always envisioned either you and/or Johnathan Cohen penning a book about them. And you go ahead and do this. Congratulations, and keep going!!!
THX for this amazing PJ101… Please tell em’ to come down here to INDONESIA!!! …hope Jack’s back to where he belongs, and Matt back to SG
YAY
very-very-very good writing! rare and deep in the persons directly! i realize that pearl jam matter is a seriously matter.
Amazing!! Thanks
amazing!!!thanks!!
To Jessica, Kathy and everyone here at twofeetthick:
Amazing! Thanks!
Jess – this it just an absolutely amazing piece. I really appreciate the incredible amount of effort you have put in – long live TFT!!
Am I in the top 50??? I want a magazine copy!
Amazing!! Thank you!!
Awesome! Would LOVE a copy!
I want a copy please! Awesome work…
The experience of being a fan of this band is made more special when we have people like Jess and everyone at TFT, The Sky I Scrape and other landmark fan sites with truly original content. By bringing the stories, observations and musings behind the music to the fore, it makes the listening experience that much richer. Fantastic work and I look forward to digging in “Deep”.
Thank you for all the good work.
I would love a copy. Thanks for the hard work.
So cool! I would love a copy of this amazing piece of research!
I’d love one!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Congratulations for such a nice piece of work!
Best regards from Brazil,
Tchelo
Amazing…thank you very very much, and congratulations for the long research…
Fantastic read ! I am grateful for your dedication and passion. That was as great a read as anything I’ve ever read about the band over the last 20 years. I can only hope you are working on 1991- present day. Kudos Jessica !
Great work Jessica – extremely well written and researched. Love finding out new things about the way this bank got together. Thanks for sharing.
great work as always jessica! i am a long fan of your writing….i received you tickle my nause fanzien long time ago. Keep up the good work…
Love to read it.
Bravo for the hard work
Just amazing! I can’t believe how thorough this is. Thank you so much for giving this to the community!
Thank you, thank you & thank you…
A thrill o read!
I agree that this could be the foundation for a PJ book!!
Lovely…
I would definitively love to have a copy. Can’t wait to read this Jessica!!!
You da bomb Jess! Easily one of the best pieces ever written about the band. Who needs Spin and Rolling Stone Magazine?
I would love a copy of this!!! Can’t wait to check it out!!!
What a great read. Much better than any published works I have read. Thanks so much for making available. Would love a magazine copy if possible. Thanks again, and look forward to reading more of your work.
Wasn’t sure if you wanted email or physical address? So please contact if I am one of first 50 for magazine copy.
Sincerely,
David Vail
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