A High School Kid Sits in With Pearl Jam Because the Drummer Wasn’t Allowed to Play Due to Testing Positive For the Flu

13 Comments on A High School Kid Sits in With Pearl Jam Because the Drummer Wasn’t Allowed to Play Due to Testing Positive For the Flu

1. Like the kid who sat in for Keith Moon when he passed out drunk at a concert. He’ll remember that for a lifetime.

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2. DAMN!! HIRE THE KID!!

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3. Hey, we got some good news and bad news:

   The good: You’ve tested negative and are free to go back to
   Work.

   The bad: You’re fired.

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4. I just watched this. What an awesome story.

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5. Eddie Vedder blah.
   The kid is good.

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6. The kid’s talent not withstanding, was that music? It sounded like nothing but noise to me.

   And for the record, I am not my father (or mother) when it comes to rock and roll. There’s music with a tune, harmony and lyrics that you can sing along with, and then there is this – noise. I can tell the difference.

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7. …now all he needs is a band that doesn’t SUCK to drum for, and he’ll be a superstar!

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8. A day he’ll remember for a lifetime!

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9. Painful. Another reason why I don’t get hearing aids.
   My Dick Clark critique: Couldn’t understand the lyrics and can’t dance to it… (not that I dance).

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10. Almost as good as “Kiss Guy” with Foo Fighters.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjVOWOKa-lY

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11. The kind of thing a kid his age dreams about, well his dream just came true.

12. Now if a high school kid fills in for Neil Peart, I’ll be impressed.

13. People pay good money for a migraine. I’ve never understood Pearl Jam or this “genre” of “music.”