I found this old newspaper article about a Pearl Jam concert I went to back in the ’90s. I got a ticket to the concert but I didn’t get a pass to go to the floor level. You had to have a wrist band to get to that level. The group that I was in got in a line and a policeman gave us the armbands. I had no idea it would get us to the floor. It was absolutely amazing. I had to crowd surf before I left that place. I had the big guy lift me up and I went a bit but eventually crashed. I tried it again and went to the front. They gave me drink of water and sent me back into the crowd. It was so hot and sweaty. I have never been so close to people I didn’t have a long-term commitment to. My aunt Alice saw these photos in the paper the next day and asked if it was me. I couldn’t believe I made the paper. I like to think Eddie Vedder and I had a special moment together.

The artist at the Pearl Jam concert on November 11, 1993 in Denton, Texas.