Pearl Jam Meeting Walter Payton Given To Fly Aug 31 2024 Wrigley Field Chicago nunupics

first took me to brigley field he he surprises me one day and he says we're this is 1977 no 78 and and he doesn't tell me where we're going and and we go to Lake Forest and and then there's this chain link fence and behind this simple little chain link fence is like this big field and on the field of the Chicago Bear and not only the Chicago Bears but the Chicago Bears with Walter N/A Payton so with the training sweetness some red wine just sweetness so they give us this little program thing this little piece of paper cardboard and um and I asked my uncle could I leave it in the car so it didn't nothing happened to it and then and then we go and and and it's unbelievable like it's right there this guy who's this huge hero and and it's just to see something like that when you're that young was very positive and and um just unbelievable and then and then at the end a few guys started walking out through this little gate and then and then they were signing things so I ran I told my Uncle I'm running into the car to get that thing to sign so I race down this gravel it was like chain Ling fence bushes I run down this gravel and it's white gravel small PE gravel and I open the car door I grab the thing grab the pen run back and as I'm running back I get my uncle told me that Walter just kind of he just kind of cruised through everybody the little pack of kids and then turned the corner and then started running up this this walkway so I'm standing there by myself 12 years old down this little walkway and all of a sudden I look up and that's Walter Payton helmet pads 34 and cleats and the white tape and all that and his cleats are crunching on the the gravel just like and I can't believe this is happening and he walks towards me and and um oh what was the he's like like hey little man I said hello sir and he said uh you you look like a little Surfer Dude yes sir we we we used to live in Chicago then we moved to California and we're just [Laughter] visiting you want me to sign that for oh and he's walking so he's still walking and now I'm I'm walking backwards he's walking this hero almost like Hercules and I said yes please he says he says what's your name I said Eddie he says that's my brother's [Music] name I said I [Laughter] know he handed to me he said you take care of yourself kid and be careful in those big waves [Applause] and if you can see the big wave here [Applause] [Music] tonight but you know what's funny some of those times in the Metro or whatever jumping off some of that crazy um I used to hear walder's voice like be careful little man um so I've been wearing this jersey it's our 34th year of playing together it felt good from the day one I've been wearing at every show but then tonight I have this special special occasion to introduce a new friend of mine that I just met today I've always wanted to meet him welcome to the stage to say hello to yall Wrigley Field Walter son Jared jar Hey Big Man hey key would you turn the lights up so we can take a picture all take a picture of all of [Applause] us thanks for sharing your dad with all of us we love your SP everybody what I'm doing [Music] for to time [Music] miles upill made [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] open with the [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh he sh key to the locks on the chain [Music] [Applause] [Music] everywhere was fa still [Music] [Applause] [Music] in the [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh w [Applause] w