Patrick Warburton Proves that he is the Ultimate Pearl Jam Fan
Matt & Nick were the biggest fans we knew. Then we met Puddy.
The biggest Pearl Jam fans we know are two members of the WMMR family, Nick McIlwain & Matt Cord. Eddie even dedicated a song to them from the stage the last time he was in town ( VIDEO )
Then we met Patrick Warburton.
His tale began like any über fan:
- He has loved the band for 2 decades.
- Would follow them around the world... if he didn't have a family to feed!
- When we played the audio of Eddie saying "To Nick, Matt & Pierre" from stage, Patrick immediately recognized the clip from the Wells Fargo Center 10/22/13 bootleg CD.
He stepped it up a notch:
- Converted an old barn into his man cave and dubbed it Club Ed
- On the new NBC show, Crowded, Patrick even made his character, "Mike" a huge fan
- He buys the same brand of red wine that Eddie drinks on stage.
- Casually mentioned hanging out with Eddie a couple times... like a dozen...
And then he took it to a whole new level:
- Patrick talked about writing a setlist and we thought, "sure, every superfan pens their supreme concert!" No, Eddie personally asked him to create a set for the band.... AND THEY PLAYED IT!
Watch Patrick describe how he planned out the perfect Pearl Jam set and the moment he realized they were actually playing it:
Finally, this encounter blew our mind:
- Backstage, Eddie grabbed an old Social D shirt out of his wardrobe and tossed it to Patrick as a gift.
- Patrick was able to keep his composure for a little while, then he stepped outside, sniffed the t-shirt, looked at his wife in disgust and sighed, "ugh, it's clean."
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Marisa Magnatta, Producer at The Preston & Steve Show, has clocked-in two decades at 93.3 WMMR, Philly. She’s your source for everything Philly, concert, sports fan, restaurant or Preston & Steve Show related.
