Allison Crowe trekked to Seattle, Washington in July 2001 to be part of the World Wide Jammer Convergence (WWJC) - a gathering of Pearl Jam fans (AKA Jammers) from over 30 U.S. states, Canada and other PJ-friendly locales.
(Eddie Vedder and PJ being major inspirations for Allison and her band, then also living in North America’s Pacific Northwest.)
An entire floor was rented in an historic downtown hotel, The Commodore, and, like a scene from Cameron Crowe's movie, "Almost Famous", with doors wide open, and a communal room for watching PJ videos, Jammers experienced music and friendship in the Emerald City.
Allison (vocals, keyboard) with Dave Baird (bass) and Kevin Clevette (drums) performed a welcoming concert ~ in a small, very warm, theater in back of another historic joint - Second Avenue Pizza.
After the band set and encores, Allison remembers a Pearl Jam song she wants to play – solo - "Release".
Pam Abramowicz Wolfers captured the intensity in all Jammin' beauty (in this, the earliest-known international concert video of Allison Crowe). Embracing Allison afterward is Sandi Heinrich, WWJC organizer and event MC.
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Release
Words & Music by Pearl Jam
As performed by Allison Crowe
Father
I see the world, feel the chill
Which way to go, windowsill
I see the world's on a rocking horse of time
I see the verse in rain
Ohh... ohh... ohh... ohh...
Oh, dear Dad, can you see me now
I am myself, like you somehow
I'll ride the wave where it takes me
I'll hold the pain... release me
Ohh... ohh... ohh... ohh...
Oh, dear Dad, can you see me now
I am myself, like you somehow
I'll wait up in the dark for you to speak to me
I'll open up... release me...
Release me...
Ohh... ohh... ohh... ohh...
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