Vedder rocks fans, not Donahue – Reuters Blogs

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September 12, 2007 7:25 pm
By: tiffreviews

Reuters Blogs - Thunder and lightning, a fierce wind, and cold rain did not deter those who wanted to see talk-show veteran Phil Donahue’s anti-war documentary “Body of War” about Tomas Young, a U.S. soldier who was shot and paralyzed within his first week of duty in Iraq. It probably helped that Eddie Vedder, front man for rock band Pearl Jam, was on hand to perform two original songs he wrote for the film. More than 50 people waited in the rush line at last night’s world premiere of “Body of War”. The first person in that line waited five hours for the 9 p.m. screening. A few people wore Pearl Jam t-shirts, and the first four rows were filled with camera-toting fans buzzing about Vedder and chanting “Eddie, Eddie” before the screening. One paid C$55 for a scalper’s ticket, nearly three times the regular box office price… [Full Story]

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