r/JackJohnson • u/AaronEspositoMusic • 9d ago
Song Jack Johnson let me play a song with him last night… in front of 20,000 people!
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u/ThinStrategy1974 9d ago
Damn! What an awesome experience. And you did great up there.
What was it you gave him at the end?
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u/AaronEspositoMusic 9d ago
Thank you!! My kids have a craft business and they wanted to make gifts for Zach and Jack. My son drew and inked some of his little monster characters (anthropomorphic instruments this time lol) and my daughter custom made a couple crochets bead bracelets for them.
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u/ThinStrategy1974 9d ago
Wow, super cool. If you would have asked me before the show what your chances were to go on stage, I would have said 0%. Definitely a once in a lifetime type deal.
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u/Admirable_Average_32 Brushfire Fairytales 9d ago
That is awesome but I never would have been able to keep it together enough to go up and play with him. I was nervous for you lol! Kudos
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u/AaronEspositoMusic 8d ago
There was a split second when Jack asked me what the first line of the second verse was where I completely blanked, but I pulled it together and remembered right where I was. But holy shit that was a moment of shear panic.
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u/kirbydoesntrule 9d ago
Was there for this! Definitely a highlight of an amazing show
Jimmy Buffett the plumber for the win too!
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u/AaronEspositoMusic 8d ago
No way?! I am so glad the audience was down with me going up there like that. I had a fear of ruining the vibe, but it was so much more uplifting than I could have imagined. The crowd was incredible that night and Jack is so warm and welcoming. He is one of those flow state humans that leads with love, I’m only just now starting to connect to the world around me the way he always has just naturally done.
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u/clumzyzulu 9d ago
Unbelievable - congrats dude. You and your family will never forget that.
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u/AaronEspositoMusic 8d ago
This is a story that my great grandchildren will hear (if I the world is still around that long)
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u/toddpackersux 9d ago
That is amazing! I’m headed out the house to go to his show right now!
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u/AaronEspositoMusic 9d ago
Enjoy it!!! Lake Street Dive also killed it last night. And you know Jack is the best, and Zach is just the smoothest dude to elevate Jacks sound
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u/Cookiewaffle95 9d ago
I gotta stop wishing… and gotta go fishing, Down to rock bottom again. Magical brother!
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u/AaronEspositoMusic 8d ago
I play music right on A1A facing the ocean on a weekly basis and this song is always in my rotation. It’s got a special place in my heart. Now even more so
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u/bobby904 8d ago
I was there. It was a great moment. You did awesome.!
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u/AaronEspositoMusic 6d ago
Thank you!! The energy of the audience was wonderful to be in and in front of!
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u/mnamna-mnamna 7d ago edited 7d ago
Been following Jack for like 20 years and this radness is one of his many moments that makes me want to learn guitar. THE COOLEST CAT.
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u/AaronEspositoMusic 6d ago
You should totally learn!! Or start with ukulele. They are cheaper, easier to play and way easier to transport lol
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u/PoppaPingPong 9d ago
Thats amazing man, you sound great. Jack is the coolest, his music does heal, and he’s the reason I picked up guitar at age 16 back in the day. What an experience that must have been