Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder took a break from rocking the full house gathered on Monday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, to discuss current events.
No, he wasn’t ready to open up on his thoughts on the situation in Gaza, or who he intends to vote for in the Trump-Biden presidential race (gee, I wonder where Vedder’s vote will go in that one?).
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Instead, he wanted to chat about the bizarre case of a beloved actor recently getting punched in the face in New York City for no seemingly discernable reason whatsoever.
“Who the (expletive) does that to Steve Buscemi?” Vedder asked the crowd.
Then, seemingly concerned that not everyone in the crowd might know the actor, decided to clear things up a bit about the victim of the attack.
“You know who I’m talking about?” Vedder said. “That’s Mr. Pink.”
Of course, that was a reference to “Reservoir Dogs,” the 1992 American cult classic that catapulted director Quentin Tarantino. In that film, Buscemi played Mr. Pink, a guy who you really wouldn’t want to mess with in pretty much any situation.
The vocalist then went on to list many of outstanding qualities of Buscemi, who is also known for his work in “The Sopranos,” “The Big Lebowski” and too many other cool films and programs to mention here. And it should be remembered that Buscemi — who was a New York City firefighter prior to making it in Hollywood — suited up and worked along firefighters to search for survivors after the World Trade Center fell on Sept. 11, 2001.
And that’s the guy who ends up getting socked in the face? In New York City?
“I mean, hit me — don’t hit him,” Vedder said.
New York has seen several people randomly assaulted in the street in recent weeks.