Happy Monday 311 nation!! Another week is upon us and the new fan spotlight has arrived. This week we feature a very special fan – our youngest spotlight yet!! Folks it’s time to meet 9 year old Tanner Pearson!
Tanner’s dad Preston is the reason he fell in love with 311. He helps out his dad in the garden every day and they would always listen to their music. “He made me a CD without swear words so I could listen to them when I want. Now he lets me listen to all the songs.”
Last year was Tanner’s first show in Salt Lake City and he was lucky enough to do the meet and greet, so he got to talk to all of the guys! “It was awesome. Tim was way nice and funny. I told Chad he was my favorite and he joked with SA and said, ‘Did you hear that Doug?’ It was awesome.” Tanner also has chickens and one of them is named SA, so he told them about the chickens. “SA asked if SA chicken was my favorite (he was a mean chicken) and I didn’t know what to say. My dad told SA that chicken SA was a jerk. It was funny.” He also talked to Pnut about Falken, and then to Nick about how his chickens were doing. When Nick asked Tanner how he knew he had chickens, he told him his mom showed him pictures that Nick’s wife Nikki had posted. Tanner then took his photo and on the way out told SA to “try not to sweat too much tonight.” He said everyone in the band laughed at that! Tanner said if he were to meet the guys again, he would tell SA that SA chicken is now his favorite!
Tanner was born on October 4, 2005, so he turns the big 1-0 this year! His dad named him Tanner Davis so he could call him “TD Pearson.” He likes to make people laugh and really loves working in the garden with his dad. He also likes to go fly fishing, collect football cards, and listen to music. He also has a love for Star Wars. Aside from that you can find him playing Legos, sports, or with his uncles dogs Brodel and Jupiter. Tanner said to help him fund his 311 habit he works in the garden, takes care of the chickens, and cleans his room.
How many kids do you know that say they love vegetables? Well Tanner does! “I love almost every vegetable and not very many fruits. I would rather eat brussel sprouts than strawberries.” If you see a flash whiz by you, don’t worry, it’s probably just Tanner because he says he can run really fast!
When not jamming out in the garden to 311, Tanner also enjoys music from The Dirty Heads, Michael Jackson, and the Nick Hexum Quintet. He said he even likes some country music as well.
While he may be young, Tanner has dealt with loss just like the rest of us. The song “Beyond the Gray Sky” means a great deal to him because his cousin killed himself last year. His favorite quote is the motto many of us fans have adopted, “Stay positive and love your life.”
Tanner has one simple message to all the fans out there:
“I wish I was 21 so I could go on the 311 cruise with you all!”
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Don’t worry Tanner, someday you’ll be there rocking out with us all and we can’t wait to meet you!! I personally hope to meet you sooner than that because you seem like one awesome 311 fan!! Thank you Tanner for being this weeks fan spotlight (And thank you to Traci and Preston for having such a great kid!!).
I hope you all enjoyed Tanner’s perspective on loving 311 – I know I did! As always, thanks for reading. Until we meet again…
Much Love! – The Runt