Late last year, Sean and Robin Wright Penn filed the paperwork necessary to put their marriage the way of yesterday's hangover.

Tuesday night, the couple attended Eddie Vedder's Berkeley, Calfornia show at the Zellerbach Theatre—together. The Into the Wild director apparently even hopped on stage to dedicate one of Eddie's songs to his wife; a special birthday surprise. (We're guessing he didn't choose "Better Man.") Turns out the near-divorcees asked that their dissolution proceeding be dropped, too. It was.

What happened between December 2007 and April 2008? This (absolutely, completely made-up) conversation between Mr. Penn and Mr. Vedder:

Penn: I'm so sick of the routines, man. Every day's another routine. Marriage was—is—a fucking routine. Traveling to Iran, making movies—that's not routine.

Vedder: You're not listening, man. Listen: Bush is a routine. McCain is a routine. Fucking Hillary Clinton, I hate to say it, is a routine. Love, man—love, what more regular, everyday thing does a human being want from life? I'm telling you, you're just coming up with bullshit to destroy something precious. You want to avoid routine, stop saying weird shit. Stop saying weird shit and the press will stop routinely hating you. It'll make your life, your marriage, more, you know, comfortable.

Penn: Weird shit? At least my messages get across. You're always mumbling—nobody knows what the hell you're trying to say. Don't let that Obama pin do the talking. Speak your mind. Who cares what people think?

Vedder: We all do, man.

Penn: Yeah, okay. I just don't know if marriage is for me.

Vedder: You fucking married Madonna, Sean. What did you expect?

Penn: Robin's different. She's wholesome. She's incredible.

Vedder: Well then? What's all this "routine" crap? Didn't you learn anything from Chris McCandless?

Penn: Yeah, how to get fucked out of Oscar nominations.

Vedder: You and me both.

Penn: You think I should take her back? Ask her to take me back?

Vedder: It's already been sung, man, but it can't be said enough: All you need is love.

Penn: Damn, you're right. [pause] That's from one of your fucking songs, isn't it?

Vedder: Hey, you befriended me first, man.

Penn: You want to work together again?

Vedder: Absolutely yes. Just don't tell Robin I had to convince your ass to stay with her.

Penn: I'm not that stupid, man.

Vedder: No? You married Madonna.