annie89509 wrote:I have told this story before. Only “discovered” SP and Journey in 2005 after buying and watching the “We Are the World” 20th Anniversary double dvd. His “look” and voice captured my heart immediately. Set out to research his and their history. Thank god for the internet and fan sites. First thing I purchased of theirs was the GH dvd. Watched it every night for 1 month straight -- SP’s singing and charisma got me hook-line-sinker. Proceeded to collect their and his entire cd & dvd catalog, plus all the boots and taped shows I could get my hands on. Their whole story unfolded in front of my eyes like a soap opera.
I do know a lot about them – only what is out there – by no means do I mean their personal/private lives. I lead a fulfilling, busy life of my own -- what with a business to run, hubby as a professor at the state university, and 3 fast-growing boys. So, no, I am not an obsessive fan or stalker. Just enjoy talk about them (mostly SP).
I just love your story, Annie...it just goes to show the powerful effect an artist has even many years after their prime. Heck, I'll admit I like knowing about a lot of stuff on someone I admire...never prying, but I am just curious. The weird thing is that when I fell for SP's voice/music/charisma in 1978 I didn't know ANYTHING about him other than his name & being from San Francisco (well, the band was)...it wasn't until 2004 that I searched him out on the Internet and wanted to read everything about him and who he was. I was pleasantly surprised.
He was even better than I had hoped he might be. I like being one of his biggest fans. 