IF journey did get back with perry and your the manager....

[tj]

1) Pink slips to Neal, Jon and Deen. Nothing personal on Deen - fine drummer - but there's a better man for the job.
2) Hire Steve Smith.
3) Call Gregg Rolie but won't hold breath.
5) leave it Perry's call re: Ross*
*if Ross goes, I rehire Randy Jackson on the condition that he grows that funky hair back.
4) Begin auditions.

Who do you like for the lead guitar job?

If Townshend weren't practically deaf I'd give it to him (dude CAN still rock though!).
Maybe EVH if he can stay out of rehab long enough.

Neal stays under ALL circumstances. I'd go so far as to say that Perry wouldn't consider it Journey without Tattoo.

Look Boss, Da Plane! Da Plane!

[bluejeangirl76]

Look Boss, Da Plane! Da Plane!

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[tj]

Look Boss, Da Plane! Da Plane!

Go back one page. Bottom.

Thanks. It didn't come up when I posted originally. Too slow, I guess.

[tj]

I would have them do a small tour (20 to 25 shows, with at least 2 or 3 being in Canada .....shut up SJ ). Then retire the Journey name with the dignity it deserves. The End. At the age of 60 they can then go on and do their own things from there.

I was thinking about this the other day. How long will they continue? I mean, what's too old to keep doing this? 60? 70?

At that age, would Neal still have the finger dexterity to play like he has in the past? Would any of them be able to sing without their own teeth? Can a sock stuffed in your pants give the same effect when you are wearing Depends?

All things to consider before hitting the road.

[Clasicrockldy]

If I was manager........ the first thing I would do is bitch slap Frick and Frack for letting Jeff go.

Then I would drag Frack to a birth control clinic to have his tubes burned........

Then Frick and Frack would have to go thru some serious counseling for their shitty attitudes and dumbfuck mistakes.

Then I'd put them into a class on how to interact with humans and treat them nice......

Then I would put Ross and Deen into "Get some balls and stand up to Frick and Frack " class.........

There maybe more classes they need, but I can't think of them now...........

And after all the classes are done....... then we'd talk on the future of Journey.

[Deb]

I would have them do a small tour (20 to 25 shows, with at least 2 or 3 being in Canada .....shut up SJ ). Then retire the Journey name with the dignity it deserves. The End. At the age of 60 they can then go on and do their own things from there.

I was thinking about this the other day. How long will they continue? I mean, what's too old to keep doing this? 60? 70?

At that age, would Neal still have the finger dexterity to play like he has in the past? Would any of them be able to sing without their own teeth? Can a sock stuffed in your pants give the same effect when you are wearing Depends?

All things to consider before hitting the road.

I don't know, I was envisioning more of a classiness like the When You Love A Woman video, kind of stage presence.

[scarygirl]

I say skip ole Herbie. There's only one man, or should I say duo for the job and that's AIR SUPPLY. They got the lyrics down too. "I'm all out of smuck, I'm soo lost without you, I know you were right when you said I'd eventually forget where's THE BATHROOM."

SOLID GOLD! Steve, hurry, there's still time to salvage this. Maybe get Player as your opening act?

[tj]

40 cities in 120 days. No fucking around. Huge places and kick ass opening acts. Give the opener one hour and Journey 90-100 minutes. Separate tour buses so Steve doesn't catch one of Neal's airborne diseases, and to also ensure that Friga's pansiness isn't contagious. I've heard Friga doesn't douche.

If they could get huge places and fill them, what opening acts would be worthy? Is there anyone out there that Journey fans would put up with?

I know Journey opened for the Rolling Stones years ago, doesn't seem like a good fit. Who's music would be a good fit for Journey's?

[Crazie Scarab]

IF journey did get back with perry and your the manager what would be your strategy as far as planning what the band would do?

me i would get them to do an unplugged to sort of get new and old fans alike reaquainted with the band and its music plus to get the band use to playing again.then i would plan a concert tour while they had unplugged out in the marketplace.then if the tour went well and i have them back in the studio recording a new album and then plan a tour to promote it.

are you listening irv azoff?

Last I understood, Perry ain't getting back to Journey. Come to think of it, when "I" brought up the prospect of this possibly happening awhile back, my thread was cut off faster than I would have been had I had sex with another woman. Right, Andrew?

[tj]

IF journey did get back with perry and your the manager what would be your strategy as far as planning what the band would do?

me i would get them to do an unplugged to sort of get new and old fans alike reaquainted with the band and its music plus to get the band use to playing again.then i would plan a concert tour while they had unplugged out in the marketplace.then if the tour went well and i have them back in the studio recording a new album and then plan a tour to promote it.

are you listening irv azoff?

Last I understood, Perry ain't getting back to Journey. Come to think of it, when "I" brought up the prospect of this possibly happening awhile back, my thread was cut off faster than I would have been had I had sex with another woman. Right, Andrew?

Perry is not getting back with Journey, unless he does. Then he will be getting back with Journey, unless he doesn't. It's the never ending Perry conundrum.

I sometimes wonder if he even exists, kind of like Sasquatch. People claim to have seen him in concert years ago (Heck, I even "saw" him in 86 during the ROR tour). People claim to have seen him at restaurants, museums, etc. I think there was even one claim that he was recently seen making a PBJ and banana sandwich in the kitchen at Graceland.

So, to put this to bed forever, SP is NOT getting back with Journey. Unless he does.

[Crazie Scarab]

IF journey did get back with perry and your the manager what would be your strategy as far as planning what the band would do?

me i would get them to do an unplugged to sort of get new and old fans alike reaquainted with the band and its music plus to get the band use to playing again.then i would plan a concert tour while they had unplugged out in the marketplace.then if the tour went well and i have them back in the studio recording a new album and then plan a tour to promote it.

are you listening irv azoff?

Last I understood, Perry ain't getting back to Journey. Come to think of it, when "I" brought up the prospect of this possibly happening awhile back, my thread was cut off faster than I would have been had I had sex with another woman. Right, Andrew?

Perry is not getting back with Journey, unless he does. Then he will be getting back with Journey, unless he doesn't. It's the never ending Perry conundrum.

I sometimes wonder if he even exists, kind of like Sasquatch. People claim to have seen him in concert years ago (Heck, I even "saw" him in 86 during the ROR tour). People claim to have seen him at restaurants, museums, etc. I think there was even one claim that he was recently seen making a PBJ and banana sandwich in the kitchen at Graceland.

So, to put this to bed forever, SP is NOT getting back with Journey. Unless he does.

Interesting. To say the least, interesting..

I guess my previous post was more directed toward Andrew and/or Tbone.

[lidobar]

if those two things were to happen, they would need a kick ass PR team to smooth over relations with fans.
revamp their website
write NEW songs and put out a new album
get some promotional shots on American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, and all those popular reality shows
participate in some highly visible Music for Charity concert
film themselves feeding poor kids in Africa
do some prime-time tv promos on shows like Oprah, Good Morning America, Larry King, Ryan Seacrest, to broaden their audience

and if perry can't handle the pressures of touring, do like Barbara Streisand did and hold only a few, very pricey concerts
and if they don't like the road, do like Celine did and do several shows in Vegas

Or simply do like Reba did and come out with a Duets CD with all the young and upcoming hot bands so they profit off the popularity of the young people.

Get Hannah Montana to sing a few songs with 'em to capture the teeny bopper fans.

the possibilities are endless

[journeyrock]

IF journey did get back with perry and your the manager what would be your strategy as far as planning what the band would do?

me i would get them to do an unplugged to sort of get new and old fans alike reaquainted with the band and its music plus to get the band use to playing again.then i would plan a concert tour while they had unplugged out in the marketplace.then if the tour went well and i have them back in the studio recording a new album and then plan a tour to promote it.

are you listening irv azoff?

Last I understood, Perry ain't getting back to Journey. Come to think of it, when "I" brought up the prospect of this possibly happening awhile back, my thread was cut off faster than I would have been had I had sex with another woman. Right, Andrew?

Perry is not getting back with Journey, unless he does. Then he will be getting back with Journey, unless he doesn't. It's the never ending Perry conundrum.

I sometimes wonder if he even exists, kind of like Sasquatch. People claim to have seen him in concert years ago (Heck, I even "saw" him in 86 during the ROR tour). People claim to have seen him at restaurants, museums, etc. I think there was even one claim that he was recently seen making a PBJ and banana sandwich in the kitchen at Graceland.

So, to put this to bed forever, SP is NOT getting back with Journey. Unless he does.

I am doubling over with laughter here. This is the best thread I've ever read on here. So much wit and it's good to be able to joke about it through all the bull sh**.

[tj]

I would hire Ruben Kincaid to make all of the actual decisions about the band and then I would just be the mouthpiece, taking credit for the brilliance of great management.

[Carlitto H@kk]

Or simply do like Reba did and come out with a Duets CD...

If Perry was ever interested in singing again or "coming back" to his fans,
he missed a GOLDEN opportunity to get radio/tv exposure when Reba called
him on the phone to personally ask him to be part of this album, at which
he declined...

It is so wierd that he has just walked away from singing/performing...
What soured him so? I wonder what holds him back?
Fear? Low-confidence/absurdly high personal standards in his voice?

Something must have really rubbed him wrong in the music world;
you don't just walk away from your life's passion for no reason...

But like many, I still keep my fingers crossed

[tj]

I would hire Ruben Kincaid to make all of the actual decisions about the band and then I would just be the mouthpiece, taking credit for the brilliance of great management.

Oh, and I would get them their own TV show - just like the Partridge Family did. Ruben was a genius on that one, too.

[mikemarrs]

IF journey did get back with perry and your the manager what would be your strategy as far as planning what the band would do?

me i would get them to do an unplugged to sort of get new and old fans alike reaquainted with the band and its music plus to get the band use to playing again.then i would plan a concert tour while they had unplugged out in the marketplace.then if the tour went well and i have them back in the studio recording a new album and then plan a tour to promote it.

are you listening irv azoff?

I'd ban the idiot stupid fucking MikeMarrs from any Journey board for starting all the shit about Steve Perry and the rest of us. I may even hunt him down and painfully make him suffer. Yes, I actually would make him suffer....He's a moron. He can't help it.

e-

hell youse read my mind.i was thinking of doing the same to you.to each his own.......

[Indyjoe]

I admit that I would consider mass murder to see Soul SirkUS in concert. JSS did a helluva job with Journey, so I wonder what it would have been like to see him front a vehicle designed specifically for his voice. His finest audio moment was "Another World". Chillingly powerful. Neal had a nice solo there as well.

Would love to have seen SS in concert too. Never really noticed bass that much, but damn that Marco's smooth as buttah. Come on, come on there has to be a show that was filmed somewhere? Love this one..........there is a little horndoggie in us all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPja-p4wors

We did!! 3/4 of SS Just a very short concert! And I wouldn't trade it for anything!!

[strangegrey]

Friga-Fired. Welcome back Greg Rolie.
Castronovo-Fired. Back to Wild Dogs motherfucker. Enter Steve Smith.
Valory-Stays. A regular guy who has done nothing but lay down awesome bass lines and do what he's told.
Schon-Stays. The heart of Journey, Perry being the soul.
Perry-What the fuck took you so long?

None of this is going to happen thanks to Mr. Schon, his 16 divorces, 38 kids (33 illegitimate), hair plugs, monthly botox injections, drinking problem and overall adolescent lifestyle. I would love to take a sledgehammer and beat "The Whale" until there wasn't a piece of fucking wood big enough to use as a toothpick. I'd love to duct tape Friga to a chair and make him watch.

Agreed on all of this....

However, some 'handcuffs' have to be placed on Schonbag for it to even make sense in my dream world. It's quite aparent that the midget has fucking ruined this band worse than anything any of the others were capable. Let him play guitar...but hire a big, fat, mean motherfucking bodyguard/foster-parent to watch Neal 24 hours a day. Whenever he says something offensive to Perry, drinks too much or even LOOKS crosseyed at a woman....the bodyguard (i.e. foster parent) would take Neal back to his hotel room and spank him with a diamond encrusted, salt water soaked whacker paddle until Neal cries like a the 3 year old he is. Give him the strict parenting that he obviously has missed his entire life. Really...about 10-15 years of good-old-fassioned corporal punishment...and Neal might have the maturity of a 20-year old by the time he's 70.

Do that, and a reunion will work. Otherwise, Neal's lac of maturity will sink any band faster than EVH could.

[Red13JoePa]

Guess you and Neal haven't been going camping much lately huh Frank?

Signed,

AssMunch.

[*Laura]

40 cities in 120 days. No fucking around. Huge places and kick ass opening acts. Give the opener one hour and Journey 90-100 minutes. Separate tour buses so Steve doesn't catch one of Neal's airborne diseases, and to also ensure that Friga's pansiness isn't contagious. I've heard Friga doesn't douche.

Huh?This doesn't make sense,darlin'.You just FIRED Amadeus a few posts above.Keep the scenario straight,wtf?



My dream reunion line-up would be: Perry,Schon,Cain,Valory and Smitty.Pure gold.
This ClassicJourney could make a proper comeback under some specific circumstances.
They would need Azoff for obvious reasons.He could sell a Reunion like no one else.However,a second manager/producer should be considered,someone who could make the band members stay together in the same room/studio without going at eachother's jugulars.
This manager should hire a guy who's sole purpose would be to yell "50 billion dollars each!!" everytime the guys would start fighting. That would remind them what they'd have to lose if they don't cut it out.

Other than that,the work schedule would be similar to what they did back in 1996.But this time,the tour will have to happen.
Also,besides the new album,they could record an unplugged album: the Dirty Dozen with a sweet different sound.Just imagine Perry's voice on that,Schon's clean melodic guitar and Smitty's finesse...Not only a treat for the fans,but a big seller for the band.

Oh,well...Dreaming is nice.

[bluejeangirl76]

Let him play guitar...but hire a big, fat, mean motherfucking bodyguard/foster-parent to watch Neal 24 hours a day. Whenever he says something offensive to Perry, drinks too much or even LOOKS crosseyed at a woman....the bodyguard (i.e. foster parent) would take Neal back to his hotel room and spank him with a diamond encrusted, salt water soaked whacker paddle until Neal cries like a the 3 year old he is.

I would pay dearly to see that. I mean, I'd almost sell my body to see that. ROFL!
THAT, my friends, is entertainment.

[mistiejourney]

40 cities in 120 days. No fucking around. Huge places and kick ass opening acts. Give the opener one hour and Journey 90-100 minutes. Separate tour buses so Steve doesn't catch one of Neal's airborne diseases, and to also ensure that Friga's pansiness isn't contagious. I've heard Friga doesn't douche.

Huh?This doesn't make sense,darlin'.You just FIRED Amadeus a few posts above.Keep the scenario straight,wtf?



My dream reunion line-up would be: Perry,Schon,Cain,Valory and Smitty.Pure gold.
This ClassicJourney could make a proper comeback under some specific circumstances.
They would need Azoff for obvious reasons.He could sell a Reunion like no one else.However,a second manager/producer should be considered,someone who could make the band members stay together in the same room/studio without going at eachother's jugulars.
This manager should hire a guy who's sole purpose would be to yell "50 billion dollars each!!" everytime the guys would start fighting. That would remind them what they'd have to lose if they don't cut it out.

Other than that,the work schedule would be similar to what they did back in 1996.But this time,the tour will have to happen.
Also,besides the new album,they could record an unplugged album: the Dirty Dozen with a sweet different sound.Just imagine Perry's voice on that,Schon's clean melodic guitar and Smitty's finesse...Not only a treat for the fans,but a big seller for the band.

Oh,well...Dreaming is nice.

Man, this unplugged thing is a great idea - Perry wouldn't have to sing in the stratosphere, they could re-work some of the classics (look what Clapton did with "Layla" unplugged!), one show, one CD - get this: they wouldn't even have to tour the CD alone would gross a ton.

I don't know that this would go over in smaller venues because a Perry-fronted Journey would have to play for huge crowds.

Ooops - I just woke up! Great dream!

[Just Sara]

Friga-Fired. Welcome back Greg Rolie.
Castronovo-Fired. Back to Wild Dogs motherfucker. Enter Steve Smith.
Valory-Stays. A regular guy who has done nothing but lay down awesome bass lines and do what he's told.
Schon-Stays. The heart of Journey, Perry being the soul.
Perry-What the fuck took you so long?

None of this is going to happen thanks to Mr. Schon, his 16 divorces, 38 kids (33 illegitimate), hair plugs, monthly botox injections, drinking problem and overall adolescent lifestyle. I would love to take a sledgehammer and beat "The Whale" until there wasn't a piece of fucking wood big enough to use as a toothpick. I'd love to duct tape Friga to a chair and make him watch.

*ROTFLOL*

I am loving this thread!!!!
I haven't laughed this hard in weeks!

[Tomulator]

I sometimes wonder if he even exists, kind of like Sasquatch. People claim to have seen him in concert years ago (Heck, I even "saw" him in 86 during the ROR tour). People claim to have seen him at restaurants, museums, etc. I think there was even one claim that he was recently seen making a PBJ and banana sandwich in the kitchen at Graceland.

So, to put this to bed forever, SP is NOT getting back with Journey. Unless he does.

[/quote]



Hey, I'm envisioning a series of new beef jerky commercials entitled..."Messing with Steve Perry". You could have the Journey boys in a car seeing SP by the side of the road, they stop and call out ..."Hey buddy, need a ride"? As Perry approaches, they pull away...this sequence repeats a couple more times until finally, Perry comes flying in through the windshield, grabs Frig and Fro and beats the living crap out of both of them!

Think it might work?

[Just Sara]

Hey, I'm envisioning a series of new beef jerky commercials entitled..."Messing with Steve Perry". You could have the Journey boys in a car seeing SP by the side of the road, they stop and call out ..."Hey buddy, need a ride"? As Perry approaches, they pull away...this sequence repeats a couple more times until finally, Perry comes flying in through the windshield, grabs Frig and Fro and beats the living crap out of both of them!

Think it might work?

And when he's done, a red convertible filled with hot chicks pulls up and gives him a ride.

[scarygirl]

Hey, I'm envisioning a series of new beef jerky commercials entitled..."Messing with Steve Perry". You could have the Journey boys in a car seeing SP by the side of the road, they stop and call out ..."Hey buddy, need a ride"? As Perry approaches, they pull away...this sequence repeats a couple more times until finally, Perry comes flying in through the windshield, grabs Frig and Fro and beats the living crap out of both of them!

Think it might work?

And when he's done, a red convertible filled with hot chicks pulls up and gives him a ride.

No offense, but have you looked at the chicks that surround him lately. Uhm, I won't say anymore.

[Saint John]

40 cities in 120 days. No fucking around. Huge places and kick ass opening acts. Give the opener one hour and Journey 90-100 minutes. Separate tour buses so Steve doesn't catch one of Neal's airborne diseases, and to also ensure that Friga's pansiness isn't contagious. I've heard Friga doesn't douche.

Huh?This doesn't make sense,darlin'.You just FIRED Amadeus a few posts above.Keep the scenario straight,wtf?



My dream reunion line-up would be: Perry,Schon,Cain,Valory and Smitty.Pure gold.
This ClassicJourney could make a proper comeback under some specific circumstances.
They would need Azoff for obvious reasons.He could sell a Reunion like no one else.However,a second manager/producer should be considered,someone who could make the band members stay together in the same room/studio without going at eachother's jugulars.
This manager should hire a guy who's sole purpose would be to yell "50 billion dollars each!!" everytime the guys would start fighting. That would remind them what they'd have to lose if they don't cut it out.

Other than that,the work schedule would be similar to what they did back in 1996.But this time,the tour will have to happen.
Also,besides the new album,they could record an unplugged album: the Dirty Dozen with a sweet different sound.Just imagine Perry's voice on that,Schon's clean melodic guitar and Smitty's finesse...Not only a treat for the fans,but a big seller for the band.

Oh,well...Dreaming is nice.

What I want the lineup to be and what it WOULD be are two totally different things. I'd fire Cain in a second. He's completely useless.

[mikemarrs]

i agree about firing cain.lets get rollie back and journey with this lineup on tour.....

steve perry--vocals
neal schon-guitar
gregg rollie-keyboards
ross valory-bass
steve smith-drums

then put out captured 2 after the sellout tour is over to celebrate the live rebirth of the band!

[journeywoman]

i agree about firing cain.lets get rollie back and journey with this lineup on tour.....

steve perry--vocals
neal schon-guitar
gregg rollie-keyboards
ross valory-bass
steve smith-drums

then put out captured 2 after the sellout tour is over to celebrate the live rebirth of the band!

Capital idea!And as far as Cain....excellent idea and ditch the red Piano.