MR

I know that patience is a virtue, but the wait for the "green light" to go on Andrew's Journey interviews is crawling at a snail's pace...

Are we hopeful to get the 'good to go' within the next day or two, or are we realistically looking more at the end of the month, maybe even beginning of the New Year?

Musician95616 wrote:I know that patience is a virtue, but the wait for the "green light" to go on Andrew's Journey interviews is crawling at a snail's pace...

Are we hopeful to get the 'good to go' within the next day or two, or are we realistically looking more at the end of the month, maybe even beginning of the New Year?

Happy New Year! .....oh,sorry....not yet?

The information will probably be outdated by the time it actually gets published. I feel kinda bad for Andrew, just having to sit on it while he waits for the band to take another 6 months to make some kind of statement.

I think we're more likely to see Chinese Democracy.

In his posting on BT Andrew explained that it was HIS OWN suggestion to publish the interviews in tandem with an official announcement and that the band thought this was a good idea. Obviously Andrew wasn't expecting such a delay in an official announcement and is probably now regretting offering to wait for management.

The way I see it, Andrew, is that one can be too much of a nice guy. Too accommodating. The band didn't ask you to wait, you, because you're such a classy guy, unwittingly gagged yourself. To quote a saying which may or may not be only common in Britain, "it's time to publish and be damned". Noone in the band is going to fall out with you about it, you know that.

Also, you have to be a journalist first and a friend of the band second.

Hey, I just realised. You're the one person on this board I've actually met, Andrew. And you're lovely, you really are. Just remember not to be TOO generous with your favours!

joybringer1 wrote:In his posting on BT Andrew explained that it was HIS OWN suggestion to publish the interviews in tandem with an official announcement and that the band thought this was a good idea. Obviously Andrew wasn't expecting such a delay in an official announcement and is probably now regretting offering to wait for management.

The way I see it, Andrew, is that one can be too much of a nice guy. Too accommodating. The band didn't ask you to wait, you, because you're such a classy guy, unwittingly gagged yourself. To quote a saying which may or may not be only common in Britain, "it's time to publish and be damned". Noone in the band is going to fall out with you about it, you know that.

Also, you have to be a journalist first and a friend of the band second.

Hey, I just realised. You're the one person on this board I've actually met, Andrew. And you're lovely, you really are. Just remember not to be TOO generous with your favours!

Agreed....

Andrews first hat. is that of music Journo... and as such that should override any friendly stuff goin on with the band... maybe as a compromise, he should "cut out" the hyper sensitive bits until approval!! and print the rest right away

McNeil wrote:

joybringer1 wrote:In his posting on BT Andrew explained that it was HIS OWN suggestion to publish the interviews in tandem with an official announcement and that the band thought this was a good idea. Obviously Andrew wasn't expecting such a delay in an official announcement and is probably now regretting offering to wait for management.

The way I see it, Andrew, is that one can be too much of a nice guy. Too accommodating. The band didn't ask you to wait, you, because you're such a classy guy, unwittingly gagged yourself. To quote a saying which may or may not be only common in Britain, "it's time to publish and be damned". Noone in the band is going to fall out with you about it, you know that.

Also, you have to be a journalist first and a friend of the band second.

Hey, I just realised. You're the one person on this board I've actually met, Andrew. And you're lovely, you really are. Just remember not to be TOO generous with your favours!

Agreed....

Andrews first hat. is that of music Journo... and as such that should override any friendly stuff goin on with the band... maybe as a compromise, he should "cut out" the hyper sensitive bits until approval!! and print the rest right away

Or put the ball back in management's court and tell them he is ready to roll, but will give them a day or two if they want to make an announcement.

McNeil wrote:Andrews first hat. is that of music Journo... and as such that should override any friendly stuff goin on with the band... maybe as a compromise, he should "cut out" the hyper sensitive bits until approval!! and print the rest right away

Editing to make it printable now would require a complete re-write

Basically the situation is more complicated than it seems. The feature really is all about filling in the blanks and answering the questions posed by fans in recent weeks/months.

So I really am tied up waiting for an official comment first. If I had just launched the feature pre-announcement, it could cause long term problems. I am smart enough to see that, and was advised of an update coming soon, but as I have said, here we still are...

Andrew wrote:

McNeil wrote:Andrews first hat. is that of music Journo... and as such that should override any friendly stuff goin on with the band... maybe as a compromise, he should "cut out" the hyper sensitive bits until approval!! and print the rest right away

Editing to make it printable now would require a complete re-write

Basically the situation is more complicated than it seems. The feature really is all about filling in the blanks and answering the questions posed by fans in recent weeks/months.

So I really am tied up waiting for an official comment first. If I had just launched the feature pre-announcement, it could cause long term problems. I am smart enough to see that, and was advised of an update coming soon, but as I have said, here we still are...

You know we are not trying to second guess your decision my friend. It's just getting really frustrating. Those 'in the know' have no idea how much.

And, it seems some on BT are starting to see the writing on the wall, and MOST seem to be ok with it, even if it's not their most popular choice. Seems to me the time is write to get this over with.

The band would probably really like to get this announcement and interview out too. I feel like there must be some other kind of wrench in the works.

Sounds like Steven A. is fighting this in an effort to save his name. He wants to be able to tell his side of the story. Journey is trying to shut him up.

roycap wrote:Sounds like Steven A. is fighting this in an effort to save his name. He wants to be able to tell his side of the story. Journey is trying to shut him up.

I would love to hear both sides.

In light of the fact that Andrew is a music journalist first and foremost, and a "friend" second, I totally respect his decision to hold his interviews back until all the pieces are in place, with Journey management, and with Steve Augeri.

Being the fair-minded, classy guy that Andrew is, I can only hope that these interviews do not contain any detrimental material directed at Steve Augeri, especially considering the fact that he has not granted a personal interview himself. His silence on the whole matter should be respected for now, at least until he is ready to come forward with remarks of his own.

I also hope the band members themselves, while wanting to answer all the questions of the past few months, saw fit to use what little class they could muster amongst themselves, and refrained from damaging Steve's reputation any more than it already is. A little team spirit and compassion from them towards their "former" lead singer and "friend" would be very refreshing and very welcomed by those of us who are still fans of Steve Augeri.

I am anxiously waiting to read Andrew's interviews, although I don't expect any surprises, but I am sincerely hoping for fairness, compassion and respect towards Steve. I don't think I will be disappointed, as Andrew has always been fair and kind and his assertion that he likes Steve Augeri holds a lot of weight.

Regards
Mandi

Well said, Mandi. From a fellow Augeri fan and supporter, I'm in full agreement.

roycap wrote:Sounds like Steven A. is fighting this in an effort to save his name. He wants to be able to tell his side of the story. Journey is trying to shut him up.

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I'm hoping that money isn't more important to him than his name. He can always write a book and make millions,

Well, I can never read an interview with Schon, without geting his voice stuck in my head, that nasily voice that he speaks with. You know the one.

Sometimes it's better to be surprised with an interview session, than to have so much hype for weeks or months, only to have to wait for the other side to do something. I don't believe there's going to be anything at this point too surprising in what I read, but if there is any NEWS, then it'll be OLD news by the time it's posted for us to read.

whocares wrote:Well, I can never read an interview with Schon, without geting his voice stuck in my head, that nasily voice that he speaks with. You know the one.

They are circling at BT, with the top four topics now devoted to Steve Augeri.
The amazing one is a cry for TWO singers, have both Steve and Jeff. Kind of pitiful I felt. A last ditch effort

My

perryfaithful wrote:They are circling at BT, with the top four topics now devoted to Steve Augeri.
The amazing one is a cry for TWO singers, have both Steve and Jeff. Kind of pitiful I felt. A last ditch effort

My

Yeah, the boom is about to be lowered.

Mandi wrote:In light of the fact that Andrew is a music journalist first and foremost, and a "friend" second, I totally respect his decision to hold his interviews back until all the pieces are in place, with Journey management, and with Steve Augeri.

Being the fair-minded, classy guy that Andrew is, I can only hope that these interviews do not contain any detrimental material directed at Steve Augeri, especially considering the fact that he has not granted a personal interview himself. His silence on the whole matter should be respected for now, at least until he is ready to come forward with remarks of his own.

I also hope the band members themselves, while wanting to answer all the questions of the past few months, saw fit to use what little class they could muster amongst themselves, and refrained from damaging Steve's reputation any more than it already is. A little team spirit and compassion from them towards their "former" lead singer and "friend" would be very refreshing and very welcomed by those of us who are still fans of Steve Augeri.

I am anxiously waiting to read Andrew's interviews, although I don't expect any surprises, but I am sincerely hoping for fairness, compassion and respect towards Steve. I don't think I will be disappointed, as Andrew has always been fair and kind and his assertion that he likes Steve Augeri holds a lot of weight.

Regards
Mandi

I dont believe "tapegate" will even be addressed in the interviews!! why on earth would the band want to talk about it.... if they do..they are in a "lose... lose" situation, as it simply can never be justified!

Here's "MY" opinion and thoughts on the reason things are moving so slow with an announcement.
Again, this is solely an opinion and thought on my part. I posted this at BT.
It's a little story to help explain my line of thinking here...

"Let me tell you a little Sports story...

Last year, the NBA's NY Knicks decided to ask Larry Brown to step down as head coach even though he had a few years left on his contract. The remaining time on his contract was upwards of $40 mill. Larry Brown was PO'ed at this move and made sure the Knicks knew that, before he stepped down and relinquished his position, the Knicks would have to 'buy-out' is contract or both parties would have to agree on some kind of monetary settlement. If they didn't, the Knicks could be held for 'Breach of Contract' and taken to court. So, since the Knicks weren't happy with Brown's performance and Brown was PO'ed at the Knicks for firing him, both parties made offers and counter-offers for a few months until finally reaching a settlement that they could both live with. Once that settlement was approved by David Stern (NBA 'Management'), the Knicks then moved forward and officially hired a new head coach.

Make sense?"

McNeil wrote:I dont believe "tapegate" will even be addressed in the interviews!! why on earth would the band want to talk about it.... if they do..they are in a "lose... lose" situation, as it simply can never be justified!

Andrew told us just after he did the interviews that the tapegate stuff wasn't discussed.

Yeah Carlitto. It makes perfect sense. Add the possibility of public exposure of a misdeed and it could make even more sense that there could be some heavy negotiating going on.

Brown still walks away with $18 million, that's pretty good for not having to actually DO anything. Hell I could live off of that for the rest of my life, providing I don't have some lavish lifestyle.

Is THIS what's happening with Augeri? who here really knows for sure?

whocares wrote:Brown still walks away with $18 million, that's pretty good for not having to actually DO anything. Hell I could live off of that for the rest of my life, providing I don't have some lavish lifestyle.

I could live pretty lavishly for the rest of my life with $18 mill. Invest $17 mill and watch it grow. Live off the profits.

Not me dude, I'd have a car for every day for the week, a pimpin' purple shirt to go clubbin' in. ALL that kind of stuff, man.

I'd have to at leatst keep $3-4 million out of investments.

whocares wrote:Not me dude, I'd have a car for every day for the week, a pimpin' purple shirt to go clubbin' in. ALL that kind of stuff, man.

I'd have to at leatst keep $3-4 million out of investments.

I have a car for Monday.

TAPEGATE IS NOT DISCUSSED????

That is the ONLY thing I wanted to read about...

Crap - I don't really care how long it takes now.

knox wrote:TAPEGATE IS NOT DISCUSSED????

That is the ONLY thing I wanted to read about...

Crap - I don't really care how long it takes now.

Probably because there is no motivation for the band to discuss it...if it's true.

I can only see them discuss if they are able to deny without qualifications.

I'm still interested in hearing about future plans though.

I was really hoping to shut some wigglers up who still deny it

I know, that is not a positive attitude, but I just can't help it