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Is Neal that short or is JSS that tall? Or both?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:24 pm
by Rip Rokken
Someone gave me a link to a JSS/Journey performance of "Faith In The Heartland". Great video, except for the 2 chicks who block the camera for the first half of the video.

As I was watching, I saw a freaky moment where JSS walks behind Neal during the guitar solo... and it looked like something out of "Gulliver's Travels" or "Honey, I Shrunk The Guitarist"! Really freaky looking! I've heard Neal is short and JSS is over 6 ft, but dang! Check this out at the 4:15 mark...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNXY7EY5Ib8

PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:40 pm
by Saint John
Jeff is about 6-7 inches taller than Neal I believe. Standing next to me JSS seemed either 6'1 or 6'2 and Neal is 5'7 I believe.

Re: Is Neal that short or is JSS that tall? Or both?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:47 pm
by stevew2
Rip Rokken wrote:Someone gave me a link to a JSS/Journey performance of "Faith In The Heartland". Great video, except for the 2 chicks who block the camera for the first half of the video.

As I was watching, I saw a freaky moment where JSS walks behind Neal during the guitar solo... and it looked like something out of "Gulliver's Travels" or "Honey, I Shrunk The Guitarist"! Really freaky looking! I've heard Neal is short and JSS is over 6 ft, but dang! Check this out at the 4:15 mark...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNXY7EY5Ib8
Both, I met Jeff first {at the Soul S. concert]Im 5 foot 7,I had to look way up to even see his fuckin chin,he is a giant,I met Neal the same night, He was 3 inches shorter than me,as tall as Nana my dead grandmother. He is a little fucker,although his ego ,and attidude is way to big for his body and botox injected head

PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:57 pm
by Shadowsong
Saint John wrote:Jeff is about 6-7 inches taller than Neal I believe. Standing next to me JSS seemed either 6'1 or 6'2 and Neal is 5'7 I believe.


Neal. I agree is about 5'7 ish
but gosh in that vid he looks about 2 foot shorter than Jeff...

PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:50 pm
by texafana
1) The stage itself looks ever so slightly tilted forward, even a micro tilt can cause an exaggerated depth perception, images in back, look much taller than images in front. etc, etc

2) JSS is very, very tall.

3) NS is very, very short.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:57 pm
by Andrew
I've stood between both...Neal is not that short at all (and who cares anyway..) JSS is one tall bugger though.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:35 pm
by Perrydise
Tall or short, both have enormous talent.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:29 pm
by Lady Luck
Jeff is very tall. I'm 5'4" and it seems he's got at least a foot on me. LOL

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:00 am
by ebake02
Wow...that is freaky!

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:09 am
by conversationpc
I'm 6'3" and stood right next to JSS for a pic backstage at last year's Indy show and he was the same height as me. Of course, he LOOKS taller because he's in a hell of a lot better shape than I am. :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:15 am
by bluejeangirl76
Both. :lol:

I met Neal when I was 10... we are about eye-to-eye. :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:25 am
by Ratgirl
Lady Luck wrote:Jeff is very tall. I'm 5'4" and it seems he's got at least a foot on me. LOL


Jeff doesnt seem that tall to me but then again I'm pretty tall myself.

My daughter is almost taller than you. :P

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:35 am
by Rip Rokken
Shadowsong wrote:Neal. I agree is about 5'7 ish
but gosh in that vid he looks about 2 foot shorter than Jeff...


That's what it looked like to me, and I was also wondering if the stage was tilted (don't know why they would do that), or if Jeff had stepped onto a ramp or stair behind him or something. If anything, w/Jeff standing a few feet behind him, it should make Jeff look a little shorter. Maybe it's kind of an optical trick...

I would say..

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:22 am
by 4ever4Steve
Neal is about 5ft.6" and JSS is about 6ft.4". :shock:
SP is about 5ft.7", you can tell he was just a tad, ( what the hell is a "tad "anyway?!!) taller than Neal.
Neal won't have to "worry" anymore, as Arnel is barely 5ft.3"! :lol:
So there you have it, folks, the "Long" and "Short" of Journey! :wink:

Peace & Music,
Anne

Re: I would say..

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:24 am
by NealIsGod
4ever4Steve wrote:Neal is about 5ft.6" and JSS is about 6ft.4". :shock:
SP is about 5ft.7", you can tell he was just a tad, ( what the hell is a "tad "anyway?!!) taller than Neal.
Neal won't have to "worry" anymore, as Arnel is barely 5ft.3"! :lol:
So there you have it, folks, the "Long" and "Short" of Journey! :wink:

Peace & Music,
Anne


I hear they're going to lower Stonehenge onto the stage during this year's shows.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:24 am
by Rockindeano
Jeff is not 6'4.

I am 6'3 and taller than him. he is 6'2.5...tops...with the Side show Bob hairdo. :wink:

Nowhere near 6'4.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:26 am
by mistiejourney
Andrew wrote:I've stood between both...Neal is not that short at all (and who cares anyway..) JSS is one tall bugger though.


Well, it looks like Neal is leaning over while playing - he is not standing up totally straight. I thought Neal was 5'7'' and I've had the pleasure of looking waaaaaaaaay up at Jeff, so he's got to be 6'3'' at least.......

Re: I would say..

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:27 am
by mistiejourney
NealIsGod wrote:
4ever4Steve wrote:Neal is about 5ft.6" and JSS is about 6ft.4". :shock:
SP is about 5ft.7", you can tell he was just a tad, ( what the hell is a "tad "anyway?!!) taller than Neal.
Neal won't have to "worry" anymore, as Arnel is barely 5ft.3"! :lol:
So there you have it, folks, the "Long" and "Short" of Journey! :wink:

Peace & Music,
Anne


I hear they're going to lower Stonehenge onto the stage during this year's shows.


That is priceless! :D :D :D

Re: I would say..

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:31 am
by ProgRocker53
NealIsGod wrote:
4ever4Steve wrote:Neal is about 5ft.6" and JSS is about 6ft.4". :shock:
SP is about 5ft.7", you can tell he was just a tad, ( what the hell is a "tad "anyway?!!) taller than Neal.
Neal won't have to "worry" anymore, as Arnel is barely 5ft.3"! :lol:
So there you have it, folks, the "Long" and "Short" of Journey! :wink:

Peace & Music,
Anne


I hear they're going to lower Stonehenge onto the stage during this year's shows.


TONIGHT:

PUPPET SHOW

and

JOURNEY

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:47 am
by Ratgirl
Rockindeano wrote:Jeff is not 6'4.

I am 6'3 and taller than him. he is 6'2.5...tops...with the Side show Bob hairdo. :wink:

Nowhere near 6'4.


Image

LOL!!! Love ya Jeff. :lol: :lol: :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:13 am
by Lady Luck
Ratgirl wrote:
Rockindeano wrote:Jeff is not 6'4.

I am 6'3 and taller than him. he is 6'2.5...tops...with the Side show Bob hairdo. :wink:

Nowhere near 6'4.


Image

LOL!!! Love ya Jeff. :lol: :lol: :lol:


That's hilarious! :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:38 am
by Voyager
I am 7'9" and when I stood next to Neal I felt like a skyscraper.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Is Neal that short or is JSS that tall? Or both?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:07 am
by STORY_TELLER
Rip Rokken wrote:Check this out at the 4:15 mark...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNXY7EY5Ib8


lol... okay I see what you're taking about. Neal isn't exactly a tall fella, but to add to it, he's bending his knees right when Jeff is walking behind him. Also the angle of perspective from the camera point of view adds to the giant illusion. Camera is pitched in a 3/4 above angle, not eye level. Couldn't tell, but was Jeff wearing shoes with heals? That certainly wouldn't help, lol...

But yes, a really weird moment in that video!

Re: Is Neal that short or is JSS that tall? Or both?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:57 am
by nutz4Neal
STORY_TELLER wrote:
Rip Rokken wrote:Check this out at the 4:15 mark...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNXY7EY5Ib8


lol... okay I see what you're taking about. Neal isn't exactly a tall fella, but to add to it, he's bending his knees right when Jeff is walking behind him. Also the angle of perspective from the camera point of view adds to the giant illusion. Camera is pitched in a 3/4 above angle, not eye level. Couldn't tell, but was Jeff wearing shoes with heals? That certainly wouldn't help, lol...



"he's bending his knees right when Jeff is walking behind him. Also the angle of perspective from the camera point of view adds to the giant illusion"
I was just about to post this very fact, and also Neal is bending at his waist, which he does quite a bit when he plays, which would also make him appear shorter.

However, it's obvious that Jeff is taller than Neal and that is a weird shot in the vid...pretty funny.

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:21 am
by jrnychick
I haven't been close enough to Jeff to judge his height. I'm about 5'8", and Neal is a good 3 inches shorter than me, WITH his boots with a small heel. No way in heck is Neal 5'7".

Re: I would say..

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:07 am
by tammy
NealIsGod wrote:
4ever4Steve wrote:Neal is about 5ft.6" and JSS is about 6ft.4". :shock:
SP is about 5ft.7", you can tell he was just a tad, ( what the hell is a "tad "anyway?!!) taller than Neal.
Neal won't have to "worry" anymore, as Arnel is barely 5ft.3"! :lol:
So there you have it, folks, the "Long" and "Short" of Journey! :wink:

Peace & Music,
Anne


I hear they're going to lower Stonehenge onto the stage during this year's shows.


:lol: I remember seeing a concert clip, maybe the same one, and there was a weird moment where Jeff looked gigantic & Neal looked very tiny. I believe JSS said once that he is 6'4 and Neal seems about 5'6 (I've been near enough to guess), but that clip looks like an exagerated optical illusion. Now wait til Arnel is up there...he's suppose to be under 5 feet.
It's always surprising to me how short a lot of men celebrities are...saw Mel Gibson once & he is short, Sylvester Stallone not very tall...whereas a lot of the women are all taller in person than they appear on screen!
And, I always thought SP & NS were very tall back in the day. :)
(of course, size doesn't really matter) ;)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:26 am
by FishinMagician
Andrew wrote:I've stood between both...Neal is not that short at all (and who cares anyway..) JSS is one tall bugger though.


exactley

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:40 am
by youkeepmewaiting
Voyager wrote:I am 7'9" and when I stood next to Neal I felt like a skyscraper.

:lol: :lol: :lol:


Im not suprised!! :lol:

HERE IS THE ANSWER

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:17 am
by Granny
to the question of how tall is Neal......

Pic is of my daughter, Cindy, with the best guitarist in the world(JMHO).
She is 5'3" and he is maybe 2 inches taller than her... I took the pic!
However his talent is HUGE!!!!!!
Image

Re: Is Neal that short or is JSS that tall? Or both?

PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:40 am
by treetopovskaya
your post reminded me of this! }:C)

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jss has big feet!!

Rip Rokken wrote:Someone gave me a link to a JSS/Journey performance of "Faith In The Heartland". Great video, except for the 2 chicks who block the camera for the first half of the video.

As I was watching, I saw a freaky moment where JSS walks behind Neal during the guitar solo... and it looked like something out of "Gulliver's Travels" or "Honey, I Shrunk The Guitarist"! Really freaky looking! I've heard Neal is short and JSS is over 6 ft, but dang! Check this out at the 4:15 mark...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNXY7EY5Ib8