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WHAT?!? I can't BELIEVE this... one of my clients told me Journey just played in Arkansas a few days ago, and it turns out they did! Fayetteville, AR is the worldwide H.Q. of Wal-Mart, and they just had their annual shareholder's meeting, and hosted a slew of bands at the Bud Walton Arena, including Journey, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and the All-American Rejects.

I can't BELIEVE I missed this, and as my sister lives in Fayetteville, I even would have had a place to stay. I guess they slipped this date in right before their trip to Spain.

Anyway, I found a great article about it, and it also has interesting info about Journey's deal with Wal-Mart. I mentioned some while ago that I thought using Wal-Mart as a distributor and eliminating middle men was what groups like Journey and the Eagles were trying to do, and it appears I was correct.

http://www.contentagenda.com/articleXml ... l?nid=3040

On Tuesday, Wal-Mart started selling on an exclusive basis a three-disc collection by the popular 1980s band Journey called ''Revelation.'' And it is doing so without a middleman: The album was bought directly from the band without the help of a record label. Instead, Journey went right to Wal-Mart and kept most of the money a record company would normally take as profit for the group. Last year, Wal-Mart made a similar deal with the Eagles, who like Journey are represented by Front Line Management, the largest U.S. music management company.

Yep, Wednesday night.
Nope, I didn't go.

'JrnyVal' has a reviews & pics thread up on the official site - 'on the road'.
http://www.journeymusic.com/forum/ubbth ... =5&fpart=1


later~

Dude, where ya been?!?

I'd say you fukked up.

Rip Rokken wrote:WHAT?!? I can't BELIEVE this... one of my clients told me Journey just played in Arkansas a few days ago, and it turns out they did! Fayetteville, AR is the worldwide H.Q. of Wal-Mart, and they just had their annual shareholder's meeting, and hosted a slew of bands at the Bud Walton Arena, including Journey, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and the All-American Rejects.

I can't BELIEVE I missed this, and as my sister lives in Fayetteville, I even would have had a place to stay. I guess they slipped this date in right before their trip to Spain.

Anyway, I found a great article about it, and it also has interesting info about Journey's deal with Wal-Mart. I mentioned some while ago that I thought using Wal-Mart as a distributor and eliminating middle men was what groups like Journey and the Eagles were trying to do, and it appears I was correct.

http://www.contentagenda.com/articleXml ... l?nid=3040

On Tuesday, Wal-Mart started selling on an exclusive basis a three-disc collection by the popular 1980s band Journey called ''Revelation.'' And it is doing so without a middleman: The album was bought directly from the band without the help of a record label. Instead, Journey went right to Wal-Mart and kept most of the money a record company would normally take as profit for the group. Last year, Wal-Mart made a similar deal with the Eagles, who like Journey are represented by Front Line Management, the largest U.S. music management company.

I was wondering why they were going up there. I knew it had to be WalMart associated, but didn't know they were playing. They flew through DFW twice and I didn't have time to go see them.

Getting the impression I'm the only one that didn't know? LOL... was there a thread about it?

Ahh.. just realized that someone else found and posted that article.

Rip Rokken wrote:WHAT?!? I can't BELIEVE this... one of my clients told me Journey just played in Arkansas a few days ago, and it turns out they did! Fayetteville, AR is the worldwide H.Q. of Wal-Mart, and they just had their annual shareholder's meeting, and hosted a slew of bands at the Bud Walton Arena, including Journey, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and the All-American Rejects.

I can't BELIEVE I missed this, and as my sister lives in Fayetteville, I even would have had a place to stay. I guess they slipped this date in right before their trip to Spain.

Blame Don Dokken, he told everybody to keep this on the QT from you........me thinks he's a little jealous of your Journey attention.

Rip Rokken wrote:Getting the impression I'm the only one that didn't know?

It's okay, you get to see Augeri and Chalfant next month!
...Oh yeah... as well as hang out with me and the fly BlueJeanGirl!!

Not to pile on Rip but...Lindy made it too....

Rhiannon wrote:It's okay, you get to see Augeri and Chalfant next month!
...Oh yeah... as well as hang out with me and the fly BlueJeanGirl!!

Looking forward to it!

Maui Tom wrote:Not to pile on Rip but...Lindy made it too....

It's ok, and honestly -- knowing now that it was Wed. makes me feel much better. Hell, I'm skipping Dokken in Nashville because it's on a Wed. or Thu. night. Which must have been the reason for...

Deb wrote:Blame Don Dokken, he told everybody to keep this on the QT from you........me thinks he's a little jealous of your Journey attention.

Rip Rokken wrote:Getting the impression I'm the only one that didn't know? LOL... was there a thread about it?

Ahh.. just realized that someone else found and posted that article.

I remember thinking it was strange that you hadn't mentioned it when I read it the first time!!!

i called someone in fayetville today

FishinMagician wrote:i called someone in fayetville today

What did you call them?

Rip Rokken wrote:

FishinMagician wrote:i called someone in fayetville today

What did you call them?

Saint John wrote:

Rip Rokken wrote:

FishinMagician wrote:i called someone in fayetville today

What did you call them?

haha i shjould have seen that comin ! well after they hung up, i called them some obscenity lol

FishinMagician wrote:haha i shjould have seen that comin ! well after they hung up, i called them some obscenity lol

Why, what did they do?

is it true clint eastwood is going to replace george lynch in a reformed dokken and that him and don have terrific chemistry and have done wrote almost an entire album of tough songs including one supposedly titled 'make my day'? sources have said the two collabarated for days on caramel....

mikemarrs wrote:is it true clint eastwood is going to replace george lynch in a reformed dokken and that him and don have terrific chemistry and have done wrote almost an entire album of tough songs including one supposedly titled 'make my day'? sources have said the two collabarated for days on caramel....

I can neither confirm nor deny that report, but I have heard rumblings that Spike Lee is already criticizing Dokken for not having a single African American among its members.



It's plantation rock, I'm tellin' ya!

Ya know they always play Only the young live. Its one of the classics that has yet to be included on any Journey DVD. Why do they keep omitting this great song(which just happens to be my favorite tune...)from the DVDs?

ScarabGator wrote:Ya know they always play Only the young live. Its one of the classics that has yet to be included on any Journey DVD. Why do they keep omitting this great song(which just happens to be my favorite tune...)from the DVD

Thats retarded.my favorite song period. I have bootlegs of perry, neither sounded good, and 5 of Augeri. One was awesome. The verision on the REv. Cd was the best. Was it not as good live? Put that fucker on DVD if someone can sing it, Ive heard AWYWT and LTS 40 times

Rip Rokken wrote:

mikemarrs wrote:is it true clint eastwood is going to replace george lynch in a reformed dokken and that him and don have terrific chemistry and have done wrote almost an entire album of tough songs including one supposedly titled 'make my day'? sources have said the two collabarated for days on caramel....

I can neither confirm nor deny that report, but I have heard rumblings that Spike Lee is already criticizing Dokken for not having a single African American among its members.



It's plantation rock, I'm tellin' ya!

i love how clint standed up to that idiot,all this politically correct stuff is getting old.

Rhiannon wrote:

Rip Rokken wrote:Getting the impression I'm the only one that didn't know?

It's okay, you get to see Augeri and Chalfant next month!
...Oh yeah... as well as hang out with me and the fly BlueJeanGirl!!

Fuckin' A right. Augeri who? BRhiJG in da house.
And should anyone happen to lock any keys inside anything, *I* shall be able to assist in retrieving them.

*poke poke* Right Rhi?