JOURNEY - The Rockumentary!

[fred_journeyman]

I think this would be a great idea! Being as serious as an apple pie cooling on a window ledge, let's say for a minute that someone creates a rockumentary on JOURNEY. It would appear to be seriously intended, however it wouldn't be long before the audience realized that it was another "Spinal Tap" type of situation.

Instead of the drummer dying, or exploding or whatever, the emphasis would be on the lead vocalist. At each new concert venue, a new vocalist would be waiting in the wings. As the vocalist who was singing at the moment literally "lost his voice," the crowd's attention would be diverted with overhead fireworks, or an extended guitar solo from Neal (all lights off except a directional spot on him). In the darkness surrounding the rest of the stage, a new vocalist would be ushered out, handed a mic and when Neal finished his solo, the band would kick up again without missing a beat with a new vocalist!

The new vocalist would be dressed exactly like the previous one and things would go on as if nothing had changed. What a premise!

Oh, wait a minute! That IS what's happening (except for dressing alike)! My bad...

[Deb]

Ever seen the movie ROCKSTAR?

[WalrusOct9]

Ever seen the movie ROCKSTAR?

No. The idea of Marky Mark in a hard rock band was just too disgusting for me to stomach.

I don't care what he calls himself these days, he's Marky F'ing Mark until the day he dies.

[SteveForever]

They could totally do it in retrospect....have Steve Perry thinking back type of thing and bring it forward....perfect person to play him is John Cusack...

[Matthew]

Ever seen the movie ROCKSTAR?

No. The idea of Marky Mark in a hard rock band was just too disgusting for me to stomach.

I don't care what he calls himself these days, he's Marky F'ing Mark until the day he dies.

Oh come on..."Good Vibrations" is a classic.

[Carlitto H@kk]

They could totally do it in retrospect....have Steve Perry thinking back type of thing and bring it forward....perfect person to play him is John Cusack...

Naawww, I couldn't buy into Cusak but


Adrian Brody for the early years

and


JOE PESCI FOR ROR AND BEYOND

[SteveForever]

They could totally do it in retrospect....have Steve Perry thinking back type of thing and bring it forward....perfect person to play him is John Cusack...

Naawww, I couldn't buy into Cusak but


Adrian Brody for the early years

and


JOE PESCI FOR ROR AND BEYOND

Oh Gross Carl! not Pesci, he's so old! I'll agree with you about Brody though, perfect!!!! but can John C. have a role in their somewhere, love him......!!!!

[fred_journeyman]

They could totally do it in retrospect....have Steve Perry thinking back type of thing and bring it forward....perfect person to play him is John Cusack...

John Cusak as Steve Perry? Not sure about that one, but Cusack is a great actor.

I really think this would be hilarious, especially if you got the same group of people who did Spinal Tap - masters of improv. They were hilarious!

Rockstar was a good movie, in my opinion. I never followed Mark as Marky Mark, so I have no idea what he was prior to getting into movies. He's not a half bad actor and while I wish the movie had followed the real life version more closely, it was still interesting to watch.

I think in the Journey Rockumentary, Steve Perry's character should play a large part. A retrospective would add quite a bit to it. In fact, let the whole thing be seen from his point of view and take it to nearly a caricature level of the band and the antics. Add some "heresay" and totally blow it out of proportion and it would be really funny. Example: heresay - Perry throws a fire extinguisher at a producer in the studio. In the movie, instead of a fire extinguisher, he could pick up "The Whale" and throw it at him to make it even more implausible, yet funny.

The funniest aspect of it though would be the revolving door of lead vocalists. I can already see it. I should storyboard this puppy out!

[Carlitto H@kk]

Oh Gross Carl! not Pesci, he's so old! I'll agree with you about Brody though, perfect!!!! but can John C. have a role in their somewhere, love him......!!!!

Come on, I know he's looked better recently but do you remember what Perry looked liked during the Sox World Series??? Pesci all the way... actually, that pic of Pesci resembles Perry's look for the ROR promotional pix... Hmmmmm....

[McNeil]

I think this would be a great idea! Being as serious as an apple pie cooling on a window ledge, let's say for a minute that someone creates a rockumentary on JOURNEY. It would appear to be seriously intended, however it wouldn't be long before the audience realized that it was another "Spinal Tap" type of situation.

Instead of the drummer dying, or exploding or whatever, the emphasis would be on the lead vocalist. At each new concert venue, a new vocalist would be waiting in the wings. As the vocalist who was singing at the moment literally "lost his voice," the crowd's attention would be diverted with overhead fireworks, or an extended guitar solo from Neal (all lights off except a directional spot on him). In the darkness surrounding the rest of the stage, a new vocalist would be ushered out, handed a mic and when Neal finished his solo, the band would kick up again without missing a beat with a new vocalist!

The new vocalist would be dressed exactly like the previous one and things would go on as if nothing had changed. What a premise!

Oh, wait a minute! That IS what's happening (except for dressing alike)! My bad...

Fuckin hell Fred, Im pissing myself here.... yr scenario just captured my imagination big time.... talk about really "Laughing Out Loud" .... my missus wondered what the hell I was giggling at??

Talk about life imitating art.. you should be writing a rock n roll sitcom buddy!!!

[SteveForever]

I think this would be a great idea! Being as serious as an apple pie cooling on a window ledge, let's say for a minute that someone creates a rockumentary on JOURNEY. It would appear to be seriously intended, however it wouldn't be long before the audience realized that it was another "Spinal Tap" type of situation.

Instead of the drummer dying, or exploding or whatever, the emphasis would be on the lead vocalist. At each new concert venue, a new vocalist would be waiting in the wings. As the vocalist who was singing at the moment literally "lost his voice," the crowd's attention would be diverted with overhead fireworks, or an extended guitar solo from Neal (all lights off except a directional spot on him). In the darkness surrounding the rest of the stage, a new vocalist would be ushered out, handed a mic and when Neal finished his solo, the band would kick up again without missing a beat with a new vocalist!

The new vocalist would be dressed exactly like the previous one and things would go on as if nothing had changed. What a premise!

Oh, wait a minute! That IS what's happening (except for dressing alike)! My bad...

Fuckin hell Fred, Im pissing myself here.... yr scenario just captured my imagination big time.... talk about really "Laughing Out Loud" .... my missus wondered what the hell I was giggling at??

Talk about life imitating art.. you should be writing a rock n roll sitcom buddy!!!

He is writing it, he's putting it to Storyboard right now, but Pesci isn't in it...its this guy:

[ArnelRox]

He is writing it, he's putting it to Storyboard right now, but Pesci isn't in it...its this guy:

Funny funny funny. I vote for Cusack. We have to be able to drool a bit. I can't drool over Brody or Pesci. I can drool over Cusack. And he could pull it off.

[Deb]

Oh Gross Carl! not Pesci, he's so old! I'll agree with you about Brody though, perfect!!!! but can John C. have a role in their somewhere, love him......!!!!

Come on, I know he's looked better recently but do you remember what Perry looked liked during the Sox World Series??? Pesci all the way... actually, that pic of Pesci resembles Perry's look for the ROR promotional pix... Hmmmmm....

LMAO, Pesci, not even close Carl! Your right about the WS tho, but you try partying for days with a bunch of baseball players half your age and tell me you won't look and sound like shit too!

[Carlitto H@kk]

SEE!!! Look at Rox's Avatar... That is freaking Pesci with a tan and really expensive hair extensions!

[SteveForever]

SEE!!! Look at Rox's Avatar... That is freaking Pesci with a tan and really expensive hair extensions!

STOP! would you want Shirley Mclaine playing the documentary of Charlize Theron? anyway, I just got off the phone with Pesci's people and they said he wouldn't even consider it.

[Badcotune]

Ironically, they've already made this film, it was called ROCKSTAR. Only Rockstar had an alternate ending, where the "Augeri" character actually pulls the "JSS" character up on the stage to replace his replacement. And there were no tapes. And it was amicable. Gotta love those Hollywood endings.

[Carlitto H@kk]

SEE!!! Look at Rox's Avatar... That is freaking Pesci with a tan and really expensive hair extensions!

STOP! would you want Shirley Mclaine playing the documentary of Charlize Theron? anyway, I just got off the phone with Pesci's people and they said he wouldn't even consider it.

This pic isn't Pesci... It's Perry remastering his solo stuff last month

C'mon, you know I'm just having fun! Perry was my SUPERMAN when I was a kid; I wouldn't REALLY want Pesci to play him. But I'm still not sold on Cusak!

[fred_journeyman]

Fuckin hell Fred, Im pissing myself here.... yr scenario just captured my imagination big time.... talk about really "Laughing Out Loud" .... my missus wondered what the hell I was giggling at??

Talk about life imitating art.. you should be writing a rock n roll sitcom buddy!!!

Man, sometimes things just crack you up, don't they?! I shouldn't be taking time out from storyboarding the western I'm going to be shooting in September, but I may just have to spend some time storyboarding at least a few scenes of this out! I've got Storyboard Artist and I can add music, sound effects, animatics and the like and then export it as a Quicktime movie for anyone who would like to see it.

Hey, I'll go for Brody big time! He's great! Maybe Cusack. Pesci? Uh...NO! It's MY storyboard...

[fred_journeyman]

Ironically, they've already made this film, it was called ROCKSTAR. Only Rockstar had an alternate ending, where the "Augeri" character actually pulls the "JSS" character up on the stage to replace his replacement. And there were no tapes. And it was amicable. Gotta love those Hollywood endings.

Actually, no they didn't make this movie. They made rockstar, which while it was a rockumentary as such, it was not done in the vein of Spinal Tap, which is where I'm going to take this.

I saw the alternate ending I guess. I liked the music in the movie!

[fred_journeyman]

Oh Gross Carl! not Pesci, he's so old! I'll agree with you about Brody though, perfect!!!! but can John C. have a role in their somewhere, love him......!!!!

Come on, I know he's looked better recently but do you remember what Perry looked liked during the Sox World Series??? Pesci all the way... actually, that pic of Pesci resembles Perry's look for the ROR promotional pix... Hmmmmm....

Sorry man, on a bad day, Perry looks better than Pesci! Pesci's too short and too old too. I'm really sorry. NEXT!

[Carlitto H@kk]

Ironically, they've already made this film, it was called ROCKSTAR. Only Rockstar had an alternate ending, where the "Augeri" character actually pulls the "JSS" character up on the stage to replace his replacement. And there were no tapes. And it was amicable. Gotta love those Hollywood endings.

That guy pulled up onstage at the end is named Miles Kennedy, he is the singer for Alter Bridge (basically the original Creed members w/ a new singer). AWESOME debut album, highly recommend it; Tremonti is a WAY under-rated guitar player

[fred_journeyman]

That guy pulled up onstage at the end is named Miles Kennedy, he is the singer for Alter Bridge (basically the original Creed members w/ a new singer). AWESOME debut album, highly recommend it; Tremonti is a WAY under-rated guitar player

Really! Cool. Thanks for the additional info, Carlitto!

[SteveForever]

Oh Gross Carl! not Pesci, he's so old! I'll agree with you about Brody though, perfect!!!! but can John C. have a role in their somewhere, love him......!!!!

Come on, I know he's looked better recently but do you remember what Perry looked liked during the Sox World Series??? Pesci all the way... actually, that pic of Pesci resembles Perry's look for the ROR promotional pix... Hmmmmm....

Sorry man, on a bad day, Perry looks better than Pesci! Pesci's too short and too old too. I'm really sorry. NEXT!

Fred....here's Cusack playing Perry who is= telling Neal he wants more royalty checks...can you feel it? I'm feelin it....

[SteveForever]

and here's Cusack playing Perry at the WS,

[TRAGChick]

I've said it before; I'll say it again:

Edward Norton

[fred_journeyman]

Fred....here's Cusack playing Perry who is= telling Neal he wants more royalty checks...can you feel it? I'm feelin it....

LMAOTF!! This is too freakin' funny! There's too much desperation though on "Perry's" face. He should be more snide about it. Cusack's got his motivation all wrong...but I like where you're going with this!!

[fred_journeyman]

I've said it before; I'll say it again:

Edward Norton

Dang, this could work too!


OKAY, OKAY!!! I'LL GET WORKING ON THIS TODAY...AFTER LUNCH! I'LL POST IT ON ONE OF MY WEB PAGES AS A QUICKTIME MOVIE! THIS IS GONNA ROCK!

[Chakra]

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[Carlitto H@kk]

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Come on, I know how much you love Perry but...
Can't you EVER laugh a little bit with us????

[jabber]

Adrian Brody would be a good look, but he's waaay too tall. I vote for Orlando Bloom.





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