History of Journey Message Boards

[strangegrey]

I remember back in '96 when I was just becoming a fan going to the AOL message board in their music forum several months before TBF came out. If I remember right, I think there was a chat room called "Deep Groove" that everyone on that board came out and chatted on every Sunday for a time as well.

LOL...yeah, I remember those chat's fondly. Quite a few 'interesting' women that frequented those chats...

[ohsherrie]

I remember back in '96 when I was just becoming a fan going to the AOL message board in their music forum several months before TBF came out. If I remember right, I think there was a chat room called "Deep Groove" that everyone on that board came out and chatted on every Sunday for a time as well.

LOL...yeah, I remember those chat's fondly. Quite a few 'interesting' women that frequented those chats...

Wasn't me.

[lights1961]

found the journey tribute site from this will age me...compuserve web engine.... scary... I could look at weather and Journey stuff all in the same day--dial up in DOS no less in those early 90s...
the stalkers during TBF were very scarry...

Rick

[ohsherrie]

I think Monker started out in those golden oldie web days too Rick. I may be wrong though.

[lights1961]

I think Monker started out in those golden oldie web days too Rick. I may be wrong though.

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funny thing about those websites... I was always a lurker...never posted until that faithfull day FEB 18 2001... BTW I was fan club member 175...



Rick

[Rockindeano]

A Long long time ago-

Monker ruled the Boards for so long...He was like a T Rex, roaming at will, destroying everyone in his path....until that day, when I joined...I was like a baby gorilla. I had the foul mouth, the sharp tongue, but I had the fucking passion, and I believed in what I said. I liked pounding my boobs when I thought I scored points. I pounded them too much, and a lot of the time, when I wasn't right, I would pound them anyway. Soon, I grew into a Pissed off giant Ape, and suddenly I was in Monkers head. Dude couldn't do anything to me. I called him out on his bullshit theories and such, and finally when she came after me, I grabbed her jaws and pulled them apart...hence Monker was injured. To this day, I don't know if Monker is nursing his injuries and plotting an attack on me, or has risen the white flag for the last time.

At least that's what I like to think happened. As all this was taking place, there were gnats and flies buzzing around...They were ever so damned pesky. I grew to know their names....PROPERRY, HOTS and PerryFaithful...Not bad people at all, they just had a one way thinking behaviour, and I must have dislocated my elbows at least 5 times swatting them around. Andrew, sitting high atop this surreal scene, strings lowered down and attached onto all the characters wouldn't let me use a giant can of Raid...It would have been easier to extinguish the insects. However, AJM is a fair man. He allowed the evolution of the scene to play out, naturally. So we fast foreward to 2003. A couple of tame, yet loyal creatures bumped around in the form of Red13JoePa and NealisGod, however, there was a pissed off beast by the name of The_Noble_Cause (TNC). He and I brawled a few times(I have brawled with everyone here more than once), but one day, we sat around and shot the shit, and determined that we agreed on things more times than not, and we were allies by sunset. As all life on Planet MR lived on, fighting, eating, and shitting and pissing on each other, some disturbing news was coming out of the Journey camp. I and my new friend, with help from above, determined this singer guy wasn't really singing. Enter in some new characters, AR, Stuart, Jeremy, and DCVader. They all got involved and and soon, we had a Island clearing brawl on our hands. After 4 months, the dust had cleared, and we heard through the Jungle News service, that this singer guy was history. Soon, I invited AR, NIG, 13, DC and Stu over for a party. We bonded that night. However, this singer guy was exiled to a planet far far away. He did have some leftover freedom fighters still on his diminishing side and they thought it a good idea to try and destroy all the Monsters. Well, that was a futile attempt, to say the least. They came in droves, throwing softballs left and right, and we hit those puss throwers right back in their collective fat pieholes. They fleed MR island faster than you see a BT er run back to the all you can eat buffet at Sizzler.

So we are in 2007. Events of the past have settled down. Peace accords have been offered and some have even been accepted. There is a calm that is around us here. We have decided NOT to attack anyone. We have agreed that our puppetmaster likes this new political stance and we have all accepted it as the best plan. However, like HOTS said earlier, please don't awaken the sleeping giant. It didn't work then and it won't work now or in the future.

[squirt1]

Could this be made into a future realty show?

[Andrew]

Could this be made into a future realty show?

It just might....not a reality show though.

[ohsherrie]

Could this be made into a future realty show?

It just might....not a reality show though.

More like a soap opera.

[cyndy!]

More like a soap opera.

hmm, what actors would play these characters?

[ohsherrie]

More like a soap opera.

hmm, what actors would play these characters?

Oh, good question Cyndy. Let me give that some thought. Maybe we should start a thread casting the drama that's unfolded in the last year.

[Crazie Scarab]

More like a soap opera.

hmm, what actors would play these characters?

Oh, good question Cyndy. Let me give that some thought. Maybe we should start a thread casting the drama that's unfolded in the last year.

Some would say there's much drama throughout Journey's full history.. Wouldn't make a great documentary movie if it were ever to happen?

[ArnelRox]

Somewhere along the way, I started reading Andrew's columns & his comments & just loved the guy. He is something really special in terms of a person & especially a forum owner/moderator. I just love Andrew.

Now aren't you just the sweet talker there

Only for u Andrew! & it's all true.

[ArnelRox]

More like a soap opera.

hmm, what actors would play these characters?

Oh, good question Cyndy. Let me give that some thought. Maybe we should start a thread casting the drama that's unfolded in the last year.

I can pick out someone for u Sherrie. But others like Deano, TNC, Niggy...they would be hard to cast.

[NealIsGod]

ohsherrie = Susan Sarandon

[Wheels Of Fyre]

this was my first web site , the one that started it all,, the everyday
read....thanks to stephen lake...

http://www.journey-tribute.com/

That's one of the first ones I found, too.

[ohsherrie]

ohsherrie = Susan Sarandon

Why thank you sir.

I think Matthew Perry would be great for delivering your one liners, but he doesn't exactly fit in appearance.

[NealIsGod]

ohsherrie = Susan Sarandon

Why thank you sir.

I think Matthew Perry would be great for delivering your one liners, but he doesn't exactly fit in appearance.

Remember that website that tells you which celebs you resemble? He was the #1 match for me.

[ohsherrie]

ohsherrie = Susan Sarandon

Why thank you sir.

I think Matthew Perry would be great for delivering your one liners, but he doesn't exactly fit in appearance.

Remember that website that tells you which celebs you resemble? He was the #1 match for me.

Hey, cool, now if he could just do something with that damned black hair.

[NealIsGod]

ohsherrie = Susan Sarandon

Why thank you sir.

I think Matthew Perry would be great for delivering your one liners, but he doesn't exactly fit in appearance.

Remember that website that tells you which celebs you resemble? He was the #1 match for me.

Hey, cool, now if he could just do something with that damned black hair.

Or I could do something with mine.

[ohsherrie]

ohsherrie = Susan Sarandon

Why thank you sir.

I think Matthew Perry would be great for delivering your one liners, but he doesn't exactly fit in appearance.

Remember that website that tells you which celebs you resemble? He was the #1 match for me.

Hey, cool, now if he could just do something with that damned black hair.

Or I could do something with mine.

Uh uh, don't do that. If he wants to play the part he has to change his.

[Lady Luck]

I lurked at MR forever before I finally joined.

So did I...I was scared of this place. Still am sometimes.

[****]

I love this place! addicted!

[Ratgirl]

So did I...I was scared of this place. Still am sometimes.

I lurked for awhile as well.

You scared? nahhh...
It took some convincing to get you to join but I'm glad your here.
One more person to annoy.

[ohsherrie]

I lurked at MR forever before I finally joined.

So did I...I was scared of this place. Still am sometimes.

This board isn't as scary now as it used to be. I think the more people we get here the friendlier it gets. More different points of view mean there's a better chance of having someone who agrees with you.

[NealIsGod]

I lurked at MR forever before I finally joined.

So did I...I was scared of this place. Still am sometimes.

This board isn't as scary now as it used to be. I think the more people we get here the friendlier it gets. More different points of view mean there's a better chance of having someone who agrees with you.

A lot more people have met each other in person, too. That helps.

[ohsherrie]

I lurked at MR forever before I finally joined.

So did I...I was scared of this place. Still am sometimes.

This board isn't as scary now as it used to be. I think the more people we get here the friendlier it gets. More different points of view mean there's a better chance of having someone who agrees with you.

A lot more people have met each other in person, too. That helps.

A lot of the old preconceived notions and stereotyping have been put to rest because we've all gotten to know each other better too.

[voiceofreason]

This old thread seems to provide some answers:

http://forums.melodicrock.com/phpBB/vie ... tor+weighs

[jrnyfan@nc.rr.com]

My first posting here on MR, after lurking for several months - but I wanted to weigh in. I go back to 1994 with Journey on the internet. The mailing list was awesome and really provided the "real news" at the time. I remember Lora posting updates when Perry would cancel shows on the FTLOSM tour. There was plenty of bickering back then, not a lot has changed. Steven Lake's site really became "the place to be." I do recall a crusade to get the newsgroup started alt.music.journey or something? After this big battle to get it started, like - no one posted on there. There were weekly chats in Deep Groove on AOL, though I never really took part in them personally. I think they were Wednesday nights maybe? I do remember Neal and Jon doing "AOL chats" for solo albums back in 94 - 95ish. That was a great time in the early days, though. Not everyone was smart enough to have access and it was small group of people really - and most of them were pretty smart and considerate online. This was also the time period where it really wasn't cool to like Journey and the band sure wasn't in the public eye at all - so it was nice to have a place to talk about the band.

[Granny]

My first posting here on MR, after lurking for several months - but I wanted to weigh in. I go back to 1994 with Journey on the internet. The mailing list was awesome and really provided the "real news" at the time. I remember Lora posting updates when Perry would cancel shows on the FTLOSM tour. There was plenty of bickering back then, not a lot has changed. Steven Lake's site really became "the place to be." I do recall a crusade to get the newsgroup started alt.music.journey or something? After this big battle to get it started, like - no one posted on there. There were weekly chats in Deep Groove on AOL, though I never really took part in them personally. I think they were Wednesday nights maybe? I do remember Neal and Jon doing "AOL chats" for solo albums back in 94 - 95ish. That was a great time in the early days, though. Not everyone was smart enough to have access and it was small group of people really - and most of them were pretty smart and considerate online. This was also the time period where it really wasn't cool to like Journey and the band sure wasn't in the public eye at all - so it was nice to have a place to talk about the band.

Welcome jrnyfan from NC