A Steve Campaign

[scarygirl]

I'm not trying to get Journey back together. Hey, there's an idea! Again, I will state for the record that I want to do this to let him know how much he means to us. If it gets him to work again (singing), that's the frosting. But, if he does nothing, at least we tried. In no way would this be used to put him on the spot.

As to the monetary aspect. I would set up a paypal account, but not one that dumps into a personal bank account. Only, and only when enough money is generated, would it be used for an ad. Also, any ad created would be proofed by all parties involved before being finalized. If there is anyone here who is a graphic designer and is good at this sort of thing, your input would be appreciated.

Speaking of, which, I just got off the phone with the San Diego Union Tribune. The cost for a full page ad in their Night and Day Entertainment section is $8,388 for b/w and $9,392.45 for color. With that said, if this indeed hits the ground running, I think our best bet, so far, is the Studio Sun at $1495 for a full color full page ad.

I've spent enough money on Journey and Perry stuff. I'm not going to pay to get him to join a band that he clearly doesn't or cannot perform with any longer.

He's not interested. He's said it a bazillion times. Why is it so hard for people to just face the truth?

Oh, before I forget...

LOON!

[JohnH]

Perry lives in Studio City? Since When? Everybody knows his main residence is in Northern SanDiego County. He mentions it frequently in his QandAs. I'm not saying the town. That's why he reads the San Diego paper. Duh!

John

[7 Wishes]

Donate it to MR.com

Yeah, this is the route I'm going to take, after I renew my MR-X membership. Good call. It's money well spent.

Steve is gone. His music lives on forever.

[scarygirl]

You know, I'm quite aware that Steve lives in San Diego. No "duh" on me. If I were able to secure that kind of funding then I would obviously run it there.

Here's a thought. Instead of dissing other people's ideas, why not sit down and create a few of your own?


quote="JohnH"]Perry lives in Studio City? Since When? Everybody knows his main residence is in Northern SanDiego County. He mentions it frequently in his QandAs. I'm not saying the town. That's why he reads the San Diego paper. Duh!

John[/quote]

[bluejeangirl76]

I'm not claiming to know how he feels about it, but I'm just guessing that he might appreciate that more because it is helpng out one of his charities that HE cares about.

I would probably guess the same thing, Pro. The charity thing isn't a bad idea, though.
I don't know... thousands of dollars on a news ad that says "We wuv you Stevie - please sing to us" or thousands of dollars to help a charity? Kind of a tough call.

Having his fans spend money to try and talk him into doing something that he has good reasons for not doing could seem pretty heavy handed and maybe even a little intrusive.

Good point, Sherrie.

[NealIsGod]

I think he would appreciate being left alone.

[Red13JoePa]

I think he would appreciate being left alone.

More than happy to accomodate him if that's the case.

[NealIsGod]

I think he would appreciate being left alone.

More than happy to accomodate him if that's the case.

Yeah, but you're not a Loon. I know you spend every weekend holding a candlelight vigil for Augeri.

[Red13JoePa]

I think he would appreciate being left alone.

More than happy to accomodate him if that's the case.

I know you spend every weekend holding a candlelight vigil for Augeri.

Nope, WAY too much work and to me it's not about the singer anway.

[ohsherrie]

I think he would appreciate being left alone.

More than happy to accomodate him if that's the case.

Yeah, but you're not a Loon. I know you spend every weekend holding a candlelight vigil for Augeri.

[Red13JoePa]

Ha ha.

Claim solace, if you must, for being right in the fact that if I was deranged, if I DID need a composite canvas/steelchain straitjacket, if I WAS on display as a test case for shrinks in white labcoats, if I NEEDED handlers who accompanied me around with a briefcase full of needles, and actually did stuff like the loonery suggested in this thread I would be remaneded to the maximum security ward at Togus because of Augeri before I would over perry.

[Playitloudforme]

I'm not claiming to know how he feels about it, but I'm just guessing that he might appreciate that more because it is helpng out one of his charities that HE cares about.

I would probably guess the same thing, Pro. The charity thing isn't a bad idea, though.
I don't know... thousands of dollars on a news ad that says "We wuv you Stevie - please sing to us" or thousands of dollars to help a charity? Kind of a tough call.

Having his fans spend money to try and talk him into doing something that he has good reasons for not doing could seem pretty heavy handed and maybe even a little intrusive.

Good point, Sherrie.

We did the charity thing for his birthday on another board I was on. If you gave - you gave, no strings attached. Whether or not he knew of it didn't matter. Turns out he did hear of it, which shocked the shit out of us. Bottom line, it was for fun with no strings attached, not to produce a desired effect by Mr. Perry. It was never a HEY LOOK AT ME thing. He's not a puppet, and never will be.

[squirt1]

Its not about the singer- YES IT IS !!!!! and that is why Journey, Styx and Foreigner are shadows of themselves. Plus they all lost great writers. Jeff just started to change that a little when the big boot occured. Rarely, will fans accept another singer because they want to hear the hits as they were in their youth. That is also why Aerosmith and BonJovi, U2 and The Rolling Stones still pack huge venues .

[Red13JoePa]

Its not about the singer- YES IT IS !!!!! That is also why Aerosmith and BonJovi, U2 and The Rolling Stones still pack huge venues .

That why couldn't Mick Jagger even muster a tour behind Goddess In The Doorway or Jon BonGiovi did not bother going out behind Destination Anywhere?

[PROPERRY]

I'm not claiming to know how he feels about it, but I'm just guessing that he might appreciate that more because it is helpng out one of his charities that HE cares about.

I would probably guess the same thing, Pro. The charity thing isn't a bad idea, though.
I don't know... thousands of dollars on a news ad that says "We wuv you Stevie - please sing to us" or thousands of dollars to help a charity? Kind of a tough call.

Having his fans spend money to try and talk him into doing something that he has good reasons for not doing could seem pretty heavy handed and maybe even a little intrusive.

Good point, Sherrie.

We did the charity thing for his birthday on another board I was on. If you gave - you gave, no strings attached. Whether or not he knew of it didn't matter. Turns out he did hear of it, which shocked the shit out of us. Bottom line, it was for fun with no strings attached, not to produce a desired effect by Mr. Perry. It was never a HEY LOOK AT ME thing. He's not a puppet, and never will be.

Well I believe that when you give "a gift" to someone , you do it "without" expecting anything back in return., so that's how it applies in the post above, I'm not expecting Perry to sing or do anything in return for the fans. It's just letting him know we are thinking of him, that's all.

[Crazie Scarab]

If I get accused of being a loon so be it. I posted this over at Perryville and Perry Palace too.

I know alot of us talk about how great it would be to see SP one more time, so that got me to thinking. There's a similar thread over at Perriville, which is funny because I had been thinking along the same lines; if something could be done to bring SP out one more tiime.


Here it goes.

Fans of Jericho, as part of their campaign to bring the show back, took out a full page ad in Variety. I propose this. That his fans collectectively pool their money together and take out a full page advertisement in a MAJOR NEWSPAPER. One that Steve is sure to read. The main idea would to be express how much we miss him, how much we appreciate him, and to show him that the music industry is a very dark lonely place without him. That his fans could care less if he hits the high notes. That he is more than the sum of an upper octave, Maybe, just maybe it will convince him to come back, just one more time.

I know there are some people who may think I have lost my marbles. That this idea is crazy. To them I say, those who have no imagination have no desire other than to toil in drudge. I think this could really work, and I am deadly serious about this. ANYONE?

Whether or not something like this is done will not change a thing. Now that you've posted it, I'm sure he's read it. That's enough. And, I'd be willing to bet he already knows, anyways.

[Crazie Scarab]

I usually try to stay out of these things, but because you are talking about people contributing money, I felt I needed to say something before this gets out of hand. Steve Perry does not feel unappreciated. He is well aware of the loyal and wonderful fans he has. The decision of whether or not he will sing/perform again is his alone to make. I would never presume to speak for him, but I also don't want to see people contributing money to something that is not going to achieve the results hoped for. I'm sure he would be flattered and humbled by the effort but that's as far as it would go.

You are free to do this if you want and I fully understand the thought and desire behind the effort, but I personally don't think it is money well spent.

LOL You beat me to it!

[larryfromnextdoor]

is this the thread where we are sending perry our underware?

[RedWingFan]

is this the thread where we are sending perry our underware?

[bluejeangirl76]

is this the thread where we are sending perry our underware?

Now there's an idea worth exploring. I think I want to send a SpongeBob thong.
Crap. This means I need to buy a SpongeBob thong.
If no one has his address, should we send them to Steve Perry c/o Fan Asylum? ROFL!

(p.s. I'm not taking the blame if anyone actually does that)

Here's a happy medium - how 'bout an ad in the New York Times with a picture of all of our underwear?

[Playitloudforme]

or an ad with Deano wearing our undies....

Just thinking out loud.

[Just Mindy]

or an ad with Deano wearing our undies....

Just thinking out loud.

And we're trying to encourage him outta retirement?

[Playitloudforme]

LOL.. quite the visual tho eh?

[sindee67]

or an ad with Deano wearing our undies....

Just thinking out loud.

Oh Dear Lord!!!!
We've gone from placing an ad pledging devotion to ONE MAN..
To sending him our butt floss!!!


Poor, poor Steve Perry...
{*looking for packaging tape..}

[bluejeangirl76]

Oh Dear Lord!!!!
We've gone from placing an ad pledging devotion to ONE MAN..
To sending him our butt floss!!!

Poor, poor Steve Perry...

Poor Steve Perry is right. He is now securing 20 acres of land with a high voltage security fence on all sides and a house square in the middle somewhere in Sierra Leone to escape all the creepy Americans who won't leave him alone and keep mailing him underpants.

[Ftloperry]

Sometimes you have wonder how far from the tree did the nut fall..... Steve knows how the fans feel about him and he has more than once expressed publically that he knows. Doing an ad in some California paper or other major newspaper would accomplish what......? Steve knows how we feel and he doesn't need some full page ad in the L.A. Times to tell him what he already knows. Lora is right on this...Thank You Lora.

[Perry86fan]

If I get accused of being a loon so be it. I posted this over at Perryville and Perry Palace too.

I know alot of us talk about how great it would be to see SP one more time, so that got me to thinking. There's a similar thread over at Perriville, which is funny because I had been thinking along the same lines; if something could be done to bring SP out one more tiime.


Here it goes.

Fans of Jericho, as part of their campaign to bring the show back, took out a full page ad in Variety. I propose this. That his fans collectectively pool their money together and take out a full page advertisement in a MAJOR NEWSPAPER. One that Steve is sure to read. The main idea would to be express how much we miss him, how much we appreciate him, and to show him that the music industry is a very dark lonely place without him. That his fans could care less if he hits the high notes. That he is more than the sum of an upper octave, Maybe, just maybe it will convince him to come back, just one more time.

I know there are some people who may think I have lost my marbles. That this idea is crazy. To them I say, those who have no imagination have no desire other than to toil in drudge. I think this could really work, and I am deadly serious about this. ANYONE?

I usually try to stay out of these things, but because you are talking about people contributing money, I felt I needed to say something before this gets out of hand. Steve Perry does not feel unappreciated. He is well aware of the loyal and wonderful fans he has. The decision of whether or not he will sing/perform again is his alone to make. I would never presume to speak for him, but I also don't want to see people contributing money to something that is not going to achieve the results hoped for. I'm sure he would be flattered and humbled by the effort but that's as far as it would go.

You are free to do this if you want and I fully understand the thought and desire behind the effort, but I personally don't think it is money well spent.

Thanks Lora! Now if people would just hear you But i don't think they will and that is sad.There going to do it no matter what you say.So just leave me out of it.I am saving my money.

[perryfaithful]

I do respect what Lora is saying, i think she is right!

That said, may I also say that I appreciate what scarygirl is trying to do, quite heartfelt it seems.


thanks!