RIP Journey Forum (Rant) Sorry

[SF-Dano]

It is amazing...of all the issues, problems, fights and time wasted over the years....90% of it can be traced back to Journey. That's a very sad statement.

I disagree. I think it is the so called "fans" of the band Journey. I can think of many other bands that have gone through multiple personnel changes and musical style changes, that have not had the constant "fan" fighting that Journey has.

It is a shame that this will no longer be the Journey forum (IMO). There still are a few of us fans left. Again, IMO, the trouble comes from "fans" who are really not fans of the current band and have not been fans of this band since the aproximately 1996-97. There seems no letting go of this band for some.

Also, I have never seen a band whos fans need to project their ideas and opinions on the band itself more than these "fans". And when these "opinions" don't come to fruition, they hate the band and need to stick around and let everyone know that they hate the band. From the "Loons", to the "Wigglers", to the "disgruntled ex-employees", to the few real fans (it seems), it never ended. I know JSS was a friend to some on the board. Pesonally, I liked what he brought to the band. But it is not our band, it is their band to do with as they please. We can choose to continue to listen and like, or to dislike and leave. But Journey fans just can't seem to let go for some odd reason. I have read for months now, since the JSS deal went down, how so many people here are done with Journey. Well then be done with Journey. There are other forums on this board, but no, we have to bring down this forum.

And as for the "Legacy" issue, I will just say that there are more than a few bands currently in the ROR hall of fame that have done much worse to their legacy than touring on their past hits and putting on a good show. Not that the ROR hall of fame means much to me personaly, I only mention it because it seemed like a big topic to many on this board. I have gone and will still go to Journey concerts and escape from reality for a couple hours once or twice a year and enjoy the music. As long as the ticket prices are reasonable (they always have been to me, and no I don't need to be up front). When the music doesn't move me anymore I will move on and have the memories. I sure as hell won't be on a forum bashing a band I am supposedly once was a fan of.

Andrew, I am sorry you have lost respect for the members of and the band Journey. But is that not purely because in your perception they wronged a good friend of yours? Is it any worse business wise than the way you were treated by Joe Elliot a year or more ago? As I said I really like what JSS brought to the band. I personaly don't like the way his departure was handled by the band. But I must say, I have heard of and seen much worse dismissals out here in the real world than from what I "heard" went down here. I am not privy to all the inside info that you and Jeff's close friends here are, so maybe there is more to the story. In all honesty, maybe sometimes it is better to not be so close to a situation.

This is your site Andrew, and I have enjoyed reading and participating here for a long time. You can get rid of the Journey forum if you wish, that is your rite. I think it is a shame because it is one of the main reasons I started visiting here and have continued to do so, as I am sure it is for others.

I am sorry for the long rant. Even though I have more to say, I will leave it at that. I am sure I will be blasted and disected as is the nature of the board. That is / was part of the fun though, at least when things weren't so blatantly mean spririted. I have chatted with alot of nice folks here over the years, and I wish you all well. I may continue to lurk from time to time, at this point I am not sure. Up until the last couple months it has been alot of fun overall.

Best wishes for success to you Andrew.

[SF-Dano]

How exactly was Andrew Ass -raped by Journey as you so eloquently put it?

And you Deano, you are the biggest hypocrit of them all. You were the biggest fan, ready to go to war with them. Then they fired your "friend" and now they are all demon ass fuckers. Again if there is more to it than that, shed some light. spill the beans. If you are going to roast these guys, at least throw the facts out there. Hell throw your hear-say out there.

All I have heard is they dismissed in a not so very manly, stand up way. And as I have said, I have seen people fired in the same way many times before. With out a word or hint that it was coming.

[Rockindeano]

Yeah they did fire my friend, but they also ass raped ALL fans with a brain. You have any idea how this Board mobilized, and traveled to see these ass chumps? It was super sized event...Maryland, Florida, California..all big crowds.They repay us by first off lying to us. They say new CD, new Tour, new life, new blood.....Um, actually, that was just the bullshit to get them through the tour with Lippard and Europe...translated: Thanks Jeff for bailing our sorry asses out...seeya.

Fuck that. I have a real problem with anyone here, who KNOWS what went down, and STILL chooses to respect Journey and be a fan.

Never call me a hypocrite again snotdick. I speak the fucking truth.

Andrew has done so much for this band. Yeah, they flew him out to do the Feature...big whoopy shit. A few thousand to sweep tapegate under the proverbial carpet...keep a lid on it. Well, a few of us wouldn't allow that to happen, as we wanted the truth to come out. Andrew knew too. There are still people who think Journey Never Lipped, they never deceived! There are some that think Andrew played a part in it! There are some that say I was paid by Journey to expose Augeri! There are some that think Neal was "Rockindeano" last year! There is a lot of sgit that many of you here do not know of and unless I say something, never will know. Neal, Princess, Grandpa and the others will never speak out.

I hate what this band has done not only to me, but to others here who have spent time and money and them were ass reamed.

[squirt1]

I just know at this point, I really would not care to meet them and I don't have any respect left. They act like teens in a way.

[heardonthestreet]

Go buy some fuckin Kleenex, you teary eyed ass goblin.

Andrew is rightfully pissed. He was ass raped, as were most of us, by Journey and Journey's management.

I'll probably get booted for this but imo, you Dean have singlehandedly been the cause of this boards downfall. You lowered the standards that are to be expected from any decent message forum. Just my opinion. Hell, your association with JSS is probably part of why JSS was canned. Again, just the way I see it.

[Rockindeano]

Go buy some fuckin Kleenex, you teary eyed ass goblin.

Andrew is rightfully pissed. He was ass raped, as were most of us, by Journey and Journey's management.

I'll probably get booted for this but imo, you Dean have singlehandedly been the cause of this boards downfall. You lowered the standards that are to be expected from any decent message forum. Just my opinion. Hell, your association with JSS is probably part of why JSS was canned. Again, just the way I see it.

Really? Ask everyone here what they think. Make a poll bitch. Let's get some factual evidence.

[heardonthestreet]

Go buy some fuckin Kleenex, you teary eyed ass goblin.

Andrew is rightfully pissed. He was ass raped, as were most of us, by Journey and Journey's management.

I'll probably get booted for this but imo, you Dean have singlehandedly been the cause of this boards downfall. You lowered the standards that are to be expected from any decent message forum. Just my opinion. Hell, your association with JSS is probably part of why JSS was canned. Again, just the way I see it.

Really? Ask everyone here what they think. Make a poll bitch. Let's get some factual evidence.

Hell, I said it was my opinion. I don't care if I stand alone here. It's the way that I see it.

[perrylover52]

I just know at this point, I really would not care to meet them and I don't have any respect left. They act like teens in a way.

The group has acted like teenagers for years now. I don't think they have every grown up.

[ScarabGator]

How does us "Outsiders" even attempt to respond to the above statements. DEano, whatever happened to you is unfortunate, but your response was a little harsh. We are only fans of the band, we are entitled to that. I understand your bitterness because of whatever happened to you involving them but I assume you are tight in the music biz, surely this isnt the first time youve seen or heard of this? JSS will be/is fine. If nothing else he received a huge shot in the arm for his Journey time. He may be pissed about the dismissal but many of us didnt even know who he was before the Journey gig and that has led to new fans and new record sales and concert attendance. Not too bad of an outcome. I have many fond memories of Journey, memories that started back in the 70's and carried on today. I cant and wont just turn that off. This board is here for all discussions, I assume, from the "Insiders" to the fans. If it is not please let me know and I will pull my membership. I dont want to intrude in the "biz" if I dont belong. You will NEVER read anything negative from me about the band or anyone on this board.

[Rockindeano]

Go buy some fuckin Kleenex, you teary eyed ass goblin.

Andrew is rightfully pissed. He was ass raped, as were most of us, by Journey and Journey's management.

I'll probably get booted for this but imo, you Dean have singlehandedly been the cause of this boards downfall. You lowered the standards that are to be expected from any decent message forum. Just my opinion. Hell, your association with JSS is probably part of why JSS was canned. Again, just the way I see it.

Really? Ask everyone here what they think. Make a poll bitch. Let's get some factual evidence.

Hell, I said it was my opinion. I don't care if I stand alone here. It's the way that I see it.

Well NO ONE here respects you anyway.

[yak]

Hell, I said it was my opinion. I don't care if I stand alone here. It's the way that I see it.

You need to chill honeypie.

This should help:

[Rockindeano]

How does us "Outsiders" even attempt to respond to the above statements. DEano, whatever happened to you is unfortunate, but your response was a little harsh. We are only fans of the band, we are entitled to that. I understand your bitterness because of whatever happened to you involving them but I assume you are tight in the music biz, surely this isnt the first time youve seen or heard of this? JSS will be/is fine. If nothing else he received a huge shot in the arm for his Journey time. He may be pissed about the dismissal but many of us didnt even know who he was before the Journey gig and that has led to new fans and new record sales and concert attendance. Not too bad of an outcome. I have many fond memories of Journey, memories that started back in the 70's and carried on today. I cant and wont just turn that off. This board is here for all discussions, I assume, from the "Insiders" to the fans. If it is not please let me know and I will pull my membership. I dont want to intrude in the "biz" if I dont belong. You will NEVER read anything negative from me about the band or anyone on this board.

Dude, I am NOT in the music biz I can assure you. Having seen it up close, you couldn't pay me enough. Having said that, HOTS thinks Neal paid me off to expose SA...you need to understand she is as smart as a tack nail.

My response to Dano was too harsh and I'm sorry. Fuckin the MR Neocons got me stirred up in a political thread..they know they can push my buttons and I go ape shit....fuckers

Anyhow, I think you are a pussy for not wanting to ever say "anything bad about the band or people here." Journey deserves a Jack in the Beanstalk sized cock up their asses, and some here need a punch in the mouth as well.

Gatorfan, it wasn't just something that happened to me. I was speaking for the hundred or so friends and fans here that feel the exact same way I do, but won't say it publicly. We all took it up the shitpipe these past 8 months or so.

[Perry86fan]

I just know at this point, I really would not care to meet them and I don't have any respect left. They act like teens in a way.

The group has acted like teenagers for years now. I don't think they have every grown up.

I don't think they will ever grow up.

[heardonthestreet]

Go buy some fuckin Kleenex, you teary eyed ass goblin.

Andrew is rightfully pissed. He was ass raped, as were most of us, by Journey and Journey's management.

I'll probably get booted for this but imo, you Dean have singlehandedly been the cause of this boards downfall. You lowered the standards that are to be expected from any decent message forum. Just my opinion. Hell, your association with JSS is probably part of why JSS was canned. Again, just the way I see it.

Really? Ask everyone here what they think. Make a poll bitch. Let's get some factual evidence.

Hell, I said it was my opinion. I don't care if I stand alone here. It's the way that I see it.

Well NO ONE here respects you anyway.

I'll take the respect that I get from my friends here over the so called respect that you think that you have. It's called quality over quantity.

[Rockindeano]

I'll take the respect that I get from my friends here over the so called respect that you think that you have. It's called quality over quantity.

Oh please do elaborate. I have a ton more friends than you here. You call PROPERRY quality? She is a retard.

[yak]

I'll take the respect that I get from my friends here over the so called respect that you think that you have. It's called quality over quantity.

Yeah we've all been exposed to that "quality" you so fondly speak of.

[Rhiannon]

Don't try to argue the point... its like trying to get oil from a water spout.

[Andrew]

SF-Dano in some regards is correct. And my original statement he quoted was not a slight against the band (whose music I still adore) or the fan base (whose many opinions I largely respect).

The problem is not one thing or another....just everything to do with Journey. Controversies fueling fan discontent and constant lead singer changes pitting one side of the fan bse against the other.

No one's fault - it just is what it is. And being that I am the moderrator of this forum, the may problems of others then become mine.

Case in point - this tread. Here I am at it again, when it is a cloudless blue sky day outside, on a Saturday no less. Why do I have to sit and moderrate when I could be doing far more enjoyable things!!!

[Saint John]

SF-Dano in some regards is correct. And my original statement he quoted was not a slight against the band (whose music I still adore) or the fan base (whose many opinions I largely respect).

The problem is not one thing or another....just everything to do with Journey. Controversies fueling fan discontent and constant lead singer changes pitting one side of the fan bse against the other.

No one's fault - it just is what it is. And being that I am the moderrator of this forum, the may problems of others then become mine.

Case in point - this tread. Here I am at it again, when it is a cloudless blue sky day outside, on a Saturday no less. Why do I have to sit and moderrate when I could be doing far more enjoyable things!!!

If you multitask and surf porn as you moderate I'm quite sure you'll find your babysitting much more enjoyable.

[heardonthestreet]

I'll take the respect that I get from my friends here over the so called respect that you think that you have. It's called quality over quantity.

Oh please do elaborate. I have a ton more friends than you here. You call PROPERRY quality? She is a retard.

Not that you'd notice but Properry has many more quality friends here than you do and she is very respected.

[Rhiannon]

Not that you'd notice but Properry has many more quality friends here than you do and she is very respected.

This is a stupid argument. Who gives a shit.
Its all just hearsay opinion and no one gives a damn what someone's opinions are of someone else's friends.
This is not MelRock Jr. High.

Give it a rest kiddos... go do some charity at the Red Cross or something.

[Rick]

I'll take the respect that I get from my friends here over the so called respect that you think that you have. It's called quality over quantity.

Oh please do elaborate. I have a ton more friends than you here. You call PROPERRY quality? She is a retard.

Not that you'd notice but Properry has many more quality friends here than you do and she is very respected.

She does not. Where do you get an idea like that? And saying Deano is the downfall of this board? WTF? He's the only reason a lot of people are here. You love to piss people off and then cry foul when you get someone to explode on you. That's what you are trying to do here. Just like you did with JSS.

[Tom Jrnyfn]

I'll take the respect that I get from my friends here over the so called respect that you think that you have. It's called quality over quantity.

Oh please do elaborate. I have a ton more friends than you here. You call PROPERRY quality? She is a retard.

Not that you'd notice but Properry has many more quality friends here than you do and she is very respected.

If they fired Jeff because of an association with Dean, they are dumber than I though. Now they can't even find a singer.

Why did they shut down there own website and forums? It's pretty sad that a band who have been around 30 yrs doesn't have a website.

[heardonthestreet]

I'll take the respect that I get from my friends here over the so called respect that you think that you have. It's called quality over quantity.

Oh please do elaborate. I have a ton more friends than you here. You call PROPERRY quality? She is a retard.

Not that you'd notice but Properry has many more quality friends here than you do and she is very respected.

If they fired Jeff because of an association with Dean, they are dumber than I though. Now they can't even find a singer.

Why did they shut down there own website and forums? It's pretty sad that a band who have been around 30 yrs doesn't have a website.

No doubt they found it safer not to with some of the rabid fans that think that they have all the answers.

[perrylover52]

I just know at this point, I really would not care to meet them and I don't have any respect left. They act like teens in a way.

The group has acted like teenagers for years now. I don't think they have every grown up.

I don't think they will ever grow up.

So true, so true.

I was about to put into words how I feel about Journey. So here it is:

The Journey I knew couldn't wait to try new music, to grow and stretch. Each record they did was better then the last one. I don't know who this Journey really is. I'm not sure I want to either.

[strangegrey]

Hell, I said it was my opinion. I don't care if I stand alone here. It's the way that I see it.

You need to chill honeypie.

This should help:

More realistically, this might help more...




Seriously HOTS, do you have anything constructive to contribute anymore, unless it's to pipe in and defend some whining baby?

[Rockindeano]

If you multitask and surf porn as you moderate I'm quite sure you'll find your babysitting much more enjoyable.

There is the guy I respect. Not the Bruce bashing moronic StJ.

Dude, I am going to come hang with you on a Saturday..Fly in on Friday, get blasted, stay up all night, knock over mailboxes, start insults in bars, get hammered some more, piss off ND fans, and then fly home. Maybe we can start a fight at Wrigley?

[Rockindeano]

She does not. Where do you get an idea like that? And saying Deano is the downfall of this board? WTF? He's the only reason a lot of people are here. You love to piss people off and then cry foul when you get someone to explode on you. That's what you are trying to do here. Just like you did with JSS.

Yeah, Dickhead.

Remember Jeff rolling in here and dropping that on HOTS? Classic.

[Clasicrockldy]

Why did they shut down there own website and forums? It's pretty sad that a band who have been around 30 yrs doesn't have a website.

As far as I know, their main website is still up, they just axed BT.

[Perrydise]

It is a shame that this will no longer be the Journey forum (IMO). There still are a few of us fans left. Again, IMO, the trouble comes from "fans" who are really not fans of the current band and have not been fans of this band since the aproximately 1996-97. There seems no letting go of this band for some.

Interesting statement.

I guess I am one of those "fans" that you speak of. I come in here and read when I can. Shortly after 1997 most people realized what Journey and their "management" was all about. Rumors started about SP never having hip surgery, when in fact he did ( a fact that Lora Beard herself confirmed only a short while ago on this board) This as they hired a look a like, wanna be, Augeri. I was given second row tickets to see them perform with Augeri and left after the 5th song, no charisma, no talent and thankfully I didnt waste my money on it. And as history repeats itself time after time, when Augeri became ill, they ditched him just as they did SP. Money is all there is in Neal's life, he needs it to pay alimony, child support etc. He couldnt sing his way out of a paper bag so his livelihood (sp) depends on his lead singers. With Jeff, and I applauded his addition to the band, Neal's fear was that Jeff was something bigger than what he wanted. So Jeff was excluded like the previous 2.

A trip down Journey lane - When it was just Greg singing, they did OK, when SP joined, that was the fuel the band needed to become what they became. If you deny that fact you are only lying to yourself.

The bottom line is INTEGRITY, to adhere to moral and ethical principals. character and honesty. No one in that organization today has any integrity and I am willing to put money on the fact that they no longer even trust each other. They lost their integrity years ago with their original fans, the ones that bought the music and tickets and merchandise. SP asked them not to bring the Journey name down, it was almost like a premonition that he had, perhaps he had seen the writing on the wall. It is probably why today when asked if he would ever rejoin the band his answer is the same. Why jump on a sinking ship?

IF YOU DONT HAVE INTEGRITY - YOU HAVE NOTHING AT ALL!