JOURNEY in VEGAS 3/6/08 -- FIRST REPORT

[Granny]

Keep the reports coming,,,,
Smelly(Melissa) and Hair (Lynn) made it there safe and theyre having a great time....
Just got of the phone with Gayle & Dan,,,(Dan just woke up),,,, And theyre getting ready for the Hurricane Deano to hit them pretty soon here.... You guys need to take bunch of pics , specially when Dean and Dan finally get to meet...... We need more pictures

B-

I'm rocking back and forth like a little kid . . . . waiting for the drunk dials! It's killing me that we aren't there! The concert, whatever, I miss the gang, MAN! Last report, credit cards are burning the strip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss ya!

All I can do is cry! Wish I was there too!

[MrsPerry]

No guitar picks on the stage either, and none taped to the mic stand. Where does Neal keep them? lol...

I started coughing ....i was laughing so hard. oh dear Rip Rokken, where oh where do i begin guessing where neal keeps em?

better yet, do we get to find out?

[journeyMusic]

Please,please tell me what "THE SHIRT" is all about. Got me curious now!

[ttango1]

So I was trying to hookup with a small contingent of Filipinos at PH, the meet was set for 6-7 and my poor wife is using a cane due to a snowboarding mishap last week but there is a reason for everything, when you're slow, you're slow and you get to look around a bit. So we're walking in the casino after walking half a mile from the self-park. Yes it's that far!!!!
My girl's leg is getting stiff and we pause for a sec...I notice first a long leather coat and then feathered hair and I see a guy having a conversation. Lo and behold...It's Jon Cain. I take a quick second to talk to his wife, she has a great smile and kind eyes. She strikes up a conversation with us asking us where we came from and I told her San Diego. She said they go there often in the summer and then she literally says,"Honey, these people came all the way from San Diego to watch you guys perform, can they get a picture?"
And as soon as he was done with that call, his wife took this pic:


We then went down to meet some of the other Filipinos from The Journey Music Board and talk a bit. Then we say, let's talk later. Arthur is wearing his Arnel Rocks hat and I ask, maybe you'll run into him. He says he doubts it. and then we say, we gotta eat, we're hungry and we walk back to Miracle Mile and grab a quick bite to eat and the Filipinos I was talking to about 15 minutes ago, give me call and let me know...I JUST MISSED ARNEL and they got a quick pic with him.
Oh well...theres always tomorrow.

I called you DEANO...It's time for a beer!!!

[larryfromnextdoor]

Please,please tell me what "THE SHIRT" is all about. Got me curious now!

rip has this crazy retro gold shirt he was going to wear so he would be recognized..

im betting that he didnt wear that shirt!!

[larryfromnextdoor]

...It's Jon Cain. I take a quick second to talk to his wife, she has a great smile and kind eyes. She strikes up a conversation with us asking us where we came from and I told her San Diego. She said they go there often in the summer and then she literally says,"Honey, these people came all the way from San Diego to watch you guys perform, can they get a picture?"

I called you DEANO...It's time for a beer!!!

great pic with Cain man !!! gonna have to report back and tell us how that beer went ..

[(Crazy)Dulce Lady]

Have a great time--and please leave a few things standing for those of us going out there in May---

See ya in May girly!

Rip, say HI to everyone!

MAY!!! is that town ready for us??

[(Crazy)Dulce Lady]

Glad you made it there safe and sound bro,,,
So you finally got to meet the crazy group, eh? Cant help to love them , right???
Please tell me you DID wear THE SHIRT If not, you better wear it for Saturdays show.....

If you see Neal tell him I said High! (no , not a typo,,, HIGH, not Hi !!! )

keep in touch,, I will call you guys tomorrow ,,,,,,

pace

not THAT crazy! someone is missing.........

Gayle called from P.F Chang's and I got to say hi to Lula but not Wyatt cuz he was cranky.

Gayle found Jimmy Choo, Versace and Louis Vutton so someone make sure and take her to the FREE food!

And Rhi, you said yes when I asked you to do something for me. do it do it do it do it.

[(Crazy)Dulce Lady]

Keep the reports coming,,,,
Smelly(Melissa) and Hair (Lynn) made it there safe and theyre having a great time....
Just got of the phone with Gayle & Dan,,,(Dan just woke up),,,, And theyre getting ready for the Hurricane Deano to hit them pretty soon here.... You guys need to take bunch of pics , specially when Dean and Dan finally get to meet...... We need more pictures

B-

I'm rocking back and forth like a little kid . . . . waiting for the drunk dials! It's killing me that we aren't there! The concert, whatever, I miss the gang, MAN! Last report, credit cards are burning the strip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss ya!

let me just mention this in passing, sister. we are idiots.

I left the hubster for a coupla hours today and when i got back and checked on him, his blood sugar was 70. so I guess I am where i am supposed to be.

I have ceased the rocking while in the fetal postion and have sunk even lower as I clean out my bathroom drawers. sigh.....

But the Wendys have been calling me from Howie's show. AWYWI and CRAZY. cool. Panther and I snagged VIP tickets for Doobie Bros and George Thoroughgood on the 12th so maybe I'll survive this lonely night. crap.

opps---phone!!! it's the Wendys!!!! more later..

[Sarah]

So where's everyone meeting pre-show? Is MR combining with Gens at the Heart Bar?

[Enigma869]

[quote="ttango1"I notice first a long leather coat and then feathered hair [/quote]

Someone needs to tell Cain to get rid of the "feathered" hair. Perhaps he forgot it's not 1982 any longer


John from Boston

[ttango1]

[quote="ttango1]"I notice first a long leather coat and then feathered hair
Someone needs to tell Cain to get rid of the "feathered" hair. Perhaps he forgot it's not 1982 any longer


John from Boston

Isn't that what they call LEGACY HAIR? For that guy, it looks current.

[SacredEyes]

Keep the reports coming,,,,
Smelly(Melissa) and Hair (Lynn) made it there safe and theyre having a great time....
Just got of the phone with Gayle & Dan,,,(Dan just woke up),,,, And theyre getting ready for the Hurricane Deano to hit them pretty soon here.... You guys need to take bunch of pics , specially when Dean and Dan finally get to meet...... We need more pictures

B-

I'm rocking back and forth like a little kid . . . . waiting for the drunk dials! It's killing me that we aren't there! The concert, whatever, I miss the gang, MAN! Last report, credit cards are burning the strip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss ya!

let me just mention this in passing, sister. we are idiots.

I left the hubster for a coupla hours today and when i got back and checked on him, his blood sugar was 70. so I guess I am where i am supposed to be.

I have ceased the rocking while in the fetal postion and have sunk even lower as I clean out my bathroom drawers. sigh.....

But the Wendys have been calling me from Howie's show. AWYWI and CRAZY. cool. Panther and I snagged VIP tickets for Doobie Bros and George Thoroughgood on the 12th so maybe I'll survive this lonely night. crap.

opps---phone!!! it's the Wendys!!!! more later..

I have to agre with you! I am where I am supposed to be . . . with the kiddos. Couldn't miss the daughter's soccer game as I predict she will be the next Pele'

Hope the dh will behave, doubtful, but there is always hope.

Sipping on some Cafe Du Monde coffee in tribute

OMG, my new boy told me last night that going to concerts was not a christian thing to do. I really think he thinks there are massive orgies, sharing of needles, etc. Your thoughts?

[txfirefighter]

We have survived until Saturday morning!!! We all attended a huge gathering of MR peeps AND Back Talk peeps last night in the Planet Hollywood bar. It was a great time.......put a lot of screen names to faces and there was no bloodshed!!! A few special guests popped in and out as well......nice!

Finally got to meet Wyatt and Mandoll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Too cute for words.

Lots of pictures are being taken, so at some point we will get those uploaded.

And yes, there was some shopping done..............

Expect lots of surprises from the show tonight!

[ttango1]

We have survived until Saturday morning!!! We all attended a huge gathering of MR peeps AND Back Talk peeps last night in the Planet Hollywood bar. It was a great time.......put a lot of screen names to faces and there was no bloodshed!!! A few special guests popped in and out as well......nice!

Finally got to meet Wyatt and Mandoll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Too cute for words.

Lots of pictures are being taken, so at some point we will get those uploaded.

And yes, there was some shopping done..............

Expect lots of surprises from the show tonight!

Was that the whole lot of you in the Heart Bar? Anyways...I'm thinking that somewhere in there, Red shoes were lookin' killer.
I'm off to take my girl to Agent Provocatuer, if you don't know what it is...
www.agentprovocatuer.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9FEBT90 ... re=related

[(Crazy)Dulce Lady]

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Hope the dh will behave, doubtful, but there is always hope.

Sipping on some Cafe Du Monde coffee in tribute

OMG, my new boy told me last night that going to concerts was not a christian thing to do. I really think he thinks there are massive orgies, sharing of needles, etc. Your thoughts?

hmmm....you forgot drunk dials, flashing the band, traffic infractions involving the railroad tracks, fist fights, hotel property damage, jail time is always a given, wardrobe malfunctions involving, well never mind. concert boot blisters, and the ever popular hives.

if he's gonna gripe, give him a list so he doesn't leave anything out.

Cafe DuMonde. mmmm. i'm pretty sure we turned down the wrong tracks but we got there eventually.

[Rip Rokken]

Was that the whole lot of you in the Heart Bar? Anyways...I'm thinking that somewhere in there, Red shoes were lookin' killer.
I'm off to take my girl to Agent Provocatuer, if you don't know what it is...
www.agentprovocatuer.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9FEBT90 ... re=related

Yo, ttango1! So great that you stopped by and said hello when you did, because I was winding down and about to take off. Talking with you gave me another boost of energy, and it was great getting to see you meet so many others also for the first time. It slipped my mind that you were the one who ran into Jon and grabbed that picture, else I would have asked you about it! Travel safe, bro, and talk to you soon.

Yes, Red Shoes was looking killer, and she's a super sweetheart of a person. She kept pulling my ponytail! Haha... I guess I can truthfully tell people she was after Rip Rokken's tail?

[ttango1]

Was that the whole lot of you in the Heart Bar? Anyways...I'm thinking that somewhere in there, Red shoes were lookin' killer.
I'm off to take my girl to Agent Provocatuer, if you don't know what it is...
www.agentprovocatuer.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9FEBT90 ... re=related

Yo, ttango1! So great that you stopped by and said hello when you did, because I was winding down and about to take off. Talking with you gave me another boost of energy, and it was great getting to see you meet so many for the first time. It slipped my mind that you were the one to ran into Jon and grabbed that picture, else I would have asked you about it! Travel safe, bro, and talk to you soon.

Yes, Red Shoes was looking killer, and she's a super sweetheart of a person. She kept pulling my ponytail! Haha... I guess I can truthfully tell people she was after Rip Rokken's tail?

Rip Rokken does indeed RIP IT!!! Thanks for the props man. I'm glad the infusion of new blood added more beer to your system Hope to hang with you again!

[Rip Rokken]

Rip Rokken does indeed RIP IT!!! Thanks for the props man. I'm glad the infusion of new blood added more beer to your system Hope to hang with you again!

I was actually drinking the fake stuff, but even the waitress was fooled on first glance and thought my O'Douls was Moosehead!

[Melissa]

Had a BLAST this weekend! Our first time to Vegas & WOW! What a vibe that place has, just awesome

Best part of course was meeting back up with amazing people we've met before & meeting & putting faces with names of the people we had not met before & just having nothing but fun & laughter. Most wonderful person to finally meet.....Wyatt. What a beautiful baby boy! He is so precious & Lula is an AMAZING mommy & such a beautiful person with an amazing heart & soul! And that baby loves his mommy & daddy. Lula & Dean are both wonderful with Wyatt and that baby is greatly loved, that's for sure.

Got to meet lots of new faces & everyone was wonderful. Rip is right that his shirt was a hit & he could be seen for sure! It was awesome to meet Mr. Dokkolate chip cookie man himself Met T-TIME (who is hysterical! ) & his 2 brothers and what a group of truly amazing gentlemen with absolutely wonderful personalities. Ttango is hysterical too, great to meet him. Tons of laughs with everyone & we all had a great time. Went by too fast & I'm still sleep deprived, so more will come back to me later I'm sure, lol.

As for the show.....it was great. JSS is my vocal god & always will be, but it was good to see Arnel live, & he was wonderful. He sings his heart out, he truly does, & makes you just want to root for him. Seems to have a great personality & he is a great showman. He puts tons of passion in his performance, that's for sure. I don't recall one dull moment of the show at all. The highlight for me though was Deen singing "Mother, Father", couldn't see Deen for the piano in our line of vision, but that song (one of my favorites) was amazing & I was ready to be peeled off the floor when it was over. The 3rd new song was ok, but the first 2 new songs knocked me out. Awesome stuff & looking forward to the new cd. All about the music.

Only thing that sucked was not having people there we geatly missed . So when's the next trip?

Hope everyone got home safe

[YoungJRNY]

Had a BLAST this weekend! Our first time to Vegas & WOW! What a vibe that place has, just awesome

Best part of course was meeting back up with amazing people we've met before & meeting & putting faces with names of the people we had not met before & just having nothing but fun & laughter. Most wonderful person to finally meet.....Wyatt. What a beautiful baby boy! He is so precious & Lula is an AMAZING mommy & such a beautiful person with an amazing heart & soul! And that baby loves his mommy & daddy. Lula & Dean are both wonderful with Wyatt and that baby is greatly loved, that's for sure.

Got to meet lots of new faces & everyone was wonderful. Rip is right that his shirt was a hit & he could be seen for sure! It was awesome to meet Mr. Dokkolate chip cookie man himself Met T-TIME (who is hysterical! ) & his 2 brothers and what a group of truly amazing gentlemen with absolutely wonderful personalities. Ttango is hysterical too, great to meet him. Tons of laughs with everyone & we all had a great time. Went by too fast & I'm still sleep deprived, so more will come back to me later I'm sure, lol.

As for the show.....it was great. JSS is my vocal god & always will be, but it was good to see Arnel live, & he was wonderful. He sings his heart out, he truly does, & makes you just want to root for him. Seems to have a great personality & he is a great showman. He puts tons of passion in his performance, that's for sure. I don't recall one dull moment of the show at all. The highlight for me though was Deen singing "Mother, Father", couldn't see Deen for the piano in our line of vision, but that song (one of my favorites) was amazing & I was ready to be peeled off the floor when it was over. The 3rd new song was ok, but the first 2 new songs knocked me out. Awesome stuff & looking forward to the new cd. All about the music.

Only thing that sucked was not having people there we geatly missed . So when's the next trip?

Hope everyone got home safe

Mel, Mel, Mel, MEL! Reading your reply just puts the picture in my head of you just laughing hysterically. Nice review of the concert, was pretty dead on , on all points. Mother, Father is a good one to sing live, and Deen really put his mark on it..saw a lot of people enjoying themselves on this strum. What a great vocalist Deen is. I was actualy scared for my life because I thought the building was going to burn and crumble down on us, that's how on fire Arnel and the band was. Pretty Exciting AND Excited for them and us fans.

One more thing... I'm craving me some MAC 'N CHEESE right about now. Def. should of split it, what were we thinking lmao.

[Melissa]

Had a BLAST this weekend! Our first time to Vegas & WOW! What a vibe that place has, just awesome

Best part of course was meeting back up with amazing people we've met before & meeting & putting faces with names of the people we had not met before & just having nothing but fun & laughter. Most wonderful person to finally meet.....Wyatt. What a beautiful baby boy! He is so precious & Lula is an AMAZING mommy & such a beautiful person with an amazing heart & soul! And that baby loves his mommy & daddy. Lula & Dean are both wonderful with Wyatt and that baby is greatly loved, that's for sure.

Got to meet lots of new faces & everyone was wonderful. Rip is right that his shirt was a hit & he could be seen for sure! It was awesome to meet Mr. Dokkolate chip cookie man himself Met T-TIME (who is hysterical! ) & his 2 brothers and what a group of truly amazing gentlemen with absolutely wonderful personalities. Ttango is hysterical too, great to meet him. Tons of laughs with everyone & we all had a great time. Went by too fast & I'm still sleep deprived, so more will come back to me later I'm sure, lol.

As for the show.....it was great. JSS is my vocal god & always will be, but it was good to see Arnel live, & he was wonderful. He sings his heart out, he truly does, & makes you just want to root for him. Seems to have a great personality & he is a great showman. He puts tons of passion in his performance, that's for sure. I don't recall one dull moment of the show at all. The highlight for me though was Deen singing "Mother, Father", couldn't see Deen for the piano in our line of vision, but that song (one of my favorites) was amazing & I was ready to be peeled off the floor when it was over. The 3rd new song was ok, but the first 2 new songs knocked me out. Awesome stuff & looking forward to the new cd. All about the music.

Only thing that sucked was not having people there we geatly missed . So when's the next trip?

Hope everyone got home safe

Mel, Mel, Mel, MEL! Reading your reply just puts the picture in my head of you just laughing hysterically. Nice review of the concert, was pretty dead on , on all points. Mother, Father is a good one to sing live, and Deen really put his mark on it..saw a lot of people enjoying themselves on this strum. What a great vocalist Deen is. I was actualy scared for my life because I thought the building was going to burn and crumble down on us, that's how on fire Arnel and the band was. Pretty Exciting AND Excited for them and us fans.

One more thing... I'm craving me some MAC 'N CHEESE right about now. Def. should of split it, what were we thinking lmao.

That was a BOATLOAD of macaroni!

And I will never be able to get past the "roll the dice" in DSB now without the vision of you & T-TIME in my head, which will just cause even more laughter!

[txfirefighter]

Had a BLAST this weekend! Our first time to Vegas & WOW! What a vibe that place has, just awesome

Best part of course was meeting back up with amazing people we've met before & meeting & putting faces with names of the people we had not met before & just having nothing but fun & laughter. Most wonderful person to finally meet.....Wyatt. What a beautiful baby boy! He is so precious & Lula is an AMAZING mommy & such a beautiful person with an amazing heart & soul! And that baby loves his mommy & daddy. Lula & Dean are both wonderful with Wyatt and that baby is greatly loved, that's for sure.

Got to meet lots of new faces & everyone was wonderful. Rip is right that his shirt was a hit & he could be seen for sure! It was awesome to meet Mr. Dokkolate chip cookie man himself Met T-TIME (who is hysterical! ) & his 2 brothers and what a group of truly amazing gentlemen with absolutely wonderful personalities. Ttango is hysterical too, great to meet him. Tons of laughs with everyone & we all had a great time. Went by too fast & I'm still sleep deprived, so more will come back to me later I'm sure, lol.

As for the show.....it was great. JSS is my vocal god & always will be, but it was good to see Arnel live, & he was wonderful. He sings his heart out, he truly does, & makes you just want to root for him. Seems to have a great personality & he is a great showman. He puts tons of passion in his performance, that's for sure. I don't recall one dull moment of the show at all. The highlight for me though was Deen singing "Mother, Father", couldn't see Deen for the piano in our line of vision, but that song (one of my favorites) was amazing & I was ready to be peeled off the floor when it was over. The 3rd new song was ok, but the first 2 new songs knocked me out. Awesome stuff & looking forward to the new cd. All about the music.

Only thing that sucked was not having people there we geatly missed . So when's the next trip?

Hope everyone got home safe

Mel, Mel, Mel, MEL! Reading your reply just puts the picture in my head of you just laughing hysterically. Nice review of the concert, was pretty dead on , on all points. Mother, Father is a good one to sing live, and Deen really put his mark on it..saw a lot of people enjoying themselves on this strum. What a great vocalist Deen is. I was actualy scared for my life because I thought the building was going to burn and crumble down on us, that's how on fire Arnel and the band was. Pretty Exciting AND Excited for them and us fans.

One more thing... I'm craving me some MAC 'N CHEESE right about now. Def. should of split it, what were we thinking lmao.

Saturday night was a great show.....I wasn't expecting that, to be honest. Thursday night's show was okay, but there were some MAJOR improvements between Thursday and Saturday!

Glad everyone made it home safely!!!! I was worried about you and Lynn, Mel.......

Thanks for the text, T!!!!!! I will call you later!

I should have just gotten the mac and cheese.....I bet IT didn't come with mayonnaise!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rhiannon]

And I will never be able to get past the "roll the dice" in DSB now without the vision of you & T-TIME in my head, which will just cause even more laughter!

OMG!!! I forgot about that!!! LMAO... "Hey, you guys, I'm gonna go roll the dice." BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[StevePerryHair]

Saturday night was a great show.....I wasn't expecting that, to be honest. Thursday night's show was okay, but there were some MAJOR improvements between Thursday and Saturday!

Glad everyone made it home safely!!!! I was worried about you and Lynn, Mel.......

Thanks for the text, T!!!!!! I will call you later!

I should have just gotten the mac and cheese.....I bet IT didn't come with mayonnaise!!!!!!!!!!!!

We made it! Uneventful travels. We just did a bit of site seeing last night and we had the redeye. Oh!!!!! That night when we left you guys, we got back to our hotel, and I had no cell phone. I was sooo worried it fell out of my pocket and into the cab. I had no idea what cab company we rode in (gee, I wonder why) so we had to take a cab all the way back to PH to check the restaurant. Thank God they had it!!! So $30 of cab rides later, we went to bed and slept until 1pm. Needless to say, we extended out check out.

[txfirefighter]

Saturday night was a great show.....I wasn't expecting that, to be honest. Thursday night's show was okay, but there were some MAJOR improvements between Thursday and Saturday!

Glad everyone made it home safely!!!! I was worried about you and Lynn, Mel.......

Thanks for the text, T!!!!!! I will call you later!

I should have just gotten the mac and cheese.....I bet IT didn't come with mayonnaise!!!!!!!!!!!!

We made it! Uneventful travels. We just did a bit of site seeing last night and we had the redeye. Oh!!!!! That night when we left you guys, we got back to our hotel, and I had no cell phone. I was sooo worried it fell out of my pocket and into the cab. I had no idea what cab company we rode in (gee, I wonder why) so we had to take a cab all the way back to PH to check the restaurant. Thank God they had it!!! So $30 of cab rides later, we went to bed and slept until 1pm. Needless to say, we extended out check out.

That's a bummer! Glad you got to sleep in!! We were just trying to get Dan to the airport.....he had to keep laying down to rest!!! Yesterday was a LONG day!! Here's to the next trip.....up north this time!!!!

[Sarah]

The highlight for me though was Deen singing "Mother, Father", couldn't see Deen for the piano in our line of vision, but that song (one of my favorites) was amazing & I was ready to be peeled off the floor when it was over.

Mother, Father is a good one to sing live, and Deen really put his mark on it..saw a lot of people enjoying themselves on this strum. What a great vocalist Deen is.

That was the highlight for me too. I saw Deen after the show and told him so. I really do enjoy anything he sings.

[SacredEyes]

I am so glad you guys had a blast together . . . . geez, you'd been hard pressed not to due to locale. Wishing I was there terribly but felt there in spirit nonetheless. I am just wondering how much food / drinks got snorted due to insidious onsets of laughter!

Should have strapped dan to various pieces of luggage . . . . .

[SacredEyes]

[
Hope the dh will behave, doubtful, but there is always hope.

Sipping on some Cafe Du Monde coffee in tribute

OMG, my new boy told me last night that going to concerts was not a christian thing to do. I really think he thinks there are massive orgies, sharing of needles, etc. Your thoughts?

hmmm....you forgot drunk dials, flashing the band, traffic infractions involving the railroad tracks, fist fights, hotel property damage, jail time is always a given, wardrobe malfunctions involving, well never mind. concert boot blisters, and the ever popular hives.

if he's gonna gripe, give him a list so he doesn't leave anything out.

Cafe DuMonde. mmmm. i'm pretty sure we turned down the wrong tracks but we got there eventually.

MMMM, the memories . . . . .

[Melissa]

I am so glad you guys had a blast together . . . . geez, you'd been hard pressed not to due to locale. Wishing I was there terribly but felt there in spirit nonetheless. I am just wondering how much food / drinks got snorted due to insidious onsets of laughter!

Should have strapped dan to various pieces of luggage . . . . .

We missed you soooooooooo much Jen!

And there was one snort that I do recall vividly, and that from her left me laughing so hard I swear I stopped breathing for a few seconds!