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Onestepper wrote:
I can go along with all of this, but also add that in terms of 'mistakes' or perceived mistakes, the difference between Perry and NS and JC is that the latter have been making public decisions regarding the band for 12+ years post Perry. So they have much more to be scrutinized over versus a person that has all but retired.
donnaplease wrote:cyndy! wrote:yak wrote:For me, the definition of "loon" is anybody who is an OTT fan of a celebrity or artist or whatever. For example, a "loon" would be a fan who attempts to get the death certificate of the mother of one specific lead singer, who shall remain nameless, just to see what the mom died of. Or pretends the singer is a bar of soap, and the fans describe what they did with the soap. That is Loon Personified for me. So the name fits certain fans. Not somebody who genuinely likes Steve Perry as a singer. Or any other celebrity or artist for their particular talent. Huge difference there.
ok, i'm disqualified.
In my time here on the board, I don't perceive the definition of a 'loon' as what you describe, Yak. I'm a self-professed loon, but I'm certainly not any of those things. I put SP up on a pedestal because of the way he moves me with his voice. When I watch him sing, there's something about him that transcends other performers. It's used a lot here, but the word 'emote' is the best way I can describe what I mean. He does it like no other. It's not just his voice, we hear his soul in some of the songs.
Is he fallible? Sure, we all are. Did he screw up a lot with regard to the band? Perhaps. But there is no other performing artist in history that moves me the way he does. I oooh and awww over him in lots of his pictures, but that's just silly girl stuff (and we know it drives the guys here crazy). No one will ever come close to touching me with a voice the way SP does, and that's why I consider myself a loon. Just a somewhat sensible one.
Granny wrote:donnaplease wrote:cyndy! wrote:yak wrote:For me, the definition of "loon" is anybody who is an OTT fan of a celebrity or artist or whatever. For example, a "loon" would be a fan who attempts to get the death certificate of the mother of one specific lead singer, who shall remain nameless, just to see what the mom died of. Or pretends the singer is a bar of soap, and the fans describe what they did with the soap. That is Loon Personified for me. So the name fits certain fans. Not somebody who genuinely likes Steve Perry as a singer. Or any other celebrity or artist for their particular talent. Huge difference there.
ok, i'm disqualified.
In my time here on the board, I don't perceive the definition of a 'loon' as what you describe, Yak. I'm a self-professed loon, but I'm certainly not any of those things. I put SP up on a pedestal because of the way he moves me with his voice. When I watch him sing, there's something about him that transcends other performers. It's used a lot here, but the word 'emote' is the best way I can describe what I mean. He does it like no other. It's not just his voice, we hear his soul in some of the songs.
Is he fallible? Sure, we all are. Did he screw up a lot with regard to the band? Perhaps. But there is no other performing artist in history that moves me the way he does. I oooh and awww over him in lots of his pictures, but that's just silly girl stuff (and we know it drives the guys here crazy). No one will ever come close to touching me with a voice the way SP does, and that's why I consider myself a loon. Just a somewhat sensible one.
DP, thay was so nicly said and expresses my feelings exactly...
all the impersonators in teh world cannot "emote" HIS songs the way he does....
However, I would like to meet him someday...
Granny wrote:artist4perry wrote:Granny wrote:Did I mention I'm a LOON?????
And quite a nice one at dat!
Thnks, A4P you too!!!!
Carla777 wrote:I'm not a SP loon for the definitions that describe here...but i love this man, and for me he used to be one of the best frontman in the world...but i don't think he is Journey...so i don't know
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artist4perry wrote:
We loons have to stick together...............I still have all my Journey Force and SPIN stuff. I also collect photos, and I don't care who doesn't like it. Now if that makes me a loon I know I am not alone, and I am in good company with quite a few others who do the same. As I said I have no desire to invade the mans life. But it would be nice to say hi, and thank him for the great tunes.
So for those who are as old as I am and remember the show Alice. If you don't like it.............you can KISS MAH GRITS!![]()
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And my SPIN membership card as well..............
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Babyblue wrote:yak wrote:For me, the definition of "loon" is anybody who is an OTT fan of a celebrity or artist or whatever. For example, a "loon" would be a fan who attempts to get the death certificate of the mother of one specific lead singer, who shall remain nameless, just to see what the mom died of. Or pretends the singer is a bar of soap, and the fans describe what they did with the soap. That is Loon Personified for me. So the name fits certain fans. Not somebody who genuinely likes Steve Perry as a singer. Or any other celebrity or artist for their particular talent. Huge difference there.
That lets me out then.I love his music and know he is a great person.But that is as far as it goes.I would love to meet him but know that will never happen.Non of us are perfect and that goes for Mr Perry as well.
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Shadowsong wrote:
I think loon comes from lunar...the moon & the affect of it's gravitational force on behavior...lunacy...loon...
OMG...getting a copy of his Mom's death certificate is really nasty. I spoke to a few strangers after the HWOF & one of them said they had a copy of his birth certificate & I thought that was strange!:shock:
OMG: just had 2 big tremors
one a jult
earthquake
hope that was it
was scary enough to set my bird in flight
I got chills up my spine....
Those things are ok
but I just think what if they get really bad.
Heart beating a bit here...
See guess we shouldn't think about Steve...
yak wrote:Shadowsong wrote:
I think loon comes from lunar...the moon & the affect of it's gravitational force on behavior...lunacy...loon...
OMG...getting a copy of his Mom's death certificate is really nasty. I spoke to a few strangers after the HWOF & one of them said they had a copy of his birth certificate & I thought that was strange!:shock:
OMG: just had 2 big tremors
one a jult
earthquake
hope that was it
was scary enough to set my bird in flight
I got chills up my spine....
Those things are ok
but I just think what if they get really bad.
Heart beating a bit here...
See guess we shouldn't think about Steve...
Shadow, you need to be more careful who you associate with.
Were you serious about the earthquake?
Shadowsong wrote:Earthquakes are not things to joke about in CA...yeah, guess it was a 5 but didn't hear of any damage.
larryfromnextdoor wrote:yak wrote:For me, the definition of "loon" is anybody who is an OTT fan of a celebrity or artist or whatever.
who are you? bwhahahahha.. you stay away for another year and a half and it will be curtians for Yak!new posters meet Yak.. now.. if we can get the Distant Voice and A Fire Inside back..........
walkslikealady wrote:yak wrote:Shadowsong wrote:
I think loon comes from lunar...the moon & the affect of it's gravitational force on behavior...lunacy...loon...
OMG...getting a copy of his Mom's death certificate is really nasty. I spoke to a few strangers after the HWOF & one of them said they had a copy of his birth certificate & I thought that was strange!:shock:
OMG: just had 2 big tremors
one a jult
earthquake
hope that was it
was scary enough to set my bird in flight
I got chills up my spine....
Those things are ok
but I just think what if they get really bad.
Heart beating a bit here...
See guess we shouldn't think about Steve...
Shadow, you need to be more careful who you associate with.
Were you serious about the earthquake?
If I were you I'd watch out for Shadow. What she and a friend of hers did a few years back was weirder than getting someone's birth or death certificate IMO.
walkslikealady wrote:Oh, Shadow (Christine), don't you remember those long ago times with HerHeart (Robyn), yourself, and myself in chat? How you two said I had "no airs" and "not a one"?
portland wrote:cyndy! wrote:yak wrote:For me, the definition of "loon" is anybody who is an OTT fan of a celebrity or artist or whatever. For example, a "loon" would be a fan who attempts to get the death certificate of the mother of one specific lead singer, who shall remain nameless, just to see what the mom died of. Or pretends the singer is a bar of soap, and the fans describe what they did with the soap. That is Loon Personified for me. So the name fits certain fans. Not somebody who genuinely likes Steve Perry as a singer. Or any other celebrity or artist for their particular talent. Huge difference there.
ok, i'm disqualified.
Well then I guess I am out too, afterall I was shocked and saddened about the crap I read on the GQ blog that was written by I guess you would call them loons, I don't want to be put in the same classification...I am a fan of the music.....the stuff you describe makes me want to vomit at best.
So I take it back, I am not a loon just a very big fan...and I too would take a bullet for alot of my old friends as well. I think they would for me too.
yak wrote:For me, the definition of "loon" is anybody who is an OTT fan of a celebrity or artist or whatever. For example, a "loon" would be a fan who attempts to get the death certificate of the mother of one specific lead singer, who shall remain nameless, just to see what the mom died of. Or pretends the singer is a bar of soap, and the fans describe what they did with the soap. That is Loon Personified for me. So the name fits certain fans. Not somebody who genuinely likes Steve Perry as a singer. Or any other celebrity or artist for their particular talent. Huge difference there.
cyndy! wrote:ok, i'm disqualified.
jrnyjunky wrote:Hell yeah, I'm a loon. The man rocks! But I too know that he is a human and not perfect. Thats his private side. I don't know him privately. (But I'm willing to! lol) But his public side is perfect. He is everything I want in a front man. The voice is untouchable, the tight jeans that looks just as good in the front as they did in the back, (he had a great ass, and he could still have a great ass, I don't know. But when I met him 3 years ago he had that suit on that you couldn't tell. I wanted to give his ass a little squeeze, but I thought that would be disrespectful so I let the idea go) the hair: don't even get me started on the hair....the expressions on his face when he sings. ITs all there in that perfect package.
Is he difficult to work with? Maybe, but what do I care, I don't wanna work with him. Is he full of himself? Maybe, but again, not my problem. He was very sweet and humble when I met him. He thanked us for coming a few times. He seemed very appreciative of us being there.
So flying 1800 miles by myself to meet up and stay with people that I had only met online (except for 2 people and I had met them the year before that I had drove 300 miles to meet and stay with) to see the Journey Star make me a loon? Hell yeah, and a crazy one at that.
With that said, I'm also very aware of personal boundries. I would never stalk him or anything like that. His personal life is his personal business. I don't know where he lives, where he hangs out or anything like that, and I don't wanna know. Even if I did know, its not gonna do me much good cause I live in Ohio, the land of nothing. lol
Babyblue wrote:jrnyjunky wrote:Hell yeah, I'm a loon. The man rocks! But I too know that he is a human and not perfect. Thats his private side. I don't know him privately. (But I'm willing to! lol) But his public side is perfect. He is everything I want in a front man. The voice is untouchable, the tight jeans that looks just as good in the front as they did in the back, (he had a great ass, and he could still have a great ass, I don't know. But when I met him 3 years ago he had that suit on that you couldn't tell. I wanted to give his ass a little squeeze, but I thought that would be disrespectful so I let the idea go) the hair: don't even get me started on the hair....the expressions on his face when he sings. ITs all there in that perfect package.
Is he difficult to work with? Maybe, but what do I care, I don't wanna work with him. Is he full of himself? Maybe, but again, not my problem. He was very sweet and humble when I met him. He thanked us for coming a few times. He seemed very appreciative of us being there.
So flying 1800 miles by myself to meet up and stay with people that I had only met online (except for 2 people and I had met them the year before that I had drove 300 miles to meet and stay with) to see the Journey Star make me a loon? Hell yeah, and a crazy one at that.
With that said, I'm also very aware of personal boundries. I would never stalk him or anything like that. His personal life is his personal business. I don't know where he lives, where he hangs out or anything like that, and I don't wanna know. Even if I did know, its not gonna do me much good cause I live in Ohio, the land of nothing. lol
We can all be loons without knowing everything about him.The ones that want to know that are the scary ones.
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