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Postby Deb » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:35 am

Melissa wrote:
DrFU wrote:Here's my Youtube of the first minute and a half of Just the Same Way shot from the front row. Video is bouncy cause I was hiding from the security Nazi; audio is pretty good. Deen's beautiful voice comes through loud and clear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9-DI5PSaWE


That is awesome Linda, love your av too! Deen sounds beautiful as always! I'm a Deen loon :D lol


You and me both! Greg's getting a little pitchy on that one. But, beautiful to hear LIVE none the less, love that song! Thanks Linda. That's Deb's head dancin' up a storm in the corner of the shot there, isn't it?! :lol:
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Postby Blueskies » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:45 am

SteveForever wrote:The Austin show was great! but I thought Cain looked totally unhappy and bored...Arnel was awesome but the interaction within the band is not there...
Neal is amazing!!!! I couldn't believe they only did 1 song with Gregg, he was fantastic!!!!! why only 1?


Thats very cool that you got to see Rolie onstage with the band again and had a great time! :wink: :D
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Postby Melissa » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:50 am

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Melissa wrote:
DrFU wrote:Here's my Youtube of the first minute and a half of Just the Same Way shot from the front row. Video is bouncy cause I was hiding from the security Nazi; audio is pretty good. Deen's beautiful voice comes through loud and clear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9-DI5PSaWE


That is awesome Linda, love your av too! Deen sounds beautiful as always! I'm a Deen loon :D lol


You and me both! Greg's getting a little pitchy on that one. But, beautiful to hear LIVE none the less, love that song! Thanks Linda. That's Deb's head dancin' up a storm in the corner of the shot there, isn't it?! :lol:


That's it! There's 2 of us so we need a DEEN forum, dammit! :lol: :wink:
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Postby Don » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:08 pm

I wouldnt mind if Deen sang everything pre-Escape. Patiently, Something to Hide, Winds Of March, Stay Awhile, etc. His voice suits the songs perfectly.
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Postby stevew2 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:22 pm

deen needs his on forum now, what the hell
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Postby Melissa » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:31 pm

stevew2 wrote:deen needs his on forum now, what the hell


It was a joke.... and you've nothing to fear, I'm sure your idol would get his own one waaaaay before anyhow :P
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Postby la michelona » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:33 pm

Melissa wrote:
stevew2 wrote:deen needs his on forum now, what the hell


It was a joke.... and you've nothing to fear, I'm sure your idol would get his own one waaaaay before anyhow :P


a forum for Jason? that's so nice. :D
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Postby Rick » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:33 pm

la michelona wrote:
Melissa wrote:
stevew2 wrote:deen needs his on forum now, what the hell


It was a joke.... and you've nothing to fear, I'm sure your idol would get his own one waaaaay before anyhow :P


a forum for Jason? that's so nice. :D
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Postby Chubby321 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:35 pm

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la michelona wrote:
Melissa wrote:
stevew2 wrote:deen needs his on forum now, what the hell


It was a joke.... and you've nothing to fear, I'm sure your idol would get his own one waaaaay before anyhow :P


a forum for Jason? that's so nice. :D
:lol: :lol: :lol:



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Postby stevew2 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:42 pm

la michelona wrote:
Melissa wrote:
stevew2 wrote:deen needs his on forum now, what the hell


It was a joke.... and you've nothing to fear, I'm sure your idol would get his own one waaaaay before anyhow :P


a forum for Jason? that's so nice. :D
id rather see that than one for Friga, id piss on his vinard and spoil the wine
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Postby la michelona » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:45 pm

stevew2 wrote:
la michelona wrote:
Melissa wrote:
stevew2 wrote:deen needs his on forum now, what the hell


It was a joke.... and you've nothing to fear, I'm sure your idol would get his own one waaaaay before anyhow :P


a forum for Jason? that's so nice. :D
id rather see that than one for Friga, id piss on his vinard and spoil the wine


hey, nothin' wrong with a little eyecandy (jason) :D but I can't believe you'd actually waste the wine! :shock:
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Postby Lula » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:54 pm

Michigan Girl wrote:Me either, he's made a reference or two that his songs were his like his babies...any good father
would be keeping track of who's raising them!!! :wink:


silly michigan girl, you know those songs are all grown up and on their own. i hate to say it but they're damn well middle aged!! :lol:
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Postby stevew2 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:55 pm

la michelona wrote:
stevew2 wrote:
la michelona wrote:
Melissa wrote:
stevew2 wrote:deen needs his on forum now, what the hell


It was a joke.... and you've nothing to fear, I'm sure your idol would get his own one waaaaay before anyhow :P


a forum for Jason? that's so nice. :D
id rather see that than one for Friga, id piss on his vinard and spoil the wine


hey, nothin' wrong with a little eyecandy (jason) :D but I can't believe you'd actually waste the wine! :shock:
it would be my piss i dont but his wine anyway, it problablly taste like piss anyway
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Postby Chubby321 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:57 pm

Very funny blog. :lol:


http://figmentsoup.blogspot.com/2009/09/journey.html

Credit goes to Seven
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
journey

oh, what a journey it was!! last night was a blast, and i am left feeling very, very old.

(and more than a little nostalgic)

it seems that lighters held overhead during ballads have been replaced by the lighter ap on the iphone. wow. things our kids will never experience.

there were people there my parents' age who looked like they were fully ready to rock out as i walked towards them. fine jeans, nice shoes, retro rock n roll tees that definitely cost $100+. fantastic conert wear. i am not lying when i say that their 'rock out' factor went down just a smidge when i passed these people and saw the cotton balls and ear plugs in their ears. :)

the man sitting directly behind my friend was precious. he was totally gray, and quite possibly *the* happiest person there. he sang at the top of his lungs to every single song. after night ranger finished, he said, 'i am so happy i could cry!' after journey finished, he actually cried. somewhere in between the crying, he managed to air hump my friend's head. nice.

there were mullets aplenty. women sported their favorite 80s 'dos. i would be fibbing if i said that i wasn't tempted to wear a side ponytail & legwarmers myself even though it was at least 80 degrees outside.

we bought t-shirts as soon as we got there. mine is a long sleeved baseball tee. love it. i rocked the t-shirt during the concert. yes, i was *that* person.

the bass player for journey looked kind of chalky and i was hoping that he had some nitroglycerin tucked in his leather pants just in case. he had the 'weekend at bernie's' immitation nailed.

for the night ranger finale - the band lined up and did the obligatory bow for the packed crowd. the lead singer got a wild hair, likely due to the crazy aplause, and attempted a standing backflip using his buddies' shoulders as a lever. this was not a pretty sight. he almost made it half way over. this put me into bouts and bouts of chuckles for the better part of the rest of the night. :lol:

after the failed backflip attempt, i had a visual of all the guys from journey (except young filipino singing man) doing stretches backstage with richard simmons. my visual for young filipino man included, but was not limited to, a quick round of billy blanks' kickboxing dvd. this entire paragraph is disturbing to me on so many levels.

arnel pineda. alright, let's be honest. this kid walked directly into the cash cow!! he is incredible! energetic, spunky, dancy, jiggy, flippy, and his voice is identical to steve perry! he is the only one i didn't worry about having a potential stroke, heart attack, or aneurysm. i probably had extra confidence in him because of the pre-show billy blanks workout. :shock: :lol:

the concession stands were very entertaining, too. lots of water being ordered. and they served wine. decent wine, too. now that's just a plain old good sign of knowing your audience.

there was a man in front of me about my same age. well dressed. probably came straight to the concert from the law firm. all i wanted was my plastic cup of wine and my water bottle. after placing his foamy earplugs on the counter in an attempt to converse with the concession lady, this gentleman requested (get this) 'a healthy bit of real food.' the lady behind the counter was baffled.

(i was too: it's a concession stand)

she asked him to clarify. he said, 'real food. substance. not snickers, you know?' she sighed that sigh that people sigh when they are at the brink of losing their patience. 'uhhhhh. yeah. we got some sausages in wraps.' the guy said, 'perfect!! i'll take one of those on a whole wheat tortilla! oh - what kind of sausage is it?' now he could tell she was about to lose it. concession stands don't often have choices of sausage: chicken? beef? pork? mystery meat? tofu? yeah, no. it's a concession stand. he quickly insisted that it didn't matter what kind the sausage was.

the red in the lady's face faded. slightly.

at the last moment, he decided that peanut m&m's would be a nice touch to his mystery meat sausage wrap in a plain jane white (non-homemade) tortilla. the lady took his money and then seriously held the m&m's higher than necessary when she *chunked* them onto the counter. the cracking of the candy shells was audible. even over the bass. his facial expression was so, so classic.

i feel very fortunate when i get to be witness to scenes such as these. rare moments of people interacting with each other who should never actually interact with each other. humanity at its finest.

and you know what the best part was? walking down the hallway at school today in my brand new tee (oh, you can bet your bottom dollar that i washed it-in hot water-as soon as i got home!!). each time i would pass one of my teacher friends, she would start singing 'don't stop...believin' to me. loudly. this prompted the kids to start doing the same thing.

by the end of the day, i think everyone in the sixth grade hallway was believin'. and if they weren't, they were at least faking it really well. kudos, collegues!

it's just not worth it to stop believin'. ya know?

it is safe to say that a good time was had by all.

rach and holly - thanks for a great time & for full texting entertainment!! love you, girls.

t.t.f.n., peeps.

oh!!

p.s. one of my students asked me bright and early first thing this morning, 'miss - did you go to journey last night?'

(my t-shirt apparently didn't give this away to everyone - only a select few)

i told him, 'why yes, i did!'

my student proceeded to tell me, 'oh cool. because my mom saw you there.'

a.) sweetness that your mom was there.

a and a 1/2.) oh dear.

b.) holy crap! i ran the *entire* night through my head on lightning speed trying to think of anything that i might have done that could have been considered even slightly unsightly at any given point in the night.

b and a 1/2.) so far so good....

c.) and finally, sweet relief. i deemed bubba's mom 'super cool' after i realized that i behaved like an almost perfect angel last night.

so....it is now clear to me after writing all of this that i don't get out nearly enough.

i am going to put a stop to that. more interesting adventures out of my house coming soon to a blog near you....

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Postby la michelona » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:57 pm

stevew2 wrote:
la michelona wrote:
stevew2 wrote:
la michelona wrote:
Melissa wrote:
stevew2 wrote:deen needs his on forum now, what the hell


It was a joke.... and you've nothing to fear, I'm sure your idol would get his own one waaaaay before anyhow :P


a forum for Jason? that's so nice. :D
id rather see that than one for Friga, id piss on his vinard and spoil the wine


hey, nothin' wrong with a little eyecandy (jason) :D but I can't believe you'd actually waste the wine! :shock:
it would be my piss i dont but his wine anyway, it problablly taste like piss anyway


talk about sour grapes :shock:
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Postby stevew2 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:02 pm

la michelona wrote:
stevew2 wrote:
la michelona wrote:
stevew2 wrote:
la michelona wrote:
Melissa wrote:
stevew2 wrote:deen needs his on forum now, what the hell


It was a joke.... and you've nothing to fear, I'm sure your idol would get his own one waaaaay before anyhow :P


a forum for Jason? that's so nice. :D
id rather see that than one for Friga, id piss on his vinard and spoil the wine


hey, nothin' wrong with a little eyecandy (jason) :D but I can't believe you'd actually waste the wine! :shock:
it would be my piss i dont but his wine anyway, it problablly taste like piss anyway


talk about sour grapes :shock:
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Postby brywool » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:14 pm

nice to hear Greg with the band, but dang, his pitch is terrible. Deen sounds great. Classy of Greg to sit in.
Arnel sounds great on Escape, I wanna see that.
NO. He's NOT Steve F'ing Perry. But he's Arnel F'ing Pineda and I'm okay with that.
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Postby stevew2 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:21 pm

he sounds better than Friga with tapes.It sounded even better at dcvaders party in va a few years back with jeff and jeremey,that was cool as shit .Ill never forget that
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Postby Michigan Girl » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:22 pm

Lula wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Me either, he's made a reference or two that his songs were his like his babies...any good father
would be keeping track of who's raising them!!! :wink:


silly michigan girl, you know those songs are all grown up and on their own. i hate to say it but they're damn well middle aged!! :lol:


All ready!! :shock:

It's so hard to let go... :cry:
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Postby Lula » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:25 pm

Michigan Girl wrote:
Lula wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Me either, he's made a reference or two that his songs were his like his babies...any good father
would be keeping track of who's raising them!!! :wink:


silly michigan girl, you know those songs are all grown up and on their own. i hate to say it but they're damn well middle aged!! :lol:


All ready!! :shock:

It's so hard to let go... :cry:


they grow up so fast!! sometimes i feel like his babies are being exploited be the other parent :lol: :wink:
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Postby Michigan Girl » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:36 pm

Lula wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:
Lula wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Me either, he's made a reference or two that his songs were his like his babies...any good father
would be keeping track of who's raising them!!! :wink:


silly michigan girl, you know those songs are all grown up and on their own. i hate to say it but they're damn well middle aged!! :lol:


All ready!! :shock:

It's so hard to let go... :cry:


they grow up so fast!! sometimes i feel like his babies are being exploited be the other parent :lol: :wink:

I know what you mean, some folks just aren't parent material...raising young ones is a privilege to some
and to others they're just the result of the lay...m-m-m!!! :wink:
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Postby (Crazy)Dulce Lady » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:44 pm

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fredinator wrote:After watching the short clip you put up Linda, seemed to me Neal looked at Gregg in a happy, meaningful way when Deen held that note for so long just like Perry did in the old vids I've seen of this song... Thanks for taking the chance of getting caught and sharing this with us!


hmm....perhaps they can just get rid of Arnel and Friga and have Dean sing the necessary Perry songs....and they can do the whole prog/abraxis thing....


yup on the proggie thang--no to the getting rid of: we need the ballads and anthem rock for the masses in order to keep them on the road so we can see them. imho
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Postby (Crazy)Dulce Lady » Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:46 pm

fredinator wrote:The ACL festival is this weekend and I'm wondering if Neal et al will hang around for it... Neal, if you are staying here and planning on playing somewhere in Austin, will you please say so on your blog? :D


he's in OKC as we type
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Postby fredinator » Thu Oct 01, 2009 2:52 pm

Deb, how did Gregg look? Pretty youthful? He looks youthful in his pics; hard to believe he's 60+. Did they seem to be good friends still? Maybe if they are doing a concept album of Journey through time, they will drag out that wonderful Hammond organ for Gregg to play...
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Postby perryswoman » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:14 pm

Gunbot wrote:I wouldnt mind if Deen sang everything pre-Escape. Patiently, Something to Hide, Winds Of March, Stay Awhile, etc. His voice suits the songs perfectly.



Yes he does and as much as I like Arnel, Deen has always sounded more like Perry to me!
Come back Steve Perry!!
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Postby PianoMan1986 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:52 pm

I agree that Gregg comes off pitchy on the high notes, but I'm just wondering if it has anything to do with the down-tuning. I only say this because I assume any other time he's done the song (outside of Journey -- i.e., with Kevin Chalfant) that they played in standard. Just a thought. Either way, it was great to be able to watch and hear him with the band as a surprise.
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Postby Esc » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:09 pm

portland wrote:
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strangegrey wrote:
fredinator wrote:After watching the short clip you put up Linda, seemed to me Neal looked at Gregg in a happy, meaningful way when Deen held that note for so long just like Perry did in the old vids I've seen of this song... Thanks for taking the chance of getting caught and sharing this with us!


hmm....perhaps they can just get rid of Arnel and Friga and have Dean sing the necessary Perry songs....and they can do the whole prog/abraxis thing....


Who would sing their Survivor covers for them or represent them as the homeless youtube star on the talk show circuit?




:lol: :lol: Do you have to go on vacation...it's much better with you around :wink:


i understand that you guys are quite exhilarated about that short reunion, but you should also consider the factors which brings these type of things.
one should ask himself..."after so many years, why didnt this reunion happen? Why now?"
could it be the infusion of arnel which is suddenly giving this band new life or whatever you may call it? i dont know.
but damned guys, at least give the man some credit.
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Postby Esc » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:14 pm

and for the comment that said arnel not acknowledging rolie:
check mark 3:52 of this clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUyR9LcCViA

you can clearly see arnel clapping his hands from afar. he was about to approach rolie but didnt have the chance.
rolie's back was turned.
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Postby Aaron » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:24 pm

Wow, Rolie sounded pretty damn good. I'd pay good money to see Gregg with the band. Maybe they'd rock again with Gregg back! Awesome!
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Postby Abitaman » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:26 pm

Cain is as much of the band as Perry, Schon, or Rollie. He has written on helped write more songs than anyone.
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