Steve Perry Fans - March 2006 Gazette

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

We thought it might be nice to "meet" some of your fellow Steve Perry fans, so we have devised a Member Spotlight. If you would like to take part, please email us, and we will send you a short questionnaire.

This month - Meet Marion!

Hometown: Berlin, Germany
Occupation: Laboratory assistant
Family: married, two children, daughter and son
Hobbies: Beside enjoying my computer with all the wonderful possibilities to study with software, working with picture programs or meeting people while chatting. I'm interested in nature, animals and all interesting wonder what our world can offer. I'm interested in the old Egypt history, prehistory and astronomy. I like to care for plants. I have a passion for hamsters and have had a lot of them during my life.
When did you buy your first computer? In 2001
Where is your current computer located? I have a laptop and it is there where I am.
Been a fan how long? A real fan since 2001. I became aware of Steve's voice in 1977 when I listened Steve's voice in Wheel in the Sky on the radio for the first time. Unfortunately I couldn't follow the musical development of Journey because I couldn't buy Journey CDs where I lived. After the Fall of the Wall the situation changes to better. In 2001 I held Journey Greatest Hits in my hands in a store and read Wheel in the Sky on the cover.....and I thought, "I remember!! This song was sung of a man with a great voice.................." Of course I bought this CD.....................the beginning of a big passion.
First time I heard Steve sing I felt: It is interesting that I remember exactly the situation when I heard Wheel in the Sky for the first time. I was 16 years old, sat in front of the radio and I stopped doing something while listening this song because Steve's voice fascinated me immediately. His voice stood out from all other voices you could hear at this time. I could listen that the name of the group was "Journey". All the years later I still had an imagination of the sound of Steve's voice in my mind. Later I found out that the front man of Journey would be a part of USA for Africa. I listened We are the World...............and the beautiful voice was back to me. There was no doubt which part Steve sang......I recognized it at once. It took me 23 years from listening the first song to have my first Journey CD including Wheel in the Sky.
Favorite CD: It is a difficult question because it depends on my mood. Can I choose two of them? Captured and Greatest Hits + 5 Unreleased
Have you seen Steve in concert? Unfortunatelly no!!!!
If you could put one song in a time capsule for future generations what would it be and why? Faithfully because this song has everything to be the biggest song ever: Sung of a great voice plus passion plus hope of love and warmth...............the wish of everyone in life!