The following are news items from 2006, as featured on our Home Page. All links open in a new page.
January 1 2007 !Happy New Year! Dec 24 2006: Merry Christmas Everyone! 
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." - Charles Dickens
Dec 13 2006
Win CDs signed personally by Steve! Go to Fan Asylum and vote for your favorite item from his recent Q&A
Results of the poll and winners of the CDs will be notified after 12/31/2006
Dec 12 2006 Some reviews of the 2nd wave of CD reissues: STOP PRESS! Nov 23 2006: "Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving." ~ W. T. Purkiser
Nov 19 2006: Bits and Pieces: Reminder - The e-mail address to send Steve a question on Fan Asylum is closed. Now we're just waiting for the magic of Steve and Lora to turn those questions into answers - keep an eye on the Fan Asylum site, this page and our Message Center to find out when the answers are posted!
If you haven't already - pick up our November Gazette! Would you would like to be featured in our "Member Spotlight"? Send us an e-mail: noelandjan@steveperryfans.com if the answer is yes!
Nov 14 2006 !New Steve Information! The Q&A e-mail address is up and ready to go: SPQuestions@fanasylum.com is the address where you may submit your questions to Steve via Lora and Fan Asylum! The e-mail address will only be active until Thursday, November 16th at 5pm Pacific Time - so don't wait too long! Go here to read Lora's post in our message center. Again, Thank You Lora and Steve! Nov 11 2006 !New Steve Information! Have you always wanted to ask Steve a question? Well, now you can. Once again, Steve will be answering questions via Fan Asylum! An e-mail will be activated and you will be able to submit questions - but only for two days! Go here to read Lora's post in our message center. There are no firm dates, but when they become available, Lora will let us know. Thanks so much to Lora and Steve! Nov 5 2006 !New Steve Picture! Goofing around.. Uncle Joe has put up a new picture - enjoy! Steve and Uncle Joe. Nov 5 2006 !New Steve Information! CORRECTION According to Uncle Joe's website the date for the broadcast has changed to: December 10th! Change those calendars! Nov 2 2006 !New Steve Information! According to Uncle Joe's website - Off The Record "Will feature the music of Journey and Steve Perry as well as Joe's brand new conversation with Steve Perry." Off The Record streams live on the net ~and~ many local radio stations feature the show as well. So, mark your calendars: Sunday, December 10th - check listings on Uncle Joe's site for times and stations! Nov 2 2006: Bits and Pieces: VH1 is airing a special entitled: 100 Greatest Songs from the 80's and yes, Journey came in the top 20 at #11 with Don't Stop Believin'. The episode airs tonight so check VH1's website for times and dates. October 31 2006: October 29 2006: New item in the Press Room: October 22 2006: Song Alert News! - Both television programs Cold Case and Supernatural featured Journey songs in new episodes. As a result, we've updated our Films/TV page. Thanks to Foolish Heart for the tip about Supernatural! October 15 2006: Bits and Pieces - News for our Japanese friends: The re-issues/re-masters of Street Talk; FTLOSM and Greatest Hits will be released in Japan on November 22nd. Go here to read more about it! ~And~ If you'd like to hear some snippets of the additional tracks on Steve's solo albums head over to CD Universe: Street Talk is here; FTLOSM and last but not least GH+5 ~ Enjoy! Oct 3 2006: Re-Masters are released! Here is a list of the re-masters and their bonus tracks due TODAY in stores:
Departure - Natural Thing/Little Girl.
Frontiers - Only The Young/Ask The Lonely/Liberty/Only Solutions
Raised On Radio - Girl Can't Help It/I'll Be Alright Without You
Trial By Fire - I Can See It In Your Eyes
Street Talk - My My My/Harmony/ Makes No Difference/Don't Tell Me Why You're Leaving/If Only For The Moment Girl.
For The Love Of Strange Medicine - If You Need Me, Call Me/One More Time/Can't Stop/ Friends of Mine/Missing You.
Greatest Hits + Five Unreleased (with new title: The Very Best of Steve Perry) - Don't Fight It
All are re-masters and will have new booklets! Go here and here to order through Sony. Or hit your local record store, but remember to pace yourself! Big Thanks to Steve, John K, Journey and Sony/Columbia!
Oct 1 2006: The October steveperryfans.com Gazette is out! September 11 2006: New item in the Press Room: September 11 2006: September 5 2006: We have another NEW booklet for you! This one is from the Greatest Hits re-issue/re-master Go here! Enjoy! September 1 2006: Read the latest? No? Well, what are you waiting for - the September steveperryfans.com Gazette is here! Enjoy! Email us to join the Mailing List! August 28 2006 - Site News: Our recent Stationery Contest was a huge success and we want to thank everyone who participated! Our winners are: 1st Place ~ Marion; 2nd Place ~ Babs and 3rd Place ~ Tammy! Congratulations! You can read all about it and view their winning entries here! If you'd like to use our new stationery go to our Stationery Page and follow the instructions! August 25 2006 ~Re-Master Round-Up~ Here is a list of the re-masters and their bonus tracks due on October 3rd:
Departure - Natural Thing/Little Girl.
Frontiers - Only The Young/Ask The Lonely/Liberty/Only Solutions
Raised On Radio - Girl Can't Help It/I'll Be Alright Without You
Trial By Fire - I Can See It In Your Eyes
Street Talk - My My My/Harmony/ Makes No Difference/Don't Tell Me Why You're Leaving/If Only For The Moment Girl.
For The Love Of Strange Medicine - If You Need Me, Call Me/One More Time/Can't Stop/ Friends of Mine/Missing You.
Greatest Hits + Five Unreleased (with new title: The Very Best of Steve Perry) - Don't Fight It
All are re-masters and will have new booklets! Go here and here to pre-order through Sony.
August 23 2006 !New Steve Information! Pre-Order the re-issues due October 3rd! Go to Sony and get the reissues at a great price! (Thanks Unicornvilla!) Bonus! On FTLOSM there are bonus tracks: If You Need Me, Call Me; One More Time; Can't Stop; Friends of Mine & Missing You! Missing You is a LIVE version recorded in San Francisco in 1994! (once again, Thanks Lora!)
August 19 2006 !New Steve Information! Lora has given us a peek at the track lists for the re-issues coming out October 3rd. Street Talk will have 3 previously unreleased tracks: My My My; Harmony and Makes No Difference - all from the Alien Project Demo. Go here to read her post. A big Thank You to Lora for keeping all of us in the loop!
August 17 2006 In August's Q (British music magazine): "Escape.... from the bizarre space-fantasy cover art to the driving synth-guitar fusion elevating Steve Perry's white blues wail, this is the very pinnacle of pop prog. Fantastic songs, too - not least the majestic Stone In Love." August 17 2006 Another reissue review! Star Bulletin.
**The release date of October 3rd was confirmed by Lora this afternoon - and she cleared up the confusion on the new title "The Best Of Steve Perry" - which is the re-release of the GH + 5 CD with a possible additional track of Don't Fight It. Go here and page down for Lora's post. Thank you again Lora!
August 14 2006 More reviews of the CD reissues (Thanks Layla!):
Site News: Susan has had to step down as a Moderator in our message center. Thank You Susan for all your help!
Chat has been canceled for the rest of August ~
Our Desktop Calendars have been updated through December ~
The Timeline has been re-vamped and updated ~
Catch up with all the old news in our updated Gazette section ~
All of the above news, links and more can be found in our message center post: steveperryfans.com updates! August 10 2006 Read some of the reviews of the CD reissues: August 10 2006 If you haven't already read our monthly Gazette, get it here! Email us to join the Mailing List August 7 2006 !New Steve Information! Steve's past carpentry jobs came in handy when he joined up with Major League Baseball and Habitat for Humanity to help rebuild homes in the Gulf Coast back in October of 2005. Click on the link to check out Steve in action!
August 5 2006 !New Steve Information! Steve stopped by the new branch of "School of Rock" in LA to show his support! Read about it in LA Weekly Music. Thanks for the tip Melodia!
And there's a picture too ~ go to the School of Rock Forums and scroll down for a great summer treat! Thanks Layla!
August 3 2006: Sneak Peek: Haven't purchased the re-issues yet? Like to take a look inside one? Here's the Evolution booklet! A BIG Thank You to Sarah for the scan and link! Updated Information! The re-master of Departure was due to be released yesterday,(8/1) - however Sony has postponed the CD's re-issue. Thank you Lora for stopping by and clearing up the mystery - go here and page down for her post. August 1 2006: From Sony's Journey Web Page: "Journey Reissues in Stores 8/1!
All Journey reissues include Deluxe Digipaks with 16 page full color scrapbook-style booklets packed with Photos, Memorabilia and Tour Dates with superior remastered sound and Bonus Tracks!" July 27 2006: More Summer Of Fun activities! Are you into Scrapbooking? July 20 2006: Pre-order your copies of the re-mastered Journey CDs from Sony's website. If you have been keeping up on the news, Steve Perry and John Kalodner have taken on the task of remastering all of Journey's and Steve's past catalogue, and the first ones are due for release on August 1st 2006. The CDs being released are: Infinity, Evolution, Departure, Escape and Greatest Hits, all with state-of-the-art remastering and some bonus goodies! July 16 2006: Bits and Pieces: Check out our new forum - Any Way You Want It - as our "Summer of Fun" continues. Steve was mentioned, yet again, on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" in a segment called If They Mated- to view the results of the segment go to Conan's website. It's a hoot! And let's thank both Debbie for taking over our 6 Degrees game in the message center ~and~ Sarah for doing such a great job on it in the past. Sarah's touch will be missed, but Debbie is more than up to the challenge! Thanks Ladies! July 13 2006: Steve's iPod Favorites were published on Apple's iTunes a while ago. Read Steve's picks and if you are an iTunes user, find his Celebrity Playlist and listen to samples of the tunes Steve loves. July 9 2006: The Summer of Fun is back! July 6 2006: The July steveperryfans.com Gazette has arrived! July 4 2006: July 2 2006:!Info! Tonight on 92.5 KZPS in Dallas, Tx: "In the summer of 1981 the Gallup poll named Journey the #1 band in America and the album that did it was Escape, released 25 years ago this month. It’s loaded with hits, including “Don’t Stop Believing,” Stone In Love,” and “Who’s Cryin’ Now.” Journey’s Neal Schon & Jonathan Cain, plus former lead singer Steve Perry, journey back for the 25th anniversary of Escape Sunday night at 8pm (Central Time) “In The Studio” exclusively on 92.5 KZPS The Classic Rock Station!!" June 29 2006: A recent survey of Kansas radio listeners had Journey's Faithfully as the #1 pick on the listeners' playlist! Very cool! Thanks, Marsha. June 23 2006: !Updated Steve Information! From Billboard.com : June 15 2006: !Sold! The signed copy of the Houston DVD went to the high bidder of $380.00! Congratulations! A portion of the proceeds from this classicrockrevisited.com auction will benefit The Rhythm & Blues Foundation, Inc. an organization providing emergency assistance to and dedicated to the preservation of history for and recognition to rhythm & blues artists from the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s & 70’s. June 11 2006: On 6/20/06 Sony will be releasing Journey - Live In Houston 1981 in UMD format. UMD stands for "Universal Media Disc" and is specifically designed to play on Sony's PlayStation Portable players. For fans on the go! June 9 2006: Bid on a copy of the Houston DVD signed by Steve here, along with a signed copy of Neal Schon's I on U CD. These are offered by Classic Rock Revisited to benefit a charity. June 7 2006: Don't forget that our Chat schedule has changed for the summer with moderated chats on Saturdays only. June 4 2006: The June steveperryfans.com Gazette has arrived! May 27 2006: Rock On! VH1 Classics - Rock On TV : May 23 2006: !Updated Steve Information! From MusicTap.com : May 19 2006: If you haven't already - check out these articles: The first is an interview with Guitarist Joe Satriani: The second is an awesome new look at the Escape album from the SF Gate: "Fantastic Journey": And finally a review of the DVD "Live in Houston - 1981" May 10 2006: Lora & Cyndy stopped by the Message Center to let us know about a recent Steve Sighting! Check it out : Thanks to Lora and Cyndy! May 3 2006: !Cancelled! This episode has been pulled from VH1's schedule: VH1 - "I Love The 80's Strikes Back: 1981": Thursday, May 4th at 12:30pm - Journey is a featured artist! May 1 2006: The May steveperryfans.com Gazette is here! April 30 2006: Journey Auction - Final Day Backstage Auctions: April 28 2006: !New Steve Information! From Melodicrock.com: April 24 2006: New item in the Press Room: April 18 2006: !Set Those VCR's! VH1 - "I Love The 80's Strikes Back: 1981": Thursday, May 4th at 12:30pm - Journey is a featured artist! April 15 2006: !New Steve Information! From John Kalodner's Q&A's: April 16 2006: April 13 2006: New item in the Press Room: April 8 2006: New item in the Press Room: April 4 2006: Spring has arrived and steveperryfans.com has all of your Easter needs right here! April 1 2006: The April steveperryfans.com Gazette March 30 2006: New item in the Press Room: March 27 2006: New item in the Press Room: March 25 2006: New item in the Press Room: March 24 2006: TangerineGerene has agreed to be our Message Center's: March 22 2006: We have updated our Calendars Page: March 22 2006: New item in the Press Room: March 15 2006: New item in the Press Room: March 13 2006: New items in the Press Room: March 11 2006: New item in the Press Room: March 9 2006: New item in the Press Room: March 7 2006: New item in the Press Room: March 5 2006: New item in the Press Room: March 2 2006: St. Patrick's Day e-Cards are now available. March 1 2006: Gazette Issue #2 is published February 27 2006: New photos in the Walk Of Fame Appearances section. Thanks so much, Lula! February 22 2006: New items in the Press Room: February 20 2006: Audio extracts from Steve's interview with Mitch Lafon added here! February 2006: Some new articles have been added to the Press Room recently:
February 2006: March UK edition of Classic Rock has an interview with Steve plus a small review of the Houston DVD! February 17: Majic100 Steve's recent interview with Mitch Lafon airs during That 80's Show with Codi Jefferies
6pm EST/ 3pm PST/ 11pm GMT February 6th 2006 Attention Birthday Club Members!
Feb 14Happy Valentine's Day Feb 8 - Forthcoming radio appearance by Steve! Rockline Encore with Bob Coburn NEW! Feb 6 In the Press Room - Journey: A Small Circle Of Friends
NEW! Feb 3 In the Press Room - Journey: Changes On The Winds Of Time February 1st 2006 - Welcome to our brand new site. We are very excited about this venture, and we hope you will enjoy your visits here.
Your comments and suggestions are welcomed. Please email us. Some of the features we hope you will enjoy include our Press Room, where we have replicated magazine articles
in their original format, our extensive Tour Information and our photos of Steve Perry. To navigate the site, we have placed a menu bar at the top of each page. There is also a Site Map for your convenience. See our Navigation Help page.
The Observer Online
The Pitt News
Dec 3 2006: Steve Perry's answers are now posted at Fan Asylum.
He has answered more than 80 questions on this occasion!
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble... ~ Have a Frightfully Fun Halloween!
Voice Magazine - Premiere Issue March/April 1980
Enjoy!
"Journey Comes Back After 10 Year Hiatus" Calgary Herald - February 21, 1997
Away Team
NewBeats
Pop Culture Madness
Honolulu Star Bulletin
blogcritics.org
Starpulse News Blog
Vintage Rock
The Albums being released today: Infinity, Evolution, Departure, Escape and Greatest Hits! Get yours today!
Do you have any:
· Photos you took at a concert?
· Photo of you, your friends, your dog in a Classic Journey t-shirt?
· Old ticket stubs?
· Classic Journey 45’s?
· Album covers?
· Programs from special events?
· Pictures of your posters from your 80’s bedroom?
· Journeyforce souvenirs?
If you have anything like the items above from the Classic Journey lineup – let us know.
We are going to create a “Scrapbook Page” of memories and display it online.
Outline:
1. Scan or photograph your item(s)
2. Be aware they will be shown online
3. Send the photo/scan to us: noelandjan@steveperryfans.com
Timeline:
· All items must be in to us by August 10th
The Scrapbook page will be up for viewing by August 31st!
We can’t wait to see what you’ve got locked away!
As part of the Summer of Fun we are having a Stationery Contest - if you are creative and would like to sign up for the contest just follow the link above, read the post, create and send in! Have Fun!
Who's having a Birthday? What is the Summer of Fun? Want a nifty desktop calendar? It's all there - check it out!
Happy Birthday USA! From all of us at steveperryfans.com - have a fun and safe Holiday!
"June 22, 2006, 3:40 PM ET - Five Journey albums have been remastered and expanded with memorabilia-rich album booklets for an Aug. 1 release via Columbia/Legacy. A handful of the titles have new bonus tracks, including 1988's Greatest Hits, which will feature the 1996 single 'When You Love a Woman'. 1978's Infinity, which marked the vocal debut of Steve Perry, and 1979's Evolution retain their original track lists, while 1980's Departure will include the bonus tracks 'Little Girl' and 'Natural Thing'. The mega-selling 1981 album Escape will include live versions of 'Don't Stop Believin', 'Who's Crying Now' and 'Open Arms' from the recent archival CD/DVD 'Live in Houston,' plus the studio track 'La Raza Del Sol'."
All the latest Steve News; our June Members Spotlight; some Site news and more!
will air Journey - Live In Houston on Friday, June 2nd at 9pm/EST and Saturday, June 3rd at 12am/EST. Check your local listings for times in your area.
"Infinity from Journey was added to the list of reissues coming from Columbia and Legacy on July 25. It joins previously announced Departure, Escape, Evolution, and Journey's Greatest Hits." *Reminder* This is a tentative date as it is not coming from an official source and, as always, all release dates are subject to change.
All the latest Steve News; your May Desktop Calendar; the May Members Spotlight and much, much more!
Today is the final day that bidding is being taken for Journey Memorabilia
TOMMY DENANDER REPORTS IN FROM LA: "The plan is still on to write with Steve Perry next week so I hope it happens cause it would be very cool..."
"Journey - Pop Star Of The Month" Song Hits - September 1979
..."Right now Steve Perry and I are repackaging (with original packaging and artwork) and bringing up the masters to the state of the art CD standards for the entire Journey catalog and Steve's solo records. They should be released in the Summer and Fall of 2006."
"In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it..." From all of us at steveperryfans.com - have a wonderful Holiday!
"Steve Perry - His Own Private Journey" Rock Fever - July 1984
"And Then There Were Three" Super Song Hits - October 1986
Need an Easter e-card to send to all of your friends? How about an Easter signature or graphic for the message center? They are just a click away! Enjoy!
is hot off the press! Read all the latest news - and be sure to check out the new Member Spotlight feature!
Journey Music Collector - July 1990
"Perry's Solo Journey" Music Express - October 1984
"Journey - Did You Know That..." Teen Beat - July 1982
Official Greeter! Congratulations and Thank You Ger!
The calendars that are available to print out and use go through the month of July now! Mark those important dates!
A selection of short clippings from a variety of magazines. Enjoy!
Rock World: Facts From The Frontier - May 1984
Faces Rocks, March 1987 Journey The Band Plays On
Tiger Beat, August 1983 I Spent A Night Backstage With Journey
Tiger Beat: You Mean You Didn't Know?! - January 1983
Teen Stars: Steve Perry On His Own, September 1984 (Thanks, Kris)
Record Review: Journey Looks To New Frontiers, April 1983
Record Review Interview, February 1981
Journey Force interview Honest Passion is now in the Press Room
Steve Perry Talks Street Talk
Journey On The Road
Journey Force: Who Sings For Me
Steve Perry on the Robert Klein show (transcript)
Journey Meets The Press
FTLOSM Press Release
Steve Perry running alone on a new journey
This is just a selection, drop by the Press Room and browse!
Hello Everyone! Once again it is time to clean up our Birthday Club list.
Over the past year we have had our e-mails bounce to
If your name and birthday are on the list below, and you wish to remain a member of our Birthday Club,
please contact us immediately and update your e-mail address.
On February 19th the list will be updated and any of these members who hasn’t contacted us, will be removed.
Thanks!
Noel and Jan
Jan and Noel
