JPP Meeting Minutes

August 22, 2014: So, you saw the agenda for our final Journey Past & Present 2005 meeting. What was the end result? Well, here are the minutes from that meeting. (Yes, we took minutes and recorded them. This was serious business folks!) You'll notice several tasks for Cheryl to do upon her trip to LA and the House of Blues. At the time, there were several Soul SirkUS concerts the week before JPP2005 in Hollywood. Cheryl was planning to attend the one at the House of Blues and thus able to do some advance work for us. Deen Castronovo got seriously ill and the Soul SirkUS concerts had to be postponed. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise. While it was disappointing that we didn't get to go to those shows when we planned and Cheryl was unable to do the final LA scouting, we had so many things to do before that trip to LA that two or three concerts probably would have put all of us in the hospital. (That's not a particularly large exaggeration either, every member of the committee was sick upon returning from Hollywood!)
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Shew... long meeting, lots of notes. I've put a To Do list at the end, but I may have forgotten some things so feel free to add to it. Rob, in particular the program notes -- I was busy flipping pages around and didn't jot too many notes. As always, comments, changes, and additions welcome.

Sunday, January 2, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (PST); Teleconference 

Committee members present: Mary Ann Bohne, Emerson Dong, Darla Ellis, Leslie Forsythe, Michelle Murray, Rob Rennert, Cheryl Simien, & Leslie White

I. JPP Agenda
     A. Wednesday -- prep work
          1. Who arrives when?
               -- Mary Ann: lands 11:30 a.m. LAX
               -- Cheryl: Approx 1:00 p.m. via Burbank
               -- MNM: Approx 2:00 p.m. via car
               -- Darla & Emerson: Approx 2:00 p.m. via car
               -- Leslie W.: Approx 5:00 p.m. via car/Anaheim
               -- Rob: lands 10:15 p.m. LAX (pending attending)
               -- Leslie F.: Arrives Thursday morning via Burbank
           2. What needs to be done?
               -- Assemble goodie bags
     B. Thursday -- registration 4-10 p.m.
          1. Schedule committee members to work reg table
               -- 2-hour shifts, 2 committee members per shift.
               -- Informal dinner at many restaurants at H&H complex
          2. How to handle auction/raffle
               -- Recruit volunteers to sell raffle tickets at registration table (2-hour shifts)
               -- MNM post-meeting thought: Need to be there to set up BEFORE 4:00.
               3:00 for committee??
               -- Cheryl & Darla to investigate "big ticket" item for silent auction
               (extra $$ for overhead?)
     C. Friday -- BIG DAY
         1. Overall Timeline
               -- 8-9:30 a.m. = Continuing registration (if necessary)
               -- 10-11 a.m = Travel to Star Ceremony (on their own)
               -- 11:30-12:30 = Star Ceremony (length approx.)
               -- 12:30-1:00 = Travel to Star Party (on their own)
               -- 1-4 = Star Party at the Highlands
               -- 4-6:30 = free time
               -- 6:30-6:45 = load buses
               -- 6:45-7:15 = Travel to House of Blues
               -- 7:15-11 = Concert (end time approx.)
               -- 11-11:30 = Return to Renaissance Hotel
           2. How to handle star ceremony
               a. Getting Fans to/from
                    -- Fans are on their own getting to the ceremony
                    -- MNM still concerned about losing people. While I know it will be
                    impossible to troop everyone down at once AND knowing people
                    are going to go early since we don't have a reserved spot, something
                    bothers me about this scenario. Also, like the idea of having the whole
                    group in one spot like in SF.
               b. Getting good spots for 145 people
                    -- Unless Hollywood Chamber of Commerce changes their mind about a
                    roped off area, hope for the best.
          3. How to handle reception
               -- We didn't address this (at least not in my notes) MNM concerned about
               getting fans in to club on time. Band may not be there long and late
               arrivals will not be happy if the band leaves before they arrive.
               -- We need to have a committee member (or two) at the door checking
               people in as they arrive.
               -- Any committee members arriving early to check on set up?
          4. Travel to HOB
               -- If attendees miss the bus, they will not get in with the rest of the group.
               -- Item not discussed = assigning bus numbers to attendees so we can
               track them. MNM to do using roommate list as basis for grouping people.
               No other concerted effort to keep specific groups together -- part of the
               objective is to meet new people! Committee members will be split up by
               room = MNM/Leslie W./Mary Ann; Darla/Emerson/Rob;
               Cheryl/Leslie F./Cat to track bus loads.
          5. Concert
               -- HOB expecting us to arrive no later than 7:15
               -- We should be let in approx 7:40
               -- Main doors open 8:00
               -- Concert starts approx 9:00
          6. Return from HOB
               -- 5 hours of bus time, period. Let attendees know if they miss the return
               bus (or want to stay late) they will be responsible for their own
               transportation back to hotel.

II. Reception Issues
     A. Speech(es) at the Reception
          -- MNM to do Welcome to JPP. Committee members on dais (or near mic stand
          as the case may be) at same time
          -- Present band with gifts. (Might help with that photo op we must have.)
     B. Menu
          -- Polls closing today. Run-off for desserts
     C. Band & Band Guests
          -- Design/print tickets for band and band guests. Give to Cat and/or JT to give
          to band to give to friends and family they want at the reception. 50?

III. Budget Issues
     A. Budget status report
          -- Good news! Found another tweaked number when I looked at it again when
          I got home. We now have a $30 surplus rather than a $150 shortfall.
          -- Only budget items available to "tweak" are program, passport, & video and
          not much wiggle room there
          -- I calculated today's teleconference at $108 (4 participant numbers x 180
          minutes x $0.15 per minute). Including the $55 from the last teleconference
          that's $163.00 on my Visa bill. Applied the $55 towards my deposit, but we
          may be cash strapped if that's the case. Will transfer full $215 registration
          from my personal account into JPP Checking account today and will apply
          the $163 to my "eat it" funds. If we have enough cash at the end of all
          expenses, I will ask for at least partial reimbursement.
     B. Band Gifts
         -- Cost is approximately $400 ($371 including tax, but adding one additional
          and may have some name overage costs.) MNM will come up with estimate
          for fundraising.
          -- MNM to post to attendee list fiscal scenario for band gifts and ask for
          donations to the cause. Include link to photo of star and text to be printed on
          front.
          -- Add a gold foil sticker to front that says "Presented by Journey Past &
          Present Committee & Attendees" (or words to that affect). HOW to do this??
          -- MNM thought on the way home -- buy gift bags & tissue paper to pack.
          Small gift cards?

IV. Status Reports
     A. Program
          -- Reviewed page by page. Rob has notes.
          -- Emerson to get captures of Rolie, Dunbar, Jackson & Baird for film strips
          page.
     B. Passports
          -- Change 1 autograph page to map/directions page
          -- Add Schon Girls bowling & Rock Walk field trip times
     C. T-shirts
          -- Waiting to sign off on proof. Delivery on time expected
     D. Goodie Bags
          -- Purchased goodie bags look like Hefty bags. Leslie F. to investigate
          alternatives
     E. Lapel pins & magnets
          -- Magnets arrived safe and sound in So. Cal. No horrendous problems
          -- Lapel pins on order
     F. Buses
          -- MNM to send payment/confirmation this week
     G. Highlands
          -- MNM to confirm with Margaux -- menu, band access, etc.
          -- Cheryl to take Cat to see club in LA next weekend
     H. Hotels
          -- Room requirements met
          -- Leslie F. to make final arrangements on signage, registration, & bus pick up

V. Other Issues
     A. Minors and the concert?
          -- No flexibility on the 18+ rule
          -- Cheryl to investigate diligence of ID check next weekend
     B. Videotaping
          -- Ceremony: Need/want press pass(es) for camera set up. Emerson to call
          Hollywood Chamber of Commerce re: details and technical requirements.
          -- Highlands: Have permission to film
          -- House of Blues: Ask permission from band AND HOB to film for posterity. If
          band says OK, see if they'll pick up some of the video tape expense.
          -- Emerson to confirm equipment rental costs
     C. Things to do on Saturday
          -- Schon Girls Bowling
          -- Field Trip to Rock Walk. (Walking Tour?? -- just a post meeting thought. Find
          an interesting route.)
          -- Cheryl to find out what's happening in LA that night if possible while at
          Soul SirkUS.
     D. Rock Walk
          -- See above
     E. Tasks for Cheryl's trip to LA
          1. HOB scout out
               -- ID
               -- Soundboard set up
               -- Where to line up/pre-show access
               -- Where to have bus pick up/drop off (MNM thought on drive home)
               -- Dress code, general environment
          2. What's happening in LA on Saturday?
               -- Who's playing at clubs?
               -- Other items of interest?
     F. What to wear when.
          -- Registration = JPP T-shirts and ID badges ("Committee" on badge)
          -- Star Ceremony/Reception = business casual
          -- Concert = Comfy!
     G. Requests for goodies from cancellations -- specifically DVD.
          -- Only 2, so go for it.
     H. New Business (dear god, no!)
          -- Include Randy Jackson in star award, just in case he shows.

TO DO LIST
1. Prepare registration table schedule
2. Prepare flier of miscellaneous information (e.g. Schon girls bowling, entrance to the Highlands, bus loading procedures.)
3. Recruit volunteers for raffle table
4. MNM to prepare welcome speech
5. Design & print guest passes for "reception only" people (band guests)
6. Finalize menu/Reception issues
7. Order band gifts, pray for funds
8. MNM to send email for donations
9. Purchase/design gold foil stickers for band gifts
10. Finalize program & order by 1/9/05
11. Finalize passports & order by 1/9/05
12. Receive pending orders (T-shirts & lapel pins)
13. MNM to confirm buses
14. Prepare bus assignments
15. Notify those traveling with minors of possible complications (pending Cheryl's investigation at HOB)

JPP Meeting Agenda

August 21, 2014. More fun from the computer archives. Planning our Journey Past & Present events was like taking on a second job, and we treated our meetings as we would meetings for our paying jobs. Leading up to the events was always the busiest time and finalizing the details was crucial; here's the plan and agenda for our final team meeting before JPP2005 in Hollywood.
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Meeting is scheduled to happen 10:00 a.m. PT on Sunday, January 2. Darla, Emerson, Leslie F., & I will meet at my office and use the conference room. Cheryl & Mary Ann have confirmed call ins. Leslie W. is probable call-in. No response from Cat or Rob. Here's what we're looking at for an agenda based on the notes from the last few days. Some of these will obviously overlap one another, but I think I've grouped things in a reasonable order.

I. JPP Agenda
     A. Wednesday -- prep work 
          1. Who arrives when?
          2. What needs to be done? 
     B. Thursday -- registration 4-10 p.m.
          1. Schedule committee members to work reg table
          2. How to handle auction/raffle
     C. Friday -- BIG DAY
          1. Overall Timeline
          2. How to handle star ceremony
               a. Getting Fans to/from
               b. Getting good spots for 145 people
          3. How to handle reception
          4. Travel to HOB
          5. Concert
          6. Return from HOB
 
II. Reception Issues
     A. Speech(es) at the Reception
     B. Menu
     C. Band & Band Guests

III. Budget Issues
     A. Budget status report
     B. Band Gifts

IV. Status Reports
     A. Program
     B. Passports
     C. T-shirts
     D. Goodie Bags
     E. Lapel pins & magnets
     F. Buses
     G. Highlands
     H. Hotels

V. Other Issues
     A. Minors and the concert?
     B. Videotaping
     C. Things to do on Saturday
     D. Rock Walk
     E. Tasks for Cheryl's trip to LA
          1. HOB scout out
          2. What's happening in LA on Saturday?
     F. What to wear when.
     G. Requests for goodies from cancellations -- specifically DVD.
     H. New Business (dear god, no!)

Journey Trivia Questions

August 19, 2014

As I keep digging through my archives of STUFF from the crazy Journey adventures, I keep finding all sorts of things like this list of trivia questions assembled for JPP2005. Take a shot at the answers!

1. Which member(s) of Journey performed at Woodstock?

2. What year did Journey form?

3. What was the band’s original name?

4. Which band associate suggested the name Journey?

5. For most of their career, who was Journey's manager?

6. Who are the two artists responsible for the famed scarab logo and what other San Francisco band's emblem are they known for?

7. Where did Journey perform their first concert? (venue)

8. Who grew up across the street from the Zildjian cymbal factory?

9. Who said "What I changed about Journey is I started writing about the people that cared about the band?"

10. Who played in the band Tyketto?

11. Original Journey drummer Prairie Prince contributed to which album?

12. When and where did Aynsley Dunbar make his debut with Journey?

13. What did Steve Perry work as in Los Angeles while trying to break into the music scene?

14. When and where was Steve Perry's debut with Journey?

15. What was the first song Steve Perry wrote with Neal Schon after joining the band Journey?

16. “Wheel in the Sky” was based on a poem written by which person?

17. Which member(s) of Journey was pilfered from an opening act?

18. What was Journey's first Top 20 single?

19. Which album did Neal Schon’s father help with by creating and playing the string instruments?

20. Which keyboardist is credited on “The Party’s Over (Hopelessly in Love)”?

21. When and at what event was Jonathan Cain's debut with Journey?

22. Which Journey album stayed on the Billboard charts for more than 100 weeks?

23. What was Journey's first Top 10 single?

24. Which Bryan Adams song did Steve Smith play drums on?

25. Who recorded an album with Sammy Hagar?

26. Who got down on his knees and asked Journey to extend the Escape Tour?

27. What was Journey's highest charting single and how high did it get?

28. What song from Frontiers was previewed during the Escape Tour?

29. Which two songs were last minute additions to Frontiers and which songs did they replace?

30. What did Steve Perry’s shirt say in the music video for “Separate Ways”?

31. What year did the Raised on Radio tour begin?

32. What song did Jonathan Cain describe when he said, “This was kind of self-therapy”?

33. What was the only video release from Trial by Fire?

34. Which Journey song had the longest run on the Billboard Top 100 songs?

35. What is the bonus track on the Japanese version of Trial By Fire?

36. When and where did Steve Augeri & Deen Castronovo debut with Journey?

37. Which song off Arrival was previously released on a solo album as an instrumental?

38. Which song off Arrival began as an introduction to "Wheel in the Sky"?

39. Who makes the comments at the end of "Nothing Comes Close"?

40. Where was the Journey 2001 DVD filmed? (venue)

41. What song does Neal play as part of his solo on the 2001 DVD?

42. In April 2003, Journey was inducted to the Bammies Walk of Fame. What is "Bammies" short for?

Journey Goes Hollywood!

43. Which movie featured the song "Only the Young?"

44. Which movie featured the song "Ask the Lonely"?

45. What song is featured in The Last American Virgin?

46. Which movie featured the song "Any Way You Want It"?

47. Which movie featured the song "Remember Me"?

48. Which movie featured the songs "Only Solutions" and "1990s Theme"?

49. Which movie featured the song "After the Fall"?

50. What song is featured in White Water Summer?

Based on what I've found so far in the archives, this was just half of the questions we came up with for the trivia section of our JPP2005 program. If I find the others, I'll post them too.

You will find the answers below. I took the quiz before I found the answers and got 40 of them right. Also, for the record, when I pulled together this set of trivia questions I had multiple sources for both the questions and answers. I can't remember now where I got them all from, but I'm sure I've got the sources in a file somewhere!

Trivia Answers:

1. Gregg Rolie

2. 1973

3. The Golden Gate Rhythm Section

4. John Villanueva

5. Walter "Herbie" Herbert

6. Stanley Mouse & Alton Kelley. They also designed the skull and roses logo for The Grateful Dead.

7. Winterland (San Francisco)

8. Steve Smith

9. Jonathan Cain

10. Steve Augeri

11. Raised on Radio (he designed the album cover)

12. February 5, 1974 at the Great American Music Hall (San Francisco)

13. Sound engineer

14. September 28, 1977 at the Old Waldorf in SF (the liner notes to Time3 list the date as October 28, 1977, however I have a copy of the concert review from the San Francisco Chronicle that confirms the September 28 date. Ironically, both the review and liner notes were written by SF music critic Joel Selvin.)

15. "Patiently"

16. Diane Valory

17. Steve Smith (Montrose) and Jonathan Cain (The Babys)

8. "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"

19. Dream After Dream

20. Tim Gorman

21. April 15, 1981 at the Bammies

22. Escape

23."Who's Crying Now"

24. "Heaven"

25. Neal Schon

26. Bill Graham

27. "Open Arms" reached #2 in 1982

28. "Separate Ways"

29. "Back Talk" and "Troubled Child" replaced "Ask the Lonely" and "Only the Young"

30. Rockabilly

31. 1986

32."Once You Love Somebody"

33. "When You Love a Woman"

34. "When You Love a Woman"

35. "I Can See It in Your Eyes"

36. June 8, 1998, Marin County Civic Auditorium (San Rafael, CA)

37. "With Your Love"

38. "Live and Breathe"

39. Jonathan Cain & Deen Castronovo

40. Mandalay Bay Events Center (Las Vegas)

41."From This Moment"

42. Bay Area Music Awards

43. Vision Quest

44. Two of a Kind

45. "Open Arms"

46. Caddyshack

47. Armageddon

48. Tron

49. Risky Business

50. "Be Good to Yourself"

0-10 -- Are you sure you're a Journey fan?
11-20 -- Newbie!
21-30 -- Still learning
31-40 -- Journey fan
41-45 -- Journey fanatic
46-50 -- Get off the internet, you're scaring the band.

January 26, 2005: My Favorite Piece of Journey Memorabilia

One of the problems we encountered when planning the reception for JPP2005 in Hollywood was the number of guests the band planned to invite to the reception. Each band member was to invite 10 guests. This was more than we had planned for and put a strain on our budget, but we made it work. Then we got a message from Cat on behalf of band management. Steve Augeri had a guest list of 30 people. Fortunately before we could stroke out at how to arrange for food for 20 more people, Steve generously offered to pay the additional cost. While it felt a little weird to accept, the financial situation required us to say yes. As treasurer, I was to get a check from Steve via Cat while we were in Hollywood. Due to the hectic schedule, that didn't happen. What did happen was SO much better. Steve mailed a check and a thank you note to my home. Talk about the coolest piece of mail I've ever received. I scanned the letter and shared it with the rest of the committee. The original is in my scrapbook collection.

I'm still not sure what my favorite part of this letter is -- that the event was a "hugh" success or that their "hearts remain somewhere beyond the clouds." This was written six months before Generations was released with the song "Beyond the Clouds." I've wondered ever since was this a hint or an inspiration? Either way, I love it!