So yesterday my girlfriend tells me one of her friends broke up with his girlfriend and wanted to give us his two tickets to see Journey who was performing at Planet Hollywood that night. I had no idea they even still toured, but figured free + Journey can't be bad.
So we show up a little early and the crowd is almost 50% Asian. A little strange I think. My best friend is Filipino so I don't care but it just doesn't seem like a "Journey" crowd. Little do I realize. The seats are really close and I'm just relaxing.
Lights dim, show starts, and the new lead singer (who is Filipino) runs out on stage...Arnel Pineda! All I can say is that I was blown away. This guy is pure electricity and absolutely rocked. I find out later this is the first US show with Arnel as the new lead singer. Another bit of funny trivia is that the guys in Journey were surfing You Tube and found his old band (The Zoo) where he did a lot of Journey songs, and really liked him. They made contact and the rest is history.
Here is Arnel singing in his old band. You can skip to about the 40 second mark. His voice is absolutely phenomenal. I would pay money to see them again if they come back to Vegas.
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So we show up a little early and the crowd is almost 50% Asian. A little strange I think. My best friend is Filipino so I don't care but it just doesn't seem like a "Journey" crowd. Little do I realize. The seats are really close and I'm just relaxing.
Lights dim, show starts, and the new lead singer (who is Filipino) runs out on stage...Arnel Pineda! All I can say is that I was blown away. This guy is pure electricity and absolutely rocked. I find out later this is the first US show with Arnel as the new lead singer. Another bit of funny trivia is that the guys in Journey were surfing You Tube and found his old band (The Zoo) where he did a lot of Journey songs, and really liked him. They made contact and the rest is history.
Here is Arnel singing in his old band. You can skip to about the 40 second mark. His voice is absolutely phenomenal. I would pay money to see them again if they come back to Vegas.
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anyway, the Band did a concert in Charleston,WV...Bryan Adams warmed them up.
...now Debbie & I are walkin' off the dance floor and she spots Neal & ******' goes nuts! Well, Neal of course is lovin' this.
& BARKED AT THE MOON...(ARFFFFFF)(ARFFFFFF) and Journey's agent was PU...ISSED!!! I think it's been about 5 yrs since i've talked to Neal...ahhhh great times fellaz. ohh....i ONLY drink Beer & 'Ritas now 
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