January 21st, 2005 will be a day Journey fans won't soon forget! Journey was given a star on the Walk Of Fame. Special thanks to the JPP committee for heading this up. Those in attendence from the band were, Neal Schon, Ross Valory, Jonathan Cain, Steve Smith, Deen Castronovom, Steve Augeri, Aynsley Dunbar, George Tickner, Robert Fleischman!
and STEVE PERRY!
This day will be a highlight for the fans for many years to come. Thank you to all the Journey men for marking this special occasion truly a once in a lifetime event.
Some highlights from the day, including pictures. More to come if I get permission to add some from other fans.
More pictures and a video clip!
A transcription of the ceremony, read it here.
Journey Gets Star On Walk of Fame. Steve Perry Showed Up On His Own.
Jan 21, 2005 8:53 pm US/Eastern
LOS ANGELES (AP) Journey, the power ballad group that dominated the charts in the 1980s, stopped traffic on a stretch of Hollywood Friday as hundreds of fans turned out to see the band unveil its own Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Present at the sidewalk ceremony were guitarist Neal Schon and bassist Ross Valory, who were in the group's original 1973 lineup, and keyboardist Jonathan Cain, drummer Deen Castronovo and lead vocalist Steve Augeri, who replaced Steve Perry in the mid-1990s.
"Who could have imagined, so many years later, a star on the Walk of Fame," said Schon during the midmorning ceremony.
He then thanked fans for nominating the band for the sidewalk tribute.
Perry, who was not scheduled to appear, showed up on his own, organizers said.
"No one ever mentions the unsung heroes, the road crew who ... made us look good," he said.
Over a 30-year period, Journey released 18 albums, selling 50 million copies on the strength of radio hits such as "Don't Stop Believin'," "Who's Crying Now," and "Open Arms," which were fueled by Perry's operatic, high-flying vocal style.
