New STYX line up

by **classicstyxfan** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:07 am

Yogi, I will pass your terms along to the reluctant one.....

Actually, I think they are quite reasonable, so he may shed his reluctance, and take you up on your offer.....after all, 100 bucks is alot of money these days !!!

by **DeeJaySTYX** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:52 pm

Well Yogi, at least you have a sense of humor... Good for you.. :wink:

DeeJay...

by **yogi** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 11:39 pm

Did any of you catch the am edition of ESPN Sportscenter this morning? Fired University Of Alabama Football Coach Mike Price talked about his lawsuit against Sports Illustrated and his new coaching position at UTEP.

He stated he was fired from Alabama because of a report Sports Illustrated published stating he was with a prostitute and then the next morning she ran up a 1000 dollar room service food bill. Here is what Mike Price said really happened: I have quoted him numerous times I taped the interview.

He admits he had a few drinks with the woman, but thats where his story changes from the Sports Illustrated version. He says he woke up alone the next morning to the sound of a 'clanging banging sound'. He looked out his window to find a vagrant rummaging through the dumpster that was next to his room. He was eating some 'disgusting looking left over thrown away Arbys beef and cheese's' He said the vagrant looked familier.

Coach Price had a Visa card that was about maxed out. He said he knows 'there was only a couple of hundred bucks left before it was maxed'.'I'm a kind hearted person, who has always helped out the homeless.This guy looked very very familier so I figured I 'd help him out'. 'I had to leave at 8am to catch my flight back to Tuscaloosa, so I told him he could use the room to shower and sleep. Check out time wasnt until 3pm. I told him to order a few meals, and just throw the card away when it maxed out'. 'He muttered something about a concert,Half Penny Two Penny, he kept mumbeling Half Penny...... Two Penny....
whatever the hell that means. As I walked out the door he called me Eddie, twice, then he started calling me the Great White Hope, and said he hopes I find my very own Mrs America. I'm not Putting You On, this is what happened'. 'All I know is after I left that prostitute I had met the previous night must of showed up. That damn Homewrecker'! She must of followed me to where I was staying. Thats all I can think of' I dont think I told her the hotel name'. 'I did not spend the night with her.' 'My credit card was given to a homeless man, thats the truth'

I did a little detective work, Styx had played Gulf Shores Alabama the night Coach Price was in the Pensacola. The next night Styx played in Pensacola. Coach Price has a 30 year old son. Guess who his favorite rock and roll band is ??? Styx. Favorite album?? Pieces Of Eight. It all makes sense now!!!!!!

by **Ash** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:14 am

I think we have all just entered the twilight zone.

by **bugsymalone** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 12:40 am

I think my suspicions regarding "Mr. Yogi" above have been confirmed.

Bugsy

by **yogi** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:25 am

Actually, I think I know a whole lot more about most of you than you do of me. Some of you start petitions,write letters to members of the band, praise one group,but condem another where the circumstances are virtually the same. Blast someone for playing at a particular venue, then praise someone else playing the same venue. Laugh and ridicule critics for praising a group, than praise the same critics for praising another artist. You lend money to bandmembers, and the financial situations of many many people. You also know the true reason why groups tour,outside of their love for music. You know the reason why CD's get released, and the numbers of CD's being sold.Hell some of you even know about divorce proceedings.

I have learned most of you are the smartest damn people I will EVER come across in my life. If I could just meet one of you my life would be complete. I thank God everyday I discovered the genius that lurks here.
In closing I just want to say ...... Thankyou!!!!!!!!

by **sadie65** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:25 am

I think someone has come out of the Bermuda Triangle....

Sadie

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:05 am

Yogi, Yogi, Yogi

1. I never started a petition. Which petition? The Rock in Roll Hall of Fame one or another one?
2. Yes, I did write a letter to the band back in 1977, I was 11 years old. I'm still waiting for a letter back - LOL
3. Yes, I admit I praise one group, the Classic Styx group. I'm also a huge fan of Dennis' solo work and his concert tour.
4. As for the venues, the only one that I will totally make fun of is when Styx played in a cornfield in 1999. It was a new stage at a brand new county fair grounds and the cornstalks were not removed, yet. They were just knocked down. I guess you had to be there, it was very embarrassing. Now it's really funny. In fact Journey will be playing there this summer, I plan to see them there. Thank goodness the cornstalks are now removed - LOL
5. Yes, I do laugh at some of the critics and their interviews with the current Styx. It's the same questions and same answers.
6. I never borrowed money to any band member, never had to LOL :wink:

7. Yes, I believe a couple of members tour for the love of music, but I think for the most part for a few members of Carrot Styx, they tour these many dates for the money.
8. I don't know the exact number of cd's released. I can look it up on Amazon, but that's not telling me the total. I think I explained all this before about cd sales.
9. As for the divorce proceeding's, anyone with a computer can find out a few more details than the average fan. It's not too hard. Which divorce are you talking about?

Yogi, believe it or not, I do know more that the average Styx fan. :wink:

If you didn't live so far away, I'd take you to see a Dennis show and a Styx show and then we can discuss it. I would love to see your reaction to seeing Dennis' show in a theater complete with an orchestra and then the same week go to one of our county fairs and see Carrot Styx. Heck, I'd even try to get you backstage, I would LOVE to see what you had to say!!!! It's not on Styxworld yet, but Carrot Styx is playing a few county fairs again here within a half hour drive from my house a couple days from each other.

by **yogi** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:17 am

Man Hands( and I call you that with TOTAL RESPECT),
Believe it or not you did not even cross my mind with my last post. I respect your knowledge of the band. Most of your posts are NOT slanted and one sided. You like what you call Classic Styx, I respect that. what I dont respect is some of the TOTALLY hypocritcal stuff posted by other posters. Example: Praising Journey( who is currently now in Journey?), then damning Styx. Wanting Styx to fail more than anything else. I actually dont feel you want Styx to fail now. Others here want them to fail so damn bad they can taste it. Its just funny to me.
As for seeing Dennis and Styx together, then discussing it. That would be great. I did see Dennis with orchestra two years ago in Houston. It was a GREAT show. It was too damn bad there was only around 1300 in attendance. I like em both what can I say. I do mainly blame Dennis for the situation that got him booted. Am I right?????????????

by **DeeJaySTYX** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 6:00 am

Wanting Styx to fail..No, I don't think so..If I wanted them to fail I wouldn't have bought Cyclorama..Or 21st Century Live..What I do wish for is that they would quit their negative interviews about Dennis and make more studio albums..

And as for posting, some times if a thread is meant to be humorous, I usually just go with the flow..I never claim to be the smartest Styx fan but once in a while my posts contain information from the interviews I have read or my personel experiences..

And the current situation about Dennis, J.Y., and Tommy, I blame all three to a degree...

DeeJay...

by **sadie65** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 6:18 am

I don't think the majority of those who post here want this current lineup to fail. While they aren't my personal choice, I certainly respect their right to go on. Like Suite, I favor Classic Styx.

To continue to bring up the fact that there are people who find similarities between Journey and Styx and their respective situations is to me humorous. Their situations are not the same. They have a few similarities, but not enough to make the argument that has been made ad nauseum.

As for bashing one act over the other for performing at the same venues, well let's think about it. When it was first announced that the band was playing some of the small fairs, rodeos, "corn fields", most of the fans were stunned because that isn't something that the band had done previously, nor is it something that the band would have done were Dennis still a part of it. I'm not judging whether or not it was/is right to play those places. Now Dennis tries to revive his career as a SOLO act. So he plays some of the same venues as a SOLO act. My point here is, he lacks name recognition, pure and simple. Styx does/did not. While you may view it as some kind of double standard, I think it's a safe bet that were that lineup still together the above mentioned places would not have occured. Again, I'm not saying that's good or bad.

I don't claim to be an expert about Styx either, just a fan of some great music they made together. If the negativity coming from certain band members would stop I think it would greatly help.

As for who's to blame, I think it is easy to second guess and arm chair quarterback. I think each man in that band did what he thought was right. And I think ultimately, it cost ALL of them. Here we are nearly 5 years later still talking about who's to blame. Why? Does it change anything? No.As long as the fans of this lineup enjoy themselves and the music, that's fine. It just isn't necessary to lay blame anymore. Just like it isn't necessary to think that an entertainer needs to stay confined to one type of music. Life is too short to get caught up in this. Just my thoughts.

Sadie

by **classicstyxfan** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 6:42 am

Here's a bottom line I think most of us can agree on, I'd rather listen to either Carrot Styx or DDY Live with Orchestra
than 95 percent of the new music being put our in the 21st century !

by **bugsymalone** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 6:50 am

WELL said, Sadie! I think you summed it up beautifully.

I am a fan of Classic Styx, pure and simple. It is why I joined this message board. I realize, however, we can never go back to those times when that band was at its pinnacle.

It is sad the current incarnation lacks the unique voice that is Dennis DeYoung's, but they are going on and so is he.
I will celebrate HIS talent by supporting his solo efforts.

What is the past is the past. The only way we can reclaim it is through the work they performed together back in the day.
That is what I choose to do now and participate in these forums for the joy of sharing the music that was, and getting a laugh every now and then from a zany post or two.

Everyone here seems to appreciate what was created in the best of times, back in ..... the best of times.

Those who like and appreciate the current incarnation of Styx have every right and privilege to celebrate that as well. No arguments from me. It is just not for ME.

Bugsy

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