MR

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:29 am**

I live in the SanJose/SanFrancisco Bay area. Back in 1991 on the EOTC
tour, I was at the Concord Pavillion about an hour before the show. The stands were very empty. I was sitting in my seat and from behind the stage JP comes walking out into the stands and sat in an empty seat.
I walked up to his seat and we started talking. He told me he had spent the last 7 years of the Styx breakup learning to fly a plane and that he just had gotten married. He was the nicest guy in the World. He said Styx was back to stay and that they would have a new album out in 1992.
We all know now that never happened, but at least we will get to hear some of those songs at the Dennis/Glen concert in Jersey.

Anyway, I just wanted to share with you what a great guy he seemed to be. He signed my ticket stub and shook my hand. And yes, he had that cool Chicago accent!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:16 pm**

STYGIANMAN wrote:

I live in the SanJose/SanFrancisco Bay area. Back in 1991 on the EOTC
tour, I was at the Concord Pavillion about an hour before the show. The stands were very empty. I was sitting in my seat and from behind the stage JP comes walking out into the stands and sat in an empty seat.
I walked up to his seat and we started talking. He told me he had spent the last 7 years of the Styx breakup learning to fly a plane and that he just had gotten married. He was the nicest guy in the World. He said Styx was back to stay and that they would have a new album out in 1992.
We all know now that never happened, but at least we will get to hear some of those songs at the Dennis/Glen concert in Jersey.

GREAT story Stygianman!! What a nice memory!! I'm sure we'll hear about 3 songs from the Edge 1992 album. They're probably learning them right now - LOL They have to re-learn a bunch of songs, each of them and I would think together.

Anyway, I just wanted to share with you what a great guy he seemed to be. He signed my ticket stub and shook my hand. And yes, he had that cool Chicago accent!

I never met him, I heard of only great things about him from everyone that met him.

Chicago Accent??? What does that sound like?? LOL

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:33 pm**

"Chicago Accent??? What does that sound like??"

Simply put, to coin a Saturday Night Live skit phrase, "Da Bullz, Da Baerz"

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:04 am**

Adam wrote:"Chicago Accent??? What does that sound like??"

Simply put, to coin a Saturday Night Live skit phrase, "Da Bullz, Da Baerz"

LOL, Adam! I think I am finally getting used the the Chi-CAH-goe accent and am starting to make out what those Wis-CAHN-sin people are saying.!! :shock:

Anyway, I just wanted to share with you what a great guy he seemed to be. He signed my ticket stub and shook my hand. And yes, he had that cool Chicago accent!

I know Dennis' son Matthew adored John Panozzo. All that I have read/heard about him was that he was a really great guy. Thanks for sharing your story, Stygianman.

Bugsy

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:23 am**

LOL, Adam! I think I am finally getting used the the Chi-CAH-goe accent and am starting to make out what those Wis-CAHN-sin people are saying.!!

hey...I resemble that...says the proud denizen of the City of the Big Shoulders!!!! My "accent" is perfectly normal :wink:

...it's the rest of you that sound funny :lol:

And a great story it is to have and to share. Thanks!

Posted: **Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:23 am**

I have been to Chicago 3 times now. Absolutely some of the nicest people I have ever met. I have never seen Styx in Chicago, though. Although I have seen the Return to Paradise DVD about 5000 times so I now feel like I was actually there that night!

Posted: **Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:01 am**

SOMEWHERE around here, I have a picture of me and Johnny from 1991....That was a day to remember. Nice guy!

Posted: **Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:09 am**

STYGIANMAN wrote:I have been to Chicago 3 times now. Absolutely some of the nicest people I have ever met. I have never seen Styx in Chicago, though. Although I have seen the Return to Paradise DVD about 5000 times so I now feel like I was actually there that night!

We try

Did you catch Dennis throwing and dropping the water bottle then? There are some here who may remember this from a different board :lol:

Posted: **Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:16 am**

Zan says:

SOMEWHERE around here, I have a picture of me and Johnny from 1991....That was a day to remember. Nice guy!

Zan, I remember seeing that picture on the old Styxboard, it was a very nice picture!! You had a lot of nice memories.

You were just a young kid back then!!

MR

I met John Panozzo in 1991

I met John Panozzo in 1991